Bandarawela Hotel
| Bandarawela Hotel | |
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| Former names | The Grand Hotel, Bandarawela[1] |
| General information | |
| Location | Bandarawela, Sri Lanka |
| Address | 14 Welimada Road, Bandarawela |
| Coordinates | 6°50′N 80°59′E / 6.833°N 80.983°E |
| Construction started | 1893 [2] |
| Opening | 1894 |
| Owner | Cargills |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 33 rooms |
| Number of suites | 1 |
| Website | |
| bandarawelahotel | |
The Bandarawela Hotel is a 33-room
The century-old British-built property is associated with the development of the hill-country railway and is situated within walking distance from the railway station. Bandarawela Hotel's origins date back to the turn of the 19th / 20th century when the railways were being extended by the British from
To this day, it remains locked in time somewhere between the 1930s and 1950s and is an alternative to some of the more modern facilities in the area. The hotel shows the influence of British architecture during the period of colonial era in this region. The Bandarawela Hotel is situated over 1,230 m (4,040 ft) above sea level and is Sri Lanka's first mountain resort hotel. The hotel consists of 33 colonial rooms with British furniture.[1] Currently the Bandarawela Hotel is managed by the Cargills group.[8][failed verification]
Facilities
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- Restaurant (70 seats)
- Swimming Pool
- Conference Facilities
- Lounge bar and public bar
- Badminton court
- Tennis court
- Golf course
References
- ^ Sunday Times. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Sunday Observer. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Wijetunga, L.H.R. (28 December 2013). "Bandarawela – Sixty Years in Retrospect". The Island. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Ellis, Royston (5 June 2016). "When holidaying here was a genteel affair". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Asian Hotel & Catering Times". 29. 2004: 18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Paranamanna, Lakna (12 October 2008). "The Bandarawela Hotel - A Colonial Experience" (PDF). The Nation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- Sunday Observer. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Weerasooriya, Sahan (2023-08-24). "5th Cargills Square opens in Bandarawela: Building hope". Retrieved 2023-09-09.
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