Historic club hotel
The Hill Club
Nuwara Eliya · Sri Lanka
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Image courtesy of © The Hill ClubA stone clubhouse in Nuwara Eliya from 1876, with log fires and formal dining.
The Hill Club opened in 1876 as a club for the British tea planters and is now a hotel open to visitors. Log fires, wood panelling and hot-water bottles in the beds are part of the experience. One dining room keeps a formal dress code of jacket and tie for men (the club lends them). Who it suits: travellers who want colonial-club character in Nuwara Eliya. Things to know: one dining room keeps a jacket-and-tie rule for men (the club lends them).
- A planters’ club
- The building
- Opening its doors
- Club traditions
- The club today
- Practical tips
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