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Song Saa Collective

Song Saa Collective is a Cambodia-born hospitality, development, design and conservation group that grew out of the creation of Song Saa Private Island in the Koh Rong Archipelago. Its current corporate office is in Phnom Penh, but its documented development activity is elsewhere: the original resort is off the Sihanoukville coast, while Song Saa Reserve is being developed in Banteay Srei, Siem Reap province. Buyers should distinguish the Song Saa Collective brand from the legal entity entering into a transaction: historical Song Saa Private Island documents identify Brocon group companies as developer and operator, so the brand name alone does not establish the contractual counterparty.

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Overview

Song Saa Collective is a Cambodia-born hospitality, development, design and conservation group that grew out of the creation of Song Saa Private Island in the Koh Rong Archipelago. Its current corporate office is in Phnom Penh, but its documented development activity is elsewhere: the original resort is off the Sihanoukville coast, while Song Saa Reserve is being developed in Banteay Srei, Siem Reap province. Buyers should distinguish the Song Saa Collective brand from the legal entity entering into a transaction: historical Song Saa Private Island documents identify Brocon group companies as developer and operator, so the brand name alone does not establish the contractual counterparty.

Track record

The group's strongest verified delivery is Song Saa Private Island, a two-island resort with 24 villas operating since 2012. Independent and official sources confirm its long operating history, and Song Saa reported achieving B Corp certification in 2023. Its second major undertaking is Song Saa Reserve near Banteay Srei: publicly announced in 2017–2018, it is still described by the official website in 2026 as a developing mixed-use destination combining residences, hospitality, landscape restoration and conservation programmes. This gives the group an unusually long operating record for the Cambodian market, but a completed resort and an evolving master development should be assessed as different forms of track record.

Segments and prices

Song Saa does not operate in the mass residential segment. Song Saa Private Island is an ultra-luxury resort product, while Song Saa Reserve offers large Banteay Srei Estate land plots for buyers who want to develop a private villa or commission a turnkey Song Saa-built home. The current official investment page lists plots of roughly 1,714 to 2,800 sq m and permits a built footprint of up to 40% of the parcel, but it does not publish a current asking-price schedule. Phase-two marketing in 2019 started at about US$65,132; that historical figure should not be treated as a 2026 price.

Geography

For Song Saa Collective, Phnom Penh is primarily the corporate-office location: the official site lists an address on Street 618 in Boeung Kok II, Tuol Kork. Its documented development footprint extends to the Koh Rong Archipelago off Sihanoukville, where Song Saa Private Island is located, and to Banteay Srei in Siem Reap province, where Song Saa Reserve is under development. Phnom Penh should therefore not be read as the location of the group's principal residential project.

Reliability and public record

Song Saa has a substantially deeper public history than most small Cambodian developers: its original resort has operated for more than a decade, while the group's activities are documented by international media, industry sources, Cambodian government publications and an active development programme in Siem Reap. B Corp certification and the long-running conservation foundation provide additional institutional signals, but they do not guarantee any specific transaction. The corporate structure also matters: historical Song Saa Private Island materials named Brocon Co., Ltd. as developer, while a 2024–2025 resort contract was entered into by Brocon Investment Co., Ltd. on behalf of Song Saa Private Island. Buyers should therefore verify the actual legal entity, land rights and contract for the selected asset rather than rely solely on the Song Saa brand.

What to verify

For a plot or villa at Song Saa Reserve, first identify the registered landowner and the exact legal entity acting as seller or lessor, then match those names against the contract and cadastral records for the parcel. The project's official investment page markets a 50-year perpetual lease for foreign buyers; under Cambodia's Civil Code, a perpetual lease term may not exceed 50 years, although a new renewal term of up to 50 years is legally possible. Marketing language describing foreign ownership as 'guaranteed' should therefore not be accepted without checking registration, renewal mechanics, inheritance, assignment and what happens when the lease ends. Buyers should also verify permitted land use, Song Saa Reserve building restrictions, access and infrastructure for the specific plot, mandatory charges, and which master-plan facilities already exist versus remain planned. Foreigners cannot directly own Cambodian land, so freehold land ownership should not be promised.

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Song Saa Reserve: project sitePhotos: project materials
Resort residence

Song Saa Reserve

· Siem Reap
Song Saa Collective
Early stage
Master-planned eco-tourism estate with villa residences and hospitality sites
From $65,132Current availability and price need confirmationFrom $65,132 for a Phase Two plot in the project listing and official marketing observed on July 26, 2026. This is a lower public reference, not a confirmed price for every remaining parcel: the chosen plot, its area, availability, final price and long-lease terms require a separate check with a specialist.
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Sources

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  1. Song Saa Collective · Song Saa Collective — current property portfolio: Song Saa Private Island and Song Saa Reserve · 27.08.2026
  2. Song Saa Collective · Song Saa Collective — group history, founder and current Song Saa Reserve status · 27.08.2026
  3. Song Saa Collective · Song Saa Collective — Phnom Penh corporate-office address · 27.08.2026
  4. Song Saa Reserve · Song Saa Reserve — plot sizes, building controls and marketed 50-year lease structure · 27.08.2026
  5. Realestate.com.kh · Song Saa Reserve — project listing and historical starting price for land plots · 27.08.2026
  6. Ministry of Environment, Cambodia · Cambodian Ministry of Environment — public announcement on Song Saa's Banteay Srei project · 27.08.2026
  7. B Corp Southeast Asia · B Corp Southeast Asia — confirmation of Song Saa certification in 2023 · 27.08.2026
  8. CNA Luxury · Song Saa Private Island — independent confirmation of 2012 opening and 24 villas · 27.08.2026
  9. Construction & Property Magazine · Historical attribution of Song Saa Private Island development to Brocon · 27.08.2026
  10. Kenwood Travel / Song Saa Private Island · Song Saa Private Island 2024–2025 contract — Brocon Investment Co., Ltd. acting on behalf of the resort · 27.08.2026
  11. Council for the Development of Cambodia · Cambodian land rules — foreign land-ownership prohibition and maximum perpetual-lease term · 27.08.2026