History & Hospitality: Who hasn’t dreamt of a night in a museum?
What could be better during a stay in Cambodia than falling asleep surrounded by Khmer antiques and works of art?
Instead of offering a night out at the Guimet Museum or the Phnom Penh Museum, Terres Rouges tries to satisfy the eye and the mind with a décor designed to make your dreams come true. More than just decoration, the works of art give an identity to the place, that unique patina for which many hoteliers are now prepared to spend lavishly. The introduction of art into a hotel often begins with a personal story. At Terres Rouges, in Ratanakiri province, the owners began collecting handicrafts and antiques as soon as they were married.
It’s a unique heritage made up of typical Cambodian painted furniture, with an emphasis on Art Deco imported to Indochina in the 1930s, religious objects from destroyed pagodas, works of art, statues, old paintings and posters, antique chandeliers, and much more… all set in architecture that respects the country’s traditions and in a garden made from all the essences that the owners have brought back from their travels in South-East Asia.
Staying at Terres Rouges, unwind there for a moment, is like taking a journey through the history, style and biodiversity of a unique and particularly endearing country, the Kingdom of Cambodia!
THE LODGE
Terres Rouges Lodge is the only « boutique hotel » in the whole province of Ratanakiri.
Ideally situated on the edge of the Banlung lake, the Lodge is the combination of a Cambodian villa and luxurious bungalows in the middle of an exotic garden.
Our lodge which is the former residence of the governor of the province combines the traditions of the past and the comfort you expect today.
It is also extremely convivial : you will meet other people with the same interests and discover the history and the culture of the hill tribes, while taking advantage of the best services available in this remote part of Cambodia.
The front desk is open and staffed 24/7.
Private bathroom for each unit.
RATANAKIRI
Ratanakiri is a mountainous province situated at the north east of Cambodia,the population is sparse, mainly composed of tribes such as the Tampoun, the Kroeung, the Jaraï and the Katcha whose cultures and ways of life have remained practically the same since prehistory. Yet Ratanakiri did evolve a lot during the last decade, tens of thousands of lowland Cambodians have settled there converting much of the province to agriculture.
On these plateaus alternate bamboo forests, timber forests, clearings and scrubland. The region has a lot of waterfalls, caves, lakes, gold and precious stones mines.
Hiking in the dense jungles of Virakchey National Park where wildlife is plentiful, the intrepid traveller might spot bears, wild boars, gaurs, eagles, hornbills and all sorts of birds…
Exploring Ratanakiri is almost as if you were going back to the origins of mankind.
Nature is superb, landscapes impressive, culture authentic but the trails are broken up, the red dust adheres to your skin and the conditions of life are harder than elsewhere in Cambodia.
BANLUNG
It succeeded the town of Lumphat, which is located further South on the Srepok River, after the US Air Force flattened it during the war and is nowadays just a sleepy village.
During the dry season a thick cloud of red dust floats constantly above Banlung giving it a wild « western » feeling still enhanced by the right angle streets and the evenly red houses.
