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Helga's Folly vs Tamarind Hill by Asia Leisure
Both properties are rated highly by travel writers. On balance, Tamarind Hill by Asia Leisure is the choice of most reviewers compared to Helga's Folly. Tamarind Hill by Asia Leisure scores 79 with approval from 3 sources including Jetsetter, Lonely Planet and Oyster.
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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Tamarind Hill by Asia Leisure
Jetsetter
Lonely Planet
Oyster
The Telegraph
No: 288 Galle Road, Dadella, Galle 80000, Sri Lanka
From $101 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Jetsetter
"Charming 18th-century manor house near Galle Fort, with an outdoor swimming pool and Balinese-inspired spa."
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Lonely Planet
"This 19th-century former British Admiral’s mansion has been converted into a small boutique hotel with 10 luxurious rooms, fine service and a jungle-fringed pool."
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Oyster
Upscale
"Set amid lush greenery, the 12-room Tamarind Hill by Asia Leisure is an upscale boutique, 10 minutes by tuk-tuk from Galle Dutch Fort."
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The Telegraph
7.0
"Carved out of an 150-year-old riverside mansion, this historic Admiral’s abode-turned-boutique hotel is part and parcel of the region’s colonial history, and forays into Galle’s 17th-century fort, a 10-minute car drive away, are both recommended and easily arranged through the hotel"
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