Rathmalgahaela road Vihara Junction, Dambulla, 21100 Dambulla, Sri Lanka
#34 of 48 hotels in Dambulla
Guests' ChoiceBased on 237 hotel reviews
7.9Cleanliness
8.0
Comfort
8.0
Location
8.2
Facilities
7.8
Staff
8.8
Value for money
8.2
Free WiFi
8.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 29 February 2024
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Sri LankaRepairs while we were present
Attitude of the staff
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 26 February 2024
Ritesh
IndiaHotel is best for family stay. The staff is very helpful and friendly. They cater to every need of the guests. Special thanks to Mr Rane for preparing dosa for my family. Will be visiting again this property in future. Sihan and kaveesha were very helpful in the property.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 23 February 2024
Tapas
IndiaRooms. We were given 2 rooms on ground floor and 2more in 1st floor. The ground floor rooms were pathetic. Dirty, bad quality toilet, and list doesn't stop here.
The people and the food.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 8 February 2024
Marcus
South AfricaThe rooms felt like they needed a lot of work. They were unmaintained and need to be upgraded to match the price point per night. The bathroom was a serious disappointment. There was a terrible drain smell that seeped into the room and made it very unpleasant.
The pool was great! And the location suited us for the Golden Temple, cave temples and hot air balloon ride. The breakfast was fine.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 8 February 2024
Ellen
United KingdomThere was little hot water or water pressure and the bathroom smelt of stagnant water. The food for dinner was average compared to other food we’ve had in Sri Lanka.
Great pool and bed was comfortable. Location was good, easy to get to local attractions. Breakfast was nice with a good range of options.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 3 February 2024
Philip
United KingdomAmazing value for money. Staff was so helpful and attentive. Thoroughly recommend this hotel. Pool was very well looked after too. Top notch!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 3 February 2024
Laura
AustraliaSo disappointed! Room was dirty, I had to ask for another one which was not so good as well. The restaurant didn’t even serve all the food that is on the menu and the buffet for breakfast was not open because no enough customers. Swimming pool was not even clean. Food in general was bad : cold, not fresh food. I won’t recommend that place
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 10 January 2024
Amrutlal
IndiaDirty, room congested .bath room werst ,
Nothing
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 4 November 2023
John
IrelandThe room - smelly bathroom, toilet did not flush, No restaurants nearby, weird dining area. Staff seem inexperienced
Cheap. Near the temple. Nice lobby
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 12 October 2023
Alexandra
RomaniaThe hotel is old and the rooms smell as mold and have mold... I understand there is a lot of humidity, but maybe they can do something about it ... We had an economy room, they gave us one room at ground floor, big room, with refrigirator, but it smelled really bad as mold and they kindly change our room, but they gave us one small room without refrigerator and without a window. (The window was dark and blocked because it had a view in the kitchen, we know that because we were able to hear the staff) The food, the kotu rotti was not good... Sadly, the pictures do not represent the reality.
The staff.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 30 September 2023
Rachel
United KingdomExcellent food. Especially the evening meal. Friendly staff and great pool
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 12 September 2023
Iza
PolandRoom wasn’t clean at all, the furniture and doors were old and worn out, bathroom was badly designed, shower drain was on completely offsite site from the shower, the bathroom was constantly wet, also the smell form the shower drain was very bad from the beginning of our stay, Food was okay but nothing great especially for the price, we had better in Sri Lanka Doors were definitely not found proof, you can hear all other guests leaving their rooms So safe in the room only a locked drawer in the closet Also we paid extra for the balcony although we were supposed to have an outside eating area provided with our reservation and it turned out the balcony was terrible, just two very old chairs and an old table and loud AC box, definitely not worth paying 1200Rs/ night for it alone Overall not great but the locals told us that is the best you can get in this area so you have to decide for yourself
Very nice staff, big pool, tasty kottu, walking distance to Dambulla cave temple, AC working very well
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 27 August 2023
Mathu
Sri LankaI didn't like anything, nothing is up to the standard. I booked for all inclusive package and while i checked in they said it's not available in their hotel. I booked for a superior room and the room is very tiny I struggled with my 2 kids. They refused to offered food for babies at last I argued and got it. At last they served a biriyani for lunch and they offered an uncooked chicken ( raw chicken) we were immediately checked out without talking with them. This hotel should be removed from booking.com.
Nothing
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 16 August 2023
James
Sri LankaLoved this hotel great staff and good amenities Pool was ace - good was fantastic esp the burgers ! Really healthy sized portions best we’ve had in Sri Lanka
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 16 August 2023
Sanjeev
IndiaThe rooms were not clean. For a 45 usd stay for two nights, I ended up paying 35 usd for breakfast which is absolutely absurd. Property does not provide more than two small bottles of water and you end up buying water bottle at 3 times the marked price of the bottle from the restaurant.
Location of the property
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 12 August 2023
Nafissa
United Arab EmiratesThe rooms were not that clean, bathrooms did not have shampoo/conditioner/body gel, bugs were everywhere, the entrance to the room was swarming with bees, breakfast lacked variety
The pool and surrounding view is nice
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 15 July 2023
Jans
BelgiumNothing!
Located nearby the Holy Dambulla caves. Ideal for walking towards the caves or a trip to Sigiriya. Warm and welcoming staff. Rooms were very tidy, Asian meals were very good. Nice swimming pool to relax afterwards. An exceptional mention to the very friendly, extremely helpful and always friendly person named 'Chathuranga'; this very polite guy provides an exceptional service in the restaurant and pool and always comes with a warm disarming smile. Ready to provide you with some good local advice when needed. Respect Chathuranga!
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 5 July 2023
Marco
IndiaWe booked for 2 nights only and we stayed 6 nights. Actually we are still here and we don't want to leave! The staff is super helpful, the food is excellent, the room with balcony is big and clean and everything works well. The location is beautiful, far away from the noise of the roads and at 20 minutes walk from the entrance of the cave temple. The price compared to the quality of the hotel is really cheap. Marco and Dominique.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 1 June 2023
Dammika
Sri LankaFrendly staff Best place to spend holidays I recommend to everyone
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 10 May 2023
Daria
Russiavery beautiful place and garden, friendly people, Mountain King garden View close to museums and historic places
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 2 May 2023
Anuruddha
Sri LankaEverything
Everything
Stayed in May 2023
Reviewed: 6 April 2023
Johan
Belgiumideal location, super friendly staff and management especially my man Aruna… always again greetings from Belgium
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 18 March 2023
Shibani
CanadaSome of the plug points weren't working in one room. The air condition didn't work properly kept turning off while sleeping. They were nice enough to change the room the following day the air conditon was a bit better in the other room but also turned off from time to time.
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 15 March 2023
Eliška
Slovakia-
an amazing place, really nice staff and delicious food
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 1 March 2023
Vinayagamoorthy
United Kingdomnothing specific to say
staff were great and nice location
Stayed in February 2023
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