Meera Homestay & Guest House
Location: 562 Udaya Mawatha 562/G/12, Anuradhapura, lk
Star Rating: 8.7 Stars
Property Type: Guest houses
About this Property
Convenient Location
Situated in the heart of Anuradhapura, Meera Homestay offers a tranquil escape just a stone's throw away from popular attractions such as Kumbichchan Kulama Tank and Nature Park Anuradhapura. With free WiFi and private parking, guests can easily explore the city's gems.
Comfortable Amenities
The air-conditioned rooms with a private entrance provide a cozy retreat after a day of sightseeing. Guests can enjoy the convenience of free shuttle service, a shared kitchen, and currency exchange services. Additionally, towels and linens are available upon request for extra comfort.
Exciting Activities
For adventure seekers, the guest house offers bike and car rental services for exploring the area through cycling and walking tours. After a day of exploration, unwind in the shared lounge area before heading out to discover more of Anuradhapura.
Ready to experience comfort and convenience in Anuradhapura? Book your stay at Meera Homestay now!
Important Information
This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.
Policies
Check-in: N/A - Anytime
Check-out: N/A
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
- Electric bicycle charging station
- Non-smoking rooms
- Air conditioning
- Room service
- Family rooms
- BBQ facilities
- Luggage storage
- Express check-in/check-out
- Tour desk
- Car hire
- Packed lunches
- Currency exchange
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Shuttle service (additional charge)
- Grocery deliveries
- Kid meals
- Shared kitchen
- Public transport tickets
- Outdoor furniture
- Fruits
- Staff adhere to local safety protocols
- Fire extinguishers
- Contactless check-in/check-out
- Guests can opt-out any cleaning services during stay
- Guest room sealed after cleaning
- Physical distancing in dining areas
- Key access
- Food delivered to guest room
- Face masks for guests available
- Cooking class
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Express check-in
- Free wired internet
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Beach umbrellas
- Pool sun loungers
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Housekeeping on request
- Private picnics
- Japanese garden
- Covered parking
- Secured parking
- Fishing nearby
- Bicycle-friendly property
- Electric bicycle charging station
- Guest education on local ecosystems and culture
- Vegetarian menu options available
- Accessible shuttle
- No accessible shuttle
Rooms Available
-
Triple Room
The triple room offers a private entrance, a tea and coffee maker, as well as a private bathroom boasting a shower and a hairdryer. The triple room is furnished with a desk and a seating area and features a sofa and pajamas. The unit has 2 beds.
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Radio
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Electric kettle
- Mosquito net
- Linen
- Outdoor dining area
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Pajamas
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Mobile hotspot device
- Key access
-
Double Room
The double room offers a private entrance, a tea and coffee maker, as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower and a hairdryer. The unit offers 1 bed.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Hair dryer
- Radio
- Desk
- Seating Area
- Fan
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Private entrance
- Electric kettle
- Mosquito net
- Linen
- Outdoor dining area
- Clothes rack
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Trash cans
- Body soap
- Pajamas
- Socket near the bed
- Adapter
- Mobile hotspot device
- Key access
Guest Reviews
- Katharina (2/5): Be aware - It was very spacious, clean and well located I did not like that the owner tried to touch me and kiss me without consent. This is a warning to all women travelling.
- Jill (6/5): Kann man machen für den Preis. - Preis-Leistung Top! Bett war relativ bequem. Besitzer hat dazu gedrängt eine Bewertung zu tätigen. Er war auch bisschen harsch & vergesslich und hat oft die gleichen Fragen gestellt.
- Diego (10/5): - Muy buen lugar para alojarse, buen desayuno y la habitación y baño estaban muy bien
- Antonio David (10/5): - Todo correcto y muy buen anfitrión, te ayuda en todo y muy correcto Nada
- mikel (10/5): - Il y avait tout dans cet hostel!!je recommande
- Luke (7/5): -
- Luís (9/5): - O Anfitrião é super prestável e consegue tudo o que for necessário. A localização é muito boa, 5m do centro a pé. Tem aluguer de bicicletas, tuktuke motor bike. O pequeno almoço é bom e farto, omelete, fruta, pão, manteiga e doce, chá ou café. Faltou o gel duche e sabão
- Marine (9/5): - L’accueil a été vraiment chaleureux dès mon arrivée. Le propriétaire est super gentil et m’a beaucoup aidé pendant mon séjour. C’est un très bon choix pour ceux qui cherchent un endroit agréable et abordable (très bon rapport qualité-prix). Je recommande vivement !
- Maria (10/5): Magnífica experiencia en Meera Homestay - Es un lugar muy hogareño y familiar, como estar en casa. La terraza es muy cómoda, tiene muchas plantas y un sofá para poder relajarte mientras tomas una Lion Beer! Además, la comida que hacen está muy rica!
La habitación está muy bien equipada, tiene una mosquitera, antimosquitos eléctrico, y ventiladores (se puede contratar el aire acondicionado).
