Jim's Farm Villas

Top choice in The Ancient Cities

In the misty, verdant hills north of Matale, at an elevation of 450m, this working organic farm (harvesting coconuts, mangoes, bananas and papaya) is owned by an Englishman and run on an environmentally sustainable basis. The 14 rooms (divided between three villas) are beautiful, with attractive wooden furniture, Egyptian-cotton bed linen, a spa and generous balconies or verandas.

The cooking is exceptional and meals (US$10 to US$20) are eaten communally. It's 20km north of Matale, 3km off the main road west of Madawala Ulpotha.

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