Honest review
If an ordinary beach holiday no longer restores you, here is a more serious option. Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara is Sri Lanka in wellness format: Ayurveda here is not a token spa add-on but the basis of the whole resort.
What that means in practice: more than 20 treatment rooms, each with an open-air bath and a relaxation area by a lotus pond, plus yoga and meditation. Treatments are selected from a host of exclusive Ayurvedic practices.
An important piece of advice: be ready for Ayurvedic cuisine too. The restaurant cooks with the best local produce, no artificial additives or animal fats — tasty and well made, but this is deliberately 'proper' food, not a gastronomic marathon.
The rooms and suites are superbly equipped, and the light, calm design with natural materials is itself an invitation to unwind.
Who it suits: anyone who needs quiet, recovery and a result — in body and mind. For parties and loud entertainment, look elsewhere.
