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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: The Hill Town Cottage in Nuwara Eliya offers family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and garden or mountain views. Each room includes a work desk, sofa, and free toiletries. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace, garden, restaurant, and free WiFi. Additional amenities include a lounge, shared kitchen, outdoor seating area, and picnic spots. Delicious Breakfast: A highly rated breakfast is served daily, featuring local and international options. The property staff and service support receive high praise from guests. Local Attractions: Located 3 km from Gregory Lake and 10 km from Hakgala Botanical Garden, the cottage is 48 km from Castlereigh Reservoir Seaplane Base. Activities such as fishing, hiking, and cycling are available.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.3 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

    • Want a great night's sleep? This property was highly rated for its very comfy beds.


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Number of guests
 
1 double bed
1 single bed
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1 large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Kabyayan
    India India
    Everything is likeable! Starting from the location, the property, the staff, the tea, breakfast and the room of course! I wish I spent more time here! Definitely worth visiting again and again!
  • Laura
    Spain Spain
    Very good experience at this hotel! The breakfast was really nice and Ragú is a very good host, he tell us about things to do in Nuwara Eliya and recommend a very good local restaurante!
  • Murad
    Bangladesh Bangladesh
    The weather and accomodations and behavior is good
  • Annika
    Estonia Estonia
    Great stay, like home! Clean, good beds, hot water. Quiet, beautiful house! 10 min walk to the city center. The owner is very friendly and helpful, always there for us. Radhu took us on a hike and showed us interesting places in the area. Nuwara...
  • Leon
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Brilliant for a short stay in Nuwara Eliya. Small walk from the town centre in a quiet location. The large room and bathroom provided a lot of comfort for our short stay. Tea or coffee was provided on arrival and in the morning. They arranged...
  • Eloise
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Staff were available at the property 24/7 and were incredibly helpful. We did a guided walking tour with Ragu to the tea plantations and local farms which we really enjoyed. Lovely property with a common lounge area so you can sit somewhere other...
  • Elisabeth
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Loved the faded charm of this old colonial building. Relaxing spot to take tea! Staff were friendly, welcoming and helpful. Away from hustle and bustle, but easily walkable to restaurants etc. Staff arranged a great Tuk Tuk tour, with Ranji, to...
  • Lu
    China China
    the staff is nice to give us help. A very sweet stay!
  • Jane
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    We really enjoyed our stay at Hill Town Cottage. The peaceful location is ideal as it’s close enough to the centre of town for a walk to all the main sights, but out of the busy traffic. It is also close to some good cafes including the excellent...
  • Andre
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very friendly place just a short walk from town. Super host who gave us a great breakfast and organised a tuk tuk outing which we enjoyed. Would thoroughly recommend a stay here

Hosted by Proprietor/Owner Mr. K.V. Anil Kumara

9.6
Host review score
Proprietor/Owner Mr. K.V. Anil Kumara
The Hill Town Cottage is an English style bungalow with a scenic beauty of the mountains and situated at the foot of Piduruthalagala mountain the highest in Sri Lanka. Situated approximately 1 km away from the center of Nuwara Eliya town. Hill Town Cottage has 2 family rooms which can accommodate 3 paxs.There are 2 couple bed rooms with a balcony facing the Piduruthalagala mountain. The Hill Town Cottage has free Wifi 24 hours, Restaurant, Drivers quarters (only room), free secured parking, garden and serves English breakfast. The guests are welcomed with a cup of hot Sri Lankan tea. The Hill Town Cottage not only welcomes couples but also has opened doors for families with kids. This guest house has easy access to the city, main attractions as Lake Gregory, Pidruthalagala mountain, race course, Victoria Park, Golf grounds, Single tree, and also Hakgala Botanical gardens. The Hill Town Cottage provides transportation to and from Nanuoya Station and to places of interest.
This beautiful scenic guest house is managed, maintained and run by a Family, which makes this place a family environment and a homely stay for the guests. Even the food is prepared by them and served to the table hot. This family is prepared to serve the guests 24 hours around the clock and is happy to welcome the guests with a smile and a hot cup of tea.
The Hill Town Cottage is situated at the foot of Piduruthalagala mountain (The highest mountain in Sri Lanka). Any guest can reach the Nuwara Eliya city by walking or by driving. Hill Town Cottage is situated on Lady Maccullum Drive, coming from Kandy or from Ragala, both routes connect to Lady Maccullum Drive. The guest can drive within 15 minutes or have a days tour to Lake Gregory, Single Tree, Lovers Leap, Holy Trinity Church, Golf Club and the Hill Club. Also, there are many tea centres such as Pedro tea centre, Mackwoods tea centre, and blue field tea centre for the best Sri Lankan tea. There are many water falls and many places of interests, like, Moon Plains, Horton Plains, Hakgala Botanical Gardens and Victoria Park.
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant #1

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House rules

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Check-in
From 12:30 to 19:30
Check-out
From 07:00 to 11:30
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Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

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