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Galle Fort Hotel vs Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & Chateaux
Both hotels are praised by travel writers. Overall, Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & Chateaux ranks significantly higher than Galle Fort Hotel. Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & Chateaux has a TripExpert Score of 90 with approval from 6 publications such as Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet and Mr & Mrs Smith.
Galle Fort Hotel
Condé Nast Traveler
The Telegraph
Independent
Lonely Planet
28 Church Street, Galle, Sri Lanka
From $145 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Condé Nast Traveler
"This 12-room hotel is in a seventeenth-century Dutch merchant’s house in the heart of Sri Lanka’s historic, now-hip Galle Fort."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"In the centre of Galle Old Town the hotel is ringed by colonial buildings, restaurants, well-preserved ramparts and a crescent of coastline, combining the sophistication of a boutique hotel with the easygoing atmosphere of a private retreat."
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Independent
"The historic Galle Fort Hotel, set in a 300-year-old Dutch mansion"
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"The rooms are all different: some have two levels and others stretch across entire floors. Linens are exquisite...you can enjoy the courtyard pool and serenity."
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Ceylon Tea Trails - Relais & Chateaux
Condé Nast Traveler
Afar Magazine
Jetsetter
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Telegraph
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P O Box 5, Hatton 22000, Sri Lanka
From $0 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Condé Nast Traveler
"Tea may not sound synonymous with travel but Tea Trails, a collection of former planters’ bungalows set among Sri Lanka’s lush estates infuses the classic brew with an unexpected new experience."
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Afar Magazine
"A must is visiting the tea factories where you can watch fair trade tea being made in to the form we know and purchase in stores. It's a refreshing and relaxing experience."
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Jetsetter
"Decadent colonial-style bungalows make up this lakeside resort on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka's hill country."
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Mr & Mrs Smith
"Each airy bungalow has a private verandah, butler service and lake views, while the superlative restaurant's cuisine draws on products of the local tea estates."
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The Telegraph
9.0
"A sprawling tea estate in Hill Country dotted with luxurious tea-planter bungalows, decorated in colonial style."
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