{"id":1001,"date":"2019-10-02T15:23:57","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T15:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talesofcey.wpengine.com\/?page_id=1001"},"modified":"2020-05-05T18:18:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T18:18:18","slug":"the-grand-hotel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/destinations\/nuwara-eliya\/attractions-in-nuwara-eliya\/the-grand-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An old colonial building, constructed in 1828, stands out in the centre of the town of Nuwara Eliya. Built to mirror the typical architecture of Elizabethan-era England, the Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya was once the holiday home of Sir Edward Barnes, Governor of Ceylon (1824-1831). It was subsequently transformed into a high-class hotel for British planters during the middle of the 19 th Century.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the Hotel has evolved into an iconic landmark that marries warm Sri Lankan tradition with the fa\u00e7ade of an English country manor. Take in the charming old-world interior, while tasting some delectable Sri Lankan cuisine. Wander around the typical manor-style hotel gardens, breathe in the fresh mountain air and imagine what life would have been like during the old colonial days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An old colonial building, constructed in 1828, stands out in the centre of the town of Nuwara Eliya. Built to mirror the typical architecture of Elizabethan-era England, the Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya was once the holiday home of Sir Edward Barnes, Governor of Ceylon (1824-1831). It was subsequently transformed into a high-class hotel for British [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":992,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1001","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1001\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.talesofceylon.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}