The attention to detail at Kalundewa Retreat is impressive, with six suites that feature polished-concrete floors, modern art and stylish wooden furniture that blend seamlessly into the nearby paddy fields and ponds, surrounded only by birdsong and undisturbed natural environment. It's a wonderfully exclusive experience.
Each room is equipped with two bicycles, there's yoga, and a resident ornithologist leads walks, or simply lounge in the spring-fed pool. For the ultimate in solitude opt for the US$1000-a-night floating water villa, on its own private lake. The retreat is 8km southeast of Dambulla.