The Kandy House Hotel, Sri Lanka

The Kandy House is a unique former ancestral manor house providing seclusion and serenity for its guests in a lush, tropical garden setting close to Kandy. Now a designer boutique hotel, the charisma of the house remains intact while offering the high standards of accommodation and service expected by discerning travellers today - the restoration sensitively blends modernised bathrooms with elegant antique furniture, and fresh touches of colour set off the traditional architecture.

With only 9 bedrooms (all named after the butterflies that thrive in Sri Lanka), the aim is to give guests an experience of staying more in a private house than a conventional hotel. In the gardens, a stunning infinity pool has been landscaped into the hillside overlooking the rice paddy fields. Kandy House is also renowned for the delicious European fusion and Sri Lankan cuisine on offer to guests.

This Kandy hotel is well-placed for spending time relaxing, surrounded by beautiful scenery, as well as explore a broad selection of Sri Lanka's primary heritage destinations in and around Kandy, the Cultural Triangle and Tea Country. The house can also be booked as a whole for important celebrations with friends, or just for a group wishing total privacy away from the public eye.