Kurunegala Road, Piriwena Road,, 21100 Dambulla, Sri Lanka
#7 of 52 B&Bs and Inns in Dambulla
Guests' ChoiceBased on 40 hotel reviews
9.6Cleanliness
9.7
Comfort
9.8
Location
9.2
Facilities
9.4
Staff
10.0
Value for money
9.9
Free WiFi
7.5
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Reviewed: 25 May 2024
Freya
Germany-
This place is a 10/10 gem, I am glad I stayed here. Definitely my favorite stay on the whole trip! Clean, neat, spacious rooms with A/C and fan, big bathroom with hot shower and comfortable bed with mosquito net. But not only the facilities were amazing, so was the food! Dinner: The best rice and curry I had in Sri Lanka. The breakfast was plenty and so good as well. The owner is such a friendly and kind person, he helped me with my plans and always checked in on me. Pure hospitality, very rare to find these days! Walking distance to the temple as well, nice and quiet and situated in beautiful surroundings. Grateful I could stay here, it was a lovely experience.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 3 April 2024
Krissy11
SpainNice host, good rooms, mosquito net, AC, we got a packed breakfast to go at 4 am, so kind thank you. Wish we saw it in daylight
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 12 March 2024
Chris
GermanyEverything was perfect.
Super friendly host family. Picked us up and drove us into town. Helped us get sth back we forgot on the bus. Delicious breakfast and dinner. Spacious, modern and clean room. Quiet location with walking distance to caves.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 8 March 2024
Fabian
GermanyEverything was great! The family is very nice and helpful! I can really recommand this accommodation. Thank you very much for the wonderful stay :)
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 26 February 2024
Manh
VietnamThe road to this place is not easy to get in since there is no instruction guide to go to the hotel, especially at night (no light). But google map did a great job for this (follow google map and you can make it). There were a lot of monkeys around this area, so be careful with your stuff and your food.
The host was super friendly and always addressed my notes perfectly. I arrived at 2 pm and asked him for lunch (I had not mentioned this when I booked). He was happy and asked me which food I liked and then he went to the market to buy and cook lunch for me. The price was also reasonable and the food was great (I had 1 breakfast and 2 lunches during my stay here). The room was big and clean. It had a great balcony for enjoying food with nature. The host gave us a ride to the bus station to go to Kandy for free. He instructed us on how to get the right bus and which bus should we take.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 12 February 2024
Grzegorz
PolandThere are some barking dogs in the area but they don't seem to want to harm anyone
Very quiet place in a nice neighbourhood. The host was very helpful and polite. The food was excellent.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 11 February 2024
Silvan
SwitzerlandIts a bit remote to the lions rock but managable
Roe is a very polite guy who welcomed me in his house. The breakfast was huge and amazing. He gave good recommendations on how to reach all sightseeing points and even drove me to the bus station. 15 minute foot walk to the royal cave temple.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 25 November 2023
Sara
BelgiumWe had a delightful one-night stay at Miracle Home Stay in Dambulla. The location proved to be perfect for exploring the nearby cave temples on foot, and we were treated to a breathtaking sunset from a stunning viewpoint just steps away from the guesthouse. The owner arranged for us very affordable transportation to Pidurangala rock early in the morning. They also prepared a nice dinner. The rooms were clean, and the well-functioning air-conditioning ensured a comfortable night's rest. Overall, Miracle Home Stay provided a welcoming atmosphere, excellent service, and convenient access to the area's attractions. We highly recommend this gem for a memorable stay in Dambulla. Thanks again Rue for your hospitality!
