Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo

Style

History-steeped designer haven

Setting

Chi-chi Cinnamon Gardens

Secreted in the capital’s most elite environs, Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo is a political-abode-turned-boutique-hotel, which was revamped a few years back by style-meister Shanth Fernando of decor dynasty Paradise Road. Lavishing 10 individually designed suites, a pair of restaurants, a sultry bar and a lap pool on its solace-seeking guests, this centrally located hotspot is the city’s sexiest retreat.

Facilities

客房

10 suites.

Checkout

Noon, but flexible, subject to availability. Earliest check-in, 2pm.

Also

More than 500 custom-bound books are stacked in the library, and there’s a computer for guests to use. For pampering sessions, make for the massage room.

健身中心

免费上网

洗衣服务

游泳池

酒店餐厅

客房送餐服务

水疗中心

At the Hotel

Free WiFi throughout, massage room, gym, steam room, library and private dining room. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD/CD player, minibar and Spa Ceylon Ayurveda for Paradise Road toiletries.

Our Favourite Rooms

For their edible colour schemes, cushy comforts and individuality, quite frankly, we love them all. Superior Suites have private plunge pools, leafy terraces and cushion-festooned sofas that rouse romance and make going out a chore. Executive Suites have balconies or terraces decked out with sunloungers and a dining table for moonlit meals.

Poolside

The adults-only, unheated lap pool languishes in a high-walled courtyard in the heart of the house. Life-size torso sculptures mingle on a ledge above the lounger-topped, dark-timber deck that flanks the pool.

Packing Tips

There are iPod docks in Superior Suites (in others they are available on request), so don’t forget to bring some tunes. Paradise Road is famed for its prized desserts, so sweet-tooths should pack loose-fitting garb.

Also

Smoking is permitted in the Red Bar and outside areas only.

儿童

No charge for baby cots, and kids up to five can share senior Smiths' beds for free. Otherwise, extra beds for children cost US$31 a child a night, including breakfast. The chef is happy to tailor dishes to little ones' tastes too.

画廊

Food & Drink

Top Table

If it’s stifling, make for a table on the Courtyard’s veranda for the cooling ceiling fans, or sit in the air-con comfort of the Dining Room. Otherwise, dine in your suite or on your balcony or terrace – decorations can be arranged for added oomph.

着装要求

Glam rags – this is the place to be seen.

Hotel Restaurant

There’s a brace of tasty options. Decked out with ebony parasols shading circular tables, the alfresco Courtyard is relaxed, casual and stunning when candlelit at night. The Dining Room is a seductive air-conditioned cube of black banquettes and trompe l’oeil design. Tintagel’s eclectic international menu is easily Colombo’s finest – look out for squid-ink risotto with calamari, or braised pork belly with crushed potatoes, soft-poached egg and pickled ginger mayonnaise.

Hotel Bar

The Red Bar is open from 7pm until 11pm, and the super staff can whip up cocktail concoctions at your whim. Low-lit and dusky, this opulent red and black space is the prime position for a naughty nightcap.

Last Orders

Breakfast is served from 6am to 11am, lunch from 11am to 4pm. The restaurant serves up nosh until 11pm; the Red Bar closes its doors around 11pm.

Room Service

Available from 8am until 11pm, drawing on the full restaurant menu.

Planes

The nearest airport to Tintagel is Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (www.airport.lk), 45 to 60 minutes' drive north of the city, depending on the traffic.

Trains

If approaching from Kandy, Bentota or Galle, you can get a train to Colombo Fort Station (www.railway.gov.lk).

Automobiles

Driving in Colombo can be somewhat hectic, due to overcrowding on the roads. However, if you choose to hire a car you can reach the hotel via the Katanuyake Expressway. The drive will take around 30 minutes, and there's free valet parking when you arrive.

Worth Getting Out of Bed For

The hotel can arrange a driver-guide for you to cruise the city’s sights by car. Hit the Gangaramaya and the Seema Malaka temples, the Fort, the National Museum and the ever-popular Galle Face Green. Or, if you’re tired of sightseeing why not play a relaxing round at the historic 130-year old Royal Colombo Golf Club, just a 10-minute nip up the road? Colombo is a surprisingly good shopping spot, so stock up on home-decor goodies from Paradise Road (Tintagel guests get 10 per cent off, and transfers from the hotel are free) or critique Colombo’s coolest contemporary art collection at the Saskia Fernando Gallery. Be inspired on a personal tour of famed architect Geoffrey Bawa’s former home, No. 11, a rambling series of other-worldly rooms, dashing courtyards and gasp-inducing views.

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Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo

Facilities