Dickoya Suite
The master suite, with an interconnecting room
The largest of the rooms, a master suite with a king bed and a bathtub, and an interconnecting room that suits families travelling with children.
- ~52 m²
- King
- Families
Camellia Hills
A boutique bungalow on a tea hillside above the Castlereagh reservoir, where slow mornings, valley views, and the rhythm of estate life offer a softer, more intimate side of the highlands.
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Tea Bungalow
Castlereagh Reservoir
Tea Country
Where the hills tell the story of tea
Camellia Hills stands on a tea-clad slope above the Castlereagh reservoir, its rooms looking out across the water and the endless green of the estates. It is a smaller, gentler kind of tea-country stay, a boutique bungalow where the landscape does the work and the days move to the rhythm of estate life around it.
Where the great planters' bungalows carry the weight of history, Camellia Hills offers something softer: intimacy, ease, and long uninterrupted views. Mornings arrive with mist on the reservoir and tea grown a few steps away; afternoons are for walks through the rows or simply watching the light shift across the valley. For travellers who want the highlands at a personal scale, it is a quiet complement to the more storied estates nearby.
The day opens with mist over the reservoir and estate tea brought to the room. You walk out through the tea rows with the pluckers already at work, return for a long lunch with the valley below, and let the afternoon go quietly by. As the light fades the hills soften, and the evening belongs to the fire and the silence.
Choose your suite
Lakeview Suite
A suite over the reservoir, with a sitting area
A four-poster king suite with a private sitting area, looking out across the Castlereagh reservoir.
- ~34 m²
- Four-poster king
- Reservoir
Lakeview Bedroom
A room facing the water
A king room with open views across the reservoir and the tea beyond.
- ~34 m²
- King
- Reservoir
Camellia Bedroom
A quieter room facing the forest
A king room, convertible to twins, set on the quieter side of the bungalow with views into the forest.
- ~34 m²
- King or twin
- Forest
Moments to carry home
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Mornings over the reservoir
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Walks through the tea rows
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Estate-grown tea by the fire
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Slow highland afternoons
We choose Camellia Hills as a softer, more intimate counterpart to the great tea bungalows, for travellers who want the same highland landscape at a gentler, more personal scale.
Choose your suite
Dickoya Suite
The master suite, with an interconnecting room
The largest of the rooms, a master suite with a king bed and a bathtub, and an interconnecting room that suits families travelling with children.
- ~52 m²
- King
- Families
Lakeview Suite
A suite over the reservoir, with a sitting area
A four-poster king suite with a private sitting area, looking out across the Castlereagh reservoir.
- ~34 m²
- Four-poster king
- Reservoir
Lakeview Bedroom
A room facing the water
A king room with open views across the reservoir and the tea beyond.
- ~34 m²
- King
- Reservoir
Camellia Bedroom
A quieter room facing the forest
A king room, convertible to twins, set on the quieter side of the bungalow with views into the forest.
- ~34 m²
- King or twin
- Forest
Everything within reach
- All-inclusive, locally sourced menus
- Upcountry fine dining
- Infinity pool over the hills
- Gardens above the reservoir
- Canoe rides on the reservoir
- Guided tea walks and evening strolls
Dickoya, Central Highlands
Camellia Hills stands on the Dunkeld Estate at Dickoya, above the Castlereagh reservoir near Hatton, in Sri Lanka's tea country. It is reached by a scenic drive of about four and a half hours from Colombo, or by the hill-country railway to Hatton, one of the loveliest train journeys on the island.
Once here, there is little reason to leave. Adam's Peak and the wider highlands lie within reach, but the pleasure is the bungalow itself, the pool over the hills, the walks through the tea and the quiet of the reservoir below. Our designers arrange the private transfer and the estate experiences.
- Colombo (CMB)
- About 4.5 hours from Colombo
- Private car
What sets it apart
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Five-bedroom tea planter's bungalow
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Above the Castlereagh reservoir
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Infinity pool over the hills
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All-inclusive upcountry dining
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Guided tea walks and canoe rides
Other Colonial Tea Bungalow stays
Design a journey featuring Camellia Hills
Our designers will weave this property into your itinerary — preferred rooms, private transfers, added benefits, and the moments only an Āvara guest receives.