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In the tea-country town of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka, The Grand Hotel is a colonial-era five-star heritage hotel, with Victorian-style rooms and suites, a long list of restaurants, a Balinese spa and a heated pool.
The Grand Hotel sits in Nuwara Eliya, the cool, colonial tea-country town in Sri Lanka’s central highlands, a heritage five-star hotel that blends old-world charm with modern comfort. The rooms and suites are Victorian in style, from deluxe rooms to the two-bedroom Presidential Suite, several with butler service, fireplaces and mountain views. Dining is a real strength, with a long list of venues including the buffet-style Barnes Restaurant, Grand Indian, Grand Thai, the all-day Magnolia and the Grand Veranda tea lounge for high tea, plus bars such as the Library and a wine bar. The spa is run with the Balinese Ayu Spa, alongside a mindfulness studio, gym, sauna and a temperature-controlled pool. There is golf nearby and a programme of hill-country activities. It suits couples and families who want colonial heritage, cool air and tea country, a contrast to the coast.
Dining is a real strength. Barnes Restaurant is the global action-kitchen buffet, Grand Indian serves North and Central Indian cuisine, and Grand Thai offers authentic Thai dishes, with the 24-hour Magnolia for all-day dining.
The Grand Veranda is the semi-outdoor high-tea lounge, and bars such as the Library, the Wine Bar and the Public Bar handle cocktails and drinks, with bespoke Unique Dining for private occasions.
• A colonial-era heritage setting in cool, tea-country Nuwara Eliya.
• A spa run with the Balinese Ayu Spa, plus a mindfulness studio.
• A gym, sauna and a temperature-controlled pool.
• Victorian-style rooms and suites, several with fireplaces and butler service.
• Golf nearby and hill-country activities, from hiking to bird watching.
• A colonial-era five-star heritage hotel in tea-country Nuwara Eliya.
• Victorian-style rooms and suites, several with fireplaces and butler service.
• A long list of restaurants, plus high tea on the Grand Veranda.
• A Balinese Ayu Spa, a gym, sauna and heated pool.
• Cool air, golf and hill-country activities, a contrast to the coast.
This suits you if you want colonial heritage, cool air and tea country rather than the coast. Settle into a Victorian-style room with a fireplace, take high tea on the Grand Veranda, and dine across a long list of restaurants from Indian to Thai. There is golf, hiking and bird watching nearby, and a spa to return to. Best for couples and families who want old-world charm and the hill country.
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