Bokor Hill Station (Phnom Bokor)

Bokor Hill Station (Phnom Bokor) is a collection of French colonial-era buildings — including the Le Bokor Palace Hotel (hotel and casino), a church, post office and related structures — constructed in the early 1920s as a temperate mountain resort and retreat for colonial residents. Located on the plateau of Phnom Bokor within the Dâmrei (Elephant/Cardamom) Mountains about 37 km west of Kampot, the site fell into long periods of abandonment and was widely photographed and written about for its ruinous, decaying appearance over several decades. In recent years the site has seen modern infrastructure improvements and redevelopment activity; some reports indicate restoration or repurposing of certain buildings and new commercial/residential development in the Bokor area, though specific ownership and timelines (for example the claim that Sokha Hotels and Resorts purchased and fully renovated Le Bokor Palace Hotel) vary between sources and are not uniformly corroborated in the provided material. The mixed present condition is described in sources as both long-term ruin and selective restoration. Culturally, Bokor has become a prominent site for tourism, photography, and film (noted uses include scenes in City of Ghosts (2002) and the horror film R-Point (2004)), and is frequently framed in travel literature as a haunting or evocative place. The supplied sources do not record specific eyewitness paranormal incidents, named spirits, or investigator reports; the site's “haunted” reputation in the sources arises from its atmospheric decay, dark-tourism framing, and cinematic associations rather than documented supernatural events.