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The Hill Country 179 The Ancient Cities 126 West Coast 125 The South 118 South of Colombo 73 Colombo 69 Kandy 53 North of Colombo 52 The East 41 Negombo 36 Aluthgama, Bentota & Induruwa 29 Galle 27 Nuwara Eliya 26 Ella 20 Jaffna & the North 20 Unawatuna 18 Anuradhapura 16 Tangalla 14 Jaffna 14 Kandy to Nuwara Eliya 13 Polonnaruwa 13 Tissamaharama 11 Sigiriya 11 Arugam Bay 11 Sinharaja Forest Reserve 10 Dambulla 10 Uppuveli & Nilaveli 10 Around Kandy 10 Around Negombo 9 Haputale 8 Ahangama & Midigama 8 Matara 7 Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) 7 Ratnapura 6 Mirissa 6 Marakolliya Beach 6 Hikkaduwa & Around 6 Vavuniya 6 Habarana 6 Uppuveli 6 Bandarawela 6 Colombo To Kandy 6 Matara to Tangalla 5 Giritale 5 Batticaloa 5 Trincomalee 5 Kitulgala 4 Weligama 4 South of Negombo 4 Waikkal & Marawila 4 Ambalangoda & Around 4 Ampara 4 Nilaveli 4 Badulla 4 Embilipitiya 3 Around Tissamaharama 3 Kirinda 3 Kataragama 3 Unawatuna to Koggala 3 Wilpattu National Park & Puttalam 3 Kurunegala 3 Around Batticaloa 3 Kalkudah & Passekudah Beaches 3 Monaragala 3 Belihul Oya 3 Horton Plains National Park & World's End 2 Uda Walawe National Park 2 Hambantota 2 Matale 2 Around Ella 2 Pinnewala Elephant Orphanage 1 Wellawaya 1 Rekawa Beach 1 Yala National Park 1 Kalpitiya to Negombo 1 Around Polonnaruwa & Habarana 1 Mihintale 1

Best places to stay in Sri Lanka

Endless beaches. Vivid culture. Exotic wildlife. This is Sri Lanka, and you'll need somewhere to stay while you explore all it has to offer. Lonely Planet authors have taken the arduous task of seeking out the best places to stay in Sri Lanka, for you.

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Amaya Hills

Hats off to the architects for making the most of Amaya Hills’ perfect location...

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Ritas Hotel And Beach Restaurant

Keeping passing travellers content for years, Rita’s has tidy backrooms for those on a budget while midrange cruisers will find the fancier ocean-facing rooms, which are larger and have more attention to detail, to their pleasure...

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Nilaveli Beach

Newly rebuilt after the tsunami and offering superb value, the Nilaveli Beach Hotel is easily the best place to stay in the whole Trincomalee region...

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Jetwing Vil Uyana

For the jet-setter, Jetwing’s luxurious safari resort is hard to beat...

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Amaya Lake

This place used to be called Culture Club but has changed its name to Amaya Lake. Boy George references aside, this is a lovely and inviting place to spend a night or two. The huge, breezy complex has 106 stylish villas set in beautiful gardens...

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Cinnamon Lodge

The 150 spacious rooms come in vaguely Portuguese colonial-style duplexes, and set in 11 hectares of lush landscaping. A nature trail leads to a tree-house platform for viewing birds and monkeys. It has a Thai restaurant and fitness centre.

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Sigiriya Village

This is one of the prettiest hotels in Sigiriya, thanks to its spectacular views of Sigiriya rock that reflect off the shimmering swimming pool; non-guests can use the pool for Rs 200...

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Heritance Kandalama

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Mangrove Cabanas

Sat slap-bang on a breathtaking stretch of near deserted beach, this superb place has several rustic but chic cabanas hidden under the trees...

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Sharon Inn

One of Kandy’s longest established guest houses and still one of the best. Excellent views, art deco styling, and nine scrupulously clean rooms decorated with Sri Lankan arts and crafts add up to a relaxing place to stay...

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Ganesh Garden

One of the first places to re-open after the tsunami and a magnet to budget-hungry travellers ever since...

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Hideaway

The Hideaway is truly a gorgeous place in which to hide away from the mean old world beyond its gates...

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Frangipani Motel

Modern and kitsch in the most perfect of ways, this family-run guest house is the prize of Galle...

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