The Kandy House is an ancestral manor house, set in the hills on the edge on the historical city of Kandy. Built in 1804 by the Chief Minister of the Kandyan Kingdom, this palatial villa has been converted into a designer boutique hotel incorporating modern facilities for 21st-century guests. Situated outside Kandy's town centre, it is well placed for guests to explore a broad selection of Sri Lanka’s primary destinations in and around Kandy, the Cultural Triangle and Tea Country.
The Theva Residency is a boutique hotel, set on a hill just above the town of Kandy in Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. The building and its interior are chic and stylish in architecture, built with stone, brick and glass walls offering wide vistas of the surrounding valley. Situated away from the hustle and bustle of the city centre, this family-owned, contemporary retreat is a relaxing place, from which to explore the prominent sites of Kandy, the Cultural Triangle and the Hill Country.
Bougainvillea Retreat is a Tuscan-style boutique hotel, set about 45-minute drive east from Kandy, in Central Sri Lanka. Originally conceived as a private home by Ea Lind and Erik Logstrup, it has slowly transformed into a luxurious retreat for those in search of peace and serenity. Located within a golf resort and surrounded by tropical gardens, the resort is well-hidden from the crowds of Kandy city and yet it has easy access to the important sites within Sri Lanka’s Hill Country.
Elephant stables is a boutique heritage property, set on a hillside outside the town of Kandy, Central Sri Lanka. Built in colonial style, it was originally an ancestral home of a Ceylonese nobleman that was transformed into a hotel and named after the many elephants that were housed in its surrounding plantation. Located just 15-minutes’ drive from the centre of Kandy, it is perfectly placed to explore the rich history and culture of the hill country.
Ellerton is a century-old property, about 18km south of Kandy, Central Sri Lanka. Built in traditional style with corrugated iron roofs, verandas and gardens, for the manager of a large tea estate, it sits high above the Kandy hills with picturesque surroundings. The hundred-year-old building however, fell to disrepair until it was bought by a British couple Richard & Cary Goode, who painfully refurbished the property into a boutique hotel retaining the old colonial character and charm.
Kings Pavilion is a boutique hotel, set outside the town of Kandy in Central Sri Lanka. Situated on a hill overlooking the lush valley below, it offers a serene oasis with great vistas of the Hunnasgiriya and Knuckles mountain ranges. Spread across 3-acres of luscious gardens in the residential area in the suburbs of Kandy, this resort offers a perfect base from which to explore the historic Kandy town and the fascinating region of Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle.
Rangala House is a remote mountain lodge, set on the rolling hills outside Kandy. Originally a tea-planter’s residence, the property has been tastefully converted into a simple, yet charming guest-house that exudes colonial style and old-world charm. Perched at 1,000-metres above sea level and surrounded by tea estates on the edge of the Knuckles mountain range, it is the perfect base from which to explore the natural beauty of Sri Lanka’s hill country.
Stone House is a private boutique villa, set on a hillock in Nittawala, a residential suburb of Kandy in Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. Built around the 1940s, this colonial mansion was in the olden days referred to as ‘Gal Bangalawa’, which aptly translates to a house built of stone. Set in a very private location in a residential suburb not far from the centre of Kandy, it serves as a perfect retreat from which to explore the many attractions in and around Kandy.