Los propietarios de la casa son muy atentos y pendientes de todo lo que necesites y nos explicaron muy bien todas las actividades que se podían hacer allí. Lo recomendamos mucho! Nos ha gustado todo.
- Mania8888 (10/5): - Really helpful and full of hospitalilty owner.
The amount of good advices and tips we have received was incredible.
It's really easy to contact the owner on Whatsapp - he will reply within few seconds.
- Sara (8/5): - Buena habitación, limpio, bien ubicado y buen desayuno No alquilar aquí las bicis
- Alexander (9/5): - Хозяин Мохамед очень общительный, шутит, старается помочь с любым вопросом, организовал трансфер по доступным ценам, может отвести в Михинтале за разумный прайс.
Умеренный завтрак с фруктами при недорогой цене проживания.
Очень вежливый сотрудник работает у Мохамеда, максимально старается быть почтительным.
На ужин решил попробовать Китти. Нет сеток от москитов на окнах, из-за этого проблема с притоком свежего воздуха по ночам. Над кроватью есть балдахин, но он не высоко висит и расправиться его не легко.
- Marie (9/5): - La gentillesse du personnel, l'acceuil
- zhenmin (10/5): -
- HUI (10/5): 便宜且舒适 - 老板Asoka非常好,提前安排突突车来火车站接我们,丰富的早餐,还提供洗衣服务,这是我住过斯里兰卡所有地方唯一有电吹风提供的地方,卫生间很大,很干净,厨房有电饭锅和榨汁机,空调需要额外支付,但是现在不是很热,晚上都不许需要开电风扇 后面还在新建一栋房间。
- haakman (9/5): - The homestay was really good value for money. The beds were really nice, as well as the shower. The linnen we received was really clean too. The location is a bit out of the city center bit still with a small tuktuk ride you can reach everywhere!
- Fabio (8/5): - Very good value for money. The host living on site was very friendly and helpful. The food was great and easy to order. The WiFi was a bit slow on one day and the smell in the bathroom was not very pleasant.
- Laura (10/5): -
- Nicolas (9/5): - Nous avons passé un très bon séjour ! La cuisine est très très bonne ! Mohamed est très arrangeant, nous avons pu réserver un safari avec lui, et visiter les alentours.
Merci encore
- Laura (10/5): Ambiente increíble! - Estaba todo muy limpio, comida casera rica y a buen precio y los chicos del Hostel majiiiiisimos, me ayudaron a hacer y planear mis rutas, pude hacer la ruta por Anuradhapura en tuk tuk con el dueño del Hostel y además, a mí y a los otros chicos del Hostel nos llevaron hasta nuestra siguiente parada en Dambulla. Una experiencia de 10
- Victor (10/5): - Mohamed was a really good host. He welcomed us like VIP. Good service, good food and good activities (also provided by him). The room and the spaces really really good. Comfy and quiet. Is a mist to stay in this accommodation:)
- helena (8/5): -
- Anton (10/5): We had an unforgettable stay in Anuradhapura, with a welcoming host, delicious affordable food, a spacious bathroom, and - We were so lucky to randomly meet our host and end up spending two days in our favorite accommodation in all of Sri Lanka, in Anuradhapura. The place is beautiful and cozy, with a large bathroom and delicious food at very fair prices.
Our host Mohammed was incredibly welcoming and always ready to help us organize trips and activities at great prices. He had lots of ideas on what to do and made everything very easy for us.
Even when I unfortunately got food poisoning, he was a huge help – he personally drove us to an affordable local doctor and took great care of us. We truly felt at home here, enjoyed our stay very much, and are already looking forward to coming back. Highly recommended! -
- Pierre (10/5): - la disponibilité, il m’a amené à Minthale, dambulla, sigiriya et Anuradhapura.
- Gema (7/5): - Buen precio, buen servicio. La habitación amplia y el baño grande, tenía agua caliente. Dos buenos ventiladores y aire acondicionado por un suplemento. Desayunos aceptables. Es todo un negocio en ese establecimiento. Y los cambios de € a rupias son siembre hacia arriba. Aconsejo llevar convertidor en el móvil y asegurarse antes de pagar.
- Laura (1/5): - Ubicación Que el dueño nos ESTAFÓ. Nos dijo que él compraba las entradas para las ruinas. No nos llevó a visitar dos de las zonas que requerian ticket, argumentando que estaba en obras y el museo cerrado. Cuando le pedimos las entradas comprobamos que las reutilizaba (tenían fechas de días anteriores y con los tres tickets quitados cuando no vistamos todo).
El aire acondicionado lo cobra aparte.
Mala experiencia y sensación desagradable. No lo recomiendo.
Lo que parece que te vas a ahorrar el se lo cobra por otro lado.
- かんたまん (9/5): - Owners hospitality
cozy
Location WiFi (couldn't use almostly)
- Marcos (10/5): Disfruta con buena compañía de Anunadhapura - La casa es increíble, nuestra habitación era muy cómoda y tenía dos ventiladores que hacían que no pases calor. Mohamed y su compañero fueron muy amables con nosotros y nos sirvieron un desayuno increíble. Además, se ofrecen siempre para darte información y hacer tours con ellos. Nosotros hicimos el Anunadhapura Ancient tour, un safari en Wilpattu y Mihintale y todos súper recomendados.
