Where to stay in Sri Lanka

Hidden amongst three acres of beautifully manicured gardens on the outskirts of Colombo you will find The Wallawwa - an old colonial manor house that has been lovingly resorted and transformed into a boutique hotel.

Ulagalla is quite simply one of the finest hotels in Sri Lanka. Once the ancestral estate of nobility, this beautiful boutique retreat offers an exceptional level of personal service.

Water Garden Sigiriya is a new luxury boutique hotel, just six kilometres from Sigiriya Rock. This breathtakingly beautiful hotel is set around lakes and water streams and boasts incredible views of Sigiriya Rock.

Located on the untouched east coast near Trincomalee, Jungle Beach is a boutique hideaway offering wild beach, golden sand pierced with drift wood and accommodation set deep in the jungle or directly on the beach.

Located on Sri Lanka’s golden east coast, Uga Bay provides guests with charm, comfort and excellent cuisine. With an impressive infinity pool and an expanse of wide sandy beach in front, it is the perfect spot to unwind.

Located within the heart of the old historical Galle Fort, a 17th century UNESCO site on the southern coast of Sri Lanka, Fort Bazaar offers a retreat away from the hustle and bustle of Galle Fort.

Set in the heart of historic 17th Century Galle Fort, a UNESCO world heritage site, this boutique bolthole is a oasis of calm set amidst the action.

Situated a short drive from Galle, this boutique hideaway is ideal for couples and families alike looking for luxury with a home from home feel.

Spread across three glorious acres, this stylish boutique hotel is a serene hill country oasis which enjoys beautiful views overlooking the Hunnasgiriya and Knuckles mountain range and yet is just 10 minutes from Kandy.

Located just outside Kandy, this boutique escape is a beautifully restored manor house. Stylish rooms take their names from the vivid island butterflies and have morphed into elegant spaces.

Rosyth Estate luxury hotel is in Sri Lanka and located in Kandy & Surrounds.

Santani

A boutique hotel comprising of just 14 individual wooden cabins blending perfectly with the environment each with their own private pool! It’s the ultimate luxurious safari style experience and a totally new concept.

Far from the madding crowds of better known Sri Lankan safari hot spots, a bird lover’s paradise and elephant enclave awaits all those who choose to stay at the ecocentic Gal Oya Lodge

Newly opened, the Wild Coast Tented Lodge, located in the Yala National Park is where jungle meets beach on the south-east coast of Sri Lanka.

Boasting an unparalleled location on the southern coast, Anantara Peace Haven is a short distance from charming Tangalle. Perched on a rocky outcrop with dramatic ocean views, it is the perfect haven of tranquility.

Cape Weligama is a cliff top haven with incredible coastline views, where the emerald hues of the coconut plantations meet the indigo shades of the Indian Ocean.

The Last House, aptly named to mark Bawa’s final private commission on the island, is a truly boutique and charmingly barefoot, beach-front bolthole.

KK Beach is a boutique bolthole and hidden gem in Habaraduwa, on Sri Lanka’s popular south west coastline. This stunning property boasts uninterrupted views of the Indian Ocean and beyond.

Haritha Villas & Spa is a stylish Sri Lankan hideaway set on a hilltop, amidst the verdant Sinhajara Rainforest, a few kilometers from the beach town of Hikkaduwa. Boutique in size and nature, the Haritha experience epitomises luxury, romance and privacy. Its design, mastered by award-winning architect Garry Fell, is clean and contemporary, with each villa offering complete seclusion.

Few locations can match the panoramic splendour of the picturesque Castlereagh Valley, in the luscious Hill Country. Perched on an elevated mountainside, is the boutique, intimate and newly opened Camellia Hills.

Sri Lanka’s heritage is inextricably tangled with the Ceylon tea industry and this magnificent Relais & Chateaux property takes all things ‘tea’ and turns it into a breathtakingly charming experience.

Goatfell luxury hotel in Sri Lanka, is located in the beautiful Tea & Hill Country.

Nine Skies is located within the beautiful Tea & Hill Country

Like a catapult into the past, a stay at Thotalagala is like being in Sri Lanka’s Tea Country during its 19th-century prime. It really is old-world luxury living, so much so that you’d be forgiven for thinking that you’d bump into Sir Thomas Lipton, the legendary tea merchant who made his fortune here in its heyday.