Lunuganga Estate

The gin and tonic at dusk is taken in a spot that has its own name, which tells you everything about how Geoffrey Bawa ran his life. This heritage estate-turned-hotel outside Bentota spreads across a former rubber plantation the architect spent five decades reshaping into terraced gardens, rice paddies, and frangipani groves. Guests sleep in standalone suites, each with its own chapter of history, including one moved brick by brick from Colombo.