During the last few years Boutique Hotels have sprung up in Sri Lanka in unbelievably lovely locations, on the hills, near the sea, in the interior of the country bedside rivers streams or nature sites. Often small 3-4 rooms, sometimes larger up to 15 rooms, these hotels capture the essential ecological elements of the location in architecture, and style often following a tropical – theme interior décor. Mostly luxurious and full of character as these are ancestral homes, tea estate bungalows or family owned sea-side hideaways which have been transformed to cater to an exclusive clientele. Your host generally is the owner of the premises who will gladly cater to your every whim. Food is always exceptional as you are sure to taste time tested recipes suitably developed to your taste and the ambience of the place.