- Chiara (7/5): Comodo ma con qualche miglioramento - Posizione comoda e vicina al parco archeologico, stanza con tutto il necessario, ventilatore, zanzariera ed evantualmente aria condizionata (con supplemento). Personale molto presente e disponibile, ci ha aiutato ad organizzare il safari ad un prezzo minore di altri, e proposto anche diversi tour, che però non abbiamo fatto. Cena in casa buona e colazione ricca Purtroppo il bagno odora molto di fogna (frequente nelle guesthouse e soprattutto a questo prezzo, ma per molti può essere sgradevole), la stanza è un po' vecchia e il wifi non funziona molto. Il proprietario è stato poi molto insistente sul lasciare una recensione scrivendomi nei giorni successivi, mettendomi un po' a disagio. Stavo aspettando di tornare dalla vacanza...
- Anna (7/5): Thank you for all help! It was a great stay from person to person connection - The owner is a great man, who is ready and willing to help! Thank you very much for everything If you’re on the budget it’ll be good and great
- Clothilde (9/5): - Bon accueil, bons repas, Mohammed est sympa et nous a arrangé tous les services dont nous avions besoin. La chambre est en longueur avec une seule fenêtre donc ce n'est pas pratique pour aérer, il fait chaud.
- Carmen Elisa (4/5): E puedes quedar perfectamente - El patio del alojamiento estaba muy bien y la cena que pedimos muy rica.
Nuestra habitación era amplia,con dos camas grandes y un buen baño.
Me encontré mal ese día y se ofrecieron a llamar al médico y no hubo problema para quedarnos otra noche más.
Los dueños son muy simpáticos Había muchísima humedad, hacía muchísimo calor a pesar de los ventiladores y aunque tenía aire acondicionado era de pago.
Aunque está bien ubicado pero necesitas pasar las vías del tren para llegar a las calles comerciales.
- Andrea (8/5): Soggiorno ok! - Host molto gentile e premuroso. Ti aiuta per qualsiasi necessità.
Possibilità di mangiare piatti della sua cucina e buona colazione.
Camera un po umida con cattivo odore e aria condizionata a pagamento. Posizione ok. Nulla
- Beatrix (8/5): Einfach und zentral - Zentrale Lage, Begrüßungsdrink, Erklärungen und Hilfsangebot für mögliche Unternehmungen, Fahrräder zum Ausleihen. Einfaches Zimmer, aber viel Platz im Nebenraum und sauber. Nettes Frühstück. Sehr billiger Preis! Den Vermieter hat interessiert, was er verbessern könnte. Vielleicht gibt es bald eine gute Kaffeemaschine.... Fahrradmiete für 4 Stunden zu teuer (für weniger Geld kriegen wir in Jaffna ein Motorrad den ganzen Tag).
- Raul (10/5): Recomendable!!! - Everything
- Aymeric (9/5): Merci pour votre chaleureux accueil. - L’hospitalité de nos deux hôtes a été irréprochable et d’une grande gentillesse. Ils nous ont bien aidé pour la visite du site archéologique et pour trouver notre bus au moment du départ.
Les repas proposés sont également très bons. Dans l’ensemble c’était très bien. Pour 10€ la nuit, le confort ne peut pas être optimal mais nous avons pu bien dormir les deux nuits.
- Maria (8/5): - Wij hadden een fijn verblijf in Meera Homestay! Je kunt voor de kamer lekker buiten zitten en het personeel is heel vriendelijk! We konden er lekker eten en Mohamed stond altijd klaar om je te helpen.
De kamer was heel schoon en was voorzien van klamboes, ventilatoren en airco (tegen een kleine meerprijs, maar dat vonden we wel logisch tov de prijs van de kamer).
Mohamed leerde ons ook een kaartspel dat in Sri Lanka veel wordt gespeeld, dus dat maakte het verblijf extra speciaal. -
- Jordi (5/5): -
- Esmeralda (9/5): Simple, but perfect! - Mohamad's HomeStay is simple but has everything you need.
He was really helpful, taking me to visit everything there was to visit in the surrounding area.
The property is clean and is really a 5-minute walk from the central street of the new town. It is also the same distance from the bus station.
To top it off, Mohamad is also a super chef! He offers definitely delicious breakfasts, lunches, and dinners!
I highly recommend!
- Linda Blok (3/5): Don't go here as a female solo traveler! - It's located close to the city center and bus terminal. Breakfast was a lot and good.
