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Formerly the home of an aristocratic Sri Lankan family, The Kandy House is a magnificent manor house turned boutique hotel with nine individually designed rooms. Located in Kandy’s tranquil outskirts, the hotel rests within exotic gardens home to an idyllic jungle swimming pool.
The hotel’s architecture is stunning; the chic interiors and one-of-a-kind antiques perfectly complement the elegant arches, pillared verandas, hardwood floors and central courtyard. Rooms feature four-poster beds, garden views and contemporary bathrooms yet are blissfully devoid of TVs and phones.
Guests tuck into Asian fusion cuisine and Sri Lankan curries on the rear veranda, which overlooks an emerald lawn shaded by tall creeper-draped trees teeming with butterflies and birds. Visible beyond the lawn is the jungle pool and an ambalama, which overlook a serene paddy valley.
The hotel offers Ayurvedic massages and private yoga sessions, and although Kandy’s sights may be reached in 20 minutes, there is plenty to do in the local area, from rural bicycle rides to strolls to the village’s ancient muralled temple.
The Red Spot Duke is a spacious double room, opening onto a wide veranda, equipped with a four-poster king-size bed, private corridor for dining, large cupboards and other antique furniture. The luxurious bathroom features a bath, separate twin showers, WC, and twin vanities.
The Peacock Royal is a spacious double room, opening onto a wide veranda, equipped with a four-poster king-size bed, private corridor for dining, large cupboards and other antique furniture. The luxurious bathroom features a bath, separate twin showers, WC, and twin vanities.
The Indian Admiral is a spacious double room on the upper floor with views of luscious green paddy fields and the infinity pool. The accommodation features a four-poster king-size bed, private balcony for dining, a sofa, a large cupboard and other antique furniture. The luxurious bathroom is equipped with an old-fashioned cast-iron bathtub as well as a separate shower, WC, and twin vanities.
The Black Rajah is a distinctive double room with arched doors opening onto an outdoor veranda, with an octagonal stone bath feature. The guest room is equipped with a four-poster king-size bed, separate shower, WC, twin vanities, an outdoor veranda for dining, a sofa, large cupboard and other antique furniture with a double swing-hammock in a secret garden nearby.
The Sunbeam is a double bedroom on the upper floor with a view over the stunning jungle-fringed infinity pool. The guest room features a four-poster king-size bed, a cupboard, antique furniture, a luxurious bathroom with a cast-iron bathtub as well as separate shower, WC, and twin vanities.
The Cornelian is a double room on the upper floor with views of the jungle, and features a four-poster king-size bed, access to a veranda, cupboards, antique furniture, as well as a luxurious bathroom with a bath, separate shower, WC, and twin vanities.
Monkey Puzzle is a twin room with arched doors leading to a small outdoor veranda, equipped with two queen-sized beds, cupboards, a sofa, antique furniture, as well as a luxurious bathroom with a shower, WC, and twin vanities. The room adjoins the Black Rajah room and is ideal for families travelling with teenagers.
The Pioneer is a twin room overlooking a private garden with a swing hammock and dining area. The guest room features two four-poster queen-sized beds, a cupboard, sofa, antique furniture, a luxurious bathroom with a shower, WC, and twin vanities.
The Lime Butterfly is on the upper floor with access from the inner courtyard. The guest room features a four-poster king-size bed with a mosquito net, a cupboard, antique furniture, and a luxurious bathroom with an old-fashioned cast-iron bathtub, a separate shower, WC and double-basins.
Property Facilities
Communal Dining, Library, Pool
Room Facilities
Bath, Lounge Area, Mosquito Nets, Shower, Verandah
Activities on Site
Bird Watching, Cycling, Elephant Interaction, Fine Dining, Gourmet Picnic, Massages, Walks (Self Guided)
Guests can enjoy many cultural and heritage tours the area has to offer including the Botanical Peradeniya Gardens, the University of Paradeniya, the British Garrison Cemetery where a guide will bring history to life through stories, the Kandyan Arts Association’s renowned Cultural Show for dance and drumming, and the Ceylon Tea Museum.
Guests can visit The Temple of the Tooth to view ceremonies presided over by resident monks and wander to the Devales Shrines, discover the glass murals in the serene hill-top Trinity College Chapel, or venture a little further to the Dambulla Caves and Temple that date back to the first century BC.
Guests can choose from a variety of wildlife and nature experiences including ambling around Udawattakelle Sanctuary, 270 acres filled with flora and forest birds, porcupines and monkeys, hike or bike The Knuckles Range, with peaks of 1500m and varieties of wildlife in its midst, or wash some elephants at the Pinnawella Elephant Orphanage.
Guests can organise a round of Golf at the world class Victoria Golf Course, 12 miles from Kandy with the Knuckles range as a backdrop, catch a game at Muttiah Muralitharan International Cricket Stadium, recently renamed to commemorate Sri Lanka’s famous bowler, cycle around the countryside, or take a walk through the local village and lush paddy fields and have chat with a chief monk in the local temple.