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Tunnel Corner Inn, Ella

The Tunnel Corner Inn is a lovely homely guest house that has just 4 rooms, lovely hosts and is 100metres from the railway station. Perfect Location!

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Cosy double rooms or one family room with attached bathroom with hot water shower and wifi access.

Guests have access to the TV lounge, terrace and gardens. Ideal place for relaxing and meeting other fellow travellers. Free wifi throughout the property.

Your hosts are Ruwan and his wife, they will look after your every need. They are very friendly and knowledgable of the surrounding area. they have some great tips on what to see.

They can prepare breakfast for you for just 450 rupees and this includes their outstanding banana or chocolate pancakes. The best you will ever have and a bountiful medley of tropical fruits. Highly recommended!!

They can arrange massage treatments for you at the nearby spa and even arrange for your clothes to be laundered for a small fee.

Just 100 metres from Ella Railway station and a short walk to Main Road with all the restaurants located.

Homestay 4 You, Ella

Homestay 4 You is a delightful clean double room in family homestay with attached bathroom. Only 5 minutes walk from Ella Station and main road. Guest may use the kitchen if required and can sit in the garden and terrace and relax.

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Yours hosts are Chamidu and his delightful mother. They can offer you a generous local breakfast for just 600 rupees each and Sri lankan rice and curry for dinner for a little bit more, just ask.They are warm and friendly and make everyone feel at home.

Excellent location next to Ella Train station, but dont worry there are no trains at night. At night just total peace and quiet. Just a 5 minute walk away is main road full of restaurants.

Chamidu can arrange tuktuks or taxis for you at very reasonable cost

Laundry service is available for a small fee, just ask mother

Dinuda KiteSurfing Resort Full Board, Kalpitiya

Dinuda KiteSurfing Resort of Kalpitiya has a pleasantly steady and cooling breeze that will make you feel comfortable and relaxed. Fantastic bird life and fauna, unlike most other places.

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Double Room with Terrace & Private Bathroom FULL BOARD

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Wooden Cabana, sleeps 4 with Terrace & Private Bathroom FULL BOARD

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Lagoon Side Double room with shared Bathroom FULL BOARD

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This is a Full Board package that includes breakfast, lunch and dinner, fruit and tea or coffee. Double room with mosquito net, ceiling fan and a terrace with lovely lagoon views. An attached or shared bathroom.

The sea with white beaches and coral reefs. Learn Kite surfing from one of the best instructors in the island now from both the Kalpitiya and Puttalam lagoon. Scuba diving and seasonal dolphin whale watching are also on offer.

Kalpitiya Beach is one of those rare places in the world where these most amazing creatures of the sea can be observed. There are many dolphins play and dance off the shore with daily.

Water sports on offer include kite surfing. Kalpitiya beach is considered one of the Sri Lankan’s top kite surfing destinations. Advanced riders can take good experience at Kalpitiya Beach too.

Your hosts are Stepan and his friendly and knowledgeable team who speak English, Russian & Ukranian. Included in the price is the twice a day motor boat lagoon transfer.

Dinuda resort is located in Kalpitiya which is about 165 KM from the Capital City Colombo . Predominantly Muslim fishing community strategically located at the mouth of the Puttalam Lagoon, the town was a famous port in the late middle ages of Sri Lankan history.

Close to Kalpitiya there are several largish islands that can be visited by boat. Kalpitiya is one of the fastest developing towns. There are also many international aid agencies such as the UNHCR implementing various community development and relief activates in order to provide assistance to these displaced living in this area.

Airport transfers can be arranged from $65 and a local tuktuk to the shops is just $4

Kiteboard lessons – 1 hour individual lesson is 45 Euro each.
or 1 hour group lesson is from 35 Euro each includes gear and instructor.
We can arrange dolphin watching trips, scuba diving and safaris for our guests.

Regent Lodge, Kandy

This is what the Sunday Leader Review has to say about the Regent Lodge of Kandy.

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“Regent Lodge” is built into the side of a jungle hillside overlooking the Mahaweli river. Set  in a posh, but rural, residential area within 10 minutes drive from the action and attractions of the Kandy city centre. Its seclusion is a virtue; from the outside you don’t even know it’s there.

Entrance is through the Lodge gates into a large, high-roofed hall open to a view of tropical wilderness cascading down the valley side to the river. This is the Reception, and where guests can relax with a drink on the balcony. It is uncluttered – with a few old pieces such as an HMV wind-up gramophone – and with a stimulating, zestful atmosphere.

Look down the well at one of the halls and you see the dining area on the next level. A patio that is the setting for some remarkable meals. Staircases lead to the Lodge’s seven bedrooms. One off the patio, the other on a different third level down to the garden below. Lucky Senanayake designed this fantasy that not only functions as an intimate place to stay. But is also an adventure in architecture, proving that a guest house does not have to be dreary or conventional.

The rooms are of simple, white walls with blue cement floors and tiny bathrooms (which have hot water). In Room 19, on the ground floor, the rock face of its foundations form one wall. All the rooms have large windows  with plenty of light, and shade from rattan blinds, and an entrance to the garden  or a balcony. Beds are supremely comfortable with two mattresses, one of coir, one of foam… on wooden frames.”

Regarding the meals, the Sunday Leader Review remarks:

“The table d’hote lunch or dinner is not cheap. It consists of five courses created from fresh local ingredients and presented in a way that is instantly appreciated by gourmets. Not bland pap but artistically arranged dishes. So full of flavour that even someone hooked on rice and curry would be impressed by the taste.”

 

 

Olympus Plaza, Haputale

Olympus Plaza of Haputale has great views, restaurant and dining, and family-friendly activities. Double or triple guest rooms with seating area, desk/table, tea/coffee making facilites and attached bathroom.

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Most rooms have amazing views over the mountains where in the mornings you can catch the mystical mist covering the landscape. Breakfast is included.

Guest have access to the bar, restaurant, gym and the top floor childrens play area and the hotel even has its own cinema, just ask at reception for the latest films.

Your hosts are Nale and Hemantha, they will look after your every need and can even arrange tours and transport to the neighbouring sights such as:

  • Adisham Bungalow
  • Bambarakanda Waterfall
  • Dambatenne Tea Factory
  • Devon Waterfall
  • Lipton’s Seat
  • Muthiyangana Temple
  • Renown Tea Gardens
  • Bogoda Bridge
  • Hortain plains & World’s End Steep
  • Diyaluma Waterfalls
  • Saint Clair Waterfall

So much to see and do!

Walking distance from the Haputale train station,there is a short cut which leads near to the hotel premises from the train station. If you don’t choose the short cut there is a considerably difficult hilly path through the town.

Beautiful surroundings when you look out of the window, especially in the mornings where mountains get half covered by mist creating a picturesque sight.

You can catch a bus to visit the Adisham Bungalow from the hotel and dont forget to walk about in the adjacent pine forest.

Be awestruck by the St.Andrews church in the town. Although very small in size,buried in its grounds are prominent British citizens from the pre- independence era.

29km south of Nuwara Eliya and 16km from Ella.
All transport can be arranged, just ask