Glenross Living is an unexpectedly beautiful find hidden in the rich, verdant landscape of Kalutara in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. Meandering rivers, prehistoric caves, sacred sites, pristine beaches, and endless rubber plantations in Kalutara District create a unique haven of serenity. Let’s escape into its singular charm, which captivates every visitor.
Picturesque Location
Just over an hour from Colombo is the town of Neboda in the low-country hills of Kalutara. Nestled amidst a forest plantation on a mountainside, surrounded by mist-veiled hills, Glenross Living creates a wellness paradise. The scent of fresh mountain air and the symphony of birdsong invigorate your senses. The 90-acre estate also contains thriving rubber and cinnamon trees. The rubber factory downhill processes the milk sap from the trees into natural rubber, a major export of Sri Lanka.
Luxury Wellness
The wellness programmes of Glenross Living comprise;
- Meditation and Mindfulness
- Yoga and Fitness
- Angampora
- Detox and Nutrition
- Spa and Relaxation
The retreat’s serene surroundings create a calming atmosphere ideal for achieving inner peace. The meditation sessions and mindfulness workshops help you centre your mind and reawaken it.
Experienced yoga trainers offer personalised routines that align with your goal. The chance to learn and practice the ancient Sinhala martial art form, Angampora, is a rare treat on an accommodation property. Expert instructors guide you in enhancing your strength, agility, and self-defence skills.
The menus at Glenross Living are tailored to individual needs and curated with fresh, organic, and locally sourced ingredients. Glenross Spa offers Balinese, Asian, and Ayurveda treatments, incorporating natural products.
Exclusive Packages
Glenross offers several wellness packages that can bring transformative changes to your life while you make time for yourself.
Detox Wellness
Aimed to rid your body of toxins and negative energy, it improves energy and vitality, digestion and metabolism, weight management, and mental clarity and focus.
Face Revival
Skin rejuvenation and radiance-boosting with natural remedies and destress techniques.
Restorative Sleep
This wellness retreat helps you realign your natural sleep pattern with mental relaxation and reduced stress and anxiety.
Stress Relief
Designed to alleviate stress and restore the equilibrium of mind and body, it perfectly blends relaxation, mindfulness and rejuvenation.
Unique Experiences at Glenross Living
From high tea on the grass to lantern-making, it’s a world far from the ordinary here.
Location dining
You can choose your favourite location on the estate to have your preferred meal, whether breakfast, lunch or dinner. Every bit of the landscape offers views and greenery to indulge in.
Candle-lit dinner under the stars
Illuminated by open-flame torches, the moon and the stars, dine in the lush outdoors. It sets a luscious ambience, amplified by the delectable culinary creations of skilled chefs.
Sundown Picnic
Take high tea on the grassy expanse of the outdoors, watching the sunset, painting the sky and the evening light in gold, red, purple and pink hues. Relish the goodies packed for you in the sweet-scented air.
Movie Night
Enjoy an old-fashioned movie screening, plumped up by a mountain of soft cushions and treating yourself to moreish snacks and drinks.
Cinnamon field trek
The diverse terrains and vegetation on the estate also consist of fields of cinnamon trees. The trek brings you to a summit, which affords views of magical sunrises and sunsets.
Rubber tapping
Watch the milky white rubber sap collecting in the vessels tied to the trees. Visitors get a hands-on experience in the art of latex collecting at the rubber plantation.
Mindfulness Stroll
The natural surroundings of Glenross are inspiring, soothing and mesmerising. Take a reflective walk with the yoga instructor to commune with nature on a deeper level than you can ever imagine.
Games for the whole family
Play checkers, chess and board games. Learn the Indian-originated traditional board game, carrom. Enjoy the ample space to fly kites and learn how to make paper lanterns to light outside your room.
Villas and Suites
Glenross Living offers two exceptional villas and suites – Manor House Villa, Glenross Admiral Villa, Cinnamon Pool Suite and Forest Pool Suite. The suites exude the classic elegance of old-world charm, and the villas blend the boundaries of nature and luxury. The colonial planter’s bungalow, restored to its former glory, contains the well-appointed suites. The villas have private plunge pools and pool decks to immerse yourself in the vistas and serenity.
Sustainability
The on-site organic gardens maintained by sustainable farming contribute to healthy culinary delights and broader biodiversity. Glenross Living harvests rainwater to conserve natural resources. Organic waste is processed and used for the garden. Engaging the local community in rubber tapping and cinnamon peeling supports traditional crafts and community empowerment. Materials used for construction and furnishing of the hotel are eco-friendly, reducing the impact on nature.
Nearby attractions
- Kalutara makes day trips to the magnificent south and southwest coasts, including Hikkaduwa, Bentota, Unawatuna and Galle a doddle.
- Kalutara Bodiya – The temple on the banks of Kalu Ganga. It is one of the most sacred sites on the west coast.
- Richmond Castle is an ornate Edwardian mansion with a tale to tell, sitting beside the banks of Kalu Ganga.
- Lunuganga and Brieff Garden – showcases the artistry, imagination and creative prowess of the Bawa brothers.
- Boat rides along Kalu Ganga, Madu Oya and Bentota River.
Stay at Glenross Living with Blue Lanka Travels
Glenross Living is a unique property that offers the transformational power of tranquillity. It heals its visitors with wellness traditions from far and wide. Tailored treatments and services ensure an experience that nurtures on a personal level. The scenic surroundings, crisp air, melodies of nature and sweet aromas of green freshness create calming comfort to centre your mind, body and soul.
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