Eccentric art hotel
Helga’s Folly
Kandy · Sri Lanka
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Image courtesy of © Helga’s FollyA famously eccentric hilltop hotel in Kandy, filled with art, murals and family memorabilia.
Helga’s Folly describes itself as an “anti-hotel”: a family home turned hotel on a hill above Kandy, every wall covered with murals, art and memorabilia. Even if you do not stay, it is worth coming for a drink. Who it suits: travellers who love eccentric, art-filled houses. Things to know: it is one of a kind, not a conventional hotel; come for a drink first if you are unsure.
- Art-filled
- One of a kind
- Hilltop
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