Cinnamon Wild Yala

To intensify the wilderness experience, the property accommodates only fourteen guest cabins. Exteriors, featuring design cues from the vernacular architecture of the region, are designed to harmonize with the jungle environment. Interiors gently emphasize the ‘safari’ theme, with log furniture, African-style and rustic motifs. Each well-appointed cabins contains a living area, bedroom, en suite bathroom and shaded outdoor deck with built-in 5m plunge pool. All are equipped with variable-...

Wild Coast Lodge’s unique design, masterminded by Nomadic Resorts, a consortium of Dutch, English and Sri Lankan designers, sees the man-made structures blending seamlessly into the surrounding landscape thanks to the use of carefully selected natural materials. The use of arched fabric structures allows each of the 28 tents to take on the shape and colour of the rocks and boulders that lay scattered nearby, whilst a clever layout in the shape of a leopard’s paw print alludes to the area�...

The 42 rooms, including suites and villas with their own pools, are all are eco-friendly and elegantly designed. All feature a private balcony and stylish bathroom with a stone tub , free Wi-Fi access and 55-inch HDTV.

Local stone has been used in much of the construction – to the point that it looks like the hotel has organically sprung up itself rather than been developed. The jigsaw-piece-shaped pool meanders around several pre-existing trees and rock formations. There is nothing...