The Richmond House Kandy

On the first sight the place looks amazing! Entering through the big main entrance you are standing the big foyer with very tasteful furnishings! To both sides you find a staircase which goes up to a balcony from which you look down into the lobby. From there you enter the rooms. The rooms are furnished in the same style as the lobby. The view was excellent and breathtaking (if the weather is in your favour...). Bathroom was also good! Now to the down side - on the second sight you can clearly see that this place is not well maintained anymore. In corners and on surfaces you might find some dust and some other places are also in desperate need of love...it seems that the place was build with quality in mind but then not maintained anymore. The host was an elderly guy (maybe that's part of the reason) who was very friendly and at least tried his best! Should you book this place? For us it was a nice stay and we 100% recommend! We loved the colonial style of the house. It's a pity that this place seemingly lags visitors and therefore income to properly maintain the place.

On second sight you see the lag of investment into this lovely place!

I was there for the first ten days in March, 2020 and really enjoyed the relaxing atmosphere and warm hospitality by the staff and owners. Would definitely return!

Very nice colonial style hotel. Stunning view behind on the top of the hill. Very calm which is nice since Kandy is noisy. Room are decorated with style. Bed is confortable. Very warm welcome and service with a lots of support to organize my day. Breakfast a bit light and not diversified and the hotel is obviously far from city center.

Wonderful rooms and hospitality overlooking the city. Would highly recommend. The hotel manager was fantastic and very accommodating. Meals were good. We were a large party and had much of the hotel to ourselves in the main building (there is another across the street).

キャンディの街並みが一望できる、見晴らしのよいホテルです。オーナーさんもスタッフさんもとても親切でした。オーナーさんは、日本に住んでいた方なので、日本人は安心して泊まれると思います。 私が行った時は、一番広いお部屋にグレードアップしてくださいました。 朝食のオムレツと、フルーツとっても美味しかったです。

All rooms had balconies with a pleasant view. We saw lots of monkeys frolicking on the roofs of adjacent buildings. Not much in the way of grounds or other facilities but the lobby was comfortable.

A beautiful house with stunning views over Kandy. We were welcomed by the lovely staff and served a fabulous meal.

High above town, amazing view, Private, Great chef, best tomato soup ever.

The Richmond House was one of the best venues we stayed at during our visit to Sri Lanka. The staff was wonderful and made sure we saw what we wanted to see during our stay. We were able to book the car and driver while we stayed and he went above and beyond in getting us to our next destination. Very beautiful and worth every penny we spent- and very reasonable in prices. Fabulous experience and recommend the establishment to anyone wishing to stay in Kandy.