India’s premier hotel group picked a plum spot for their beachside complex at Bentota. Overlooking the Indian Ocean, this large, modern hotel enjoys direct access to the sand: you can literally hear the sound of crashing surf while lazing i…

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Slip back to a more genteel era, when tea was taken on the lawns at 4 o’clock sharp, as the mist rolled up the mountains. Set amid elegant gardens at the heart of Sri Lanka’s tea growing district, the Grand is a textbook mid-18th-century ma…

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On a hillside overlooking the city, Thilanka is a stylish haven away from the heat and traffic of Kandy. Its rooms are long, spacious and cool, with framed antique garments, Kandyan textiles, wood carvings, traditional painted headboards an…

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In the shadow of Sri Lanka’s great rock-fortress nestles this gorgeous eco-resort, where guests stay in double-storeyed stilted cottages in the middle of a man-made lake. Boasting teak floors, king-sized beds on plinths and bathtubs as larg…

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It’s hard to imagine a more idyllic first landfall in Sri Lanka than this small, wonderfully chic boutique place on Wadduwa Beach, just south of the capital, Colombo. Shaded by tall coconut palms, its 12 exclusive villas offer great privacy…

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Located on the outskirts of Galle, Jetwing Lighthouse is a stylish tropical retreat. Each of the 60 Deluxe rooms has either a terrace or balcony, looking straight over the waves crashing on the rocks below.   There are plenty of facilities…

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This small, exclusive beach property has 27 rooms spread out in cottages – the deluxe suites, with private gardens, are downstairs, and superior rooms upstairs. There is a restaurant and the infinity pool looks out to the sea beyond.

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Heritance Tea Factory is a unique property set 2kms above sea level. As its name suggests, the hotel was once a working tea factory and you can still see the original tea production machinery as central features around the property.  There…

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This lovely property has 61 cottagestyle rooms. Many animals, including elephant, deer, crocodile, and even leopard, can sometimes be seen from the rooms and the restaurant, or from the bar-cum-watch tower above the restaurant.

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Cinnamon Grand is a modern large hotel, in the commercial heart of Colombo and located close to a shopping mall.  There are 501 rooms and suites, elegantly-designed with all modern amenities. All culinary tastes are catered for with a choi…

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Mahaweli Reach Hotel is named after the river on which it stands and is just 5kms from the centre of Kandy.   112 rooms are decorated in a traditional Kandyan style although you will find colonial influences throughout. The Deluxe Rooms ha…

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This modern, 384-room hotel, in the heart of Colombo, has 6 speciality restaurants, 3 bars, a pool, and a fitness club.

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