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Nuwara Eliya Hotels, Sri Lanka.
   
   
Nuwara Eliya Hotels are invariably set amidst the rings of mountains of the health resort city of Nuwara Eliya (1890 meters above the sea level), the highest town of Sri Lanka. The city of Nuwara Eliya, located 180km away from Colombo, is a plain that nestles in the high mountains of the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. In the backdrop of the year round salubrious Climate of the Central Highlands, all Nuwara Eliya Hotels and Nuwara Eliya Guest Houses feature options in room heating: wood burning fire places (hearths) or electric room heaters. Unlike the luxury hotels and guest houses located in the string of fine bay beaches and numerous tourist attractions of Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya Hotels do not feature swimming pools. Wherever a hotel or guest house in Nuwara Eliya features a swimming pool, the guests would find it temperature controlled to avoid the chill brought in by the surrounding high mountains of the Central Highlands. All of Nuwara Eliya Hotels and Nuwara Eliya Guest Houses feature pipe-borne hot water.

Nuwara Eliya draws in Sri Lankan tourists as well as foreign tourists. During the month of April, the city is overrun by the Sri Lankan tourists from all over the island resulting in a major spike in room rates of Nuwara Eliya budget hotels and mid range Nuwara Eliya Hotels. Then again during the months of August and December, room rates get a boost in view of the school vacations. Should you plan to visit during April or August or December, hotel bookings well in advance of these months would be of great value.

Some of the luxury hotels are renovated, restored or reconstructed colonial buildings: 155 room Grand Hotel at the heart of Nuwara Eliya is a restored colonial bungalow now endowed with a new wing; Heritance Tea Factory in the outskirts of Nuwara Eliya at Kandapola is an ingenious modification of a colonial tea factory with its compartments, machinery and equipment intact. Most of the guest houses too are renovations, restorations and conversions on old colonial bungalows and tea bungalows used by the colonial British businessmen and planters during the 19th century.

The advantages in staying at a Nuwara Eliya Hotel or at a Nuwara Eliya Guest House is numerous: Nuwara Eliya is a fine base to set off exploring the nature World Heritage site of Horton Plains and the nearly one kilometer deep steep escarpment called World’s End; Nuwara Eliya Golf Club which spreads over 90 acres and Queen Victoria Park are situated in the heart of the city; Haggala Botanical Gardens, Galways' Land Bird Sanctuary and Labookele Tea Centre are within few minutes drive. While Lake Gregory affords the opportunities for boating and rowing, Nuwara Eliya Turf Club is open to all visitors for Horse Riding.

Nuwara Eliya is reached by Colombo-Avissawella-Hatton-Nuwara Eliya A7 main motor road. Though Nuwara Eliya isn’t connected by the Railway, the closest railway station at scenic hill country city of Nanu-Oya makes the journey by railway too possible by highland railway line from Colombo via Kandy and Hatton.

Nuwara Eliya Hotels - City

Grand Hotel
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 155 rooms
International Star grading:

St Andrew’s Hotel
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 52 rooms
International Star grading:

Galway Forest Lodge
Location: Upper Lake Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 52 rooms
International Star grading:

Windsor Hotel
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 49 rooms
International Star grading:

Glendower Hotel
Location: Grand Hotel Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 52 rooms
International Star grading:

Hotel Sunhill
Location: Unique View Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 22 rooms
International Star grading:

The Trevene Holiday Bungalow
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: guest house
Rooms: 10 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Brockenhurst
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Governor's Chalets
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: overlooking Lake Gregory
Type: guest house
Rooms: 3 wooden chalets
International Star grading: not graded

Hotel Green Garden
Location: opposite Nuwaraeliya Town Hall, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: overlooking tea estates
Type: guest house
Rooms: 11 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Alpine Hotel
Location: Haddon Hill Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: budget hotel
Rooms: 25 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Ceybank Rest
Location: Badulla Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: guest house
Rooms: 19 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Nuwara Eliya Hotels- interior

Heritance Tea Factory
Location: Kandapola, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: amidst a tea estate
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 57 rooms
International Star grading: 4 star

Jetwing Warwick Gardens
Location: Ambewela, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: 6 acre estate amidst the mountains
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Avian Breeze
Location: Badulla Road towards Welimada
Setting: on a hillock
Type: guest house
Rooms: 5 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Craigbank
Location: Ambewela, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: 6 acre estate amidst the mountains
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Amaya Langdale
Location: Radalla, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: with a view of mountains
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Westminster House
Location: 4km off the city limit
Setting: overlooking tea estates
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Maples Luxury Holiday Resort
Location: Magasthota,Nuwara Eliya
Setting: overlooking tea estates
Type: guest house
Rooms: 6 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Forest Dale Holiday Bungalow
Location: Labookelle, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: overlooking tea estates
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Black Pool Bungalow
Location: 4km’s away From Nuwara Eliya Town
Setting: with a view of Mount Piduruthalagala
Type: guest house
Rooms: 7 rooms
International Star grading: not graded