Savour gourmet meals, indulge in pampering from a personal butler and observe life on a working tea estate at Ceylon Tea Trails…
A few weeks ago, Condé Nast Traveller announced the winners of the 2023 Gold List which features the best hotels, resorts and cruises from around the world. This annual list is carefully curated by the Condé Nast Traveller’s global editorial team highlighting unique, sophisticated and classic hotels that epitomize the golden standard of service and hospitality.
Condé Nast Traveller was launched in the US in 1987, and it is now the leading monthly travel magazine, with nine international editions. The long-running Condé Nast Traveller’s Gold List is the most awaited travel announcement of the year.
Itthe first Sri Lankan hotel to be featured in this prestigious Gold List. In the words of its founder Malik Fernando, the Condé Nast Traveller describes this one-of-a-kind hotel as “Downton Abbey in the tropics”.
Multi-Bungalow Experience
Tea Trails consists of five colonial-era bungalows, meticulously restored as tea planter residencies, spread throughout the scenic Ceylon tea region in Sri Lanka.“Its location is absolutely pristine, unchanged for over 100 years, and surrounded by fields of emerald green tea wherever you look,” said Resplendent Ceylon Managing Director Malik Fernando.
Each bungalow has its own charm. Norwood with its billiards room, Dunkeld with an infinity pool, Castlereagh with its superb garden suits, Summerville with the roaring fires and Tientsin with the rose terraces. Walking trails connect all five bungalows to one another. You can stay in one, you can trek or cycle to another. You can have lunch at one, and tea at another. This is what makes your stay at Tea Trails a truly amazing and unique experience.
“I never dreamt it possible when we started; I am absolutely over the moon. It is an accolade not only for Ceylon Tea Trails but also for Sri Lanka because it is the Sri Lankan service, the warm, genuine hospitality that is inherent in Sri Lankans that has helped us win this award,” added Malik Fernando.
Tranquil Paradise at Ceylon Tea Trails
Ceylon Tea Trails is not only an amazing property with warm hospitality but also the ideal travel destination for trekking or biking against the breathtaking scenery of misty hills, magical waterfalls and lush greenery.
Condé Nast Traveller’s Gold List identifies classic properties that are authentic and deliver world-class hospitality, which is why this has now become iconic for being the first recipient of this recognition in Sri Lanka.