I stayed for 2 nights, and the first night, we chatted a bit and watched a cricket game on his TV. A nice, friendly host like written in the other reviews... On the second night, I had dinner at the homestay. He joined me and the other guest as well. When the other guest went to his room, the host started asking me if im single and if I wanted to date him. I was shocked and said no. He asked me why, cause we didn't know each other yet and I should give it a chance first. Then he continued by asking me how many boyfriends I've had, and I said that I was not going to answer that question cause that was personal. He told me: "You had a lot then, cause otherwise you would just answer." I was in shock and didn't know what to say. He asked me if I wanted to date him, and of course, I replied with no, but he even dared to ask me if he could touch me. I immediately said no with a lot of disgust. He said: "You dont allow me, which is okay, but i can still touch you, of course." Usually, I have a strong opinion, and I say what I think, but I felt super uncomfortable and not safe. I didn't know how he would respond if I got mad or something, so I just nicely helped by clearing the table and went to my room. I even put a wooden chair in front of the door. I hardly slept. The next morning, he pretended like that didn't happen, so I did as well, and after breakfast, I got out there as soon as possible. I went to Trincomalee, but it wasn't over yet..
He was driving two girls to Trincomalee for a day trip, and he was in his car in the main street. He got out of his car when he saw me, called my name, and approached me. He touched me on my arm and back while stroking, for way too long, and I was frozen. The other girls arrived, and I tried to end the conversation and leave as fast as I could.
The next day I met the girls on the beach and they said that he was also very touchy with them.
When I looked for the "lowest reviews" instead of "most recent," i read many other warnings from people. I wish I had read them before, so please do before you make a reservation.
- sharon (7/5): Close proximity to bus station, restaurants & cafes. Available AC. Clean & comfortable. - Short walking distance across train line to bus station, restaurants & supermarkets. Train station 3kms away & note the train to Colombo only runs at 5.40am & 2.40pm and not at 9.15am as appears on the web.
Owner able to arrange tuk-tuk transport to Mihintale as well as tour of ancient city sights.
Room had fan & optional AC for additional 1200Rps/day which was essential given 35 degree heat.
Owner provided cold lemon juice on arrival which was very welcome. Property looks tired &.needs a coat of paint both inside & out. Furniture could do with an upgrade.
Not possible to take an afternoon siesta in the heat due to macaques stampeding on the roof.
- Marloes (10/5): Helemaal top - Hele aardige host Mohammed, heerlijk avondeten en een fijne ligging. Ik zou het ten zeerste aanraden
- Rhiannah (10/5): - Incredible host, lovely breakfast, feeding the monkeys leftovers! The host really goes above and beyond. So helpful
- gill (9/5): - Mohamed is very friendly and helpful. We had a nice and clean room. The homestay is close to the center. The breakfast was good.
- Silvia (8/5): Proprietario disponibile e accogliente! - Il proprietario è stato davvero accogliente e disponibile, ci ha presi e riportati alla stazione gratuitamente e qualsiasi richiesta fatta ha cercato di assecondarla. La colazione è inclusa e abbondante con uova, frutta e pane tostato ed anche in questo caso c’è un ottima flessibilità di orario per poterla fare. La struttura è essenziale e basica le stanze non sono grandissime e l’aria condizionata è a pagamento. Visto il prezzo ottimo se non si hanno molte pretese può andare bene per 1/2 giorni. Il Wi-Fi aveva un’ottima connessione. Le stanze erano molto calde e umide e un po’ soffocanti. A mio avviso il costo delle biciclette il struttura è stato più alto della media.
- Ilaria (8/5): - Siamo stati qui per due notti, Mohamed è molto disponibile e gli piace parlare, ci ha accompagnato in due tour e ci ha preparato un ottima cena! La stanza è pulita e la colazione buona, sicuramente consigliato!
- Marianne (10/5): Parfait - Très bon accueil de Mohamed, il est même venu nous chercher gracieusement à la gare lors de notre arrivée.
Nous y sommes restés 3 nuits et nous y avons dîné chaque soir, les repas étaient délicieux ! Le petit déjeuner est aussi très bon.
La chambre est spacieuse et la literie confortable, nous y avons dormi comme des bébés. Vous pourrez vraiment bien vous reposer car c'est très calme.
Mohamed a organisé toutes nos sorties avec succès. Grâce à ses services, nous avons pu visiter les temples d'Anuradhapura, faire un safari à Willpattu ou encore la visite de Dambulla. Il nous a même emmené à Sigiria pour notre étape suivante. Il peut même organiser tout votre séjour sur l'île !
Mohamed est toujours disponible, aux petits soins pour nous satisfaire.
Il vous parlera avec amour de son pays, vous apprendrez beaucoup de choses sur la culture Sri Lankaise, vous goûterez des spécialités culinaires du pays.
Il passera du temps à échanger avec vous.
Alors encore une fois merci Mohamed, nous n'oublierons pas notre étape à Anuradhapura !!!
- Le Floc'h (10/5): We had an amazing stay at this place - everything was perfect. Mohamed went above and beyond to take care of us. We can’ -
- douxami (9/5): -
- Laura (10/5): Cozy homestay :) - Mhoammed was fantastic, he is really lovely. As we arrive he offered us some delicious rice and curry and some papaya juice, he help us to talk with the tuk tuk driver and move around in the city.
The position Is excellent and also his food. The breakfast we had was really big and tasty.
