Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Beijing
Kahanda Kanda, one of Southern Sri Lanka's newest boutique hotels, offers the indulgent luxuries of a private villa with the service of a five star hotel, and is situated near the southern coast not far from Galle. Perched high above Koggala Lake with stunning views across the lake and jungle, this 10acre working tea estate is a collaboration of the English designer/owner and a talented Australian architect has produced a villa of outstanding ethnic luxury and style. Yellow Moon Lodge, a name synonym to Kahanda Kanda was built in 2000 as a private villa, Kahanda Kanda is now one of the chic brigades of boutique hotels, perched on top of a ridge and surrounded by a 12-acre tea estate. It is 15km from Galle, 5 km inland from the coast and still being only ten minutes from the world's best beaches. Accommodation is arranged in terraced, stand alone, en-suite pavilions which offer breathtaking panoramic views of palm fringed jungle and the Indian Ocean while 'room' is stylishly and comfortably furnished in the Asian manner. Offering an exquisite fusion cuisine, the hotel uses only the freshest local produce, along with a selection of vegetables and herbs grown on the estate, thereby ensuring the best of flavors. Both the two resident chefs have been trained in Thailand, and offer a mouth-watering range of Thai dishes, as well as western fusion specials. The infinity edged pool enables the energetic to work off an indulgent lunch, whilst others simply float around. At the deepest end a cascade falls from the carved wall above, flowing across the pool to its perpetuity edge and seeming to flow beyond to Koggala Lake in the distance.
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General Information:
| Category: | Epoque Classic Superior [learn more] |
| Address: | , Beijing, zipcode: [view map] |
| Type: | Boutique Hotel |
| Best Rate: | 2088 CNY [View Calendar] |
| Total Rooms: | |
| Languages Spoken by Staff: | English, |
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Beijing, China
Beijing is located in northern China, covers an area of more than 16,800 square kilometers (6,487 square miles) and has a population of 13 million people. Beijing is at its best in late spring and autumn, when people can enjoy bright sunshine and blue skies. As the capital of China, Beijing is the nation's political, economic, cultural and educational center and the most important base for international trade. Beijing boasts many phenomenal places. Its long history started some 500,000 years ago. Although Beijing now is modern, fashionable and full of 21st Century vitality, you can experience authentic Beijing life and discover the old Beijing by exploring its many teahouses, temple fairs, Hutong and Courtyard, and the Opera. With the biggest central square in the world - Tiananmen Square -, the Forbidden City, a section of the Great Wall and the Temple of Heaven, Beijing attracts both domestic and foreign visitors who all come wonder at its century-old history and unique culture. Strolling around Beijing, you'll find it has much in common with any other great metropolis elsewhere in the world. There are skyscrapers; busy shopping malls and an endless stream of traffic that makes the city the much the same as others. Modern hotels offer the highest standards of service and convenience.