Mas Villa is steeped in its own enthralling history. The ancestral house of a wealthy Kandian family, its Granery, the ATUWA, once supplied food for the rebels who orchestrated a rebellion against the British in 1848. It was burnt down by the British that year but has been carefully restored. In the more recent past, the house has been better known for being the birth place, childhood home and resting place of the family's best known scion, the late Gamini Dissanayake. This illustrious political leader and former presidential candidate was instrumental in building the Kothmale Hydro Power Plant facility which the house is situated close by. At one time, this reservoir and, the other four built under the accelerated Mahaweli Project in the 1980s, supplied more than one half of the country's energy requirements.

Room Catergories: Deluxe Room / Superior Room / Suite

Approximately four hours drive from Colombo, Mas Villa is centrally located between the two hill country giants of Kandy and Nuwara Eliya, making it an ideal base from which to conduct day trips to either city.

• Hiking
• Bird Watching
• Mountain Biking
• Golfing excursions to Nuwara Eliya or Digana
• Day trips to Kandy, Pinnawala or Nuwara Eliya
• Cultural excursions of Kotmale: Discover the waterfalls of Gerandi Ella, Ramboda Ella and others; tour the Tea Plantation at Lambukelle; view the Kothmale Reservoir; follow the trail of Dutugemunu, one of the best loved kings of the country, and visit the places he lived and worked in during his years in exile in Kotmale or visit the stunning temples in the area from Kotmale Maha Seya to Pussulpitiya Temple