Carved directly into a cliff face above Kandalama Lake, Heritance Kandalama is widely regarded as architect Geoffrey Bawa’s masterpiece \u2014 a hotel so seamlessly woven into the rock and jungle that it seems to emerge from the landscape itself. Opened in 1994 and covered in hanging vines and flowering plants, this Heritance Kandalama Sigiriya property stands among the country’s most architecturally significant luxury boutique hotels in Sri Lanka, and was the first hotel in the world to earn LEED Green Building certification.<\/p>\n
The 152 rooms and suites at this Heritance Kandalama Sigiriya Sri Lanka hotel are split across the Dambulla and Sigiriya Wings, each with teak wood interiors and large windows framing either the forest or Kandalama Lake \u2014 even the bathrooms were designed to showcase the view. Guests can choose between three distinct pools: the Kachchan infinity pool facing Sigiriya Rock, the natural rock-bottomed Kaludiya Pool, and the expansive Rashmi Pool.<\/p>\n