Luxury is about living in a way where you appreciate things – like time, and the silence of the mountain jungle encircling this hotel estate. Centred on a 20-acre organic spice plantation, the beautifully renovated old Walawwa hotel is close to many of the island’s great attractions. Its walls are decorated with European and Asian art; its room fitted with restored Colonial furniture; its healthy
menus inspired by street food as much as fine dining, using local ingredients, many from its own gardens. Float in an infinity pool; spot monkeys, deer, porcupine, mongoose, civet, and wild boar; tap rubber; enjoy yoga, massage; pluck tea, cloves, pepper, coffee; go birding for eagles, owls, hornbills, parrots, barbets, babblers, or bulbuls; peel cinnamon; lose yourself in a large library; take jungle walks; harvest cardamom, turmeric, ginger; pet mini schnauzers; fertilize vanilla; enjoy gardens of orchids, heliconia, mango, coconut, palms, frangipani, jak and teak. Above all, come – and find peace.
