Overlooking a mirror-still reservoir in Sri Lanka’s verdant hill country, Camellia Hills sits on a mountainside amidst emerald tea bushes and pine forests. A contemporary interpretation of a tea planter’s bungalow, the 5 luxurious bedrooms, living and dining areas are located across a series of levels, allowing guests to drink in the stunning panoramas while relaxing on cushy sofas warmed by an open fire, dining in the semi-open air or swimming lengths in the refreshing garden pool.

Location

The bungalow is surrounded by steeply rising hills planted with impossibly neat rows of vivid green tea on the Dunkeld estate in Dickoya. Hidden in amongst the jaw-dropping scenery are century-old tea factories, gushing waterfalls, colonial-era churches and colourful Hindu shrines. Around four and a half hour drive from Colombo and two hours from Kandy, the bungalow can be reached via the market town of Hatton – 18 kilometres away – or by landing on the lake via seaplane.