Hotel Mango Garden

Hotel Mango Garden is a small, well-located hotel of just eight rooms in the centre of Kandy, an easy two-minute walk from Kandy Lake. The property keeps things simple and welcoming: free Wi-Fi throughout, a restaurant and snack bar, a terrace for relaxing, laundry services and free self-parking. Guests can also book massages and spa treatments, and the friendly front desk arranges tours and airport transfers.

The position is the real asset. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, Udawatta Kele Sanctuary and Wales Park are all within walking distance, and the city's markets, eateries and the railway station are close by. Day trips to Peradeniya's botanical gardens and the Ceylon Tea Museum are straightforward. It is a genuinely central base for exploring the hill capital on foot.