Addition payment for AC/ electricity. It should be included to the final price on booking.com. It wasn't understandable for us, but we paid

Close to town centre, market place.

Stayed in May 2024

There was only 1 electrical plug in the room so it was difficult for us to charge our devices. Also, wifi was quite slow. So we had to rely on the local data we bought for our mobiles (Dialog 4G, SLTMobitel didn't have good reception either). This seems to be common problem throughout many of the Homestays in Sri Lanka.

The owner was very welcoming when we checked in and had a great spot for parking a small car. We also had dinner there which was really delicious! Very good options for vegetarian and meat dishes. During dinner, the couple made casual chit chat with us and served us the dishes on the plate and asked us to eat more - feels very homely and like having dinner with your grandma and grandpa. They also served beer with the dinner if you like. Breakfast was also great - some sweet sri lankan hoppers and fruit. Air conditioning in the room was also strong and the Mosquito net worked great. Location is really close to the ancient city and the lake. You can see a beautiful sunset from the lake and overlook some rice padi fields.

Stayed in May 2024

The host was super helpful and friendly. She did our loundry and we could rent bikes to see pollonuwara ruins. She was amazing

Stayed in May 2024

Great location. very hospitable owner. very comfortable stay.

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing. Town itself, from train station to temple site, has nothing to recommend it. Stay off the main street as it’s really noisy and busy.

Great location tucked down a little lane very close to temple museum and ticket office. Owners arranged bike hire and car to Kandy via Sigirryia, as well as excellent breakfasts and dinner on our 2nd night. Air con worked a treat as was very hot

Stayed in April 2024

I needed to do some remote work which was hampered by not having a desk in the room and poor Wi-Fi signal. The listing said it included an electric kettle which was in the locked kitchen, so it was not convenient to make hot water when we wanted (we usually go through 6 pots in a day because it’s so hot!) Hostess tried to add a service charge for electricity but I only paid what my Booking reservation indicated.

Clean room, comfortable bed, short walk from clock tower, tasty breakfast of local specialties. Fascinating to watch the fruit bats come back to roost in the tall tree near the main road.

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing comes to mind.

Great place to stay for a few days in Polonnaruwa, especially thanks to the very friendly and welcoming owners. The room is simple, but it has all you need, the food was absolutely delicious (both dinner and breakfast) and the owners even arranged a bike rental (the house is very close to all the major sights in Polonnaruwa) and a ride to safari park for us for very reasonable prices.

Stayed in March 2024

Room and bathroom very clean and spacious. AC good. Our host was very welcoming and arranging. We booked 2 bicycles to visit the Polonnaruwa Archaeological Site, which is located nearby. We had a delicious homemade dinner, and the breakfast was good as well.

Stayed in April 2024

No tea making facility in room. Dining area is outside and there are mosquitoes

Comfortable be, good AC, very clean, friendly and helpful staff

Stayed in April 2024

For the price, absolutely nothing…

Location is perfect, very close to ancient city ticket office. Bus stops are within short distance as well. The room is very clean and fully functional, and the owners are extremely kind and caring, they will even provide a bicycle to visit surroundings. Look no further for your stay in Polonnaruwa.

Stayed in March 2024

The land lady, and all her family is just incredibly nice and helpful.

Stayed in March 2024

Great host

Stayed in March 2024

Very simple but clean room, extremely nice owners. Good value for money.

Stayed in March 2024

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they have Ac and fan, hosts are amazing, nice local breakfast, they help you with everything needed!! Owners also speak english. thank you again for the stay, best wishes from cristina and daniel!!

Stayed in March 2024

We were treated like family. It felt like our home. The family who owns and operates the hotel are the nicest, sweetest people we met in Sri Lanka. The hotel has good AC, reliable hot water, is clean and has a nice breakfast. It is in a quiet neighborhood very close to the ruins, and you can walk to the reservoir to watch gorgeous sunsets. The family was a highlight of our trip to Sri Lanka. We cannot thank them enough.

Stayed in March 2024

In a quiet lane just a couple of minutes walk from the prominent Clock Tower junction in the old town, great & helpful hosts; just over 100m walk to the scenic lake for sunset; and so near and convenient cycle to the ancient city ruins. The hosts prepared delicious breakfast and meals, help arranged tours and onward transport.

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing really

Hosts were very helpful with tips (how to slice a Sri Lankan pineapple we bought from a roadside stand) and tips about getting around the ancient site. Very quiet but monkeys are an issue for the inhabitants. Tuktuk tour of the ancient city with frequent stops was easily organised and very enjoyable.

Stayed in February 2024

The fan made a loud ticking noise all night long and the host tried to add an extra service charge on top of agreed price.

Clean, good value, nice breakfast. Convenient location

Stayed in February 2024

There were some mosquitoes in the property and that is a disturbunce specially if you are with kids. Hot water shower was noisy.

Property is maintained by the family and they served us well. Value for money. Good location. Near to Parakrama samudraya and the ancient city.

Stayed in February 2024

Everything was good.

It was very close to the tower clock and at a 10min walk from the ticket office to the ancient city. The room was tidy and confortable. The breakfast was good. The owner helped me with the laundry for 1250lkr.

Stayed in February 2024

Room is quite old

Location is great, owners provided us with bicycles (800 lkr each), so we went to see ancient city Hot water available

Stayed in February 2024

Everything was very cozy, clean. Was hot water, toilet paper, air conditioning, very very hospitality owners. Best wishes for them! Food was really tasty.

Stayed in February 2024

Great location, close to the lake and the museum (to get tickets for the ancient city). Our host offered a much needed beer on arrival after a long journey from Trincomalee. The mosquito net was very effective. After a huge breakfast we hired bikes from the host and toured the ancient city.

Stayed in February 2024

Room was dark and many mosquitoes due to location. The breakfast was the worst so far in Sri Lanka - they provide toast and other item ( roti or hoppers) with jam and butter and a couple of bananas with tea. Most places will provide a fresh juice/ omelette/dahl with hoppers etc. Wifi is very bad.

Room was clean and comfortable and owners were very friendly and helpful. The location close to the lake and ancient city was excellent.

Stayed in February 2024