At Knai Bang Chatt, we have never believed a stay begins the moment you arrive, or ends the moment you leave. It begins the first time Kep enters your imagination — and it continues long after, in the friendships, the artworks, and the quiet stretches of coastline you carry home with you.

This week, members of the Knai Bang Chatt and Kep West team travelled to Sonja Kill Memorial Hospital in Sihanoukville for a hands-on First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) training, building the skills to respond confidently in a real emergency.

In early August, the Kep West and Knai Bang Chatt teams took part in a hands-on sustainability training led by longtime partner Ecolab, focused on eco-responsible housekeeping and F&B operations.

Kep & Gastronomy: August Tides, Fresh Catch brings Kep's finest seafood to the table at Crab & Co

Just a few kilometres from Kampot, between pepper plantations and karst hills, a stretch of water carries a name that is both intriguing and misleading: the Secret Lake. Far from being a simple scenic spot, this man-made body of water holds the memory of a dark period in Cambodian history. Today, Kep West's Discovery Center runs kayak trips here, gliding silently between drowned trees and water lilies, through one of the most striking landscapes in the province.

On the southern coast of Cambodia, facing the sea that lines Kep Bay, three former private villas have become one of the most singular retreats in Southeast Asia. Here, nothing is decorative by chance: every jar, every wall, every light switch carries a story. This is the inside story of Knai Bang Chatt, told the way you might tell the story of a country.

Imported French bouchot mussels, white wine, herbs — and the fries that complete the picture.

Along the pier and pavilion at Kep West, evening arrives like an invitation — and everyone standing in it seems to reach for their phone at once, without ever having agreed to.

A personal account of a few days where the Gulf, a yoga mat, and a kayak paddle conspire to undo months of city fatigue.

Kep crab, Cognac, and two centuries of French kitchen tradition in a single bowl... French Gastronomy Month at Crab & Co takes a turn toward the stove — and the result is one of the most deeply French things on the Kep table this July. The bisque is older than Escoffier, older than the restaurant as we know it. It was a fisherman's restorative long before it became a cornerstone of classical French cuisine — a concentrated broth built from crustaceans, reduced until it became

Some places are visited. Others are moved through slowly, almost in silence. Knai Bang Chatt belongs to the second kind. In Kep, far from the noise of Phnom Penh, the monsoon repaints the coastline every year in deep, unhurried colors — the dark green of the palm groves, the wet gold of late afternoons, the near-black blue of storms passing offshore. For one season only, Knai Bang Chatt opens its heritage villas to Cambodian residents and expats for something increasingly rar

From the oyster beds of Brittany to the shores of Kep — the French ritual, faithfully observed.

At Kep, two passionate expats are laying the groundwork for a kitesurf community at the Sailing – Discovery Center of Kep West. Frédéric Seynaeve and Gérard Vann tell us their story.

This July, Crab & Co brings French Gastronomy Month to the shores of Kep — and we open the series with the most iconic gesture of the French table. There are dishes that require no introduction, only silence, and perhaps a cold glass of Champagne. The Caviar TSF Oscietra belongs to that rare category: a plate that quietly embodies everything the French culinary tradition holds sacred — restraint, ceremony, and an almost ruthless pursuit of quality.

Nhean Chamrong / Khmer Times Jef Moons, Founder and CEO of Knai Bang Chatt by Kep West, speaks to the media in Kep province on Wednesday. KT/Heng Chivoan Jef Moons, Founder and CEO of Knai Bang Chatt by Kep West, Wednesday outlined a long-term vision to transform Kep into a high-end tourism and investment destination anchored in sustainability, wellness, culture and low-density coastal development. The confirmation was made during a meeting with local media outlets in Kep pro