Adigar's Manor, Sri Lanka

Adigar's Manor, formerly The Kandy House, is a unique former ancestral manor house providing seclusion and serenity for its guests in a lush, tropical garden setting close to Kandy. Now a designer boutique hotel, the charisma of the house remains intact while offering the high standards of accommodation and service expected by discerning travellers today - the restoration sensitively blends modernised bathrooms with elegant antique furniture, and fresh touches of colour set off the traditional architecture.

With only 9 bedrooms (all named after the butterflies that thrive in Sri Lanka), the aim is to give guests an experience of staying more in a private house than a conventional hotel. In the gardens, a stunning infinity pool has been landscaped into the hillside overlooking the rice paddy fields.

This Kandy hotel is well-placed for spending time relaxing, surrounded by beautiful scenery, as well as explore a broad selection of Sri Lanka's primary heritage destinations in and around Kandy, the Cultural Triangle and Tea Country. The house can also be booked as a whole for important celebrations with friends, or just for a group wishing total privacy away from the public eye.