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Elephant Stables vs Amanwella
Both hotels are rated highly by professionals. Overall, Amanwella is preferred by most professionals compared to Elephant Stables. Amanwella comes in at 87 with positive reviews from 5 publications like Lonely Planet, Mr & Mrs Smith and The Telegraph.
Elephant Stables
Oyster
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
46 Nittawela Road, Kandy 20800, Sri Lanka
From $345 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"The eight-room Elephant Stables is a historic boutique set in a colonial bungalow located a 10-minute drive from the city of Kandy."
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Lonely Planet
"This colonial-era villa has been lovingly converted into a beautiful boutique hotel, with excellent service, earthy tones, polished concrete and gnarled wood."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"The family-friendly Elephant Stables offers a brilliant combination of heritage experience and contemporary design."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"A beautiful hotel, with excellent service, earthy tones, polished concrete and gnarled wood...there's a fab bar, and a reading room well stocked with Sri Lanka–related titles."
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Amanwella
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
Hideaway Report
Lonely Planet
Bodhi Mawatha, Wella Mawatha, Godellawela, Tangalle, Sri Lanka
From $0 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Condé Nast Traveler
"Beach bunnies will find their Valhalla at Amanwella: All 30 spacious rooms have unobstructed views of the crescent bay, thanks to sliding glass doors that line their two sea-facing sides."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"This contemporary hotel touts just 27 suites, which are so spacious and serene guests are rarely seen around the resort."
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Mr & Mrs Smith
"A dense tangle of palm trees tower over an 800-metre stretch of sugary sand at Awanwella hotel, a seafront boutique in Sri Lanka near the town of Tangalle."
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Hideaway Report
94.0
"Contemporary beach resort in a mature coconut grove overlooking a crescent of golden sand, about two hours’ drive east of Galle."
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Lonely Planet
Top choice
"A true temple of luxury living, Amanwella's suites all have private plunge pools, preloaded iPods and gloriously tasteful and modish design touches."
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