Taru Villas Villu - Wilpattu

A little piece of Africa in the sub continent. Attention to detail with a feeling of understated hidden luxury in nature. Excellent service and lovely food. Very friendly and welcoming staff.

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The property was clean and the rooms were pretty.

Firstly we took a taxi to the property, relying on where Google maps said the property was. We arrive at the location which was about 2km from where the property actually was, we had to call the property to find it. Next, we arrived at the property and we were met by quite a rude member of staff who took us to our room. In the room our glass sliding door did not lock (we had to get someone to come and fix that), we also had a tap that was coming out of the wall in our bathroom and a frog in our room. There was no music playing in any of the communal areas, we were the only guests staying so it felt extremely creepy and silent. We also booked full board, when we arrived we found that no drinks apart from tea and coffee were included. We had stayed at a property in Sri Lanka at a similar price point where full board included all drinks including any alcoholic beverage. We were extremely disappointed and we thought there was a sever lack of value for money. We ended up leaving a day early.

We had an exceptional stay here. The entire site is classy, well maintained and high quality. The rooms are jaw dropping and we were lucky enough to get an upgrade which was much appreciated!! We loved the guided kayak, the safari and the nature walk - all super informative and well catered for, with food / equipment. The staff were lovely and so accommodating for any requests. We absolutely loved the rice and curry here. Stay!!!! You won’t regret it.

This was our second stay at a Taru Villas property and we were not disappointed. We were upgraded to a room with a plunge pool, which was a lovely surprise. The location, room (which was fantastic), the staff and the food were all excellent. We visited Wilpattu instead of Yala because we'd heard how crazily busy Yala is. We did a full day safari with Praneeth from Taru Villas, and Kanchana the safari driver. It felt like a true adventure, and Praneeth's knowledge combined with Kanchana's driving skills meant that we saw many animals, including a leopard, along with the most beautiful birds. It felt like we were the only ones in the park most of the time.

A very small thing. When paying so much for a safari, it would be nice if the jeep's seats had been wiped cleaned. It didn't detract from the day in any way, but such a small thing can make a difference.