Helga's Folly
The green room of the hotel
Former namesChalet Hotel
General information
Architectural styleArt Nouveau
Town or cityKandy
CountrySri Lanka
Coordinates7°17′5.18″N 80°38′43.43″E / 7.2847722°N 80.6453972°E / 7.2847722; 80.6453972
Opened1960s
OwnerHelga de Silva Blow Perera
Design and construction
Architect(s)Minnette de Silva
Other information
Number of rooms16
Number of suites1
Number of restaurants1
Website
www.helgasfolly.com

Helga's Folly is an art nouveau boutique hotel situated in Kandy, Sri Lanka owned by Helga de Silva Blow Perera,[1] daughter of Fredrick de Silva. Gregory Peck, Peter Finch, William Holden,[2] Mahatma Gandhi, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Jawaharlal Nehru, and Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics are some of the notable guests who stayed at the hotel. Jones went on to write and record the song "Madame Helga" after his stay at the hotel. Helga's Folly has been described as "insane, kind of creepy, but awesome at the same time."[3]

History

The blue room

Originally it was the family home of de Siva, designed by her mother, Esme de Silva in the 1930s.[2] [4] In mid 1990s, de Silva inherited the hotel from her parents[5] and renamed the hotel to Helga's Folly.

Accommodations

The hotel consists of eight superior rooms, eight deluxe rooms, eight budget and one suite.[1] The hotel self-designated as an 'anti-hotel'[6] and decorated with antiques, objects of art, murals, and hundreds of family photographs.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Helgas Folly". reddottours.com. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Panditha, Mahika (12 July 2019). "Helga's Folly: The Crimson Mansion". themorning.lk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Helga's Folly (Chalet Hotel)". yamu.lk. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Daswatta, Channa (2006). Sri Lanka Style: Tropical Design and Architecture. Singapore: Periplus Editions (HK) Ltd. ISBN 978-1-4629-0656-7. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Ellis, Royston (May 2011). Sri Lanka (4th ed.). Bradt Travel Guides. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-84162-346-7. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Sri Lanka. Lonely Planet. 2018. ISBN 978-1-78701-242-4. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Gunawardhana, Tina Edward (14 April 2014). "Helga's Folly". life.lk. Wijeya Newspapers. Retrieved 7 April 2021.


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