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The Richmond House in Kandy

The Richmond House in Kandy

by | May 30, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels

Richmond House is a small boutique guest house set on a hill about a 20 minutes’ drive from the centre of Kandy in the picturesque Sri Lankan Hill Country.
It has a feel of a colonial style villa with an impressive staircase. All the rooms are rather eclectic and furnished with traditional Sri Lankan style furniture. All rooms have their own private balcony with views out over Kandy. The views can also be enjoyed from the enclosed small restaurant.
The Lavender House, Pussellawa

The Lavender House, Pussellawa

by | May 30, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels

This boutique hotel is a stunning old tea planter’s bungalow which is surrounded by the Helboda Tea Plantations, some 45 minutes’ drive from Kandy in Central Sri Lanka. Its hilltop location is sublime- looking past the infinity pool, you can see the mountains covered in tea plantations and the Kotmale reservoir in the distance. The bungalow has been lovingly restored showing off its old world charm with highly polished floors and many fine antiques. It does though have an intimate, cosy feel to it, so feels more like a private home. All the rooms have their own individual character and have open log fires which can be lit on cool nights. There is no AC here (it isn’t necessary as it is higher up in the hills). You can eat wherever you wish – in the hotel’s sumptuous dining room, lounge, terrace or by the pool. It is perfect for those that want to experience something of the old Sri Lankan colonial life. It certainly deserves the TripAdvisor Award of Travellers Choice 2013.

The Kandy House, Kandy

The Kandy House, Kandy

by | May 30, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels

The Kandy House is located some 30mins from the centre of Kandy in a secluded situation. It is a beautifully (and very sympathetically) converted ‘Walauwa’ (colonial manor house) which having been brought into the 21st-century with all modern facilities required by a luxury boutique hotel, is still able to show off its original architecture (with polished wooden floors, elegant antiques and beautiful fabrics. There are two different grades of room – Ultra and Deluxe. All the Ultra-rooms are larger (than the Deluxe Rooms) and have access to their own verandah. You can take meals on the verandah, which overlooks the fabulous gardens and on the lower terrace, the stunning freshwater Infinity pool. This has to be one of the best hotels in Kandy!
Sky Pavilion, Kandy

Sky Pavilion, Kandy

by | May 30, 2019 | Central & Kandy, Hotels

This is a delightful small new luxury villa accommodation about a 15 minute drive from the centre of Kandy. Being set on a hill, all the rooms and the dining room have breath-taking views over Kandy and the mountains in the distance. All the rooms in the hotel are decorated in a chic white understated way (which goes along with the theme of being in the clouds). Both Andromeda and Cygnus rooms are on the first level, whilst Akila and Ankaa are on the uppermost level opening out onto the Sky Deck. The Cygnus room has a very private outdoor bath.
Ulagalla, Anuradhapura

Ulagalla, Anuradhapura

by | May 30, 2019 | Colombo and its Environs, Hotels

Ulagalla, one of the best small luxury hotels of the world, a stunningly luxurious hotel with 20 villas spread through the grounds of 58 acres consisting of paddyfields, verdant woodland and lakes. At its heart is a 150-year-old mansion which contains the reception area and above, the restaurant where you can dine looking down over the fabulous pool. Each villa has a bedroom, bathroom and separate living room and outside its own private plunge pool. The hotel is very keen to protect the environment and runs its own solar farm. There is plenty to do in the hotel such as horse-riding, nature walks, kayaking, bike riding, tour of the organic garden and a cookery demo. The hotel is about half an hour from Anuradhapura.