Ratings based on 37 Verified Reviews
4.0 Room cleanliness
4.4 Service & staff
3.9 Room comfort
3.9 Hotel condition
Expedia Verified Reviews
by A verified traveler
Posted 16 Nov 2021 on Hotels
Beautiful hotel located in a green garden with palms and leafy trees. Very quiet place, rooms are far from the road. The main noisemakers are chipmunks jumping on the roofs and munching on your fruits if you accidentally left it outside.
Once I had a dinner there and I enjoyed the food. The hotel staff is extremely polite and helpful. I didn’t expect my calls will be answered at 4am when I arrived. However the hotel manager Jude was waiting for me and escorted me to my room. He also helped me with my PCR to travel back to Dubai. Water Anuradhapura greeted us every morning for breakfast, and Sanjula was helpful not only with the meal choice, but also he helped me to decide which beach do I go first and how do I get there. Overall, very much recommended!
by A verified traveler
A self-contained jungle paradise.
Posted 9 Jan 2020 on HotelsThis is an amazingly atmospheric place, which feels like an oasis compared to the beachfront places with their noisy crowded streets. And the food is really excellent. A great value.
by A verified traveler
Excellent
Posted 24 Mar 2019 on HotelsExcellent peaceful hotel in great location. Friendly helpful staff, surrounded in wonderful grounds. The old Dutch feel is throughout the whole complex and adds to the ‘vintage’ atmosphere of the place . I would say this is the best hotel in the area , and very reasonably priced . In the older rooms , the bathrooms could do with upgrading though
by A verified traveler
Posted 11 Mar 2019
Lovely staff, beautiful historic building, garden and wildlife were fascinating, pool was a great facility, and easy walk and connections to town, beach and Galle.
A La Carte menu was rather limited, but I guess a lot of people go out to eat. Special set menu on our first night (of 3) was excellent, though.
by A verified traveler
Posted 10 Mar 2019
Recommended
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from london
Excellent stay from start to finish
Posted 25 Aug 2018We stayed here for a couple of nights near the end of August and initially our room had quite a bad damp smell. They offered us as change of room which was much fresher and couldn't do enough to assist us throughout our stay. It is in the most beautiful idyllic setting and the pool is awesome. Thoroughly recommend this stay and a massive thanks to all the friendly helpful staff. Luke and Hannah
Recommended
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Beautiful old property former residence of Dutch
Posted 20 Mar 2018Beautiful property set in ground with wild life around, monitor lizard, monkeys, mongoose and different species of birds. 5 minute walk away from beach and restaurants.
Comment from Hotel Management
21 Mar 2018 by Rasanga, Hotel Management
Thank you very much for your positive comment
by A verified traveler from Canada
CHOOSE YOUR ROOM CAREFULLY
Posted 2 Mar 2017
Location: Short walk to beach and restaurants.
The hotel staff were very friendly and the outside area (pools, sitting areas and tables) were also nice! We were initially in an older room and it was horrible due to the bugs. The bathroom had lots of openings which allowed 5 large cockroaches into our room, it was disgusting. The room had many holes so bugs easily got into our room, which made the stay uncomfortable. They moved us to another room the second night which was still one of the older rooms but was a bit better. Still many holes in the foundation which allowed for bugs. I would ONLY recommend staying in one of the newer rooms. Would NOT recommend staying in the older rooms, they look nothing like the pictures.
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Jan 2019 by Jaya , Hotel Management
Dear Guest,
We are sorry to hear you did not like your room. We have up graded all standard room in 2018 May and the rooms are fitted with new furniture, tea coffee facility, Mini fridge, Hair dryer etc. We hope you will return one day.....
Recommended
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Kent, UK
Very friendly hotel with excellent restaurant
Posted 13 Feb 2017
Pros: Pool, restaurant, staff, grounds and any problems resolved quickly
Cons: The older rooms could do with refurbishment and also some of the garden furniture (cushions etc)
Location: Convenient to visit Galle and other places along the coast and also Koggala Lake. Local beach excellent.
It was a surprise to find that most of the other guests were Danish - there is a special arrangement with a Danish travel company. The location was good, very quiet at night but just a short walk from the beach. The swimming pool was great. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. I ate dinner almost every evening because the food was excellent and there was a good variety.
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Jan 2019 by Jaya, Hotel Management
Dear Annie
Thank you very much for the positive review. We have upgraded all room in a major renovation in 2018 May. We hope you can visit us again to see the changes....
by A verified traveler
Stay!
Posted 1 Feb 2017 on HotelsVery nice heritage hotel with a gorgeous garden and 2 swimming pools. Breakfast was outstanding. Peacefull and very nice place to relax with family.
Comment from Hotel Management
17 Jan 2019 by Jaya , Hotel Management
Dear Guest
Thank you very much for the positive review.
