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I’m a Travel Counsellor who’s just returned from a Sri Lanka fam – here are the luxury hotels I’d recommend

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Sara Dickenson
13 May 2026

Travel Counsellor Sara Dickenson shares her Sri Lanka hotel picks after realising ‘five-star’ doesn’t always equate luxury. 

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Travel Counsellor Sara Dickenson says it's important not to assume a hotel is luxury just because it has a five-star rating

As a Travel Counsellor, I’d long known Sri Lanka has a reputation as a backpacker’s paradise – a country of cultural centres, wildlife havens and diverse beaches. 

But during a recent fam trip hosted by Forth Representation on behalf of Sri Lanka Prestige, I set out with a question I’d yet to answer: can Sri Lanka truly deliver for the UK luxury market?

Over the course of the tour, I experienced a jam-packed itinerary alongside numerous hotel inspections, giving me a broad perspective on the country’s accommodation offering.