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Kahanda Kanda vs Taru Villas - Lake Lodge
Both Kahanda Kanda and Taru Villas - Lake Lodge are rated highly by travel writers. Overall, Kahanda Kanda ranks slightly higher than Taru Villas - Lake Lodge. Kahanda Kanda has a TripExpert Score of 84 with endorsements from 5 publications including Mr & Mrs Smith, Jetsetter and The Telegraph.
Kahanda Kanda
Afar Magazine
Jetsetter
Condé Nast Traveler
Mr & Mrs Smith
The Telegraph
Angulugaha, Angulugaha 80000, Sri Lanka
From $420 /night
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
- Pool
Afar Magazine
"Join the monkeys, mongooses and bright-feathered birds at Kahanda Kanda, set in a lush green tea plantation on a quiet Galle hillside."
Jetsetter
"Located in Koggala (Galle District), Kahanda Kanda is close to Handunugoda Tea Museum and Martin Wickramsinghe Folk Museum."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Nine freestanding pavilions blend into the lush jungle at this former private home set on a 12-acre working tea estate five miles inland from Galle Fort."
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Mr & Mrs Smith
"Kahanda Kanda in Galle is an eight-room residence on a lush green tea plantation, popular with peacocks, parakeets, mongoose and monkeys."
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i
We set off early, heading south via the new toll road, avoiding Colombo; quick and convenient, yes, but we soon wearied of the lack of action and detoured to join everyone else on the bustling – and at times still perilous – Galle Road.
The Telegraph
9.0
"Sri Lanka's standout Kahanda Kanda hotel is an artistically-styled and couples-orientated boutique hotel in the Galle hills."
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Taru Villas - Lake Lodge
Oyster
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
20 Alvis Terrace, Colombo 03000, Sri Lanka
From $120 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"It's a tranquil city retreat for quiet, low-key holiday-makers -- wild partiers steer clear."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"A hard-to-beat central Colombo location close to shops, sights and restaurants – yet tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac – makes this chic and affordable hotel a winning place to stay in the capital."
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Lonely Planet
Top choice
"This hotel gets everything just right...Service is excellent and the hotel is well managed. You can easily walk to much of what’s interesting in Colombo."
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