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ets!). Spacious wooden-floored rooms in cool, neutral tones share the limelight with relax-
ing lounges and a what-do-I-read-next reading room. A separate pavilion houses yoga and
meditation centres.
The Elephant Stables
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
US$250; )
This colonial-era villa has been lovingly converted into a beautiful boutique hotel, with ex-
cellent service, earthy tones, polished concrete and gnarled wood. Two of the rooms have
balconies overlooking a rather inviting pool and the not-so-distant mountains.
True to its name elephants used to be stabled up here and staff can arrange for an ele-
phant to come trumpeting past.
Queens Hotel
HISTORIC HOTEL
from US$139/145; )
Ambience and location are the key reasons for checking in here. While other Asian coloni-
al hotel landmarks have been gussied up, the Queens Hotel hangs in there with an array of
old-school rooms with charming floral decor, sharply polished floorboards and a lobby
that's big enough for a one-day cricket match.
It's only a short walk from the
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
and
Royal Palace
ing the Kandy Esala Perahera. Try and get a room away from the noisy road though.
Amaara Sky Hotel
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
breakfast US$140/150; )
Flash new boutique hotel atop the hills of Kandy. The rooms are probably the largest in
town and while there's little that can be faulted about the place it is rather business-hotel
sterile with little Sri Lankan character.
Cinnamon Citadel
RESORT