Tikiri Mawatha Kurunegala Road, 21100 Dambulla, Sri Lanka
#3 of 10 Holiday rentals in Dambulla
Guests' ChoiceBased on 47 hotel reviews
7.9Cleanliness
7.9
Comfort
8.1
Location
8.5
Facilities
7.8
Staff
9.2
Value for money
8.5
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Reviewed: 29 March 2024
Judit
HungaryExtremely moldy walls,moldy smell everywhere ,especially on the pillows. Pillowcase looked dirty. Seriously need a repaint and to eliminate mold
Main reception has nice design, pool is cute. Otherwise the room of cabanas was very run down.Bathroom was good.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 8 March 2024
Norbert
Germany---
The hosts were very, very friendly and helpful, thank you very much! I had the best local breakfast in Sri Lanka there.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 1 March 2024
Issy
United KingdomNo complaints at all.
Great host, very helpful and friendly. Room was clean, good size with a pool right outside the door. Exceptional value for money. Great location for easy access to local attractions
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 4 February 2024
Marie
United KingdomWe didn’t manage to get hot water but as it was 34 degrees it wasn’t too much of an issue. WiFi was patchy.
The manager was really helpful and greeted us with a very welcome cool drink when we arrived. The location is perfect, very peaceful and only 5 min walk to Food City. The bungalow was very spacious with 2 large beds with very white sheets. The beds were very comfortable . The villa was very clean with a fridge, air con, TV and bottled water provided. The bathroom was huge with an overhead shower.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 4 August 2023
Cornelia
AustriaWe got WiFi on our last evening...
Situated in a great area, stores are close-by Nice pool Helpful and friendly staff Thanks to everyone! We come again
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 23 July 2023
Gemma
SpainThe staff was fantastic!
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 12 March 2023
Heshika
Sri LankaImpressed with the friendly and attentive staff, who went out of their way to make us feel welcome and comfortable.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 5 March 2023
Jeewan
Sri LankaBreakfast
Dinner
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 31 October 2022
Xavi
SpainEl personal i situació
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 27 October 2022
Sumith
Sri LankaFriendly staff and calm place to stay in Dambulla. The location is close to the city and other attractions in Dambulla. Room is spacious good hospitality was experienced and I can recommend this property. Delicious food freshly prepared by Ravi. Special thank to him for looking after us..
Stayed in October 2022
Reviewed: 6 June 2022
Jan
Austriaunfortunately, the place is a little run down, but after two years of no income due to corona, you will find that in most remote hotels on the island.
Nice small lodges and close to the temple and the city. the owner is super friendly and showed us around with his Tuktuk.
Stayed in June 2022
Reviewed: 4 June 2022
Anna
Spainthe pool was super dirty with green water
the room was nice and the beds were comfortable
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 8 April 2022
Annie
United Kingdomthe pool was not at all clean, property a little bit out the way
good value for money, friendly and attentive staff, nice rooms
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 26 March 2022
Martins
LatviaWe liked a pool which was right in front of our cabin. Brekfast was okay, staff was very helpful.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 31 January 2022
M
United Arab EmiratesThe pool was ok but need to be cleaned properly. The dinner was bit expensive comparing to the prices outside and quality of food.
The owner Daniel was nice and friendly, the place is quite and peaceful with birds sound surrounding you.
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 18 January 2022
Mvrozi
HungaryMorning coffee was a bit more expensive, than in most of the places I stayed, but it came as room service.
I loved that the place is actually 'in the nature', the property pool is a few meters away from a little stream. They also have their own big lizard, LISA, who is super cool and relaxed, and can sunbath with you for hours without moving an inch. :) There were a lot of fireflies in the garden as well. :) The staff was really kind and nice, they really helped me out if I needed help regarding getting tuktuks or information on bus schedules - although last day the tuktuk driver might have misunderstood them, and took me and my luggage to the wrong bus station accidentally... :) Dambulla is a good base, if you want to see Sigiriya, and the ancient cities of the Sri Lankan cultural triangle, and if you do not want to change your location for every night. It is pretty easy to move around from here. And if you have a peaceful place with nice, big and quiet rooms, it is a bonus indeed.
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: 5 January 2022
Susan
United StatesNot located where booking shows it. Down 2 dark roads away from main road. I had to get a tuk tuk for everything.
Beautiful hotel with a very helpful owner. He arranged transportation for me to get around & was extremely helpful with information.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 31 December 2021
Oliver
GermanyThe host/Manager was extremely helpful. He helped me with so much things. He arranged Safari Tour to Hurulu Eco Park which was really good experience, he gave me tips for other tours (i.e. Sigirya, Anuradhapura, Dambulla Rock temple) which i have done from there. He was the best host on my travelling ! Thank you, again. The rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable beds. The pool was perfect, great size and so refreshing. Overall a fantastic experience and i would 100% book it again.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 26 December 2021
Chalaka
Sri LankaEverything was fine
Nice place, Awesome staff, great food
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 17 December 2021
Emma
United KingdomAn issue with the electric in our room, kept tripping. We were offered a different room by the host but we didn't think that was necessary. The cabins are a little off the beaten track to go for a wander into dambulla. You'd need a tuk tuk if you wanted to head into town for food etc.
The host was a lovely man and explained that they had only been open for 3 weeks after being closed for nearly 2 years due to covid. Breakfast was fine, but because tourists were few, that was the only meal available. The pool was refreshing but there were a few resident frogs who still hadn't vacated the area! The room was basic and functional. The host caught some river fish and cooked them for us, they were really tasty! We were the only tourists there!
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 23 November 2021
Arandara
Sri LankaSwimming pool was not maintained well. Tv was not working in the room.
Host was extremely helpful, even prepared meals for our kids. Good location. Tasty food. Spacious room with hot water and air conditioning
Stayed in November 2021
Reviewed: 27 April 2024
Jennifer
GermanyI stayed for 4 days to make daytrips to Sigirya etc and enjoyed every Minute in the hotel. The owner is really nice and helped with organizing The trips and buses. Plus he was always there for a chat. The Pool was really good after a long day sightseeing.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 15 October 2023
Iza
PolandSOMETHING TERRIBLE! DISGUSTING CONDITIONS! Run as far away from this place as possible. We booked this place for 2 nights. The first night there was a frog in the room. A very nice gentleman from the staff kicked her out of the room. Suddenly, more and more frogs started appearing in our room. There was no staff, so we had to catch them ourselves. The frogs were entering the room through the shower drain and under the door. The next day they changed our room to an even worse one. Water was leaking from the toilet (disgusting!), there was mold on the walls, no hot water and no Wi-Fi. The whole room stank, the bedding was disgustingly dirty. Suddenly in the evening we saw a cockroach. There was no staff, so we had to catch it ourselves. At that moment, another frog jumped out and that was a sign that it was time to run away from this place. In the middle of the night, in a strange place, we had to pack up and look for a new hotel. The conditions were inhumane. After reporting the situation to Booking.com, we were offered a refund for a night spent in another hotel. However, they accused us of spoiling the pool cover, which they supposedly informed us about, but it was a complete lie. ULTIMATELY, WE DID NOT GET A REFUND DESPITE MANY NOTIFICATIONS, and the whole situation caused us a lot of stress and fear. Shameless scammers! I DO NOT RECOMMEND!
NOTHING
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 10 October 2023
Shashika
Sri LankaService of the Property is Excellent. And the Food was awesome
Stayed in July 2023
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