The Dutch HousevsThe Kandy House
Both properties are endorsed by experts. On balance, The Dutch House scores marginally higher than The Kandy House. The Dutch House is ranked #18 in Sri Lanka with praise from 2 reviewers like The Telegraph, Lonely Planet.
The Dutch House
18 Upper Dickson Rd, Galle, Sri Lanka
From $450/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Restaurant
- Pool
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"After a game of croquet on the lawn and a swim in the dreamy pool, retire to one of only four rooms high in the hills above Galle to write a novel or sketch a masterpiece." Full review
The Telegraph
7.0
"The Dutch House is a timeless boutique hotel, and one of Sri Lanka’s oldest and most charming Dutch abodes; its location is convenient for visiting the town’s vibrant produce markets, historic 16th-century fort and Galle’s test cricket ground." Full review
The Kandy House
Amunugama, Kandy, Sri Lanka
From $18/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Condé Nast Traveler
"Take note, visitors are filling the guestbook with wistful regrets they had not allocated an extra day to unwind by the palm fringed swimming pool overlooking rice terraces." Full review
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Thanks to masses of exotic tropical flora, the air you breathe at this divine boutique hotel, which was once the family home of a Kandyan chief, literally tastes perfumed." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"In the lush outskirts of Kandy, a former aristocrat’s manor has regained its place of prestige as the Kandy House hotel, a 200-year-old palazzo with all the pleasures of the 21st century." Full review