50 Abandoned Hotels That Are Frozen in Time

13. Bokor Palace Hotel – Cambodia

Perched high on a mist-shrouded plateau in Cambodia’s Bokor National Park, the Bokor Palace Hotel was once a lavish retreat for French colonial elites in the 1920s. Built to provide an escape from the sweltering heat of Phnom Penh, this grand resort embodied European luxury, complete with a casino and ballroom. However, its remote location also made it a strategic military outpost, leading to multiple periods of abandonment due to war and political upheaval. It fell silent during the Khmer Rouge era, serving as a battleground, and even today, its bullet-riddled walls and crumbling staircases tell the story of its violent past. The surrounding mist adds an otherworldly atmosphere, as if the spirits of former guests still linger in the decayed halls. Though portions of the hotel have been restored in recent years, much of its original grandeur remains lost to time, standing as a haunting relic of Cambodia’s turbulent history.