My husband and I stayed at the Why House for a week in April and I can’t say enough about the service and atmosphere. The Why house is beautiful, the food amazing and the staff like old friends. The pool is lovely and the beach is only a short tuk tuk ride away. Henrietta and Sanath arranged activities so we... More

Twelve of us, six adults and six kids stayed here for ten days and I'm glad to say we had the whole place to ourselves. There is a variety of accommodation - three suites in the main house and several cabanas dotted around the estate (apparently up to 20 people can be accommodated). The kids loved the cabanas as it... More

This gem is one not to miss. The property is beautiful , the views sublime and Henrietta and her wonderful team arrange absolutely anything and everything you could ever want to do,eat or see ! The great news is it is available on a hotel / villa basis so you don't need to take the entire property over in order... More

I stayed at Why House in Feb 2012 with 14 friends for a friend's wedding in Galle. Why House was exactly as we had hoped, it is a small and intimate hotel (16max I think) which was perfect as we were the only guests and therefore it felt like a luxury villa with an excellent butler service! The staff were... More

Many times i have read reviews (esp ones that rate a place as excellent) with a pinch of salt, but Why House lives up to the hype. At first glance, this place appears to have disadvantages: it is not on a beach and there is no fitness centre. Yet my family loved this property to bits. It starts with the... More

A tad worried abt being 5 mins from the beach when we booked...and then we arrived and thought WOW! This is heaven! Henrietta and the staff made this the most pleasurable stay in the many hotels we have stayed in in SL. Yes it's a tad pricey but you get what you pay for. The setting is idyllic, the pool... More

We stayed here for 3 nights, whilst on our honeymoon in Sri Lanka and I cannot speak highly enough of the Why house and its staff. It was truly a memorable experience and was by far the best place we stayed in Sri Lanka if not the best place I have ever stayed in! The suite was beautiful and had... More

A trawl through the previous comments about WHY House reveals that all that can be said has already been expounded. It would be easy simply to associate with the experiences and remarks of previous guests. However, that would fail to acknowledge so much that was personal to our visit. Why House is in a league of its own, sophisticated and... More

From the moment we arrived we were made to feel welcome. Henrietta, Sanath and all the staff (including Nigella the dachshund) were extremely helpful organising things for us to do - the bike ride around the paddy fields was great fun! However it was also very easy just to relax and chill by the side of the gorgeous pool. The... More