Hotel Samanala Sigiriya

Staff were very friendly

Photos don’t reflect the true quality of the rooms. The beds and pillows are also hard as rock. The property is a little further away from the ‘town’ than is comfortable walking distance especially at night with the roads. Communications were very poor with the staff especially at check out. We had agreed the price beforehand of $135 and when I went to pay the bill they tried to make me pay $257. They couldn’t even justify this price with a breakdown of costs and the staff only spoke Sinhalese. I booked the property based on the amazing reviews of Saman but Saman wasn’t even there.

Our stay was amazing. Super friendly family that runs the place and they dropped us and picked us up multiple times completely free of charge! It’s a very cozy place and we had a great time. Good value for money!

There were some spider webs in the bathroom, that could have been cleaned. Other than that everything was perfect.

Friendly staff and great food walk destination to the sigiriya rock,beautiful pool and clean

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The garden and the area around the pool was gorgeous and very well kept. Room was simple, AC was working good, hot water from the shower. Overall the family was friendly. Location was good near the Sigiriya Rock. We recommend to rent bicycles.

Difficult to communicate, as the English level was not the best. Breakfast was nothing special. The owner was trying to sell some excursions overpriced however, the free tour was good.

The women who worked there were wonderful, friendly and welcoming. The room was clean and we had a lovely breakfast and dinner there.

The "owner" or guy who runs the hotel - confused me with another guest they were expecting who had arranged a pick up from Sigarya airport. I proved that I was not said guest yet Saman insisted that I was and that I had misled them. I received abusive calls from the driver who used obscene language towards me. I did not receive an apology from either the owner/manager even though I gave evidence that I knew my own name and was not the guest they thought I was! Also, our air con unit was over our bed and leaked throughout the night which meant we had to get up and move the bed a couple of times throughout the night.

The family who run the resort are really lovely people who went out of their way to make our stay perfect. They can organise anything that you need for sightseeing. Great pool in a lovely garden setting. 😀

Nice pool and friendly staff. We got a nice free tour from the owner.

Room seems to be mould on the ceiling and walls.

Saman was an incredible host who was amazingly generous with his time, getting up at 5am to drive us to Lion's Rock and then again the next day because there was torrential rain on our first attempt. He arranged an excellent safari for us and nothing was too much trouble. All the staff were wonderful, helpful and full of joy and smiles during our 3 day stay. The pool was great and we had lots of fun watching the antics of the monkeys. We would love to return one day.

The shower was cold.

Beautiful outdoor setting with great pool. Staff kind and attentive. Cool cafes close by.