The sacred city of Kandy, a world heritage site, is located in the district of Kandy of the Central highlands of Sri Lanka. The central location of Kandy has been instrumental in the city becoming a major transportation hub of Sri Lanka. The combination of being one of the main tourist attractions and a major transportation hub of the island has resulted in Kandy featuring a wide array of accommodation options ranging from 5 star luxury hotels to boutique hotels, from villas and guest houses.

The sacred city of Kandy, a world heritage site, is located in the district of Kandy of the Central highlands of Sri Lanka. The central location of Kandy has been instrumental in the city becoming a major transportation hub of Sri Lanka. The combination of being one of the main tourist attractions and a major transportation hub of the island has resulted in Kandy featuring a wide array of accommodation options ranging from 5 star luxury hotels to boutique hotels, from villas and guest houses.

During the period of November to April, the main tourist season of Sri Lanka, and again during the fortnight of Kandy Esala Perehera pageant in August, the luxury hotels, Villas, boutique hotels, guest houses in Kandy enjoy the highest level of room occupancy. Room reservations during these periods are hard to come by. To get around the complication, the majority of the tourists visiting Kandy, do make their bookings well in advance. Among the star class hotels of International standing are Mahaweli Reach Hotel, Earl’s Regency, Amaya Hills, Jetwing Hunas Falls Hotel, Hotel Swiss , Hotel Thilanka, Chaaya Citadel , Queens Hotel, Hotel Hilltop , Hotel Topaz , Devon Hotel, and Oruthota Chalets .

The class of the accommodation options not withstanding, most of the hotels,villas, boutique hotels and rest houses in the district of Kandy are scenically located amidst the rings of mountains and some even on the banks of the River Mahaweli, the largest river in the island. The Climate of the Kandy district being Mediterranean, and an abundance of luscious garden fresh tropical fruits being served at hotels, your holidays in Kandy is destined to be rejuvenating. Kandy being a high value cultural destination, its value in terms of a golfing resort is often overlooked. The golf course at Victoria Golf & Country Resort, Digana, Kandy is one of the best 100 golf courses in the world. It is the finest in the Indian sub continent. The golf resort equipped with a club house, a swimming pool and a tennis court, is home to a couple of dozen of fine guest houses. Once again, it would be good idea to book your room reservations well in advance.