you do have to choose between renovated/unrenovated rooms, we chose renovated, more costly but worth it. The situation is stunning - in the middle , almost, of the ruins, away from the dreadful new town, a gem from the past. Fabulous. more

The hotel has 2 types of rooms - refurbished ones , and the old ones. The refurbished ones are OK but certainly not cheep and in my opinion do not give enough value for money. We stayed at Sigiriya village hotel which was cheaper and gives so much more for about or even less the price. The old rooms are... more

It looks to have been updated as recently as 1948, right down to the old fashion skelleton key. The matress was gross but covered with a clean sheet. No AC meant a slightly moldy aroma. Beds had nets which are needed because mosquitos can enter under the eaves at will and this is malaria country. more

everything excellent. Place has loads of charm, ideal location, great price and food. more

I completely agree with the previous reviews. Based on them, we chose to stay in one of the unrenovated rooms on the top floor and were not disappointed. At first we were a bit apprehensive about the rather "basic" bathrooms, but they were very clean and we ended up enjoying them, plenty of hot water. We had never slept under... more

I agree with one of the previous reviewers. This place was built by the British colonials in 1907... and it certainly is showing its age!! But the character!! Fantastic. We were offered one of the newly-renovated rooms on the ground floor that featured a new bathroom and air conditioning, but we chose one of the older rooms on the first... more

We stayed here two night while on the road touring Sri Lanka the staff could not be more helpful, the Rest House looks run down and in need of repair but the rooms are very clean with staff who care. It is full of old style furniture giving it an air of old colonism, we asked about planters chairs and... more