There was an ordinary tea factory, of which there are many in Nuwara Eliya, but apparently something went wrong with the profitability of the owners, and in 1996 a chic hotel was set up in the factory building.
According to the already established tradition, I only spent the night at the hotel, had breakfast and sunbathed by the pool in the morning. At Cinnamon Citadel, the pleasure of breakfast is doubled by gorgeous river and mountain views.
At the entrance to Polonnaruwa, I started looking at affordable hotels, but, like in Annuradhapura, the city does not shine with options for spending the night. The best rated hotel (Chaaya Ruins) sold out.
In mid-October in Trincomalee, I found the end of the beach season. Stunning sea with small waves, the hotel is half empty, the hotel rooms are very spacious, for guests who suddenly do not want to swim in the sea, there are wonderful pools.
The hotel is no longer new, it would be nice to do some cosmetic repairs there: mold in the bathroom, plaster is falling off in some places, the furniture is a bit old. Uncomfortable bed.
I got to Anuradhapura closer to 10 pm, booked what, according to the reviews on Booking, was the most decent (I chose with a pool to sunbathe a little in the morning). In fact, Cadjan turned out to be a guest house with 2 rooms.