Kandalama happened by accident to us. We wanted to stop over someplace in Sri Lanka during our honeymoon in Maldives so we did a bit of searching and talking with a few friends. The Kandalama website is a decent one but the real experience once we reached blew us away. We stayed there for 2D/2N We reached quite late in... more

When we arrived we were upgraded to a suite as we booked to have dinner in the cave on our 2nd night, the suite was fantastic lovely large sitting room with floor to ceiling windows on 3, bedroom was spotless and had patio doors onto wraparound terrace, the bathroom was fabulous, jacuzzi bath infront of massive windows with views over... more

We stayed over New Year 2008. What an amazing hotel set on a hillside over looking a beautiful lake. Relativly newly built but completly covered in vines and 'jungle'. The bed rooms and bath rooms all have floor to cieling glass which was wonderful. Rather strange (but lovely) lying in the bath with a monkey climbing passed the window! The... more

Fabulous and fantastic......MUST VISIT.........!!!!! This is located at such a scenic place, and is created by one of Sri Lanka's best architects in the middle of a forest on the mountain, facing a huge lake, Kandalama. The experience is un describable.....one must visit this place at least once in their life to experience it !!!! Scenic beauty all around.....feeling of... more

We stayed here for 5 nights as the first part of our honeymoon, it was a tremendous place to stay the hotel was an amazing place in itself and the wildlife was everwhere. The staff were always helpfull and nothing was too muchtrouble, we got a room upgrade with a huge bedwit flower petals spread in a heart shape and... more

We stayed here for 2 nights as part of our tour around Sri Lanka. This hotel has a great location, close to all of the wonderful sights of the cultural triangle and has truly stunning views. However, food and drink are incredibly expensive, the rooms are a bit tired and because the hotel is so huge, it has a very... more

We stayed at the hotel kandalama for 2 nights as part of a tour of Sri Lanka. The location was beautiful, but took forever to get there from colombo due to the out of season monsoon rain! On arrival we were greeted with drinks, and then escorted to our room, our first impression of the hotel was good (if not... more

Dont miss this hotel when you visit to Srilanka. The food, Hotel design is superb. Its a living experience in Jungle where you might get loved with nature. The rooms are good, but the lights are not enough. more

We spent one night at Kandalama - not long enough to even find the third pool (maybe because we stayed too long in the fantastic bathroom enjoying the spectacular views!) The food was lovely and there was plenty to do (games room, a magic show for the kids - nothing out of the ordinary but appreciated by the younger ones,... more