Dilshan and his brother are lovely hosts. Always available to satisfy any request and full of useful advice. Dilshan is also a great cook! Near the structure there is magnificent countryside and a little further on the superb cave temple.

Stayed in February 2024

Water pressure was kinda low from the shower.

We stayed in the tree house in Girilena Resort for 2 days. The house is really authentic and beautiful. The bed was comfortable and the bathroom was really well designed. The AC was working fine and there are plenty of contacts for charging. There are two big monkey families living on the nearby rock, so expect visitors. The house is lokated on 5 min walk from the buda temple and in the same time is away from the main Road. Dilshan is just great! He arranged our trip to sigiriya for a reasonable price, drove us around the city and explained to us everything we asked. His english is very good. He helped us arrange our transport to Kandy and even drove us to bus station for free. Highly recommend Staying in Girilena Resort. We had a great time and will deffinetly stay again on our next visit.

Stayed in March 2024

The location is perfect near the buddhist temple. Nice and clean room delicious homemade food. The owner helped with many information. We will come back .

Stayed in March 2024

There was too much nature to our taste, for example monkeys were sometimes noisy while jumping on the roof and there were some bugs in the room - but it is just a note for people, not a question to the hotel. It is located in rural area, so people shall be morally prepared to meet more life creatures than usually ;)

Dilshan and his team are amazing, they were very hospitable. The check-in and check-out went smoothly. We planned our elephant safari in advance, but they also can arrange it if you ask. Also, they have own tuk-tuks, so they brought us to Sigiriya. The breakfasts were delicious and different every morning, so we were lucky to taste home-cooked Sri Lankan dishes. The location of the hotel is very close to cave temple, and surrounded by trees. We could see monkeys in the trees, nice birds, and even saw a beautiful tropical frog - for us it was very interesting. The room was big and clean. Bathroom was ok, but water pressure was a bit weak. We had our own mobile data, so we forgot to ask for wi-fi password, so cannot comment on that. The room had air conditioner, but it was a bit too loud to keep it at night, but it cooled the room well when we turned it on. We truly enjoyed our stay.

Stayed in February 2024

The remote of the a/c didn’t work, so it wasn’t possible to change the temperature setting. Also the a/c and fan were very noisy. There was no mosquito net.

Located in a Dschungel like area. The house is surrounded by a nice garden with monkeys jumping around. You can walk in about 15 minutes to the cave temple. 5 minutes by Tuk Tuk to the bus station. The host is very polite and friendly. Amazing food for breakfast and dinner. Big room with a/c and a fan.

Stayed in February 2024

Not so great location for the town center - walkable but better to take a tuk-tuk, especially after dark. Loud AC. Damp air in the room at the ground floor.

Location - in a green area, plenty of monkeys nearby, including in the garden of the property. Somehow they are well-behaved and do not raid the breakfast table :) Walking distance to Dambulla Cave Temple (a nice walk). You can also climb part way up the rock from the other side right from the property's doorstep. Friendly host and his brother. They have their own tuk tuks, so they can drive you around, including a "tuk tuk safari" to Sigiriya and Pidurangala (very recommended). They also arranged an elephant safari to Hurulu Eco Park for us, with pick up and drop from the hotel. Excellent breakfast - Sri Lankan dishes (a welcome break from the egg, toast and jam routine of other places), generous servings.

Stayed in February 2024

The shower did not always have warm water.

Excellent location and breakfast. You can easily walk to the cavetemple and the city center from the hotel. The owners were super fiendly and helfull. We stayed 2 nights and had one afternoon sitting on the terras enjoying the lovely garden.

Stayed in February 2024

The Wi-Fi does need improvement will say your connected but doesn’t work, air con in one of the rooms my family stayed in was a bit sentimental however all this is an easy fix and shouldn’t put you off staying as was great!

Owner very friendly along with staff and also extremely helpful, tree house stay was cute we could watch the monkeys swing from the window. We ended up staying 2 nights rather than the 1 and Danish was very helpful at quickly swapping us over the next day to a balcony room ( you can still see the monkeys). Good location to Dambulla centre and about a 25/30 min drive away from Sigiriya.

Stayed in February 2024

The location on the evening might not be good as a female solo traveller but I’m sure if you ask he will take you to a restaurant in the tuktuk :)

It was amazing for the price, can’t fault any of the facilities and the breakfast was amazing. Owner was lovely, he took me to the bus stop in the morning which he didn’t have to do.

