Luxury hotel holiday The Kandy House Kandy

The Kandy House in Hill Country is a tranquil mansion which has been furnished in a colonial yet modern style, located in lush gardens fringed by jungle near to Kandy.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • Scheduled flights with Sri Lankan Airlines
  • Transport by private car with driver-guide
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Optional room, board and flight upgrades. Details on request

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to the Kandy House, Kandy

The Kandy House is an exclusive, luxury boutique hotel in a beautifully secluded, lush location. Luxuriously comfortable accommodation, excellent cuisine and a spectacular infinity pool with breath-taking views afford guests an intimate idyll from the bustle of Kandy.

Facts in brief

Official star rating Luxury boutique

Location In a villlage approximately five miles from Kandy

Annual opening All year

Closest airport Colombo

Distance from airport About 3 1/2 hours by car

Hotel facilities and services

Restaurant terrace and dining room, Sitting room and library, Swimming pool, Sun loungers, Gardens.

Land sports

Croquet lawn, Yoga and massage available upon request.

Out and about nearby

Kandy, the Temple of the Tooth, Market and shops, Trinity Chapel, Uddawatakele Forest sanctuary, Arts & crafts workshops and antique emporia, Peradeniya Botanical Gardens, Train journey from Kandy, Scenic mountain drives. Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage, Visits to tea estates and factories, Knuckles mountain range, Dambulla caves and Buddhist temple.

Sports nearby

Golf at Victoria Golf Course - 45 minutes' drive away - White water rafting in Kitulgala - 2 hours' drive away - Walking in the Kandy Hills or the Knuckles Range. 

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What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room for 7 nights

From about

£1,920

Holiday Code EXH430

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to the Kandy House, Kandy

Room descriptions

The Kandy House has 8 individually styled bedrooms with Ceiling fan, Safety deposit box, Hairdryer, En suite bathroom with bath and/or shower and wc.

4 Deluxe Rooms
Monkey Puzzle twin bedroom has a mosquito net and fan and its own arched stairway leading directly out to the garden. The bathroom has a shower but no bath. The room adjoins the Black Rajah Garden Suite and is ideal for families travelling with teenage children.
Pioneer Room has a private veranda and is nestled right into the garden. Canopied twin beds with mosquito net and ceiling fan. Bathroom has a drench shower. A double swing-hammock hides in the foliage just off the veranda.
Sunbeam Room has a view towards the jungle and infinity pool and overlooks the spacious inner courtyard. Luxury four-poster bed with mosquito nets and a ceiling fan and an old-fashioned cast-iron bathtub. A separate shower room and toilet adjoining.
Cornelian Room features a veranda with chaise longue and views to the jungle. This room is on the upper floor and overlooks the inner courtyard. Four-poster bed with mosquito nets and ceiling fans. Bathroom with a large bathtub and showers.
4 Ultra Deluxe Rooms
Black Rajah Room is the only suite in the house with arched doors opening out from the living area onto the 'secret' garden below. King-sized low double bed with mosquito net and fan. Luxury octagonal bath and massage area within inner sleeping sanctum, shower in attached bathroom. Double swing-hammock in the secret garden outside. Can be booked with adjoining deluxe double bedroom Monkey Puzzle.
Indian Admiral Room is on the upper floor and overlooks the spacious inner courtyard. The adjoining verandas, complete with cane chaise longues, look over luscious green paddy fields and the infinity pool. Ceiling fans and four-poster bed with mosquito nets. Iron bathtub and double basins within the room, separate shower.
Peacock Royal and Red Spot Duke Rooms are the two most spacious bedrooms, opening onto a wide veranda dotted with cane chaise longues, reading chairs and antiques, Ceiling fans and four-poster beds with mosquito nets. Luxurious bathroom with a bathtub and drench shower.

Special offers for this holiday>

What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room for 7 nights

From about

£1,920

Holiday Code EXH430

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to the Kandy House, Kandy

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to The Kandy House in Sri Lanka, our clients fly to Colombo, usually with Sri Lankan Airways on a direct flight from London Heathrow (or with Emirates from other UK airports via Dubai). This hotel is 3 hours and 30 minutes' drive from Colombo airport. However, it is usually stayed at as part of a tailor-made touring holiday accompanied by a driver-guide and you would often approach the hotel from a previous stay in the Cultural Triangle to the north, or from Yala or Galle to the south.

Additional information

Minimum stays: A minimum stay of 2 nights is required between 1 December to 31 March, 1 July to 31 August and for 10 days over the Festival Season (Perahara).

Children: The Kandy House welcomes all guests over 12 years old.

