River Cottage

Friendly owner

Terrible rooms. Photos not in line with their website. Everything is very expensive. Food, drinks etc are all overpriced. The rooms we booked were dirty, especially the bathroom. Your bathroom is open and next to a restaurant. All photos are photoshopped. Price quality are not ok here. Water in river is photoshopped to blue! Third bed has no mosquito net, so children will have mosquite bites.

The room is specious and environment around is natural. The hosts speak communicative English.

For the price much more should be offered in here. Furthermore, cleanliness is not the strongest point. Additionally, you will not feel lonely during night because you will be visited by cockroaches. They have their little home somewhere behind toilet so please be careful not to squash them… Cockroaches are very social and like visiting bedroom as well. In total we met plenty of members of the Cockroach family. See pictures attached. If you are lonely and are cockroach enthusiasts this is the best place to be.

Nice and quiet location between the hills and the south coast. Beautifully located in nature with monkeys swinging in the trees. Good Sri Lankan food.

The bathroom is semi outdoor, making a bathroom break in the evening/night a little uncomfortable. The base prize was very cheap, but all extras (breakfast, dinner, drinks) were quite expensive.

Great place by the river, clean and big rooms, and very friendly stuff.

The property and grounds are well designed. The garden and eating pavilions were really pretty and well maintained. It’s a very peaceful location and lovely on the river and watching people going about their everyday life. It is near to the most stunning waterfalls which are a must to visit as well as the Buddhist site only 3km away. The deluxe triple rooms were very spacious. It is worth mentioning all the furniture which is beautiful and handmade by the owner. The food was very tasty Sri Lankan style. The owner and his family were really lovely and friendly we really enjoyed our chats with them in the evening.

It is worth being aware that there is a significant difference between the basic and deluxe rooms. We upgraded when we arrived as the basic is very small with no furniture other than beds. The second single bed did not have a mosquito net and unfortunately our son got lots of bites on his face and neck on the second night. The meals were huge and quite extensive. We were 2 adults and a child and paid for 3 meals on the first night which was way too much for us. On the second night we just ordered for 2 people and it was plenty.

A very nice place surrounded by nature. The room was very spacious and I was happy with the airconditioning and the mosquito net. I slept very well. They made me a very nice dinner and the next morning a good breakfast aswell, next to the river. They helped me park my tuktuk in a safe place and when I had to refill the oil, they came to my aid again. Very friendly.

Friendly staff with perfect location for a family trip.

Really liked the large rooms and of course the very friendly staff! We just stayed one night but they were dedicated to make our stay very pleasant! The dip in the river was a memory of a lifetime:)