“Basil Fawlty meets Kubla Khan in Helga Blow’s decadent chic home. A red 1930s building surrounded by jungle. Dark muralled rooms full of historical paintings, photographs and antiques. Home cooked food and a well stocked bar. A truly eccentric stay that should be on everyone's 'to visit' list. ”
“Basil Fawlty meets Kubla Khan in Helga Blow’s decadent chic home. A red 1930s building surrounded by jungle. Dark muralled rooms full of historical paintings, photographs and antiques. Home cooked food and a well stocked bar. A truly eccentric stay that should be on everyone's 'to visit' list. ”
Hotel Review
Written by Lincoln Seligman
Recommended For
- Writing a novel
- Quirky and fascinating- every inch is covered in paintings, frescoes, sculptures etc reflecting the hotels artistic life.
- Museums
- Visit the National Museum in Kandy in a building that once housed concubines and now memrobilia from the pre-colonial days.
- Sights nearby
- Visit Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist relic the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
- Wildlife Area
- Spend a day at the nearby elephant orphanage, a must for any animal lovers.
- Great walks
- Wake up early and take a leisurely stroll aound Kandy Lake.
- Charming
- Full of character
- Rooms with balcony/terrace
- Lively
- Owner managed
- Views
- Free wifi
- Quirky
- Historic
- Restaurant
Facilities
- Swimming Pool
- Lovely Outdoor Pool
- Parking
- Free parking
- Outdoor dining
- Rooms with balcony/terrace
- Bar
- Views
- Free wifi
- Wifi
- Air conditioning
- Suites
- Sitting Room
- Garden
- Restaurant
Activities
- Museums
- Visit the National Museum in Kandy in a building that once housed concubines and now memrobilia from the pre-colonial days.
- Sights nearby
- Visit Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist relic the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic.
- Wildlife Area
- Spend a day at the nearby elephant orphanage, a must for any animal lovers.
- Great walks
- Wake up early and take a leisurely stroll aound Kandy Lake.
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Helga's Folly
"Gandhi stayed here and Paula Yates loved it. A handsome mansion built in the 1930s, run by the eccentric Helga De Silva, the property is now a faded but incredible Alice-in-Wonderland-meets-Hammer-Horror bohemian ghost ride experience."
Originally published by The Telegraph (view article)
