A Room with a View
A room with a view can be an important feature of your holiday and where you choose to stay.
Is it important that I have a room with a view when on holiday?
Well, I think that it depends on what you plan to do on holiday. If you are planning to stay at the hotel and not take day trips then a view becomes more important. If there is a premium to be paid for a view that may impact what you can spend on excursions then it’s a sensible thing to consider when budgeting.
We have built the house at GlenMyu Estate to make the best of the beautiful views of the valley below and Southern Hills leading to the South Coast of Sri Lanka.
There is no premium to be paid as all the rooms have a fabulous view.
We have found that many of our guests plan to do excursions from GlenMyu Estate however some end up spending all their stay with us on the 5 acre estate.
There are plenty of things to do and it is great place to relax and unwind on a trip around the island.
The temperature in the Hill Country also doesn’t reach the highs of those around the country so we find that it is a great relief for our European visitors to come here.
Maybe it’s part of our holiday culture?
Books and films may have influenced why we want a room with a view.
I am reminded of the episode of Fawlty Towers where Mrs Richards is not happy with her hotel room. “I asked for a room with a view”
After Basil Fawlty show her the view from the window she retorts that “When I pay for a room with a view I expect something more interesting than that!”.
A Room with a View – The Book.
E.M. Forster wrote ‘A Room with a View” in 1908.
The story is a romance and humorous critique of Edwardian English Society.
It is set in both England and Italy.
The novel opens with Miss Lucy Honeychurch and her chaperone, Miss Charlotte Bartlett complaining that their room at Pensione Bertolini in Florence does not have the view of the River Arno that they were promised.
There have been films made as adaptations from the book and one was an Oscar Winner.
Sri Lanka delivers view after view
Sri Lanka is a small Island, (similar in size to Ireland), however it delivers a kaleidoscope of opportunities to enjoy different sights and views throughout the country. Beaches, mountains, tropical forests, paddy fields and towering holy shrines are just some of the sights you may be able to see from your hotel room.
What do we provide you with at GlenMyu Estate?
The house has been designed so that all the rooms have a fantastic view.
Not just a room with a view - a view from your bed
We tend to recommend to guests that they should leave the blinds up at night so that when the light comes up they can enjoy the view from their bed.
We also ensure that there are two chairs or beanbags in the room so that you can enjoy the view comfortably during the da
Entering the lounge during the day provides you with a wonderful view of the valley below the house which leads towards the southern coast of the Island.
Being in the hill country the weather does change so therefore we cannot guarantee a spectacular view every day. However there will always be something to feast your eyes upon.
In the evening we have been fortunate enough to have experienced some beautiful colourful skies as the sun goes down. The better sunsets are on a cloudy day where the sun is able to reflect its rays.
A loo with a view.
The bathrooms also face the same view and therefore you don’t have to miss a thing.
The windows have been covered with a mirror sticker so you have the privacy whether in the shower, bath or loo!
Come and enjoy the view
At Glenmyu Estate we have three guest bedrooms.
If you want to find out more about a stay in the Sri Lankan Hill Country and enjoy a room with a view please visit our website.