We also passed one night with his friends and was lovely.
The bedroom is big, comfortable and clean.
Really recommended! :)
- Elba (10/5): - Mohamed es super atento. Nos ayudó en los traslados con las mochilas, nos recomendó sitios a dónde ir y se ofreció para hacernos algún tour ya que tiene un tuktuk. El desayuno buenísimo y en cantidad y también puedes comer y/o cenar rico si se lo pides. Además, estuvimos un buen rato charlando de la vida y hasta nos enseñó a jugar a un juego de cartas. Si te gusta compartir algún momento con los hosts donde te quedas, este es un buen sitio 😊
- Candy (10/5): Séjour parfait, merci Mohamed ! - Mohamed est un hôte exceptionnel, il nous a fait sentir comme à la maison, très généreux et chaleureux, il nous a aidé dans la visite de la ville, le safari. Sa cuisine est très bonne et généreuse. On a été touchées par sa gentillesse et sa bienveillance. Le logement était spacieux et propre, on a passé 3 très bonnes nuits. Je recommande. Merci Mohamed !
- Sibylle (10/5): - Hôte très accueillant, très attachant. Très bon petit déjeuner et dîner! Il nous a accompagnés à la découverte de la ville
Nous avons jouer au cartes ensemble, il fait même l'effort de parler un petit peu français
Séjour très agréable, je recommande !
- Liubov (7/5): - The owner is helpful. The room has air conditioning, but it is extra charge to use it (4 dollars!). The bathroom smell is not good. No privacy, as you can’t really cover the window and it is see through.
- Stanislas (10/5): - good location
- Monika (8/5): -
- claire neale (9/5): great for the money - The host was very helpful and a good cook
- Julie (10/5): - Nous avons été très bien accueillis par Mohamed (avec un super jus de citron ☺️). Il nous as donné toutes les informations nécessaires pour choisir notre programme du lendemain.
La chambre et la salle de bain étaient propres et comfortable.
Le homestay est agréable, très calme, avec une court intérieure. Il est très proche de la nouvelle station de bus. Et du site historique.
Et le kottu végétarien est délicieux !
- CRISTINA (10/5): - Kaleel es una persona excepcional, amable, servicial y un gran cocinero.
Además es guía y se ofrece para llevarte a conocer los alrededores.
Las habitaciones son cómodas y con AC.
Una estupenda experiencia
- claudia guillermina (10/5): De esos lugares que te encantan por su atención - La atención es de lo mejor mohamed me ayudó en todo, la habitación limpia con ac, y desayuno incluido. A solo 10 min de la estación de buses; coordiné con ellos el recorrido por los templos en tuk tuk y hasta el viaje hasta sigiriya a excelente precio. Además tienes la opción de comidas que hacen para ti delicioso. Absolutamente recomendable !!
- Elena (9/5): - Tuvimos un buen recibimiento, Mohamed fue muy amable con nosotros en todo momento. Nos ofreció diferentes opciones para continuar con nuestro viaje y él mismo fue quien nos llevó en coche.
- Svetlana (9/5): -
- Ondřej (8/5): -
- Riccardo (8/5): - La posizione è comoda, non lontano dalla stazione dei bus, la struttura è accogliente, l'host è gentile anche se a volte un po' insistente nell'offrire servizi extra a pagamento.
- Riccardo (8/5): -
- Maciej (9/5): Super quiet but relatively close to everything - Super quiet location, big sir lankan breakfast. It's a budget accomodation but does the job. Took room without AC but it's possible to ad it for 1200 rupees extra. Owner asked for my plans and give me some options but in a polite way so I could rest in peace. At arrival got free coconut, free refill of filtered water and on departure free ride to the bus station since he was going to town and took me by chance. I can recommend it.
- David (7/5): Personal muy atento y agradable - El anfitrión es muy majo y nos explicó varios planes que se podían hacer en la ciudad. La habitación está bien y tiene una mosquitera para proteger la cama. Es una zona residencial cerca de la estación de autobuses nueva. La comida está rica y el desayuno está bien. Había que pagar un suplemento diario por el uso del aire acondicionado (1.200 rupias/día)
- Gerlinde (4/5): Vorsicht geboten für alleinreisende Frauen - Ich habe zunächst eine sehr schöne Zeit in diesem Homestay verbracht. Der Gastgeber ist freundlich, hilfsbereit und engagiert sich sehr, um seinen Gästen eine besondere Erfahrung zu bieten. Er organisierte für mich eine Tempeltour, kochte für mich, schlug viele Aktivitäten vor und bot kostenlosen Wasserrefill an. Auch die Katze im Haus ist sehr liebenswert. Dafür hätte ich zu Beginn eine Bewertung von 9 Punkten gegeben.
Die Sauberkeit ist oberflächlich in Ordnung, jedoch nicht in allen Bereichen ausreichend. Dafür 1 Punkt Abzug. Leider wurde meine Erfahrung im Laufe des Aufenthalts zunehmend getrübt. Nach der ersten Nacht entdeckte ich Bisse an den Füßen, nach der zweiten an den Armen – diese ähneln stark Bettwanzenbissen. Als ich ihn darauf ansprach, bestritt er dies und unterstellte mir stattdessen Hautprobleme oder Ameisenbisse!
