I highly recommend this hotel/guest house. The rooms are very clean, comfortable, and reasonable. The staff is very service oriented, and provided me with free rides to and from bus stations, including a ride with the manager in his car when no tuk-tuk was immediately available. The have bikes to rent, and provided me with useful travel information to neighboring... more

The staff at the Shalini are all talkative, friendly and helpful. I was able to see areas of Anuradhapura that were not in my guidebook. The first-floor open-air restaurant area is a particularly pleasant place to spend an evening, and the internet facilities are very useful! more

This place is filled with friendly and helpful people, who for once in Sri Lanka made me feel like i wasn't being ripped off! The rooms are not great, they're very old and poorly maintained but they are clean and there is hot water. They have a lovely restaurant area, food's good - the chef is crazy and fun! They... more

This hotel is very good. A plus is definitely the good restaurant with excellent rice and curry. The staff are very helpful and can advise you on trips, although you can also easily arrange trips for yourself by bus or tuk tuk. The tuk tuk drivers that work for the hotel are good and reliable. We went on a short... more

We arrived late in the evening our first day and were greeted by friendly staff who had a nice room available for us. We had curry at the Hotel's restaurant which hit the spot after having traveled all day. Stayed another day and met a lot of the staff at different times, all very helpful, with big smiles. The gardens... more

Fairly good hotel situated in the heart of anciant city Anuradhapura. Service seems to be fairly ok but further improvement is needed.Not a bad experiance anyway. Has the potential to evolve as the best hotel in the city. Good lock more