Floating Mountain Villa

This property is stunning. Unfortunately, we had only booked to stay the one night at this property which was a big shame as we could have easily spent a lot longer here. A personal highlight of our stay was the morning breakfast which we had in the pool. The food was delicious and the views were breathtaking! The manager Akila couldn’t have been more welcoming and went out of his way to ensure we had a memorable stay. He even helped us for the remainder of our stay in Sri Lanka by providing recommendations on places to visit and supporting us with taxi bookings around the island! We would most certainly recommend this property to anyone visiting Sri Lanka and will be sure to return here again in the future (just for longer next time)!

Nothing to dislike!

We loved the views, the service and the ‘home away from home’ feel. The hotel manager was absolutely incredible and the best host we have had in Sri Lanka. Thanks for having us! Just note the accomodation is quite far away from Nuwara Eliya town, and is more of a remote getaway.

The breakfast was great we were able to enjoy both an English breakfast and a Sri Lankan breakfast. Able to set up our meals in front of our room facing the spectacular view of the Kothmale reservoir and the valley. The manager is very friendly and keeps the utmost hospitality at all times and helped us to plan our trip around the location. I was able to make travel arrangements through the manager. The lounge is beautiful and good for a group of friends to spend time with as well. The ala carte menu for dinner is fine and they provide more flexible options as well.

There is room to improve with the food. However, generally, food is fine.

Everything about the villa was amazing. From the luxurious interior to the breathtaking view of the surrounding mountains, dam and tea plantations, our experience here was wonderful and a much needed getaway in an extremely calm and serene place. We were hosted by the very warm and cheerful Akila and served delicious meals prepared by the talented in-house chef.

I love how amazing the staff was and very kind and hospitable. And the place is great to relax and just enjoy the beauty of this country.

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Everything was amazing, the villa, the cleanliness, the fabulous view and the great service especially from the butler Akila who made us felt special by taking a very good care of us, serving us and having a nice chat we just felt like home .

There’s absolutely nothing to not like about this place.

This place is in a beautiful location. It is approx midway between Nuwara Eliya and Kandy, but that is part of it's charm. The host, Akila is the very best host you could ever ask for. He really is exceptional. Nothing is too much trouble, very very accommodating, knowledgeable, polite, kind, calm and gentle. He really made this stay. In hindsight, we wish we stayed with Akila for longer! The food was incredible, you could (if you wanted to) have had breakfast in the pool on a floating tray!

The only thing that I can score this place down is I don't think it had A/C, but somehow it never felt stuffy, Akila kept it at a very pleasant temperature.

The photos on booking.com do not do this house justice. I have been back for a month and I am still dreaming about the peace and tranquility we felt whilst we stayed there. Akila is truly a gem, and we really appreciated being checked up on by the owner throughout our stay. We wished we could have stayed longer and we will definitely be back to stay longer next time.

Floating Mountain Villa is a very nice B&B experience near the tea plantations. The villa is very nice, very clean and homey. Akila, the manager, is so attentive and made the experience very special. The chef is also very nice and can make good dinners / breakfasts. The view over the mountains that we can see throughout the hotel is very beautiful and serene.

Maybe it's our fault because we didn't read the fineprint closely enough, but we thought the villa was located in Nuwara Eliya when it's actually a one-hour drive away. There are activities you can do around the villa but we didn't have time to try. We were also surprised to learn that this was the only accomodation in our itinerary that didn't provide driver accomodation, so that had to be organized and paid separately.

Tranquility & Akila