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About this property

Historic Charm: Shirin1892 in Nuwara Eliya offers a country house experience within a historic building. Guests enjoy garden and mountain views, complemented by a sun terrace and free WiFi. Comfortable Accommodations: Rooms feature private bathrooms with baths, seating areas, and carpeted floors. Additional amenities include fireplaces, bidets, and soundproofing. Exceptional Services: The property provides private check-in and check-out, a 24-hour front desk, and free on-site parking. Guests can also enjoy a shared kitchen, minimarket, and children's playground. Delicious Breakfast: A variety of breakfast options are available, including vegetarian, vegan, and Asian. Guests appreciate the host and the quality of the breakfast. Nearby Attractions: Gregory Lake is 1.2 mi away, Hakgala Botanical Garden 5.6 mi, and Castlereigh Reservoir Seaplane Base 29 mi from the property.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.0 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

  • Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.0)

  • Top pick by families with children

Breakfast Info

Vegetarian, Vegan, Asian

  • Free Private Parking Available On Site


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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Sandeep
    India India
    Homestay is located near to the main road and tourist attractions. The host was great and provided good breakfast even though we started early at around 5.30 am in the morning to hortons national park. The inside of the house take us a few decades...
  • Prottoy
    Bangladesh Bangladesh
    The rooms were nice. The breakfast was decent and the owner was very cooperative. The location is in close proximity to restaurants like pizza hut and dominos as well as a super shop named keels.
  • Thomas
    Germany Germany
    Helpful and hospitable host. Spacious rooms. Nothing to complain about.
  • Ishan
    India India
    The property is surrounded by plantations. We loved going out every morning to look at the surroundings. It is very peaceful there. The hosts are amazing and we loved the food that was prepared for us!
  • Bishnu
    United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
    Location, views from the hotel, staff and the owner of the hotel and the hotel itself.
  • Ushitha
    Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
    "Really it was all good large room with comfortable bed Super cleannice and good breakfast."
  • Azadeh
    United States United States
    Breakfast was very good. room was big and very clean. the owner was perfect and kind. good situation. an old beautiful English home with a nice view of farms
  • Lydia
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Shirin1892 is a lovely homestay surrounded by idyllic mountains and tea plantations. It's located about a 15 minute walk from the centre of Nuwara Eliya and 10 minute walk to Gregory Lake. The host, Asela is so friendly, helpful and accomodating...
  • Solomon
    United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates
    One of the best places we stayed. Very hospitable host.
  • Anindita
    India India
    This is a beautiful homestay run by Asela and his wife who cooks delicious breakfast for their guests. They provided us everything possible to make our stay comfortable and memorable. Their rooms are very big. Weather was cold and it was so nice...

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House rules

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Check-in
From 3:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Check-out
From 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.