The Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra will make its debut on March 29, 2011.

The hotel features eight restaurants and bars, expansive meetings facilities, spa, sports club and executive lounge. Located on the banks of a canal, with panoramic views of both the Mekong River and the Bassac, the Sofitel also features a 45-meter swimming pool, ample pool decks and So Spa, a wellness concept that debuted in London last year. The hotel’s executive quarters, Club Millésime, and its 1,800-square-meter ballroom are lures to corporate business. Indeed, the hotel was put to the test during the recent Asean Travel Forum during a sit-down dinner for 1,200.

The $50 million hotel development is third in a group that includes the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra and the Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra. Accommodation ranges across seven classes, from 121 Superior rooms to 45 Luxury, 23 Junior Suites, 11 Prestige Suites and one Opera Suite. More than 150 of the hotel's rooms overlook the Mekong. Food and beverage options include Le Bar; La Coupole, which features Indochinese and French cuisines; Do Forni offers Italian fare; Fu Lu Zu is the Chinese restaurant; Hachi features Old World Japan; and Chocolat, the Belgian patisserie. Show kitchens anchor several of the hotel's restaurants.

Shows will also take place in the hotel's ballroom, where a $2 million investment has equipped the facility with audio-visual technology. In addition to two squash courts, the grounds feature four floodlit tennis courts and two locales for workouts. So Fit is a haven for fitness and well-being exclusively for in-house guests. The Phokeethra Sports Club is a sophisticated gym for guests and local members. Likewise, the hotel's two pools -- one in the hotel building itself and the other in the adjacent sports complex -- cater exclusively to guests and to both guests and members, respectively. On the 12th floor, Club Millésime caters to the hotel's executive guests in the first purpose-built facility of its kind in the region. For more information, visit www.sofitel.com