The Best Hipster Hotels near Nuwara Eliya City Centre
A toplist | Updated December 2025
A crowd-sourced toplist with the best hipster hotels in Nuwara Eliya City Centre, Nuwara Eliya. Edited by Ella Norberg.
This is a toplist with the best hipster hotels near Nuwara Eliya City Centre, Nuwara Eliya. You can help to make this list better by voting for your favourite places!
This is cute little hotel in heart of Nuwara Eliya. Among thousands of properties, I finally selected this hotel because of the location, price and good communication.
Rooms are spacious, well furnished, has cable TV, a safe, a fridge and a very good bathroom with uninterrupted hot water.
Staff is very friendly, caring and attentive.
We booked 2nights half board basis. English breakfast is excellent. Their Chinese dinner is average but the second day Western dinner is delicious. I recommend to order Western for dinner. Fruit juices and soups are very good too.
Hotel has a well maintained beautiful Garden, a cute English pub and well furnished and decorated interior.
We are well satisfied for the price we paid and I definitely recommend the hotel for family and couple stays.
"Grand hotel" the name says it all! It's an old English styled high class place! A hotel which loves the nature, the gardens are so beautiful! Excellent service from the staff! It's very popular among the locals and also among many tourists. They have a variety of restaurants which makes it easy for the guests to choose what they want. The food is great in all the restaurants (Pizzas at the T lounge are so delicious) Since it's a classy place you can't expect cheap prices but the prices are relatively good. A must visit in Nuwara Eliya!
The pictures are of the Hotel's Tea lounge.
Worth visiting again!
Liked · The property on the whole was amazing. Cozy little villa! Just like a fairy tale house. Everything in it was just as what's described online. The breakfast was smashing. The room was super clean. The bed, the bathroom, the curtains, the rugs, the facilities- all were so clean and dust free.
Disliked · The toilet didn't have a hand shower, so that was a little inconvenient.
The admin lady charged me extra, by mistake. Thank god I noticed it and asked her to refund it immediately as cash- then and there.
The staff were very friendly, the rooms are quite spacious for a family of three, and provides hot water and a heating system on request. The food was prepared very well with much care. Their menu is quite good and the food doesn't dissapoint. Breakfast was a really nice spread. The property also has a large and very well maintained garden.
Room condition: 100%
Bathware: 100%
Friendly staff: 100%
Help just in case: 100%
Hot water: yes
Tea/coffee making: yes
A clean and nice place like home. Extremely satisfied with the warm welcome at first sight by the front office. Supportive staff with sound knowledge about the most attractive places to visit nearby.
Great colonial style hotel with friendly and hospitable staff. Food was delicious.
A minor improvement would be just to ensure the rooms are completely dust free. Would recommend
Quiet place
Very close to the town
Reasonable pricing
Room heater and bathroom heaters working good
Clean
Building will require some renovation soon
They allowed me to use their water to wash my car
Friendly management
We had the most wonderful time at this lovely hide away. The staff was extremely attentive and courteous not to mention the genuine pride they showed us in their hospitality. The premise is well appointed and cozy-timeless yet contemporary at the sametime. The superbly maintained garden is a rare gem. Chef Dinesh was so nice in offering us a variety of delicious local dishes to try. All the vegetables are from their own organic garden and you can taste how fresh they are. Bernard was always close by and ready, making our stay the most pleasant one. You must try their high tea by the fireplace with fresh homemade cream. Superb food, seamless service and clean! clean! and clean :) We shall definitely return everytime we visit Sri Lanka. A big thank you to Mihiri and Duminda for introducing us to this wonderful gem.
Beautiful place & location..Staff was exceptionally friendly and understanding. We visited this place with our 6 year old son..
Food was awesome! If your visiting Nuweraeliya this place should be on your bucket list.
Everything was just spot-on!
The manager also arranged pony rides and educated us on close by pilgrim sites, with historical value which we had no idea about.
Meals were arranged on different locations inside the Palace.
It's was totally worth it.
Group of 10 stayed here for the night. The accommodation was very good. The hotel staff was very courteous and the food was prepared fresh. They made us feel very comfortable and the owner came and spent time with us to make sure our comfort. Highly recommended!
This is a very good hotel to stay. Spacious and clean rooms available with all needs. Food was good. Must comment regarding the service; it is the most attractive part of this hotel. Every staff member provides super and friendly service. Thank you team Araliya Red.
Extremely clean and tidy rooms ....Wooden floors and interior keeps inside warm...well maintained property even in this pandemic situation with minimized bussiness.
Food is OK..but not the best(Acceptable as they are offering budget packages these days).
Situated in a very convenient location with easy access and Private Parking.
Stayed for the night on an impulsive decision, but there was nothing to disappoint you in the villa. The hotel is in the middle of an area full of hotels, schools and residencies. It does have a small back garden to where our balcony opens up. Other than that that, there's no view. However, the rooms are comfy, bathroom spacious and the service is excellent. You don't get a big variety for food, but whatever offered is done with great care. Overall i liked my time in the villa very much.
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