Riads in Central Province

"We had an enjoyable stay. Breakfast was v tasty and staff are very friendly and attentive.."

"Fabulous hotel, wonderful breakfast and very attentive staff. Only thing missing was sun loungers outside somewhere. Beautiful gardens. "

"Clean, tastefully decorated room with huge comfortable bed. Friendly, helpful staff. Quiet location for a restful nights sleep. We enjoyed our stay and would definitely stay again. "

"This is a beautiful hotel and the staff were really friendly and helpful. Rooms were lovely and the rooftop pool and bar were great additions. The buffet breakfast was excellent too. Would definitely recommend. "

"Staff were extremely nice, loved the hotel! Clean, pool area and great location. "

"Amazing location up in the hills, excellent staff and incredible hospitality. Best hotel in Kandy area. "

"Lovely welcoming staff at reception! Super quiet room except for wonderful birdsong in the morning. Beautiful old furniture, artefacts , brass lift, wooden flooring …. Nice swimming pool too! "

"The room "

"We booked 3 nights in a deluxe double room - if that was the case I dread to think what their standard rooms were like. Our room was damp and mouldy. Our clothes in the suitcases smelt damp. The room had big cobwebs everywhere. The ceiling fan was filthy. The bathroom had mould and the toilet brush was disgusting. The listing said it had mosquito nets but this was not the case. The menu for dinner was limited with a lot of items unavailable. Breakfast was not good either again limited options and the cooked items were cold. Of course I discussed the room situation with the staff but there wasn’t the option to move. The staff did their best with organising tuk tuks and transfer to Negombo which we were thankful for. We decided to move on a day/night early to get away from the mould and damp. The above makes us sound like divas but that is not the case. We are seasoned travellers and accept that accommodation in the forest/jungle of Sigiriya would not be 5 star especially when they have a lot of rain, but we would like to think the listing on this site would be representative of what we would get. By all accounts there are better places to stay close by, perhaps I didn’t look closely enough. Don’t make the same mistake we did!"