Special offers

Call to make your booking and save an extra £50 per adult Call us instead of emailing us when you are thinking of booking a holiday and save an extra £50 per adult (in addition to any special offers that might be available). We want to talk to you to discuss your requirements and a phone call is usually the best way for you to define what you want enabling us to respond more accurately. We want to talk to you and you save an extra £50 per adult.

What particularly impresses us each time we use your services is that ‘what we expect we get’ eg car hire, rooms selected, all with no hassle. Not sure how you do it!!
Mr W, July 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Deluxe room for 7 nights

From about

£1,920

Holiday Code EXH430

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to the Kandy House, Kandy

Highlights of Tea Country

Kandy market; Kandy area – handicrafts villages and workshops – brass, musical instruments, basket weaving, batik, painting; Kandy evening cultural show; Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage; Peradeniya Botanical Gardens; Mahaweli River and Victoria Dam; Tea estates; Drive to Nuwara Eliya and around the tea plantations, visiting a tea factory; Hantana mountain and Hantana tea plantations - walks and museum; Buddhist sites near Kandy – Gadaladeniya, Hindagala Vihara, Embekke Divale, Lankatilake; Mahiyangana – Rajamaha dagoba; Aluvihara Buddhist temple; Aluvihara Heritage Centre (Ena de Silva batik art and workshop and Sri Lankan rice & curry lunch); Knuckles Mountain Range - scenic drives and walking; Rubber plantations; Spice farms; Rail journey to Tea Country; Relaxing in the lush tropical hills; Treat your body, mind and soul to a programme of Ayurvedic massage and herbal treatments; Golf at the Victoria Golf course; Riding at Victoria Saddle Club; Walking and trekking; Cycling; White water rafting at Kitulgala.

Cultural highlights of Tea Country

Places of interest in Kandy include the Temple of the Tooth, the sacred Buddhist site which holds the tooth of Lord Buddha which is said to have been brought from India in the third century. The Temple lies within the Royal Palace complex along with the National Museum, the Audience Hall and a museum dedicated to the famous elephant, Raja. British legacies remain in central Kandy, in the form of grand old buildings and hotels, St Paul’s Church and Royal Palace Park. It is possible to walk most of the way around the lake besides which Kandy is built, where you can see the Royal Bathing Pavilion and the royal summerhouse which is on an island in the centre of the lake.). There is a lively market and a plethora of shops, gem showrooms and arts & crafts workshops. There are also several nightly cultural shows that showcase traditional Kandyan drumming, music and dance and the city boasts a fine international cricket stadium. Other highlights of the region include Pinnawela elephant orphanage where abandoned or injured elephants are cared for; Nuwara Eliya, a hill town with many British influences; the mountainous scenery and tea plantations around Ambewela and Bandarawela; the Highland Railway between Kandy and Badulla; and Tea Experience and Tea museums, an essential part of any visit to this part of Sri Lanka.

Festivals in Tea Country

Kandy - Esala Perahera Festival - July or August (depending on the date of the Esala full moon). This spectacular cultural pageant is held over 10 days with the processions and celebrations getting more elaborate and longer each day. Although in ancient times this was a procession to honour Hindu gods, during the reign of King Rajasinghe it was decreed that the procession should be in honour the sacred tooth relic of Lord Buddha. Each night, dancers, drummers, flute players, whip-crackers and elephants form a procession around the streets and Kandy lake. The ornately decorated elephants increase daily in number to 100 on the last night, the finest of them being the Maligawa Tusker which carries the Sacred Tooth Relic, led by the Chiefs of the Temple in traditional silver and gold ceremonial dress. The Nuwara Eliya season runs from April to June. Horse racing in High Tea Country (trotting) in January, February, April, August and December. Bandarawela Perahera on full moon day in June.

Climate in Tea Country

Climate in Kandy: The daytime temperatures in Kandy and the surrounding hills range from around 22° C to 31° C, with cooler evenings averaging 17° C. It is fairly humid and misty in the evenings with short outbursts of rain. Heavier rainfalls occur during the south-west monsoon from May to August. Climate in the High Tea Country: At an elevation of above 4,000 feet the climate is cooler and less humid with cool mornings, warm days and cool evenings. Daytime temperatures are in the low to mid 20s Celsius and at nights can drop to around 10° C. The driest part of the year is between December and April, and September is normally quite dry. The rainy season is May, June and July, and October and November due to the north-east, south-west and intermediate monsoons, and July is generally the coldest month. February and March are usually dry and around 20° C. Micro-climates exist from valley to valley. The weather at Warwick Gardens, for example, is around 16° C at night and can reach 26° C during the day, whilst the temperature at Bandarawela goes from 12° C to 20° C.

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