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watte Mawatha;s/d incl breakfast US$190/200; )
Designer-chic rooms in chocolate tones and grey slate incorporate a riverside location with
a breezy lobby and poolside bar at one of Kandy's nicest package-tour resorts. It's 5km
west of Kandy; a taxi costs around Rs 600 one way. Nonguests can use the pool for Rs
700.
Hotel Suisse
HISTORIC HOTEL
US$160; )
This is one of those grand old creaky colonial properties, with huge rooms and a lakeside
location. It has lots of old-fashioned charm but in reality is only really held together by all
the polish on the wooden floors and furnishings.
KANDY FOR CHILDREN
Kandy isn't as obvious a child-friendly destination as Sri Lanka's beaches and national
parks but there are a few sights and activities that'll keep little ones - and therefore you
as well - happy and sane.
Renting a boat from
Joy Motor Boat Services
for a putter about the lake and burning off
some energy in the
Udawattakelle Sanctuary
and
Peradeniya Botanic Gardens
are both
likely to be hits. With their elaborate costumes and fire eaters, Kandy's various
dance
shows
will surely meet with approval. The
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic
has enough
exotica to capture the imagination of most children and a day trip to the
Pinnewala
Elephant Orphanage
is an obvious one. Finally, there's a surprisingly good children's
play-
Tue-Sun) at the eastern end of the lake.
Eating
For years the restaurant scene in Kandy has been a bit of a nonevent revolving around eat-
ing in your guesthouse or at one of a handful of fairly basic restaurants in the town centre.
However, in the last couple of years change has been afoot with the opening of some fan-
cier places to eat in the town centre.
