FOREST VIEW HOME STAY

The homely feel as soon as you arrive, you were greeted like one of the family, It felt that even though we paid a small amount, we were given the best room. The location was great for exploring the sacred and new town, we went to the Isurumiya Temple, where we were greeted with a local guide Nimal ( What's app +94 0713993182), we normally wouldn't respond to local tour guides that approach us but he was very gentle in his pitch, he charged us 1500 Rupee to show us around the temple, he was smartly dressed and usually is around the tuk tuk part of the car park. This was only a 10/15 minute drive from the homestay, along with lots of other attractions that were cheap to get into. In addition to this we went to the Mihinthalaya Rajamaha Viharaya for sunset, this was about a 30 min drive(slightly longer in a tuk tuk) again a small cost to get in, 1000 rupee. It does get busy so get there early. So all in all this a fantastic base for exploring, even down one of the nearby dirt roads, there was lake with some monkeys which was like a scene out of the jungle book. For Sunrise head to the main road the homestay is off of, you can see there is a large lake (Thisa Weta) where you can see one of the many Stupas in the distance, this was absolutely stunning with the local wildlife. It was approximately 20 mins walk if that or a 5 min drive to the side of the road, if you drive round the lake in time for the beginning of sunrise you can get a clear shot of the sun rising alongside the Stupa. The family makes you feel like you are their only guest and puts you first everytime, they charged us a minimal cost for the laundry, dinner and breakfast. The food was delicious and for breakfast due to the new year celebrations they put on an array of foods. We loved our stay a Forest View, so much so that we were going to recommend the stay to put on the tuk tuk rental website for others to enjoy.

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Incredible service from the family. Amazing food, extremely attentive to our needs and really make it feel like home.

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Great food and great people, the children are friendly as are the parents. Recently built so the bathroom was great, the whole place was clean and quiet enough.

A bit isolated if you are staying for several days. You can rent bicycles though. Wifi didn't work during our stay.

This stay was amazing!!! Very lovely family and really nice and clean rooms!! Also the food was AMAZING. If you would like to book something they help you with it all!! If i go back to this city i will go back to this home stay 10/10

For us one of the best stays so far in 3 months of travelling different countries. Very kind family who want to help you with everything. The wife also made us the best Sri Lankan breakfast and dinner we have had so far! Next to that the room was spacious, clean and things like AC and shower worked perfectly. All that for a budget price, would recommend this place to everyone!!

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Very pleased. Host kindly made us a packed breakfast and flask of coffee for our 5am safari. Food was outstanding across the board. Top marks. Well situated for Wilpattu

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Very lovely spacious room and nice terrace. Really yummy food and helpful hosts

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The family is really lovely, they arranged for us everything we needed: from renting a bike to tuktuks and dinner and breakfast. Meals were amazing, here we had the best dahl we've ever had in a month.