Die Situation wurde für mich als alleinreisende Frau zunehmend unangenehm. Ich musste eher abreisen. Der Gastgeber gestand mir sehr früh seine Liebe und machte mir sogar einen Antrag, obwohl ich ihm kurz zuvor klar kommuniziert hatte, dass ich ausschließlich als Gast hier bin und da nicht mehr ist und er es professionell halten solle. Mehrfache Bitten, mich nicht zu berühren, wurden leider nicht respektiert. Auch bei anderen Themen versuchte er, mich gegen meinen Willen zu überreden. Das empfand ich als sehr grenzüberschreitend und kommunizierte das auch.
Zum Schluss überredete er mich zu einer Safari die ich nicht wollte, die deutlich teurer und kürzer war als das Angebot meines nächsten Homestays. Ich war enttäuscht, dass ich ihm vertraute.
Ich habe mein Feedback direkt mit ihm geteilt. Es ist keine leichte Entscheidung, dies hier öffentlich zu schreiben. Er sagte mir bereits er lässt negatives Feedback löschen. Dennoch halte ich es für wichtig, insbesondere für alleinreisende Frauen, über meine Erfahrung zu berichten. Auch wenn der Gastgeber bemüht und freundlich ist, empfehle ich dieses Homestay nur mit Vorsicht. Für Paare und Männer hätte ich keine Bedenken.
- diaz (8/5): Comodo, todo muy facil - Kalees fue un huesped muy servicial, la habitación en super buenas condiciones y limpia, su comida muy rica y ofrece acompañarte en muchas actividades.
Tal vez es demasiado vendedor e intenta mucho que contrates sus servicios (no de una mala forma sino insistente). Tiene buenos precios de lo que ofrece pero no los mejores e igual esta abierto a negociar. Cualquier cosa que necesiten el los va a ayudar
- Felicia (8/5): - It’s quiet central and the owner is helping you a lot to plan your trip and tries to fulfill all your wishes. I wanted to give this accommodation a really good review specially cause the owner is taking so much care of you. But I really had an weird experience with him in the end. He asked me to leave a review when I was leaving, which I had planned to do anyway. But when I didn’t answer his messages on WhatsApp in between a couple of hours he kept texting me, got angry and blocked me in the end. This was really odd and has negatively clouded the initially positive experience with him.
- Giorgia (9/5): Ottima struttura consigliata - Mhoammed è un ottimo host.
Ci ha accolto nella sua casa con un bel sorriso.
La camera era spaziosa e pulita.
L’host ci ha offerto un passaggio con il suo tuk-tuk e volendo ci avrebbe cucinato anche la cena, ha un menù con una vasta scelta di cibo.
La colazione era molto buona, ma la sorpresa più bella è stata l’arrivo di alcune scimmiette a cui lui e i suoi vicini danno del cibo.
- Juanma (10/5): Cómoda y amigable estancia con Meera - El alojamiento era tranquilo y Meera hace que la estancia sea increíble y cómoda. Se ofrece a ayudar en todo momento y se preocupa por el bienestar del cliente, incluso nos llevó a Wilpattu en su tuk tuk. Su comida es deliciosa y recomiendo 100% probarla.
- Jeanne (2/5): -
- emmanuel (1/5): - Le matelas est confortable mais la chambre exiguë et humide et mal ventilée (trop petite fenêtre) et surtout nous avons malheureusement rencontré l'hôte le plus exécrable de notre voyage au Sri-Lanka !
A fuir!! L'hôte à été désagréable du début jusqu'à la fin, il ne supporte que l'on fasse les visites par nous même et que nous ne souhaitions pas acheter les prestations proposées. Au final il était tellement énervé qu'il a refusé de nous louer les 2 vélos commandés la veille.
Un autre couple de français s'est aussi vu annuler sa commande de safari à Wilpatu sous prétexte qu'ils souhaitaient prendre une demie journée et non pas une journée entière.
A fuir!!
- Antonio (7/5): Good value for money for one or two nights - Very cheap. Good enough for one or two nights. Breakfast and dinner was a lot, couldn’t finish it most of the times. Quality was ok.
Ten minutes walk to new town with plenty of restaurants and supermarkets.
We had a flight delay and had to rearrange dates last minute and he gave us no problem at all. Wifi wasn’t strong enough.
You had to pay extra to use the A/C.
We did Mihintale sunset with one of his friends and the next day we did free temples tour. We had the usual “no change” excuse where you are kind of forced to pay the tip.
We also arranged the tuk tuk to Sigiriya with them. Told us it takes an hour as they use shortcuts (We knew this wasnt true) and it ended up taking 2h so i had to start working late.
