Boutique hotel · Haputale

Kirchhayn Bungalow

Aislaby Estate and Farm on Attampitiya Road, about 15 minutes from Bandarawela, at 1,400 m

About Kirchhayn Bungalow

Rooms
5 types
Dining
2 places
Swimming
Pool

A colonial tea planter's bungalow with 5 suites on the Aislaby Estate outside Bandarawela, at 1,400 m in the Uva tea country.

It still belongs to the Bostock family, planters here since the 1920s; the bungalow and 50 acres are what the family kept when Aislaby was nationalised in 1973.

Guests have a rock swimming pool, a grass tennis court and croquet lawn, and walks up through the tea to the Bostock seats and the patana above the estate.

Rooms and suites

  • Bostock Suite
    King bedBathtub

    The master suite: king four-poster, French windows to the garden, dressing room, antique claw-foot bath and walk-in shower.

  • Pyman Suite
    Queen bedsLiving room

    2 queen beds and a small sitting area facing the front garden.

  • Wickwar Suite

    Period furniture and a shelf of old books.

  • Lushington Suite
    Queen bedLiving room

    Queen four-poster, its own courtyard entrance and a rattan sitting area.

  • Taylor Suite
    Queen bedBathtub

    The honeymoon suite, set apart: queen four-poster and a sunken bath in a marble bathroom.

Dining

  • Dining roomCandlelit dinners served by staff in white jackets, with a wine list.
  • VerandaBreakfast of tropical fruit, a full English or a Sri Lankan spread, with Aislaby tea or Kirchhayn coffee.

Amenities

Pools and spa

Rock swimming pool in the garden

More dining

Breakfast on the verandaLunch on the veranda, in the dining room or packed for the estateCandlelit dinner in the dining roomWine list

Activities

Grass tennis courtCroquetGolf pitching rangeCarpet boulesBirdwatchingTea estate walks to the Bostock seats1.5-hour trek to the patana above the estateLibrary

Services

Lodging for drivers in the groundsSitting room with an open fireCable TV and DVDs

For families

Children up to 12 can share their parents' room

Good to know

  • Evenings can drop to 10°C or below; bring a warm layer.
  • Children up to 12 can share their parents' room.
  • About 4.5 hours from Colombo and 1.5 hours from Nuwara Eliya; Ella is 40 minutes away.

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