We tried out the Stone House Lodge in Kandy run by the remarkable Asoka Ratwatte, Sri Lanka really is as much about the people as the places visited. However, lets start with the place; Stone House is very tasteful in an understated sort of way. It feels deeply calming and has a beautiful garden with a lily pond. For my partner and I it was the perfect base. The staff were polite and attentive without being intrusive and met all our weird food requirements for dinner and breakfast. It was a relief to get back there after all the sightseeing trips we undertook – impossible to see all Sri Lanka has to offer in one go.
The proprietor Asoka is quite simply the person to know in Kandy. He arranged everything for us to do while we were there including hiring a driver and recommending hotels, restaurants etc, which turned out to be spot on. He never tried to push his Lodge at us, (I should mention that he was a recommended contact given to me by a friend in Colombo), suggesting quite a few other places to stay beforehand, but Stone House turned out to be the best choice for us. Asoka is delightfully entertaining and if he had stayed in Britain where he was educated he would no doubt be livening up various UK tv shows with his wicked sense of humor and anecdotes. Otherwise he is a mine of information on most aspects of Sri Lanka.
I could go on but I won’t because I would hate it if this little haven became so popular that we couldn’t get a booking.
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