Habarana Village by Cinnamon

Upon arrival at the hotel, while the staff checked our booking details, we were shown a comfortable sofa to relax in and served free drinks as a "welcome" along with refreshing cool towels. This was surprising and very welcoming after a long day of travel. Then, we were taken to our rooms with a very friendly porter who cheerfully carried our luggage amidst our concern over their weight. The room service staff were very friendly as well, always quick to serve and look after our needs during our stay. Dinner and Breakfast was buffet style with a variety of starters, main dishes, desserts and drinks. I'd suggest including breakfast as part of your board because it is totally worth it. As for dinner buffet, it might be expensive for those on a tight budget... especially if you order drinks or food aside from the buffet, as a waiter took and asked for our orders without providing us a menu with prices clearly stated. Aside for this small glitch, our stay at this hotel was fantastic. The rooms were clean, air conditioned, and even though there was no mosquito net, a mosquito repellent odour device that you need to plug in was provided. Bathrooms were clean and well supplied. Complimentary coffee, tea and water bottles. Fully stocked mini bar. Wifi worked fine for my laptop- though a little slow, but my friends found it difficult to receive wifi for their i-phones from our rooms though closer to the reception, they were able to. All in all, an amazing stay! Thank you Chaaya!

A good location for cultural triangle. The service and food was very good. Lots of local cuisine to choose from for dinner and breakfasts. Cinnamon lodge was good alternative for dinner

Good hotel for touring the Cultural Triangle. Nice swimming pool, good buffet breakfast, tasty and affordable a la carte menu for dinner. They also offer a dinner buffet which we did not take. Enjoyed the monkeys and birdlife in the hotel surroundings. Recommended.

Pros: - Lovely lake access (saw monitor lizards, hawks, kingfisher, bee eaters etc) Cons: - Horrible kitchen (served a pizza with cold base which must be 1 inche thick) - Poor room service (tea maker rusted, took 2 hours to replace, bucket in washroom leaking - never replaced).

I am generally happy with my stay at the hotel. The service was good throughout and buffet breakfast and dinner were value for money in comparison to some of the restaurants i ate in. Only one compliant : there dont seem to be any slippers provided in my room. I would recommend this place.