enjoy, restore, recover, indulge
PRIVaCY
“An oasis far from mass tourism.”
A thousand feet high, surrounded by jungle: your own 25-acre estate, amidst forests, spice gardens, and plantations of rubber and fruit.
Learn more about the estate here.
CARE
“More than all else, it’s the staff that really turns it into something magical.”
Be cared for by our team of butlers, chefs, housekeepers, gardeners, and managers, “the kindest staff you can find anywhere on the island”.
Meet our team here.
ESCAPE
“The pool is beyond magical, the surroundings super calm.”
FEAST
“The food was the best we had in Sri Lanka.”
Eat well from our kind comfort kitchen: all our food is made-to-order and unprocessed, using fresh ingredients sourced from the estate or bought daily from local businesses, and a growing range of organic suppliers.
See our menus here.
inspired
“One of the most beautiful places I have ever been to.”
The hotel houses a large library and a remarkable collection of paintings, statues, and antiques. Slow the world down in gorgeously decorated rooms, open to the sound of birds, with sunsets to reset life.
Enjoy some of our art here
recharged
“I’ve finally found my calm...”
Put body and soul to right with Ayurvedic massage or Hatha Yoga, from pavilions that overlook the quiet jungle.
Find out more here.
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love
“How to be happy? The schnauzers released my waves of oxytocin and endorphins!”
The hotel is home to a multi generational family of minature schanuzers, on hand for love therapy.
wild things
“I can even tell different squirrel species apart now...”
A sanctuary to savour, filled with monkeys, fireflies, birds, squirrels, porcupine, wild boar, deer, chameleons, mongoose, owls, butterflies, and civets.
...a 25 acre estate, lost within the greater jungle.
…endemic monkeys live on the estate. The Toque Macaque live in self-protective groups and sleep huddled together, a new place each night like chastened celebrities. Naturalists have recorded their speech: over 30 different sounds, each conveying a specific meaning.
…deer show themselves here: Barking and Mouse deer; and occasionally too the large, endangered Sambar Deer.
...a 25 acre estate, lost within the greater jungle.
the sri lanka podcast
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The hotel is also home to The Ceylon Press, a digital publishing platform and media project dedicated to making the complex history, culture, food, fauna, flora and art of Sri Lanka more accessible. The Press produces free-to-use guides, introductions, atlases, dictionaries, books, and broadcasts the srilankapodcast.com.