Four-star Two MICHELIN Keys Werapitiya, Kandy hills, Kandy
Santani Wellness Kandy
Twenty freestanding concrete rooms on stilts across fifty acres of the Dumbara hills, each framing the valley through a wall of glass, with Ayurvedic programmes in the spa.
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- MICHELIN
- Two Keys
- Rooms
- 20, including villas of two and three bedrooms
- Opened
- 2016
- From Kandy
- About 12 miles
The hotel
Concrete, glass and the Dumbara Valley.
Santani was founded by Vickum Nawagamuwage and welcomed its first guests in 2016, on fifty acres of hillside at Aratenna Estate, about twelve miles from Kandy. The Sri Lankan practice Thisara Thanapathy Associates designed it in concrete, stone and wood, and raised every room on stilts above the slope. The resort covers about 50,000 square feet of building, with a yoga pavilion, hydrotherapy rooms and a sauna.
The rooms stand apart from each other, each turned towards a single view of the Dumbara Valley through floor-to-ceiling glass. The spa cuts openings in its concrete walls to frame the jungle and the mountain. The MICHELIN Guide gave Santani one Key in 2025 and has since raised it to two. Days are shaped by the programme each guest chooses, from sleep to longevity.
- Programmes Stays built around sleep, stress, gut health, longevity, women's wellbeing, mobility, or yoga and meditation.
- The spa Treatments with a thermal salt bath, steam room and sauna, all included in the rate, and a yoga pavilion.
- At the table Ayurvedic-inspired cooking, with ketogenic, cleansing and vegetarian menus.
Rooms & suites
A window on the valley.
The rooms stand apart from one another, each with a balcony and glass from floor to ceiling.
- Chalet Mountain View Chalet Facing the mountains across the Dumbara Valley.
- Chalet Garden View Chalet Facing the gardens of the resort.
- Villa Multi-bedroom villas Two or three bedrooms, with a kitchen, a pool and a butler.
Recognition
Recognition.
- Two MICHELIN Keys Current selection, up from one Key in 2025
Good to know
Before you go.
- Arrival Check-in from 2 pm, check-out by noon.
- Children Not accepted under twelve. Rooms take no cots or extra beds.
- Pets Not accepted.
- Transfers For stays of five nights or more, the airport transfer is included.
Getting there
Flying to Kandy.
Bandaranaike International, north of Colombo, is about four hours away by road, our estimate. Private jets land there too; the airport is open around the clock. Cinnamon Air flies daily from Bandaranaike to the Victoria Reservoir near Kandy in about half an hour.
- Chennai 1 h 10
- Malé 1 h 20
- Bangkok 3 h 30
- Delhi 3 h 30
- Dubai 4 h 40
Questions
What guests ask first.
- How many MICHELIN Keys does Santani have?
- Two. The MICHELIN Guide awarded one Key in 2025 and shows two in its current selection.
- Can children stay at Santani?
- Only from twelve years old. The resort is designed for adults on wellness programmes.
- How far is Santani from Kandy?
- About twelve miles, in the hills of Werapitiya above the Dumbara Valley.
- Can SkyCourtage arrange the flight to Kandy?
- Yes. We arrange Business and First Class seats on scheduled airlines and private jet charter to Kandy, with one final price, our margin included. The hotel is booked with the hotel or through our booking partner.
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Staying at Santani Wellness Kandy?
Book the room, then the flight.
Rates and availability come from the hotel itself. For the journey to Kandy, a Business or First Class seat or an aircraft of your own: tell us the date and we come back with one final price, our margin included.
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