- Jagannath (9/5): - Meera homestay is exactly what it advertises. A small no frills homestay which provides a clean and safe stay in Anuradhapura. The location of the homestay is also great, with everything in the city accessible within a short ride. Nothing
- Sonam (7/5): -
- Anne (10/5): Great stay in Anuradhapura - Great place to stay! Good location, very friendly and helpful host. Quiet at night. Recommended!
- jose antonio (10/5): - Para empezar está apenas 8 minutos de la estación de autobuses.
Meera es un perfecto anfitrión, nada más llegar me invitó a comer
El lugar es muy tranquilo.
Todo muy limpio, un buen ventilador, hervidor de agua, excelente desayuno, mosquitera...y se puede pagar con tarjeta.
Lo recomiendo
- Dr. Russell Baker (10/5): Meera Homestay is a super place to stay. - Lovely place with excellent location, close to the centre of the city but still very quiet. Mohammed, the host, was exceptionally helpful. He also serves amazing food at reasonable prices. In addition, he arranged a couple of great trips for us including an elephant safari at Hurulu eco park and a trip to see the Stupas and the sunset at Mihintale. Our room was very comfortable and had a good bathroom with shower. All in all Meera Homestay is a super place to stay. Nothing!
- Marco (10/5): - It's a very nice place, located near by all the main attractions in Anuradhapura. Host Is very welcoming and open to help you anytime you Need. Higly recommended!
- Jenna (8/5): -
- Maria Vittoria (7/5): Nice - Very big room with fan and option for AC. We had a great breakfast and dinner and we were very happy with it. The homestay is a little far from the center and it’s dark to walk at night. They offer tuk tuk tour of the historical park. It’s pricy (around 15$) and they say you can have a discount on the park ticket if you pay directly to them but truth is nobody ever checks your ticket so you don’t know where your money goes…
- Ondráčková (8/5): - Dobrý byl kontakt s ubytováním, který nám zařídil tuk tuka z nádraží, který nás odvezl do hotelu, jelikož je hotel trochu dál mimo lokalitu. Majitel se s vámi spojí přes whatsup a pošle vám svého kamaráda, který vás na hotel odveze. Majitel vám nabídne i atrakce jako odvozy po městě, národních parcích atd.. V ubytování je přímo i možnost stravování, ale po předchozí delší domluvě. Jídlo je dobré, hlavně pro někoho, kdo nemá rád pálivá jídla. Pokoj poněkud malý, klimatizaci si musíte zaplatit navíc. Koupelna hezká a čistá. Občas přehnaně vysoké ceny
- ANA (10/5): Experiencia muy recomendable! - Kaleel es muy servicial, la atención fue excelente. La cama es muy cómoda y viene con una buena mosquitera. El hostal se encuentra en una calle muy tranquila y bonita, sólo se escuchan los animales por la noche.
- Mbalbion (8/5): - Hôte hyper attentionné qui fait tout pour que tout soit le plus confortable et le plus agréable possible. Possibilité de réserver le safari à Willpatu auprès de lui ce si vous souhaitez simplifier l'organisation.
De plus Mohamed est plein de bons conseils.
- Argann (10/5): Super homestay - Le propriétaire est adorable et serviable ! L'endroit est propre et la chambre spacieuse Sans clim il fait un peu chaud en journée (mais ça s'améliore le soir)
- Carlotta (3/5): Wasn’t clean, didn’t feel safe, wouldn’t book it. - The place is cheap. The location is close to the bus station which was comfortable. The owner organized for us a good safari in Willpatu. Beers are good price and cold. Warm shower. We really didn't enjoy the stay. After about a year of travel in south east Asia this was the worst accomodation we had. The owner was extremely pushy with selling more things and services in a very uncomfortable way ignoring our refusal. He made a guy which rents scooters to come to his guesthouse because he assumed we will agree no matter what the price is, but we told him that the price is too much for us. His constant sentence was "it's only XX dollars" while talking about amounts that are more than a good monthly salary in Sri Lanka. The sheets and towels felt dirty and unfortunately a day later we saw them preparing a room for new guests and they didn't change the bed sheets between the guests. The rooms are extremely damp and they smell horrible. We also witnessed a fight with other guests over 1000 rupees in which the owner became really aggressive and made everyone really not comfortable and the 2 female guests just left the place as fast as they could.
Wouldn't recommend to anyone. Especially not for female travelers.
- Alena (9/5): - Bez klimatizace bylo v pokoji velké vedro. Klimatizaci možno dokoupit za pár peněz. Prostorný pokoj. Studená voda ve sprše nevadila, v tom horku se člověk rád osvěžil. Nápomocný ubytovatel, který nám nabídl zařízení safari ve Wilpattu i pronájem auta s řidičem na 3-denní výlet. Uvařil i večeři za rozumné peníze. Pronajímá 2 pokoje, tedy komorní. Snídani nám nachystal s sebou na 5.hod ranní, protože jsme odjížděli na safari. Chyběla přikrývka, stačilo by prostěradlo.
