In an previous post, we featured the most elegant place to stay in Colombo: Park Street, developed and run by Taru Villas. Another Taru Villas property well worth exploring is The River House, located in Balapitiya, near Bentota- about a two hour drive south of Colombo on the … [Read more...]
Enjoy a Five Star Experience at Elephant Corridor
One of the finest things you can do when visiting Sri Lanka on a luxury tour is to head up north to Elephant Corridor. It's an experience that you won't forget and is truly "five star" (so often said...so rarely true!). The hotel is located in Sigiraya, which is in the "cultural … [Read more...]
Helga’s Folly: Eccentricity in Kandy
Up in the leafy hills of Kandy in the central part of the country, you'll find the most extraordinary hotel- a technicolor vision of the old-world-meets-Goth, called Helga's Folly. It's a hotel and restaurant you'll either love or hate - where literally every inch of space is … [Read more...]
Casa Colombo: Old World Charm in Colombo
In a previous post, we gave our top accommodation pick for Colombo: Park Street. If that happens to be full or you fancy something a little different, here is our second top pick for a boutique hotel in Colombo to suit the luxury traveler: Casa Colombo. This hotel is very … [Read more...]
Tea Trails: Colonial Splendor in Tea Country
Perhaps one of the most obvious and desirable things to do when traveling to Sri Lanka is to to visit the tea country. As TeaAuction.com writes: "The Sri Lankan tea industry is the country's largest employer providing jobs directly and indirectly to over a million people. It … [Read more...]