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 13 June 2023
Ranathunga
Sri LankaExcellent place
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 24 February 2023
Krzysztof
PolandEverything was fine. The host is a wonderful person.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 23 February 2023
Johann
GermanyEverything. Very friendly and helpful owner. Good meals and breakfast. Rooms are fine with everything that you need. Not far to the cave Temple and Golden Buddha.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 7 February 2023
Mariana
MexicoThe room is so big and the toilet is amazing, everything is super clean, you can go walking to dambulla caves and have some ruins in the way (8min) and the owner is really nice.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 4 January 2023
Alexandra
RussiaIt's not a problem of our host and not a big deal, but local dogs from neighbors weren't so good at first
We have only good memories from our stay at Roy's place. The room is modern, clean and had very good big bed. Big bathroom with hot water, hair dryer, cattle, fan, so in the room was very comfortable. The breakfast is serving at a terrace and it was very delicious - Srilankian, but not very spicy (as we asked) and I strongly recommend home made dinner from this family - I'm already miss it :) Right in front of home there is a fantastic rock, where you can observe the city and see sunset. Roy were also very nice and helping, and took us to the bus station.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 10 November 2022
Christinawa
GermanyThe host, Roe, was super nice and he alone would have made our stay to an awsome experience. He helped with every question we had, was super friendly and gave us some great Infos for our travel through Sri Lanka. I can absolutely recommend his home stay to have a great time. The room itself had everything you need. Nothing special but nothing necessary missing either.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 5 May 2022
Urban
SloveniaThe room in this accommodation was one of the cleanest rooms in our trip through Sri lanka. The location of the accommodation is great - only 10-15 minutes walk to cave temple. We recommend to eat dinner at this place, since it was delicious. The owner also drove us free of charge to the bus station.
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 26 April 2022
Domen
SloveniaPoor dark road to the property that can be a little scary at night with dogs walking around.
Best value for money, nice clean room with teracce. Excellent breakfast. Friendly owner: we were able to leave the room later and also leave the bags till the evening. Great location: 10 min from Temple entrance and Dambulla center.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 8 March 2022
Emeline
FranceAmazing place. The owner is so nice. He is very helpful and passionate by nature.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 18 February 2022
Maciek
PolandHost is extremely helpful and the place has a family vibe.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 16 February 2022
Lahiru
Sri Lankanear to Dambulla cave temple. Breakfast was superb
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 2 February 2022
Irena
SerbiaThe room was comfortable and very clean. It has AC and nice bathroom. The host was very friendly and polite, we even met the host’s kids, one of the daughters speaks such a good English, so we had fun talking to her. The breakfast was really good.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 2 February 2022
Hugh
United KingdomWe had a lovely 3 nights staying here whilst in Dambulla. Roy (the owner) is incredibly helpful and also a delicious cook! Couldn’t recommend more!
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 26 January 2022
S
Sri LankaNama of the hotel board should keep at the entrance from the main Road and indicating Kms.
Location is very good and in the jungle area.Very calm and no disterb. Owner is very friendly and informative and courteous and genuine.
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 26 January 2022
Axei
SwedenWe have seldom experienced such warmth and kindness as we received from Roy and his family. The breakfast was fantastic, the area perfectly located near the Cave temple and centrally located, but on an alley so extremely quiet. Roy made us a home cooked dinner which was the best dinner we had during our 3 week trip in Sri Lanka. A large mountain is located right in front of the house where monkeys and dogs live, where you can get up early and watch the sunrise before breakfast, very nice! Roy also helped arrange affordable activities the days we were there.
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 9 January 2022
Ravindranath
GermanyOnly minor thing was that the WiFi was not that strong but that applies only to one room and you can simply move a bit to the left on the terrace and then it’s all fine. Anyway if you are here to see the country this should not be an obstacle for you.
It’s a super nice place next to the Dambulla rock where the caves are also located. From our guesthouse we could directly climb it and have a nice view. The Family is very kind and the Food is excellent. Our host also took us to the bus station and helped us with the planning of our trip. He is very attentive and a host you can count on. We would definitely recommend anyone to stay here. In addition it’s also a nice opportunity to have an authentic experience of the simple life around here.
Stayed in January 2022
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