As it rises virtually from the sea where the horizon is the limit of one’s vision, Heritance Ahungalla has the distinction of being the first five star property in the area. The sprawling lobby is dominated by the swimming pool which is endless until it merges with the sea. The constant ebb and flow creates fascinating changes in the water as it reflects the mood of the sky overhead, providing a restful elegance.

It all started in the year 1986 when the chair lady of Villa Ranmenika was holidaying in Sri Lanka. She was fascinated with the greeting of the elephant at the hotel where she was staying. This was the love bondage that made her to buy the elephant for herself. Thereafter she wanted to have a land to keep the elephant in the best of care and protection. This made her to invest in the present land and also made her to come frequently to Sri Lanka. Her love for the elephant so great that she made a lovely pool and house for the elephant. Subsequently she constructed the villa and now has made Sri Lanka her home. The Villa commenced its operation since 2001 as a fully fledged, Tourist Board approved 3* Villa which caters to both foreign and local tourists.

The Lotus-Villa applies now for 16 years as an outrider under the Ayurvedic departments on Sri Lanka. 3 hour´s drive away from the airport in Colombo, Lotus-Villa offers at a several kilometers long sand beach in a magnificent palm grove ideal conditions for Ayurveda. Lotus-Villa specialized under the leadership of an Austrian-Singhales couple in medical treatments and was registered by the Sri Lankan Ministry of Ayurveda as a private Ayurvedic clinic. The Lotus-Villa is equipped handicapped accessible.

Habitation
The 19 rooms of the Lotus-Villa differ from hotel rooms particularly by their indoor furnishing made exclusively according to Ayurvedic guidelines. Ayurveda attaches great importance with the treatments to the surrounding field of the patient. In order to be able to care for each patient personally, a small a number of rooms as possible is just as important as the friendliness of the treating physician and therapist team.

The pores must left open for the treatments, in order to strenghten the penetration of the oils and the medicine into the skin and the body. Therefore neither cold beverages nor A/C is available in the rooms. And because of the Ayurvedic principle: "Never do two things simultaneously", the rooms are furnished exclusively for resting and equipped without television and telephone. (Therefore there is also no background music in the treatment rooms).

The mosquito nets are square and span the whole bed. The fan can be activated from the bed.Each room has alarm bells.

Three rooms have connecting doors to the neighbour room, which is particularly taken up by families with children or assistants of handicapped ones. Here the alarm bells reach up to the floor in the bathrooms. Physician, translator and driver with car are available also at night.

Treatments
The most important principle of Ayurveda is the co-ordination of everything with the individual Person. It becomes apparent clearly with the treatments. These are ordered and determined by the doctor team only. They cannot be arranged by oneself - neither by the temporal operational sequence nor by the kind of treatment itself. The composition of both the oils and the medicine (e.g. Cleansing of bowels) is custom-made for each particular person. Oils and medicine are manufactured after the national medicament regulation under supervision of the responsible Lotus-Villa doctors themselves, in order to avoid the use of not permitted ingredients.

Nutrition
Ayurveda puts the meal on par with the medicine. Therefore it is co-ordinated in the Lotus-Villa with each individual person and only individually arranged nutrition is served without buffet, which applies also to vegetarians. Some expect a "hospital meal" and then they are surprised of the tastiness of the meals. At the end of the stay everyone receives its individual nourishing list. It is co-ordinated with the products, which are available on European markets.

Leisure time
Ayurveda attaches great importance with the treatments to the surrounding field of a patient. To the number of rooms the same much importance is attached as to the friendliness of the treating team. Since some persons must accustom themselves to the constant care and shepherd to it, for diversion there are small trips organized (e.g. Tea factory, turtle farm or boat trips) as well as cookery courses and round table discussions with the doctors. Yoga daily, Tai Chi 2x weekly and a "meditation well" are included with the treatment plans. The extensive library offers entertaining as well as specialised books in several languages.

We treat the following diseases:

Generally: all joint problems, digesting disturbances, extreme Weakening
Acne	Sciatica
Allergies	Catarrh
Arteritis	Headache
Asthma (no heart asthma)	Lack of strenght and energy
"Burn out"	Liver diseases
Cholesterol level	Lung diseases
Chronic cold/bronchitis	Stomach complaints
Chronic pain	Menopause syndrom
Diabetes type 1 AND 2	Migraine
Circulation disturbances	Muscle spannings
Eczema	Neurodermatitis
	Low Blood Pressure
Obesity	Kidney Illnesses
Gallstone	Parkinsonism
Gastritis	Permanent Exhaustion
Ankylosis	Psoriasis
Memory Decrease	Sleeplessness
Gout	Sleep Disturbances
Skin Diseases	Pyrosis
Hemorrhoids	Frontal Sinuses
Hey Fever	Overweight
High Blood Pressure AND Overweight	Underweight
Treatments of Ayurvedic specialists with surcharge for consultations and medicine.
All Eye Complaints	Cosmetic Scar Removal
Contagious disease	Cancer before and after "chemo"
Fertility Disturbances (m+f)	Strokes

Kahanda Kanda, one of Southern Sri Lanka's newest boutique hotels, offers the indulgent luxuries of a private villa with the service of a five star hotel, and is situated near the southern coast not far from Galle. Five air conditioned suites with breathtaking panoramic views of palm fringed jungle and the Indian Ocean promise stylish, spacious interiors, ideal in which to unwind – the perfect example of getaway boutique hotels. Overlooking Koggala Lake and surrounded by the lush greenery of a working tea estate, my home turned award winning boutique hotel offers discerning travellers a unique wellness escape with quick access by charming tuk tuk to timeless treasures inside Galle Fort as well as some of the world's best beaches, for which Galle and Sri Lanka are so well known.

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I look forward to welcoming you at KK, my home and yours in Galle, Sri Lanka.