Staying at one of Uga Escapes’ seven resort properties in Sri Lanka, it doesn’t take long before you start referring to your hotel as home. That might have something to do with the fact that many of them were, in fact, once private homes and are therefore on the intimate side.

Or it might be because more often than not you are the only guests. Uga’s hotels typically have fewer than 10 rooms, so they are often booked in their entirety by families and tour groups.