Suites add separate living rooms and whirlpool baths. Room service is available. There's an airy restaurant with outdoor seating, along with a relaxed bar and a bright lobby lounge. This informal mountainside hotel is 2 km from the Temple of the Tooth, 3 km from Udawatta Kele Sanctuary and 7 km from the Royal Botanical Gardens. Featuring free Wi Fi, the relaxed rooms offer sitting areas, minifridges and flat screen TVs with satellite channels Bandaranaike International Airport 2 hr 54
World Buddhist Museum (12 min.) Museum showcasing exhibits devoted to Buddhist history around the world in a Victorian-era space. Sembuwatta Lake (1 hr 30) Artificial recreation lake bordered by pine forest & tea plantations & reaching depths of 39-feet. Hanthana Mountain Sri Lanka (22 min) Protected mountain region with 7 summits up to 3 800 ft. & tea plantations popular for hiking. Old Royal Palace (10 min.) Built circa 1634 this palace was home to the monarch of the Kingdom of Kandy until the early 1800s. Kandy Lake (7 min.) Tranquil manmade lake with a path for walking & jogging & an adjacent temple with Buddha s tooth. National Museum (8 min.) Museum in the former royal palace displaying weapons artifacts & more from the Kandian era. Embekke Devalaya ( ) (41 min) Hindu temple built between the 14th & 15th centuries featuring ornately carved wooden pillars. Mahaiyawa Railway Station (9 min) Udawatta Kele Sanctuary (14 min.) Wildlife viewing is popular within this large forest with hiking trails & interpretive information. Bahirawakanda Vihara Buddha Statue (9 min.) Steep stairs lead to hilltop views from this Buddhist place of worship with a souvenir shop. Royal Botanic Gardens (19 min.) Expansive botanical garden featuring many plant species & known for its orchid collection. Sri Lankathilake Rajamaha Viharaya (41 min) Buddhist temple dating back to the 14th century with paintings sculptures & carved inscriptions. Katugastota Railway Station (22 min) Arthur S Seat (5 min.) Mawilmada Railway Station (15 min) British Garrison Cemetery (8 min.) Wales Park / Royal Palace Park (10 min.) Scenic serene hilltop park with shaded paths & gardens offering elevated city & lake views. |