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Romantic
Places in Sri Lanka
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The
old ways still rule in Sri Lanka--barefoot waiters, mosquito-netted
beds, colonial-era hotels, and monumental Buddhist art.
-Central Highlands-
Tea Hills,
Central Highlands
Located 7,000 feet high in the steep mountains of Sri Lanka--formerly the
British colony of Ceylon--are the tea plantations that made
Ceylon tea world-renown. The area, with its lush foliage,
Georgian and Tudor-style homes, evokes comparisons to the British
Lake District.
Hill Club
Nuwara Eliya, Central Highlands, Sri Lanka
T: +94 5 22 2653 F: +94 52 22654. US$ 75-
www.hillclubsrilanka.net
With its mounted trophy heads, golf course, and billard room,
you can easily see how the private Hill Club was formerly an exclusive bastion for English
tea-growing society. It is now also open to well-behaved foreign travelers with the purchase of a nominal temporary membership. An
air of shabby gentility prevails at the Hill Club; coat and
tie required for dinner.
Kandy, Central Highlands
Kandy is Sri Lanka's hill country capital, the last stronghold of the Sinhala kings. The capital is known for its royal architecture, temples, shrines and lake.
Kandy House
Amunugama Walaula
Gunnepala, Kandy, Sri Lanka
T: +94 81 492-1394. 6 rooms. US$ $135
www.thekandyhouse.com
Formerly a chieftan's manor house, it is now a stylish boutique hotel with six acres of jungle-style gardens - monkeys, frogs and birds can be heard and seen - a pool and excellent food. Located outside of Kandy.
-Southern Coast-
Includes beautiful beaches, old Buddhist temples, and the historic
16th century Dutch walled city of Galle.
Saman Villas
Aturuwella, Induruwa, Sri Lanka
T: +94 1 33 6734. 27 villas. US$ 150-
www.samanvillas.com
Luxury beachside resort located 41 miles south of Colombo, Sri
Lanka's capital.
Dutch House
T: +94 74 380275. 4 rooms. US$ 255-
www.thesunhouse.com/doornberg.html
Historic colonial house and garden perched high above the Galle harbour
and Fort, located approximately 70 miles south of Colombo. Overlooks
the Indian Ocean on Sri Lanka's south coast.
Apa Villa Thalpe
Matara Rd.
Thalpe, Galle, Sri Lanka
T: +94 91 228 3320. 6 rooms. US$ 175-
www.villa-srilanka.com
Colonial style bungalows set on a beautiful coral beach in a
coconut grove five miles outside of Galle. Apa Villa Thalpe
is owned by the founder of the Insight Guides travel books.
Colombo
Harbour city with a strategic position along the ancient East-West sea trade routes. The British made it their colonial capital but the capital has since moved. Now Sri Lanka's largest city is the country's commercial center.
Tintagel
Colombo, Sri Lanka
T: +94 11 460-2060. 10 rooms. US$ 200-.
www.tintagelcolombo.com
This 1930's era colonial mansion is situated in the heart of Colombo’s most elite neighbourhood. Still owned by a political family that has produced Sri Lankan prime ministers and a president, it has been leased to a designer and trendsetter who has transformed it into a chic romantic hotel, restaurant and bar. |
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