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Elephant Stables vs Mount Lavinia Hotel
Mount Lavinia Hotel and Elephant Stables are both highly recommended by professionals. On balance, Elephant Stables scores slightly better than Mount Lavinia Hotel. Elephant Stables scores 83 with positive reviews from 3 reviews including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
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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Mount Lavinia Hotel
Afar Magazine
Oyster
Lonely Planet
100 Hotel Road, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 10732, Sri Lanka
From $105 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine
"This colonial artifact overlooks the turquoise Indian Ocean and the Coast Line train that runs along it."
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Trainspotters should request a room at the hotel’s north end to score a balcony with views of the ocean and the tracks.
Oyster
Upscale
"This 226-room colonial hotel near Sri Lanka's capital -- named for a governor's mistress -- is oozing with history dating back to British rule in the 19th century."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"There’s a private sandy beach and a beautifully positioned pool and terrace."
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