Kandy as a tradition is the most preferred city in Sri Lanka for all visiting overseas tourists and domestic travellers as well, making it the number one destination in most of the round trip tours.
There were a very few hotels operating around the Kandy Lake a few decades ago, apart from the traditional names. “Citrus Café Inn “is the latest addition to join the tourist boom in Kandy. Located by the banks of the “Kirimuhuda” or popularly known as the “Nuwara Wewa” or Kandy Lake, the Citrus Café is just about 400 meters from the city centre shopping mall.
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Kandy as a tradition is the most preferred city in Sri Lanka for all visiting overseas tourists and domestic travellers as well, making it the number one destination in most of the round trip tours.
There were a very few hotels operating around the Kandy Lake a few decades ago, apart from the traditional names. “Citrus Café Inn “is the latest addition to join the tourist boom in Kandy. Located by the banks of the “Kirimuhuda” or popularly known as the “Nuwara Wewa” or Kandy Lake, the Citrus Café is just about 400 meters from the city centre shopping mall.
Citrus Café Inn boasts of a ground floor restaurant “Citrus Café “which offers a traditional Sri Lankan cuisine and free wifi.Opened in mid-2015, it offers 9 well-appointed rooms. This resort is about one of the best Inns that one could experience by the lake with seclusion, space and privacy, the Citrus offers the ideal choice for the visitor when in Kandy. It has tastefully designed nine rooms including four family rooms opening out to the scenic view of the lake and the busy city centre, mountains and beyond. The rooms are fitted with flat TVs and Wi-Fi throughout the property, king size double beds, a private bathroom and fitted with all modern amenities. The second floor has a seating facility where guest can relax and chill out.
Citrus is more popular with foreigners who want to experience the traditional dining and serenity atmosphere. Our café is the most popular eating house by the lake, some have commented as the best “Kotthu” joint in the city said Ajith Samarasinghe the proprietor of the Citrus Café Inn.
The resort take pride in the gourmet food prepared by the experience chef Dharshan who is well loved by the guests who come from overseas and Colombo too. The culinary experience at the Citrus is a journey he said, actually the food is one of the main driving forces, many comment about our cuisine from a simple village meal to a star class dining experience is on the menu, Ajith added. If you are a lover of Western, Eastern or Chinese food our kitchen caters for all your needs, special BBQ nights could be arranged on request to make you feel comfortable and at home, because this is a family oriented Inn he added.
Apart from relaxation and tranquil living , the citrus offers a wide range of activities in the area, bird watching and trekking, excursion to nearby Hantane,Udawatte kele, Uthuwan Kande,Sembuwatte and the Peradeniya Botanical gardens are much popular with the visitors said proprietor Samarasinghe.
“Citrus Tours” the travel arm of the resort offers many adventurous, natures, and historical site tours to guests visiting Kandy. Some of the religious based tours are visiting centuries old Gadaladeniya, Lankatilleka, Embekke, and the tallest statue of Lord Buddha in Bahirawakande, Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura and to the East the Knuckles mountain range, Victoria Golf links and the Victoria dam are popular with excursions, the Ceylon Tea museum is just 10 minutes away and the Bogambara stadium is 700 meters away with the Dalada Maligawa 800 metres away.
We arrange excursions for all nature lovers on request, most of these excursions are adventurous than some known places he added.
