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Elephant Stables vs Helga's Folly
Both properties are recommended by expert writers. On balance, Elephant Stables is the choice of most reviewers compared to Helga's Folly. Elephant Stables is ranked #14 in Sri Lanka with positive reviews from 3 reviewers including Lonely Planet, Oyster 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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Helga's Folly
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
70 Rajaphilla Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka
From $100 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine
"The reality of the place has already exceeded the vision I hold of it in my imagination."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"A handsome mansion built in the 1930s, run by the eccentric Helga De Silva, the property is now a faded but incredible Alice-in-Wonderland-meets-Hammer-Horror bohemian ghost ride experience."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This hotel/art gallery/surrealist dream has to be the most extraordinary hotel in Sri Lanka. Indeed, the Stereophonics famously wrote the song 'Madame Helga' about the owner."
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