Simpson's Forest - Luxury Boutique Resort & Spa - Kandy

Une expérience absolument merveilleuse, qui nous fait regretter de ne pas avoir passé plus de nuits dans l’hôtel. La piscine à débordement offrant une vue sublime, un personnel extrêmement attentionné et très flexible pour nos demandes, une grande qualité dans les équipements, dans la chambre, tout était absolument parfait ! Pour finir, un excellent restaurant, un excellent bar, avec un personnel extrêmement attentionné lui aussi, une cuisine de grande qualité pour un prix tout à fait correct.

Nous avons entendu du personnel bruyant tout dans la matinée, nous aurions aimé un peu plus de discrétion. Cela reste anecdotique et ne nous a pas empêché d’apprécier énormément notre séjour.

Superbe accueil avec le meilleur iced tea que j’ai pu goûter ! L’endroit est paisible et à couper le souffle. J ai choisi le bungalow qui se trouve face a la piscine et la vue sur les vallées ! Le matin nous avons eu le droit un levée de soleil absolument magnifique, pendant la journée le paysage change avec la lumière du soleil ! Vous avez même une salle de sport à disposition. Le petit déjeuné et déjeuné est excellent !

Pour un hôtel de ce standing là, la TV ne fonctionnait pas, et nous n’avions pas de verre dans la salle de bain pour les brosses à dents ou simplement de rincer.

Calm and relaxing. Excellent place if you love nature.

Das Simpson Forest ist ein Platz zum entspannen. Das Hotel liegt umgeben von einer wunderschönen Flora und Fauna. Es ist ratsam eine Nature-Tour mit Shandu zu manchen. Er erklärt die Umgebung auf eine unaufdringliche Art, dass man ihn gespannt zuhört. Das Team im Hotel, angefangen an der Rezeption mit Shane und Nilupul, man fühlt sich gleich herzlich willkommen. Es wird sich um alles gekümmert, so dass man gleich entspannen kann. Unbedingt sollte man auch im Wellnessbereich verwöhnen lassen. Auch im Restaurant und Küche sind Menschen am Werk, die ihr Handwerk verstehen. Ganz besonders Anusha und sein Team. Das Essen ist hervorragend. Vom Zimmer hat man einen atemberaubenden Blick in die Berge. Vielen Dank dem Team im Simpson Forest.

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The natural beauty and the surroundings are beautiful

It’s certainly not a 5 star luxury resort. The rooms are dated, devoid of any extra furniture, dark and really need an upgrade. The bed linen and the mattresses are quite old too. The bathroom is quite dingy. Overall, the accommodation could do with brighter lighting.

We had an amazing stay in the Forest villa! This hotel is so beautiful and in the most incredible location. The infinity pool is even better than it looks in photographs, with an unbeatable view. But mostly I would like to highlight the wonderful hospitality - we were welcomed and supported by Shane throughout our stay. He was so warm and helpful! We also want to give a special mention to Gunasakara who took us on the nature walk, he was so knowledgeable and showed us all the different plants and wildlife throughout the estate. He was so patient and kind, we hope that he will continue leading activities as a naturist.

It is very remote so unless you do a day trip, you eat at the hotel. The food was good but not the best we had in Sri Lanka. This really isn’t a negative as the beauty of the nature around the property is fabulous.

We had a very mixed experience. Much about this hotel is exceptional. But much is also nowhere near the 5 star and “luxury boutique” label. On the positives, the grounds of the hotel are stunning - extensive and beautifully kept and with outstanding views to the hills (the Knuckles range) and down to Kandy. The infinity pool has magnificent far reaching views. It is a 30 minute drive up from Kandy but for us that was a positive as it meant escape from the chaos of Kandy into the peace and beauty of the hills. And it is close enough to Wattegama that a taxi or tuk tuk could be ordered and arrive in 10 minutes. The staff are wonderful, kind and helpful. The greeting when we arrived was everything you would hope for in a 5 star hotel. The room had a lovely private terrace with a view to the hills. The bed was comfortable. We had dinner the first night we stayed. It was a worryingly big menu, trying to cater for every type of visitor, but in fairness when we ordered the local Sri Lankan cuisine it was excellent.

On the negatives, the layout of the rooms round two sides of a (immaculate) lawn feels a bit like a motel. The room itself was vast but almost entirely devoid of furniture. With a polished concrete floor and a gigantic vaulted ceiling, it felt like being in a portion of a barn. The fittings are all dated. The towels were thin, worn and ancient and in at least one case had a hole in it, as did a placemat at breakfast. The tea and coffee facilites were very poor - coffee was Nescafé sachets, and not renewed when the room was serviced. The shower was ok. The dining room was huge and with only a few couples staying felt intimidating and institutional. Buffet breakfast the first morning with tea and coffee served from pre-prepared flasks was a low point. My partner asked for espresso but that wasn’t apparently an option. The next day they changed to set menu breakfast which was probably a good idea to reduce the waste but the tea and coffee were no better. We used the gym which is not as advertised- small, outdated equipment, no weights. The spa appears to be a room with a massage therapist. In short, not “luxury”, certainly not “boutique” and absolutely not 5 star. Of course it is astonishingly cheap - less than £100 a night when we stayed - so actually priced about right, just not as advertised. I really wish this place well. With some small investment in the rooms, towels etc, a makeover of the restaurant and the “spa” it would be absolutely stunning and they could charge 5 times the current price.

About 30 min out of Kandy. Secluded, quiet and very peaceful. It wasn’t very busy when we were there. The infinity pool is just stunning. Rooms are large and comfortable. The staff are kind and attentive. The nature walk with Sandun was informative and really good. Shanindran on the front desk was a gem of a guy. The set menu breakfast - the western breakfast was plentiful! The Sri Lankan breakfast was equally good.

Nothing. We would return again.

とにかく広く探検が楽しい。 ゆっくり出来るホテルでした。

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