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Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & ChateauxvsHelga's Folly
Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & Chateaux and Helga's Folly are both endorsed by expert writers. On balance, Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & Chateaux ranks significantly higher than Helga's Folly. Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & Chateaux scores 90 with praise from 6 reviewers including Afar Magazine, The Telegraph and Jetsetter.
Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & Chateaux
Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine
Jetsetter
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
P O Box 5, Hatton 22000, Sri Lanka
From $0/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Condé Nast Traveler "Tea may not sound synonymous with travel but Tea Trails, a collection of former planters’ bungalows set among Sri Lanka’s lush estates infuses the classic brew with an unexpected new experience." Full review
Afar Magazine "A must is visiting the tea factories where you can watch fair trade tea being made in to the form we know and purchase in stores. It's a refreshing and relaxing experience." Full review
Jetsetter "Decadent colonial-style bungalows make up this lakeside resort on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka's hill country." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Each airy bungalow has a private verandah, butler service and lake views, while the superlative restaurant's cuisine draws on products of the local tea estates." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"A sprawling tea estate in Hill Country dotted with luxurious tea-planter bungalows, decorated in colonial style." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Tea Trails comprises a collection of five stunning colonial-style residences built for British tea plantation managers." Full review
Helga's Folly Afar Magazine The Telegraph Lonely Planet
70 Rajaphilla Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka
From $100/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine "The reality of the place has already exceeded the vision I hold of it in my imagination." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A handsome mansion built in the 1930s, run by the eccentric Helga De Silva, the property is now a faded but incredible Alice-in-Wonderland-meets-Hammer-Horror bohemian ghost ride experience." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This hotel/art gallery/surrealist dream has to be the most extraordinary hotel in Sri Lanka. Indeed, the Stereophonics famously wrote the song 'Madame Helga' about the owner." Full review
