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Araliya Green Hills Hotel

Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
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Araliya Green Hills is a colonial-style hotel in the centre of Nuwara Eliya, near Lake Gregory, and the first hotel in town with a temperature-controlled swimming pool. Run by Araliya Resorts & Spas, it has a Balinese spa, two restaurants and three bars, and rooms and suites looking out over the town and the surrounding hills.

Which room should I book?

All rooms have heaters, free Wi-Fi, a minibar fridge, tea and coffee making facilities, a television, a safe, and bathrobes, slippers and a hair dryer in the bathroom. The four names below are the ones you will see when you choose a room.

  • Deluxe Room – the hotel's Deluxe Rooms, compact at 27 square metres but well furnished, with views over vegetable gardens, mountains and tea-covered hills and a bathroom with a bathtub or a walk-in shower. If you prefer one or the other, say so when you book. A Deluxe room sleeps up to three adults, or two adults with up to two children.
  • Super Deluxe – larger rooms of 43 square metres with a balcony and a bathroom with a bathtub. Araliya sells them as rooms for two adults; as booked here they take up to three adults, or two adults with up to two children, so ask for an extra bed if you need one.
  • Presidential Suite – 62-square-metre suites with plush, richly decorated interiors and a marble bathroom with a bathtub or jacuzzi. Up to three adults, or two adults with up to two children.
  • Royal Suite – the hotel's largest accommodation at 73.5 square metres, on the fourth floor, furnished with traditional Sri Lankan teak furniture and antiques and looking out over Nuwara Eliya to Pidurutalagala, the island's highest mountain. The bathroom has a bathtub or jacuzzi. Up to three adults, or two adults with up to two children.

What is the food like?

The Glen Fall Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, and the Marigold à la carte restaurant is open from midday until late evening. For drinks there is the High Forest Bar, Horton's Wine Bar and a bar by the pool.

What is there to do at the hotel?

The temperature-controlled pool makes a swim possible even on a cold hill-country evening, and the Balinese spa is the place to warm up after a day out on the plains or in the tea. The hotel is in the middle of town, so the shops, the parks and the lake are all close by.

What is nearby?

Lake Gregory is about three minutes away by road, and Victoria Park, the Nuwara Eliya Golf Club and the old post office are all in the town centre around the hotel. Hakgala Botanical Gardens is about ten minutes' drive, and the Bomburu Ella waterfall about half an hour. Allow about an hour each way for Horton Plains National Park and the walk to World's End, and just under an hour for Devon Falls on the road towards Hatton.

How do I get from the airport to Araliya Green Hills?

Nuwara Eliya is high in the central hills, a long drive up from Bandaranaike International Airport through the tea country. The simplest way to arrive is a private transfer from Colombo airport to Araliya Green Hills, which takes you all the way to the door. By train, the nearest station on the hill-country line is Nanu Oya, about 3 kilometres away in a straight line.

Who is Araliya Green Hills best suited to?

It suits couples and families who want a comfortable, central hotel with a heated pool, within walking distance of the town and the lake. Couples wanting more room should book a Super Deluxe or one of the suites; families of three fit into a Deluxe room. For more choice in the area see our places to stay in Nuwara Eliya, or the other Araliya Resorts & Spas hotels.

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What guests say

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Great location , we'll maintained property.

Beautiful location alone make this property the perfect choice . The view from the room is just perfect. The amenities perfect value for money. Perfect for a family stay. Clean rooms

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Green hills, friendly, supportive, decorative , clean , 206

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Araliya Green Hills

Super qulity stay Hope to see u soon

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