- Nikolaos (9/5): - Ο χώρος είναι σε καλή τοποθεσία, εύκολα προσβάσιμος από το σταθμό των λεωφορείων. Ο ιδιοκτήτης είναι πολύ φιλόξενος, το φαγητό στο κατάλυμα είναι νόστιμο και οικονομικό. Ο ιδιοκτήτης ήταν πρόθυμος να μας ξεναγήσει στον αρχαιολογικό χώρο και να μας κάνει day tour την επόμενη μέρα. Έχει τουκ τουκ ο ίδιος και προσφέρει τέτοιες υπηρεσίες για όποιον ενδιαφέρεται. Στο δωμάτιο είχε λίγη υγρασία, αλλά αυτό είναι κοινό σε πολλά καταλύματα της ευρύτερης περιοχής.
- Jeroen (8/5): Passionate - The owner is a very passionate man. And can arrange every thing for your sightseeing.
- Rozaliya Oh (6/5): - The location is perfect, very close to the bus station. The room is big and has hot water, a fan, a mosquito net, tea, and coffee. The host offers meals as well. Went on a tour with the host. The price was good, but he was quite pushy, rushed everything, and was angry if I wanted to have an extra stop, which was on our way. He did make a couple of extra stops, but in the end, got quite angry and started raising his voice at me, which was extremely unpleasant and uncomfortable. Said many mean things to me, and I was in shock. I also noticed that he was rude to other people, shouted twice at one lady on the road, and was angry at someone on the phone. Then he was pushing to write a review in front of him, saying that he didn't know how to write a review on booking.com.
- Soraya (10/5): Muy bien - Maravilloso lugar. Super amables, tuvimos un error con los días de la reserva y nos lo cambiaron sin ningún problema. Desayuno genial y a la hora que lo necesites. Estuvimos 3 noches muy cómodos y a muy buen precio
- Nathaniel (9/5): Très bon accueil, propre, merci -
- Quentin (9/5): -
- Mylene (8/5): -
- Laura (10/5): - Really good price! Also the host was nice and helped us organizing our plans!
- Maria Teresa (3/5): Muy mala experiencia. - Contratamos el Safari con ellos, prepararon el desayuno que lo teníamos incluido con el alojamiento y la comida que se incluía en el pack del Safari.La otra persona que hay es amable,pero no tratamos con ella, sólo cuándo nos trajo el desayuno el último día. Nos quedamos dos noches en el alojamiento. En primer lugar íbamos a quedarnos sólo una noche,pero pensamos en realizar el Safari y cogimos otra noche, teníamos dos reservas.
El propietario días antes de nuestro viaje,me mandó por WhatsApp unos videos y fotografías de un accidente de tráfico bastante violento de un joven turista. Al preguntarle,¿qué era eso?,me contestó que se trataba de un turista autónomo. Pensamos en cancelar el alojamiento,pero pensamos que era un tema cultural y decidimos quedarnos con él.Le dije que lo importante era que el chico estuviese bien y que nosotros no teníamos pensado alquilar un tuk tuk. Me contestó que claro que íbamos de vacaciones. Al llegar al alojamiento, después de las horas del vuelo y del transporte del Aeropuerto a allí,me hizo un interrogatorio que cómo había llegado, qué cuánto me había costado,me lo preguntó varias veces de manera incisiva e intimidatoria. Todo ello porqué no cogimos el taxi con él. Por educación, sólo le decíamos que ya estábamos ahí,que daba igual.Le pregunté para ver las ruinas y nos ofreció un tour con tuk tuk, el tour no duró ni 3 horas, el conductor casa vez que paraba en un templo nos decía que fueramos una vuelta a la estupa y volviéramos. En el último templo que visitamos después de recibir una llamada nos dijo que nos lleváramos los zapatos, que no los dejarámos en el tuk tuk. Al salir,el conductor no estaba estuvimos bastante tiempo esperándolo, llegó con dos chicas en el tuk tuk. Las entró al Templo. A nosotros nos dijo que ya habíamos terminado y nos llevó de vuelta,nos quisó cobrar las entradas de las ruinas. Le dije que ya habíamos pactado un pack y que entraban las entradas,y que no las íbamos a pagar dos veces. No nos gustó nada el conductor del tuk tik ni el tour con él,no explicó absolutamente nada, fue muy precipitado y terminó mucho antes al tener otras dos clientas.
- MARTINA (10/5): - Great place!
Kaleel took care of everything for us
He arranged a tour of the city, he prepared dinner and he gave us a lot of advices!
Absolutely suggested!
Thanks Kaleel
- Anouk (9/5): Cozy stay with helpful owners - My husband and I stayed here for two nights. When we arrived in the evening, Chimara had a meal prepared for us (you get a menu via Whatsapp) which was very delicious.
The owner, Mohamed, helped us to decide what to do with our time. He helped us arrange a safari in Wilpattu national Parc. The day after, he arranged a guided tuk tuk tour where you visit all the beautiful temples.
He also brought us to our next stay in Sigiriya and even waited for 3 hours when we visited the elephant parc. There was some humidity you couldn't get rid of.
Tip: open the windows when it's daylight.
Photos