Jim's farm is a traditional style boutique hotel, set in Sri Lanka's Cultural Triangle, north of Kandy and Matale. Surrounded by a 50-acre estate of a working organic farm with coconut palms, tropical fruit trees and a variety of spices, this eco retreat offers an authentic experience of rural Sri Lanka. Centrally located, midway between Dambulla and Kandy, it is a great base from which to explore the country’s unique cultural and heritage sites, ancient cities and the nearby wildlife parks.
Housed within three separate villas in Jim's Farm are 14 guest rooms. All our spacious in size with sitting areas and simply decorated with locally handcrafted furniture and wooden floors. Amenities include air-conditioning, fans and ensuite bathrooms, some with bathtubs. Thirteen rooms are located on upper floors, some with a private or shared balcony and a plunge pool and there is a single bedroom at ground floor level. Each villa can be booked as an individual unit or exclusively.
Meals at the Jim's Farm Villas are served in the Spice Garden Villa’s terrace featuring Sri Lankan and Western dishes. Breakfast and lunch can be served privately while dinner is usually a sociable, communal affair. There is a lovely swimming pool with views of the surrounding mountains and lovely gardens, home to a variety of birdlife. Activities in the surrounds include nature walks and cycling tours to nearby villages. Day excursions to Dambulla and Kandy can be easily arranged.
Amenities
Bar/PubConciergeCribs/Infant Beds AvailableFamily RoomFitness CentreGardenLibraryOutdoor PoolRestaurantSafety Deposit BoxesWi-Fi AvailableStay Jim's Farm Villas has 14 rooms in three beautiful villas. Hilltop Villa has 4 double rooms and 1 single ground-floor bedroom, Spice Garden Villa has 4 double rooms while Mango Villa has 5 double rooms. All have ensuite bathrooms, some with twin vanity sinks and a bathtub. Rooms are stylishly decorated with locally handcrafted traditional teak and rattan furniture, timber floors, high roofs and some with a veranda that enjoy mountain or garden views.
ChildCare Families with children are welcome to stay at Jim's Farm Villas. Spice Garden Villa has four spacious bedrooms on the upper floor, two of which are interconnecting and are ideal for families. The Mango villa has five bedrooms of which three are Family Rooms. Also, taking a whole villa is a great option for a family. Children meals, baby cots and highchairs can be easily arranged.
Dine The inhouse kitchen at the Jim's Farm Villas serves traditional Sri Lankan and Continental cuisine. Breakfast usually includes farm-fresh milk, eggs and fresh fruits; Mangoes, papaya and bananas, with locally grown tea or coffee and fresh juices. Lunches are light sandwiches, salads and soups while dinner is usually a four-course meal served in a common dining pavilion and is hosted by the manager in the house. There is also a portable barbecue that adds to the dining experience.
Relax Facilities at the Jim's Farm Villas include an outdoor swimming pool and a spa offering a variety of Ayurveda treatments and massages. Sri Lankan cooking lessons are available from the farm’s chefs for an additional cost. Nature and birdwatchers can borrow maps, binoculars and reference books for local walks with over 100 bird species spotted in the grounds. Also visit the farm, which has cows, goats, chickens and a wide variety of trees and spices spread across the plantation.
Experience Jim's Farm is ideally located midway between Dambulla Rock Caves in the north and Kandy in the south. Day excursion to Kandy can include Temple of the Tooth located in the royal palace complex, the Knuckles range and the historic Udawattakele Forest Reserve. Day excursion to Dambulla's ancient Buddhist cave temples can be combined with Sigiriya rock fortress, Minneriya National Park for seeing elephants (best from July to October) and Ritigala Forest Reserve.
Location Located in the Central Province of Sri Lanka, Jim's Farm is 45 minutes from Dambulla Rock Caves and about a 1-hour drive from Kandy city.
Getting there Fly into Colombo's Bandaranayake Airport. From there, Jim's Farm Villas is roughly three to four hours away by private car.
When to go Sri Lanka is a year-round destination with consistently warm temperatures and lots of sunshine. However, it barely gets unbearably hot in the Hill Country. The months of December to April are probably the best time to visit, when days are warm (around 28C) with cool nights. During the monsoon season from October to December you can expect heavy downpours. June to September are the driest months here when there’s almost no rain at all.
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