Boutique Hotels in Sri Lanka

Nominated as one of the top 20 villas in the world, The Beach House Villa is a truly exceptional holiday property. The villa faces south over gardens towards a sandy cove just outside Sri Lanka’s southern fishing town of Tangalle. Tangalle’s wonderfully sunny micro-climate also makes this a fabulous place to do nothing.

The Kandy House is a brilliant boutique hotel offering stylish and private accommodation, personal service, and delicious food - all in a stunningly beautiful natural setting. The manor house, has been refurbished to blend the old with the new- light white interiors, polished hardwood floorboards, Jack wood staircase, Dutch style antique furniture and careful injections of colour.

The Last House, so called because it was Geoffrey Bawa's architectural swansong, is positioned on an idyllic strip of land - lagoon on one side, beach on the other - on the outskirts of Tangalle. It has long been one of best villas in the south coast and also operates as a small boutique hotel. Few villas have a better beach.

The Merchant is a classic Galle Fort colonial-style hotel with a villa option, its adjacent two-bedroom town house being its piece de resistance. Dating back to the 17th century, the Merchant building has over the years served as a fruit market, and later as a state office prior to being a charming boutique hotel.

The Oliphant Boutique Villa is a charming seven-bedroom British colonial house amidst tea estates and mountains a short distance from the Nuwara Eliya town. Located in Shanthipura, the highest village in Sri Lanka, this mansion was built by the son of Sir Anthony Oliphant, the eight Chief Justice of old Ceylon and is perfect for couples.

The Planter's House is a striking colonial-style boutique hotel in the hills within the confines of the iconic Lipton tea estate. An infinity pool, gym and spa treatments make it an appealing base for a hill country stay.

The River House, spread over seven acres of lush tropical gardens, is a haven of style and tranquillity alongside the broad Madhu Ganga (river),a few miles south of the west coast resort of Bentota. Five luxurious suites can be bought by the room in this expansive and luxurious property. There are few more entrancing holiday locations in Sri Lanka than this.

Nestled amongst acres of beautifully manicured gardens, this colonial manor house, or Wallawwa, is now a luxurious boutique hotel. This old and new concept provides guests with unrivalled setting and style just 15 minutes from the airport. 18 bedrooms, Asian fusion cuisine, Z spa and The Wallawwa’s swimming pool – all set amongst one of the finest private gardens in Sri Lanka.

Thotalagala is a stylish seven-bedroom boutique hotel in the central highlands of Haputale. This former tea planter’s bungalow pays homage to tea planters that helped shape the history of the tea sector in the Uva province.