Stayed in January 2024

Highly recommend this place. So peaceful. We loved it here so much. Dilshan and the crew here took excellent care of us. The people here are so friendly and do everything to make our stay as pleasant as possible. Anything they can do to help they will do. Very good breakfasts. Room was very nice beautiful mountain right beside hotel to climb and watch incredible sunset and sunrise. They arrange very nice Tuk Tuk safari for you if you want to go to sigiriya. Excellent value.

Stayed in January 2024

The property is located in a beautiful area surrounded by monkeys in the morning. The staff was amazing and even drove us to town if we wanted to have dinner. The Sri Lankan breakfast was delicious!

Stayed in January 2024

This guesthouse is located 20 mins from the center of Dambulla but you will feel like you got into the the deep jungle surrounded with the mother nature itself. The first place in Srí Lanka so far i really felt like an appreciated guest. The owner of the place acted really like our personal guide through our staying and all of that in free of charge, he explained many things including the basic history of Sigiriya and even brought us to a place where we could see a wild elephand next to the road. They even picked us up and drop us off with tuktuk when we went out for dinner. Its already long but just one more thing to mention: I headed to the shop ( located 10 mins ago) for water when they just came after me and give me few bottles from their store to spare me the walking. Conclusion: RECOMMENDED Thank you Girilena!!!

Stayed in December 2023

The tree house was not super clean as you may expect from a house in the jungle! Surrounded by monkeys that are great to see but very loud :)

We had a great experience at Girilena resort. The host Dilshan was the best, he gave us lots of recommendations for both things to visit and food (best restaurant ever in Dambulla) and he was very kind in carrying us around with his tuktuk. It was a wonderful SriLanka culture immersion! I would recommend the tree house for adventurer travellers :)

Stayed in December 2023

Excellent we recommend it.

Stayed in November 2023

Dilshan is a man of lovable personality. Should you be unsure of what to do in Sri Lanka ask him for tips or even better spend a whole day with him on "Tuk Tuk Safari". We spent two nights in his tree house during our honeymoon trip and all was perfect.

Stayed in November 2023

Natural surroundings, helpful owner, perfect breakfast.

Stayed in November 2023

Fantastic place!!! 😍 Beautiful, spacious room on first floor with terrace overlooking on garden full of adorable monkeys! You can relax and enjoy the sounds of the garden. Clean and tidy, fresh white sheets. What makes this place exceptional is the stuff. Dilshan and his crew is so helpful and kind, caring about you and your comfort. My friend had birthday and he helped me organising surprise with birthday decorations and a cake. Phenomenal service. We enjoyed traditional Sri Lankan breakfast as well. We can also recommend the taxi service from the resort which has great price for sightseeing. I would definitely return! ❤️🤩

Stayed in September 2023

Staff service Facilities Meals

Stayed in October 2023

The hotel is very clean, walk distance to the temple, stuff are very nice people. But the hotel is a little bit difficult to find at night since there is not any light or sign.

Stayed in October 2023

Water supply in WC was bad, Cistern did not fill accordingly, water quality was bad, turbid and brownish in colour

Bed was comfortable, room and the atmosphere was very nice. Service provided by them was also good. Value for money

Stayed in October 2023

Nothing!

Our host and the owner Dilshan was the friendlist guy! We were warmly greated and got a welcome drink. Dilshan told us about this to do in the area and was very informative. We felt free to form our own plans and he only guided us along the way. The communication was very relaxed. In the end Dilshan rode us around Sigiriya in his tuk tuk and showed us the sights. It was a fun day! The treehouse was all self made and we felt very close to nature. His whole property was great to see as it is all self made. Very impressive and calming since it’s in the middle of nature. The cave temples are close by and on walking distance.

Stayed in September 2023

Very calm & quiet. Walking distance to the main road. Good location. Actually worth the paid amount. Delicious breakfast served by the owner. Very helpful staff.

Stayed in September 2023

The room on the ground floor had a lot of bugs underneath the bed that comes to the bed. The bathroom had a bad smell.

The hosts were really kind and helpfull. They were super knowledgeable about the whole country, weather it was history or animal related. The upper rooms and treehouse were great.

Stayed in September 2023

Amazing treehouse,feels like a fairytale.Monkeys playing all around the house. The owner is extremely helpful with everything, well informed about everything we needed and amazing driver for our daily excursions.Couldn't ask for more!

Stayed in August 2023