51 Maithree Mawatha, 20000 Kandy, Sri Lanka
#3 of 68 vacation rentals in Kandy
Guests' ChoiceBased on 164 hotel reviews
9.5Cleanliness
9.6
Comfort
9.5
Location
9.0
Facilities
9.4
Staff
9.9
Value for money
9.8
Free Wifi
10.0
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End of dialog contentReviewed: September 21, 2025
Pien
NetherlandsNothing
Lovely people, great cooking class and location is perfect just outside of Kandy city but way more beautiful and green. Would definitely recommend
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 19, 2025
Daniel
AustriaVery quiet place a few car minutes from Kandy centre. Dinner and breakfast are very good, all ingredients are from the own little garden.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 17, 2025
Anja
GermanyWe had such an amazing time here. We stayed one night and wouldn’t mind spending more time here. The whole house and surrounding is so beautiful and calm as well as the rooms. They also offer cooking classes and we had the best class with Sandy and her family explaining all about their culture and food. Especially showing us around their garden where they grow most of the food and herbs was amazing. If you’re looking for something a bit more quiet in Kandy we can only recommend coming here!
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 15, 2025
Wannes
BelgiumWe recommend to do the cooking class. It was awesome. We made a curry with rice in old traditional way.
Stayed in September 2025
Reviewed: September 1, 2025
Joanna
PolandAtmosphere, Janith is great repeating that this is a home and not a hotel. Great place, very interesting cooking show totally recommend to everyone. Delicious food
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 25, 2025
Giulia
ItalyThe homestay is really nice and clean, just outside the traffic of Kandy. The real plus is the cooking class, and the dinner after it.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 22, 2025
Gabriella
Netherlandsvery nice cooking class
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 14, 2025
Stefano
ItalyThe landscape view on the surrounding nature is so nice and calm, room has really nice design and high cleaning standards. The food is also amazing, moreover they offer also cooking class (which we did not take but it looked really good). The staff is so nice, we really enjoyed our time there far away from the busy city of Kandy
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 6, 2025
Michał
PolandBathroom is shared so sometimes we had to wait to shower. It's a bit far from the city
Staff was great, common spaces were very nice
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: August 4, 2025
Manon
FranceNothing, everything was perfect.
We spent one night in this lovely place, located in a quiet & peaceful area. We were welcomed by Janith, who was very friendly and helpful during our stay. We enjoyed some drinks at night and an exceptional breakfast in the morning. A special note to the garden where you can eat fruits directly from the trees. We felt right at home.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 4, 2025
Micha
GermanyAbsolutely amazing! Janith is the best. He took such good care of us and always gave us a smile. The place is so calm and beautiful. We would’ve loved to stay longer. Special thanks for arranging a birthday cake for my girlfriend. 10/10
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: August 1, 2025
Georgia
United KingdomWe had the most amazing stay here. From start to finish janith made us feel so welcome and really made us feel at home. He was very informative, helpful and very kind and we couldn’t have asked for more ! The most beautiful home stay i would recommend to anyone !
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 27, 2025
Emma
United KingdomWe were looked after so well at this homestay. It is in a smart suburb of Kandy. They organised an airport taxi for us and a tuk tuk driver to show us around Kandy. The food was fantastic! The best we had our whole time in Sri Lanka
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 26, 2025
Maria
United KingdomNothing
A beautiful stay here! Janith is the kindest, friendliest host ever! The house is beautiful and the villa we stayed in was lovely and furnished well. We did the cooking class and it was amazing Thank you!!
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 19, 2025
Evagoria
CyprusVery clean, excellent food and staff and amazing location
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 17, 2025
Chloe
AustraliaThe staff are incredibly kind and helpful. You have to do the cooking class that they offer. The food is next level, and the coffee is exceptional. Highly highly recommend this place.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 12, 2025
Anna
United KingdomIt was truly a hidden gem, the nature and garden surrounding the home opened up to a beautiful view and made you feel serene.I would recommend this whole heartedly if you’re staying in Kandy. We were a little sad we were staying only one night.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 10, 2025
Andrew
United KingdomWe had the most wonderful time at Sandy's place, learning all about the traditions and benefits of Sri Lankan cooking. The room was relatively basic, but clean and spacious. The location is a little out of town but very peaceful and only a short tuktuk to all the main sites 10/10
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: July 8, 2025
Wyn
TaiwanIts just out of city so you need a taxi to get here.
Wow, that was what we both said as soon as we arrived here. It's a beautiful and spacious house with a lovely view of the surrounding natural area with many bats flying around at night, which was amazing to see. We were greeted with welcome drinks and were happy that they arrved dinner until 10pm. We only stayed a night but would have loved to stay longer. Highly recommend!
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: June 29, 2025
Angus
United KingdomNothing!
Our stay at Kandy Living was one of the highlights of the holiday. We took a short tuktuk out of town (around 10/15 mins) and were welcomed by Janith with tea. The location and property far exceeded our expectations - it was such a fantastic place to base ourselves to avoid the hustle of Kandy. Janith suggested things to do, made it clear we could message him at any time with requests and really made us feel at home. Breakfast was fantastic and we could order other food/drinks when we needed. The cooking class was incredible, the chef spoke great English and was knowledgeable about the dishes (and very patient!) - Janith helped with explaining the origin of the ingredients and took loads of photos. Absolutely stay here when visiting Kandy!
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: June 28, 2025
Hande
MaltaVery kind staff and perfect nature! We spend a night here and we were welcomed very friendly like we were at home
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: June 21, 2025
Rutger
NetherlandsThe main room of the photos did not have an AC only a fan but wasn’t smoking hot during our stay so that was no problem
The stay was amazing and the staff was even better, very kind and helpful. The cooking class was great and on site. We had an amazing time.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: June 8, 2025
Harkaran
IndiaShared bathrooms
Beautiful location and friendly staff
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: June 4, 2025
Kwang
JapanEverything was wonderful ! Especially their service and hospitality!! Janith, the wonderful staff, even gave us voice message to take care of us after we left the place. Now we have a home in Kandy!! I absolutely recommend this accommodation to everyone!!
Stayed in June 2025
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