Why House is a wildly original boutique hotel on Sri Lanka’s south coast, near the fishing village of Dikwella, that has earned a devoted following among design-conscious travellers who prefer their luxury with a healthy dose of personality. The property is the vision of a designer who has transformed a clifftop location above the roaring sea into a collection of rooms and spaces that are simultaneously eccentric, beautiful, and deeply Sri Lankan.
Rattan furniture, locally commissioned artworks, antique salvage, and custom-crafted fixtures come together in rooms that feel curated rather than decorated — no two are alike. The pool hangs above the cliffs, the sound of the ocean is constant, and the restaurant serves Sri Lankan food of genuine quality, with fresh fish from the village market arriving daily.
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