Ceylon Tea Trails picked for prestigious Conde Nast Traveler Gold List
View(s):Ceylon Tea Trails, the world’s first tea resort is on the prestigious and highly coveted Condé Nast Traveler’s 2023 Gold List, highlighting editors’ all-time favourite hotels around the world that exemplify the gold standard of service and hospitality.
The long-running Gold List is one of the most awaited selections and announcements of the year. The list reflects the sensibilities and taste of the editors and readers from across the world when it comes to travel – a testament to experiential travel and hotels that deliver authenticity and world-class hospitality. The Gold List is an edit of the best hotels in the world, classics that have crafted their reputation and outlook over many years.
Describing Tea Trails in the Conde Nast Traveler report, Harriet Compston writes:
“It’s hard not to catch your breath at the beauty of Bogawantalawa Valley’s emerald-green hills, a four-hour drive from Colombo. This is real tea country—and home to Tea Trail’s five beautifully restored tea planter bungalows. Part of Resplendent Ceylon, owned by Sri Lanka’s much-loved tea brand Dilmah, its 27 rooms are scattered across the colonial-era bungalows. It’s like stepping back in time—all antique furniture, four-poster beds, chintz armchairs, and clawfoot baths. Each residence has its own distinctive features. (Infinity pool? Pick lakeside Dunkeld. Epic garden? Go for Tientsin. Best views? Choose Norwood.) However, they all have this make-yourself-at-home ease, readily helped by the super-efficient and friendly staff. The bungalows’ resident chefs will propose dishes and cook what you want. Feast on an incredible array, from traditional rice and curry to exquisitely crafted, often tea-infused dishes such as slow-roasted pork filet, with Medawatta tea, apple, and prunes purée, butter vegetable, and orange mustard sauce. Days are spent making full use of the surroundings. Explore the estate with veteran tea planter Bernard, past colorfully attired tea pickers who show you their craft. Ramble along one of the bungalow trails—or challenge yourself with a trek up nearby Adam’s Peak. Back at base, play croquet, kayak to another bungalow for afternoon tea, or curl up on one of the cozy fireside sofas in the paneled library. But really this is a place to relax and reflect—particularly in one of the cane chaises, on the terrace, perhaps with a G&T in hand.”
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