The Kandy House
Kandy House | |
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General information | |
Location | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
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Number of rooms | nine |
Website | |
Kandy House website |
The Kandy House is a nine-room,[1] 200-year-old[2] manor house which was built by the last Chief Minister[3] of the Kandyan Kingdom in 1804. It was fully restored and opened in 2005 as an upmarket boutique hotel,[4] situated 20 minutes from Kandy.[5] Described as a "showcase of the island's architectural renaissance",[6] it has established a reputation as "the best small hotel in Sri Lanka".[7]
History
The Kandy Hotel is also known as "Amunugama
Adigar, had the nerve to build himself a replica palace with two sprawling stories of terracotta tiles. Two hundred years on, Geoffrey Bawa's protégé Channa Daswatte began work on a sensitive restoration[9]
that has kept the essence of the villa intact but brought it into the 21st century.
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Notable guests
Facilities
Awards
- Condé Nast Traveler Hot List 2006
References
- ^ a b Loftus, Barbara (17 October 2009). "Serendipity in Sri Lanka". The Irish Times.
- ^ Spowers, Rory (13 October 2007). "Sri Steps to Heaven". The Guardian.
- ^ "Le Sri Lanka: Une Peninsule Epoustouflante", Marie Claire Maison, 28 June 2010, archived from the original on 23 July 2011, retrieved 2 July 2010
- ^ Kurlantzick, Joshua (25 December 2005). "The Rebirth of Sri Lanka". The National. Archived from the original on April 14, 2010.
- ^ Beyfus, Drusilla (4 February 2010). "Sri Lanka: Senior moments on a yoga retreat". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Beehner, Lionel (26 March 2010). "Sri Lanka a Heady Mix of Beautiful Beaches". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on October 16, 2012.
- ^ Charlton, Gill (28 January 2010). "Sri Lanka's Calmer Shore". The National.
- ^ a b Ellis, Royston (9 March 2008). "A House You Wish Was Yours". The Sunday Times.
- ^ De Lisle, Rosanna (8 April 2006). "As Smooth as Silk, as Sweet as Tea". The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Wijewardene, Rannish (2005). "The Kandy House". The Sunday Times.
- ^ Jaffrey, Madhur (22 September 2006). "I could settle down and live here". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016.
- ^ De Lisle, Rosanna (20 January 2007), "Travel Special: April to June", The Independent, archived from the original on December 4, 2008
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