Exceptional stays where privacy, design and personal space remain part of the luxury. A traveller can arrive in Sri Lanka on 27 December, one of the busiest weeks of the year, and still spend several days feeling remarkably removed from the crowds. Another can arrive during the same week, stay in excellent hotels and spend the holiday moving from one congested experience to the next. The difference is rarely the budget. More often, it is how the journey has been designed. For