At The Hide@Kalametiya, your hosts (service staff) are villagers for whom Sri Lankan hospitality is but second nature. We make sure that you experience the caring and sharing that form the magic of rural Sri Lanka.
You can book The Hide@Kalametiya for your friends or family and have its exclusive use (6 adults and 2 children is maximum capacity) or book the rooms separately (as double or single). Either way you enjoy the following:
- Airport to location transfers by luxury car, van, coach, rail/road combination transfers or helicopter (Arranged through reputed service providers charged at cost)
- Hot (solar-heated) and cold water facilities
- Pure drinking water made out of the air
- 24 hour service on request with attending resident staff
- Open area restaurant with 12 covers facing a water pond, serving meals at all times from a well equipped home type kitchen
- Sri Lankan, continental or other Asian a-la-carte food service with a focus on healthy living, using fresh local produce in the main bought from small farmers of the area
- Non-alcoholic herbal and fruit drinks
- Well equipped library and study resource centre
- Access to the Internet
- IDD telephone/fax facilities,
- Music and TV on request in the public areas,
- Inter-com service
- Laundry room
- Binoculars on request
- Local modes of transport by three wheelers (tut-tut), bicycle, bullock cart or vans operated by members of the community,
- Customized bird watching, walking, turtle nesting and catamaran tours, temple visits, community interaction tours in the area conducted by members of the community
- Tours to other regions and sites of interest in Sri Lanka and other travel facilitation arranged through a reputed tour operator
The Rooms
Chamara : (meaning Ambiance) Located with entrance from the main hall, contains a king-sized bed, bathroom with a bath-tub and shower cubicle. A/C, ceiling fans and an intercom telephone is available.
Monara: (Peacock) Located opposite the Chamara room in the inner part of the house, contains a queen-sized bed, a separate study-room, a bathroom with bath-tub and shower cubicle. A/C, ceiling fans and an intercom telephone is available. Ideal for long staying guests wishing to undertake writing assignments or conduct research activities.
Pawana: (Wind) Located in the area of the open courtyard, provides two single beds, a bathroom with bath-tub and shower cubicle with a door opening to the garden. A/C, ceiling fans and an intercom telephone is available.
The bonus offer for our guests are the birds and the bird sounds, chanting of Buddhist sutras in the nearby temple to wake you in the morning, walks through the Kalametiya bird sanctuary, interactions with people of the area sharing their lifestyles, visits to temples in the evenings or participate in ceremonies on special occasions and on-call unlimited serving of herbal and fruit drinks. In essence, you can enjoy the magic of rural Sri Lanka in reasonable comfort.
A 38’X15’ well equipped swimming pool with a relaxing deck operating from 6 am to 10 pm. (Available from October 2006) |
