Resplendent Ceylon

Dilmah Tea, the premier single origin Ceylon Tea, created Resplendent Ceylon to form a portfolio of boutique luxury hotels across Sri Lanka; Resplendent Ceylon aims to offer the upscale traveller a range of authentic cultural experiences while contributing towards local communities and environment through the MJF Foundation. The first property Ceylon Tea Trails opened in 2005 as the country’s first Relais & Châteaux, a collection of five colonial era tea planters’ bungalows restored to impeccable style, to offer a taste of gracious living in 26 suites and rooms, with butler service and original furnishings, accompanied by gourmet meals. Walking trails connect the bungalows which are from 2km to 15km apart. Cape Weligama, a luxe cliffside retreat, opened in 2014 and sits on a stunning Indian Ocean headland near Galle, where 39 villas and suites, the most sumptuous in Sri Lanka, have been designed by renowned Thai architect Lek Bunnag. Each of the spacious villas is surrounded by a flower-filled garden, 15m infinity edge pool and attended to by a private butler. Accolades Cape Weligama has received include: • Conde Nast Traveller Hot List 2015 - Most Exciting Hotel Openings • Travel & Leisure USA, IT List 2015 - Best New Hotels On The Planet • Tatler Travel Guide 2015 - Best New Hotels • House & Garden - The Most Beautifully Designed Hotels In The World Opening mid 2017 is Wild Coast Tented Lodge in Yala National Park, comprising 28 vaulted tented suites, offering the comforts of a traditional luxury hotel, but with the excitement of a safari-style wilderness experience. A tree house resort style near Sigiriya, in the Cultural Triangle, will follow, also designed by Lek Bunnag. The collection will be complete with a beachside resort in Trincomalee, in north east Sri Lanka.