Tissewewa Rest House was built in colonial style by the British in 1907, as The Grand Hotel. This two-storeyed, tiled-roofed building stands in 11 acres of tree-lined parkland, conveniently situated on the edge of the ruined city of Anuradhapura - capital of the Sinhala kingdom from the 3rd century BC to around the 11th century. A short walk takes you to the Sacred Bodhi Tree, museums, temples and ancient bathing ponds. The enormous archaeological site of Anuradhapura, is best explored by bicycle.

The hotel is situated by Nuwara Wewa, a vast man-made lake and amidst stupendous monuments surrounded by sub tropical forest, ideal for adventure and wild life tours. Well furnished rooms, well stocked bars and restaurants with tasty dishes served by smiling stewards and stewardesses combine to create the right ambience to make it an out of the world experience.

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The hotel is situated on a 50 acre plot of land that was originally used for chena cultivation. The land was devoid of trees and completely abandoned at the time of purchase on the early 1990's. Since then, a new forest has been created through hard work and patience. For the landscaping of the hotel, more then 500 big trees (about 20 feet high) were brought from the Jungle, with the permission of the Forest Department and replanted in the garden of the hotel. Over 2000 other young plants have been planted to create a king of "botanical garden". The difficulty of irrigation during the dry season has been solved by the digging of wells in a different part of the land. Now trees of many species and varieties are found on the premises creating an atmosphere of cool tranquility. Varieties of mango have been introduced to start a mango orchard while other varieties of fruit - bearing trees have been scattered throughout the hotel premises to attract birds and wildlife.