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The Villa Bentota by KK CollectionvsKahanda Kanda
Both Paradise Road The Villa Bentota and Kahanda Kanda are rated very highly by writers. Overall, Paradise Road The Villa Bentota ranks slightly higher than Kahanda Kanda. Paradise Road The Villa Bentota has a TripExpert Score of 86 with praise from 5 reviews such as Mr & Mrs Smith, Oyster and The Telegraph.
The Villa Bentota by KK Collection
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
Oyster
Lonely Planet
Mohotti Walauwa, 138/18 - 138/22 Galle Road, Bentota, Sri Lanka
From $160/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Condé Nast Traveler "The 15 rooms and suites are each unique but come with elegant woven cane furniture and a blurring between indoor and outdoor living through gracious balconies and terraces." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"This inspiring boutique hotel in west coast Bentota is a romantic playground for artists, aesthetics and foodies, with stylish rooms, extensive lawns, a lap pool, and a beach beyond." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Seaside chic dates to the 19th century at Paradise Road The Villa Bentota hotel on Sri Lanka's southwestern coast." Full review
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The hotel partners with external operators for activities in the area – you can choose from bicycle tours, visits to a turtle hatchery, cruises along the Bentota Ganga, fishing trips, whale watching and various water sports.
OysterUpper-middle-range
"The upper-middle-range Paradise Road The Villa Bentota is a 19th-century mansion turned boutique hotel." Full review
Lonely Planet "This chic and designery boutique hotel feels lifted from the pages of Architectural Digest magazine – in fact the company owns several interior design shops in Colombo." Full review
Kahanda Kanda
Afar Magazine
Jetsetter Condé Nast Traveler Mr & Mrs Smith The Telegraph
Michelin Guide
Angulugaha, Angulugaha 80000, Sri Lanka
From $420/night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Pool
Afar Magazine "Join the monkeys, mongooses and bright-feathered birds at Kahanda Kanda, set in a lush green tea plantation on a quiet Galle hillside."
Jetsetter "Located in Koggala (Galle District), Kahanda Kanda is close to Handunugoda Tea Museum and Martin Wickramsinghe Folk Museum." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Nine freestanding pavilions blend into the lush jungle at this former private home set on a 12-acre working tea estate five miles inland from Galle Fort." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Kahanda Kanda in Galle is an eight-room residence on a lush green tea plantation, popular with peacocks, parakeets, mongoose and monkeys." Full review
i
We set off early, heading south via the new toll road, avoiding Colombo; quick and convenient, yes, but we soon wearied of the lack of action and detoured to join everyone else on the bustling – and at times still perilous – Galle Road.
The Telegraph9.0
"Sri Lanka's standout Kahanda Kanda hotel is an artistically-styled and couples-orientated boutique hotel in the Galle hills." Full review
Michelin Guide "Much of the buzz around Sri Lanka has centered on the seaside colonial town of Galle Fort, and the beach in general. Perfectly reasonable, and all very well — but there’s more to it than..." Full review
