. ▁The ▁kingdom ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁forb ade ▁any ▁but ▁the ▁royal ▁resid ences ▁to ▁use ▁roof ing ▁t iles ▁but ▁the ▁am bit ious ▁Rat w atte ▁Ad ig ar , ▁had ▁the ▁n erve ▁to ▁build ▁himself ▁a ▁rep lica ▁palace ▁with ▁two ▁spraw ling ▁stories ▁of ▁ter rac otta ▁t iles . ▁Two ▁hundred ▁years ▁on , ▁Geoff rey ▁B awa ' s ▁prot ég é ▁Ch anna ▁Das w atte ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁sensitive ▁rest oration ▁ ▁that ▁has ▁kept ▁the ▁ess ence ▁of ▁the ▁villa ▁int act ▁but ▁brought ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁Notable ▁guests ▁ ▁Mad h ur ▁J aff rey ▁Gill ian ▁Anderson ▁Prince ▁Michael ▁of ▁Kent ▁and ▁Princess ▁Michael ▁of ▁Kent ▁Jo anna ▁T rollo pe ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁Sw imming ▁Pool ▁ ▁In house ▁d ining ▁facilities ▁ ▁Y oga ▁Less ons ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁Cond é ▁N ast ▁Tra vel er ▁Hot ▁List ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁The ▁K andy ▁House ▁website ▁ ▁The ▁Rat w atte ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : Country ▁houses ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Category : Hot els ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Category : Hot els ▁in ▁K andy ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 4 ▁Category : H ouses ▁in ▁K andy <0x0A> </s> ▁Eastern ▁Sub ur bs ▁( now ▁known ▁as