By thotalagala
on Monday, March 19th, 2018 in Articles, Reviews.
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A thick carpet of emerald tea plantations cloaks Sri Lanka’s Hill Country. On the southwestern side of the region lies the lovely ‘golden valley’, Bogawantalawa, where amidst a sea of tea, planters’ bungalows overlook mirror-still Castlereagh Lake. Across on the eastern side of the uplands, the landscape is different: tea gardens mingle with pine forests and merge […]
By gfhoteltest
on Monday, February 5th, 2018 in Reviews.
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Read the latest Review by Telegraph UK on Thotalagala. Location In the southeastern corner of Hill Country, Thotalagala’s off the beaten track location affords an air of authentic rural life, with locals’ dwellings and vegetable gardens dotted around, and smiles and waves from all as you stroll past. Five miles north-east of Haputale, it balances […]
By thotalagala
on Tuesday, September 26th, 2017 in Reviews.
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The staff: We couldn’t have been met with a warmer welcome than we got from Claire and her team. Waiting for us as our dubiously-driven taxi arrived to deposit us in the middle of the tea plantations, we were ushered inside (our hangers-on, too) and shown through the property. We had our bags swiftly whisked […]
By thotalagala
on Friday, December 9th, 2016 in Reviews.
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Andrew Solomon from Conde Nast Traveler writes about Thotalagala tea plantation stay, Just a few short years after the end of its brutal civil war, Sri Lanka—with its rambling temple ruins, leafy tea plantations, and wide golden beaches—is bursting with optimism (but not the crowds). “We preferred the more recently refurbished estate house at Thotalagala, […]
By thotalagala
on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016 in Reviews.
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Published in Villa 88 magazine, Autumn 2016 issue The Galle Fort Hotel’s sister property, the Thotalagada tea estate Sri Lanka pays homage to this indigenous Lankan flavor. About 5 hours from Galle, in Sri Lanka’s northern Haputale district, a sprawling heritage boutique bungalow is nestled in the lap of hills, among 8,000 hectares of lush […]
By thotalagala
on Monday, April 4th, 2016 in Reviews.
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Reviewed by Condé Nast Traveler, Thotalagala planter’s bungalow has been added to the hotels to be in and to be seen in by the world renowned travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler on one of their latest reviews on Sri Lanka. “Base yourself at Thotalagala, a planter’s bungalow turned seven-suite hotel near Dambatenne, the world’s most famous […]
By thotalagala
on Wednesday, February 10th, 2016 in Reviews.
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Reviewed by Style in Sri Lanka, Along the winding roads of Sri Lanka’s hill country through the nearby town of Haputale lies Thotalagala, a stylishly refurbished Tea bungalow owned by the Thomas Lipton Dambatenne tea estate. I was delighted to be invited for a 2 night stay to experience the bungalow and nearby sights, including […]
