Holiday Rentals in Deniyaya

Jason Georgia

Super helpful, well organized host in a beautiful home stay overlooking rice paddies and surrounded by jungle hills. Only a short walk to the rainforest entrance. Excellent breakfast and they even have a little spice garden in the yard! Recommended.

Amirhossein Iran

exelent location And exelent staf Nice viwe

Prasanna Sri Lanka

Very comfortable stay. Spacious and clean rooms with all amenities. Premises maintained well by the very obliging caretaker Jayasinghe, who's cooking was delicious. Quite a large pool which was clean and very inviting. Overall great value for money.

Dmytro Ukraine

We stayed at this guesthouse on a motorcycle trip and were surprised when Booking provided a free upgrade to a fantastic family room! It was on the top 2nd floor with two big balconies. One balcony is a spacy private lobby area that has a big table, TV, sofa, and armchairs - perfect for relaxing after rainforest adventures. Keep in mind, the budget room on the first floor is much smaller and located next to the kitchen on the 1st floor. The location is amazing! Set right on a natural turn of the Gin Ganga river, it offers a true jungle experience, especially in the evenings and nights. It's much quieter here compared to the crowded areas near the Sinharaja forest entrance. There's one minor thing to consider - there's a local school right in front, so it can get a little noisy in the mornings around 7-8am. However, we woke up at 6am anyway to watch the birds (and there were plenty to photograph!). The last 100 meters between the road and the guesthouse can be a bit challenging if you arrive in a small car. However, it's fine for a tuk-tuk or motorcycle. The owners were fantastic. Breakfast was delicious, and they offered amazing local dinners for a very reasonable price (1500 Rs per person). We also tried their pot of tea (300 Rs) and it was unlike anything we've ever had - simply fantastic! Kasun and his father are experienced guides and they can lead you on rainforest walks. Overall, this guesthouse was a perfect escape for our Sinharaja adventure. Highly recommended!

Abby United Kingdom

This was our second stay and we were very happy to return! Vini Villa is a delightful family run business set right on the river front. Vini takes the lead with communication & his wife Suneetha, 2 lovely daughters and one son. provide the meals. There’s nowhere really near to eat so we had 1/2 board with lunch one day. Delicious rice & curry, vegetarian, chicken & fish options. We primarily had the veggie curries, they were different & very tasty. Vini is very hospitable. He doubles up as a tour guide in the Sinharaja forest and took us for a great walk & swim in the waterfalls! He is very knowledgeable & keeps a close eye open for flora & fauna of interest, Very comfortable beds, good hot showers, clean basic accommodation, exactly as one would expect in the rainforest! We hope to return next time we visit Sri Lanka Thank you for making our stay so special 🙏🏻

Hui-Hsuan Taiwan

The owner is a guide of Sinharaja forest. I join a tour with him and he is so professional and knowledgeable! The tour was amazing. We walked in the forest and heard birds singing. Also captured lots of photos of endemic species, showered under waterfall, enjoyed fish therapy and bathed in pool. And then after tour, he prepared delicious dinner for us. Highly recommend everyone who wanna visit Sinharaja forest stay here.

Matthieu France

I enjoyed staying at Sinharaja Rest! A very quiet place with a beautiful garden and nice views on the mountains. Food is very good and personal very friendly. I could go to the Sinharaja Forest with a knowledgeable guide, and had a great time birding with him!

Handapangoda Sri Lanka

Highlight of our tour in Sunharaja Rainforest! We absolutely loved doing this tour and would recommend it to ANYONE who wants to do an experience in Deniyaya area. Our guide Bandula was brilliant - super friendly, helpful, considerate and extremely knowledgeable - educating us not only on the food element but about Sinharaja in general. His wife cooked Srilankan authentic food for us and those were really delicious which is true but you will definitely come away feeling VERY full from all the tasters. Thank you again Bandula and while family- we wouldn't have wanted anybody else to show us around!

Ela Slovenia

Beautiful place with wonderful staff and boss. He even picked us up from Mederipitiya and on the way back dropped us in Deniyaya. We had a great time at this place.