Lunuganga Estate

對盧努甘卡莊園的體驗超出了我的預期，我感到非常滿意！最初預訂時，我是被巴瓦的設計所吸引，畢竟是幾十年的建築，而且有些房間是由其他空間改制而成，所以對其作為酒店的舒適度有些許顧慮。然而，入住後發現這些擔心完全是多餘的。 作為斯里蘭卡南部的一處標誌性景點，盧努甘卡莊園不僅是著名建築師傑弗裏·巴瓦的故居，也是一個融合了獨特建築與自然美景的私人花園。我選擇了玻璃屋，主要是考慮到個人居住，希望房間大小適中，不至於過於寬敞。然而，在遊覽了莊園內的其他客房後，我驚喜地發現，我所選擇的玻璃屋竟是整個莊園中最令人嚮往的居所之一。 玻璃屋的設計巧妙地利用了自然光線，營造出明亮通透的空間感。房間的牆壁幾乎全部採用玻璃材質，不僅讓室內外景觀完美銜接，還讓人彷彿與大自然親密接觸。早晨，當第一縷陽光温柔地照進房間，那種感覺如同在自然的懷抱中甦醒。儘管房間主要由玻璃構成，但並沒有出現預想中的温度過高或隔音不佳的問題。相反，這裏的環境異常安靜，為我提供了一個理想的休息場所。玻璃屋的設計簡約而不失格調，既注重實用性又不失舒適性，完美體現了巴瓦的設計理念——建築與周圍環境和諧共生，營造出一種寧靜祥和的氛圍。我原本擔心自然光線會影響睡眠，但在玻璃屋中體驗到的卻是無比舒適的夜晚。床鋪極為舒適，讓我享受到了美好的睡眠質量。離開時，我深感遺憾未能在此多停留幾日。 --- 希望這個版本能夠更清晰地傳達您對盧努甘卡莊園的喜愛之情。

Lunuganga should be on everyone’s Sri Lankan itinerary. We spent 3 nights and fell in love with this place. The property is breathtakingly beautiful and the staff are the best of the best! Special shout out to Suneth for looking after us and the Chef Tharaka for making our most memorable meals in Sri Lanka and teaching us to make traditional rice and curry. The photos do not do this place justice but it is the most magical property and staying there is bucket list worthy. I highly recommend doing the cooking demonstration, enjoying the sunset with some G&Ts and arranging a private dinner with your loved one while you’re there. We had the most memorable and amazing time! Can’t recommend more highly.

My husband and I appreciate history and architecture and picked Lunuganga Estate to have a tranquil stay away from the city and a differentiated experience. Upon arrival, we were impressed with the natural beauty, greenery and landscaping behind Mr Geoffrey Bawa's design philosophy of his country home. While we appreciate the preservation of Mr Bawa's home that he acquired in 1948 in its original form as much as possible, the state of the rooms have clearly deteriorated over time which could have been better maintained with some repairs and restoration, especially in the bathroom of our master suite, which was musty and the toilet bowl reeked of pee smell. We travel extensively and have stayed at many heritage hotels across the world but were rather disappointed with the standard of cleanliness and the state of the bathroom. On the first day we were greeted with a giant lizard in our covered fruit basket, only to find many more in our room hiding behind paintings and cupboards. But what was most off-putting was having a huge cockroach running around our room towards our bed in the middle of the second night, which made us very uncomfortable and disconcerted as we wondered if there were more lurking in our room that night that left us both sleepless and paranoid. It is regrettable to say that the Lunuganga Estate falls short of international standards befitting of the price it charges and the experience one would expect. Nevertheless, the waiting staff, butler, property manager and our guide were excellent, to say the least. The guided tour given by Mr Bawa's last butler was very well conducted, as he shared many anecdotes of Mr Bawa's personal life in his country home.