{"id":3332,"date":"2025-10-27T10:01:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T10:01:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/?p=3332"},"modified":"2025-11-17T03:55:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:55:25","slug":"heritance-kandalama-recognised-by-the-michelin-guide-a-distinction-of-global-prestige-for-a-sri-lankas-icon-of-eco-exclusivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/heritance-kandalama-recognised-by-the-michelin-guide-a-distinction-of-global-prestige-for-a-sri-lankas-icon-of-eco-exclusivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritance Kandalama Recognised by the Michelin Guide, a Distinction of Global Prestige for Sri Lanka\u2019s Icon of Eco-Exclusivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3332\" class=\"elementor elementor-3332\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-96db39c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"96db39c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fbe0f8\" data-id=\"3fbe0f8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b24060 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b24060\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heritance Kandalama, one of Sri Lanka\u2019s most celebrated architectural and sustainable hotels, has been awarded a prestigious distinction in the Michelin Guide, joining a select list of only 17 high-quality hotels across the island recognised for their excellence in design, hospitality, and guest experience.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b3d3d5a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b3d3d5a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6be022\" data-id=\"e6be022\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985b154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"985b154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/HK-7-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/HK-7-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/HK-7-1-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b13cde2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b13cde2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81ba112\" data-id=\"81ba112\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35b3ca3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35b3ca3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being featured on the Michelin Guide represents one of the highest forms of recognition in global leisure and travel. The honour celebrates hotels that embody the finest standards of quality and character, a hallmark that has defined Michelin\u2019s legacy for more than a century.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-08b4681 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08b4681\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97126dd\" data-id=\"97126dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6338f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6338f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/Post-5-May-HK-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3325\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/Post-5-May-HK-1.jpg 525w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/Post-5-May-HK-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1639523 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1639523\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15fdf26\" data-id=\"15fdf26\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-135f9be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"135f9be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designed by Deshamanya Geoffrey Bawa, Heritance Kandalama stands as a masterpiece of tropical modernism, seamlessly blending architecture with nature. Set within the heart of Sri Lanka\u2019s famed Cultural Triangle, the resort overlooks the tranquil Kandalama Lake and the forested hills of Dambulla, offering guests an experience where heritage, sustainability, and sophistication coexist effortlessly.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-39238d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39238d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08719fd\" data-id=\"08719fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0b9e83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d0b9e83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"701\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/hightea-2-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/hightea-2-1.jpg 525w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/hightea-2-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84962e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84962e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b518545\" data-id=\"b518545\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864882b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"864882b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Heritance Kandalama continues to shape Sri Lanka\u2019s hospitality landscape through its pioneering approach to eco-exclusivity. The resort holds the country\u2019s longest continually certified Environmental Management System (ISO 14001), maintained since 1996, and is a Travelife Gold certified property, recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). Standing as a benchmark in regenerative tourism, it empowers local communities, protects biodiversity, and redefines responsible hospitality through every detail.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab083c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab083c6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baf1991\" data-id=\"baf1991\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f9fee1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7f9fee1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/Post-5-July-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/Post-5-July-1.jpg 525w, https:\/\/heritancehotels.eme-devops.com\/2025\/10\/Post-5-July-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19f8eeb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19f8eeb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e21e1c\" data-id=\"7e21e1c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8b6ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e8b6ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For over three decades, Heritance Kandalama has redefined what it means to live in harmony with the environment and this distinction by the Michelin Guide reaffirms its place among the world\u2019s finest hotels and as a timeless symbol of Sri Lankan hospitality.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>About Aitken Spence Hotels<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0.13px;\">Heritance Hotels and Resorts is the flagship brand of Aitken Spence Hotels, a part of Aitken Spence PLC, a leading Sri Lankan blue-chip conglomerate. Aitken Spence Hotels oversees a diverse collection of 18 hotels and resorts across Sri Lanka, India, Oman, and the Maldives through its diverse collection of brands Heritance Hotels and Resorts, Adaaran Hotels &amp; Resorts, and Turyaa. Heritance Hotels &amp; Resorts stands as the custodian of the largest portfolio of Bawa designed hotels in Sri Lanka, adding a touch of architectural distinction to its rich offerings.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heritance Kandalama, one of Sri Lanka\u2019s most celebrated architectural and sustainable hotels, has been awarded a prestigious distinction in the Michelin Guide, joining a select list of only 17 high-quality [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,11,1,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3332"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3332"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3332\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3350,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3332\/revisions\/3350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3332"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3332"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.heritancehotels.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3332"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}