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An awful lot of thought has gone into this guesthouse. Its seven rooms have good quality
furnishings and a lot more style than many similarly priced places. The standard of service
is also worthy of talking about with staff going out of their way to help. A very good deal.
Sharon Inn
HOTEL
Rs 6500-8500; )
One of Kandy's longest established guesthouses and still one of the best. Excellent views
and scrupulously clean rooms decorated with Sri Lankan arts and crafts add up to a relax-
ing place to stay. Not surprisingly it's one of the town's busiest hotels and the owners are
fully on the ball with travel information and tours.
It's a good bet for those travelling with young children as they have baby cots as well as
a family room sleeping up to five people (Rs 12,000). The nightly buffet dinner, served at
7.30pm under the starlit rooftop restaurant (Rs 1100), is a tasty shortcut to falling in love
with Sri Lankan cuisine. Dinner is open to outside guests, so phone to make a booking.
Nature Walk Resort
GUESTHOUSE
breakfast US$35-50; )
Terracotta tiles and French doors lead to balconies with, from some rooms, excellent forest
views. The rooms are spacious and airy, and you can look forward to troops of monkeys in
the morning and squadrons of bats at dusk.
Castle Hill Guest House
HOMESTAY
ins Rs 5000; )
This place has beautiful gardens with views over the lake, town and distant mountain
peaks playing peek-a-boo with the clouds. The guest rooms don't quite live up to the high
expectations that the gardens instil but they're peaceful, well away from the tourist hustle
and full of authentic 1930s architecture and decor.
