Helga's Folly is an Art Nouveau boutique hotel situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka owned by Helga de Silva Blow Perera,[1] daughter of Fredrick de Silva. Gregory Peck, Peter Finch, William Holden,[2] Mahatma Gandhi, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics are some of the notable guests who stayed at the hotel. Jones went on to write and record the song "Madame Helga" after his stay at the hotel. Helga's Folly has been described as "insane, kind of creepy, but awesome at the same time."[3]
| Helga's Folly | |
|---|---|
 The green room of the hotel | |
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| Former names | Chalet Hotel |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Town or city | Kandy |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 7°17′5.18″N 80°38′43.43″E / 7.2847722°N 80.6453972°E |
| Opened | 1960s |
| Owner | Helga de Silva Blow Perera |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Minnette de Silva |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 16 |
| Number of suites | 1 |
| Number of restaurants | 1 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
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Originally it was the family home, designed by her mother, Esme de Silva in the 1930s.[2] [4] In mid 1990s, de Silva inherited the hotel from her parents[5] and renamed the hotel to Helga's Folly.
Accommodations
editThe hotel consists of eight superior rooms, eight deluxe rooms, eight budget and one suite.[1] The hotel self-designated as an 'anti-hotel'[6] and decorated with antiques, objects of art, murals, and hundreds of family photographs.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Helgas Folly". reddottours.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ a b Panditha, Mahika (12 July 2019). "Helga's Folly: The Crimson Mansion". themorning.lk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Helga's Folly (Chalet Hotel)". yamu.lk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Daswatta, Channa (2006). Sri Lanka Style: Tropical Design and Architecture. Singapore: Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4629-0656-7. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Ellis, Royston (May 2011). Sri Lanka (4th ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-84162-346-7. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Sri Lanka. Lonely Planet. 2018. ISBN 978-1-78701-242-4. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Gunawardhana, Tina Edward (14 April 2014). "Helga's Folly". life.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
External links
edit- www
.helgasfolly .com, official website 
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