With an excellent location at the northern end of Nuwara Eliya town overlooking the century-old golf course, the misty mountains and Single Tree Hill, Craigbank is in a wonderfully peaceful part of town. Set in a beautifully manicured child-friendly garden with preened lawns, a collection of multi-coloured roses and clipped hedges containing bright purple agapanthus, this excellently-maintained fully-restored property is 160 years old and offers plenty of colonial character. On the sweeping verandah to the front of the property, potted petunias and marigolds scatter the tiled floor beside adjustable colonial armchairs with thick cushions from where afternoon tea can be enjoyed overlooking the green lawns to the misty mountains beyond. Many birds visit the garden to share in the serenity of the location.

Inside this stately property, refurbished by a previous French owner to European standards of comfort, are four individually designed bedrooms which, along with the other rooms in the house, have their own individual colour scheme - chocolate, burgundy, white and green – to add a touch of personality. Fireplaces provide not only extra warmth in the bedrooms and lounge but also add to the property’s evocative colonial presence; Ceylonese prints, leather bound books, brass candelabras, hunting memorabilia hark back to an earlier time in the island’s history when the British planters made this Hill Country town their home. Leisurely days spent hunting, fishing, golfing or at the races were followed by nights indulging in fresh cuisine and G&Ts beside a roaring log fire.

Little has changed today; whilst the activities you might indulge in are slightly different to those of the past, at Craigbank you can still revel in the cosy life of a planter at home with all its luxurious comforts and perks! Each of the staff at Craigbank is an expert in authentic hospitality, especially manager Jude who anticipates your every need and carries everything out with a polite balance of discretion and warmth. It is this excellent balance of comfort, service and location that make Craigbank such a good choice in Nuwara Eliya for anyone looking for an evocative base from which to explore the area.

• Bed Linen
• Board Games/Toys
• Car Parking
• Coffee Machine
• Main Dining (8 persons)
• Tumble Dryer
• DVD Library
• Hairdryers
• Hotplates
• IDD
• Iron/Board
• Equipped Kitchen
• Laundry Service (Sent out)
• Book Selection
• Food Menu
• Microwave
• Oven/Hotplates
• Extra Bed (Roll away/mattress)
• CD Player/Stereo System
• Toiletries
• Towels
• TV (Satellite/Cable)
• TV (Local channels)
• Washing Machine
• Security
• Service Staff
• Babysitter
• Manager
• Masseuse/Spa Therapist
• Driver (10 hours)
• Chef/Cook (All meals)
• Housekeeping (Full time)

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Entering the house from the furnished front verandah, guests immediately arrive in the comfortable drawing room where a couple of squashy sofas are placed symmetrically in front of a large open fire. Books and interior design magazines are arranged in neat piles on the coffee table between the sofas whilst interesting prints and photographs draw your attention to the soft fabric-covered walls, which are a feature throughout the property; each room being personalised by its own rich shade.

As you cross the drawing room, you come to an L-shaped, olive-green hallway decorated with old prints, photographs and hunting trophies, that runs from a small TV room past the four bedrooms to the kitchen at the far end. Directly across the hall from the drawing room, through matching high carved doors, is the elegant dining room where silver candelabra take pride of place atop a long teak dining table. The walls blush a deep burgundy and a little serving hatch, still very much in use, provides a hint of nostalgia.

The four bedrooms have been named – quite typically – to reflect the direction in which they face. First is the dark chocolate-hued South room, the largest, which has a walk-through study with plenty of cupboard storage, a double bed, ensuite bathroom with bathtub and shower, and French windows leading onto the front verandah and side garden.

A little further along is East; a moss-green accented bedroom with double bed, writing desk, doors opening onto the side garden and ensuite bathroom with tub and shower. Opposite from East is West, also double-bedded, a slightly smaller red bedroom overlooking the front lawn. Its ensuite bathroom features an especially unusual round, ceramic antique bathtub as well as a shower.

Just beyond the jungle-painted wall at the far end of the hall is the final bedroom; North. Painted white, it has twin beds and a large bathroom with twin basins, tub and shower. To one side of this bedroom are the kitchen and laundry rooms, which are typically the domain of the staff.

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