Reviews of Elephant Trio Sigiriya

Amazing location close to Pidurangula rock and Lion's rock. The food at the property was by far the best I had on my trip! The owner Lakmal and his wife are the warmest people around. Lakmal took me round on the tuktuk at 5am to watch the sunrise at pidurangula rock.

We appreciated Lakhmal's facility hospitality. His wife and Lakhmal cook very god and are willing to prepare for you traditional breakfast, also dinner you will realy enjoy. Apartment is lopatek in the corner of the village in the touch with jungle, so you will have animals close to you, easy to watch them.

My stay here was absolutely amazing! I was cared for so lovingly when I arrived a little sick, and soon I was ready to join the most stunning safari tour, organized and accompanied by the owner. He recommended watching the sunrise at Pidurangala Rock, told me the perfect time to start, and even took me to the entrance himself early in the morning. If you’re looking for a quiet and peaceful stay, with wildlife right outside your window and just a few steps away from all the wonderful activities Sigiriya has to offer, I can highly recommend this place!

The location is perfect, just a short distance from the entrance to Pidurangala, making it an ideal base for an early sunrise hike. The highlight was the amazing terrace, from which we could watch plenty of wildlife right in front of us. The owner was extremely helpful – he drove us to the entrance for sunrise, arranged a memorable night jungle trek where we spotted a slow loris, and was always ready to take us anywhere or bring anything we needed.

The rooms could have been cleaner.

Very kind host, drove us to Pidurangula at 5 am and the dinner was very, very good! Great location. There are busses going to Dambulla at 9:30 and 10:30 am at the big road next to the hotel.

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The house is in a beautiful location and very close to the access to the Two Rocks. The breakfast is the most delicious and unique I've had in all my days in Sri Lanka.

The night of my stay, the owner did me the favor of picking me up in town to take me to the house, a five-minute ride. When I was paying my bill, I asked if I could also be charged for that trip, but he said he wouldn't, that he didn't want to charge me, that it wasn't a big deal. When I checked the amounts, the figure wasn't correct; he was charging me more money than I should have (and it wasn't a currency conversion error). When I asked for a correction, he got so upset that he actually tried to charge me for the motorcycle ride, and he did so by an excessive amount, so I ended up paying more than the original bill indicated. This was his way of "punishing" me and caused a very awkward moment. This detail marred my stay at the house.

Friendly family, helpful owner, free ride to entrance pedirungala rock, arranged tuktuk, beautiful surroundings, great location,...

Breakfast was not the best we've had in sri lanka The room and ceiling was really dirty... It's kind of the environment with insects and bugs but i think it was because the door did not close all the way. That's not a nice feeling to sleep with an open door in a place with wild elephants, monkeys, snakes, frogs,.... The friendly and helpful family made me give this place a lot more than i'd give in the first place. Sorry but would not stay here again. No hot water, only one half usable outlet (you'll have to put the table under it so it would work). The price is yet very fair though. Expect some mold, fungus and bugs.

Great place, such a nice view, and close to Pidurangala Rock.

Stayed for 3 nights. Beautiful and big rooms, with a big balcony, overlooking rice fields, where you. A spot wildlife. Surrounded by nature and locals. Really tranquil. Amazing breakfast! The host was friendly and helpful. Not far from every major attraction.

We could walk to Pudurangala Rock in 12-15 minutes. The owner was kind enough to pick us up at night after our hike.

The location didn't have much choice in restaurants so we had dinner there. The breakfast was delicious, but the dinner and beer we felt were expensive for what we got.

The owner was so friendly and accommodating, he even managed to make space for an extra bed when we had an additional friend stay. The room was really spacious and clean, the bathroom was lovely, spacious and clean. The location was great as it was close to Pidurangula rock (you can walk there in 10-15 mins) and not too far from the main town. The breakfast was included and the owner arranged a private car for us for the next day. Highly recommend staying here.

Nothing, it was a great place to stay

Lovely family stay in the jungle just outside of town walkable to pidurangala and short tuk tuk to lions rock. Owners will help with any activities and advice on what to do a lovely stay and will be looked after.

Bathrooms on a little dated but for price you get hot water showers and in the jungle

Great Location , great stay.

If I could give a 15/10, I would! Lakmal and his family are so kind and welcoming. They helped us with all our questions and recommended us a lot of things to do. And the food is so so soooo good! We had such an amazing stay! The room is spacious and clean. Thank you so much and we'll see you next time

Lovely home stay with delicious food

The view from balcony was so beautiful with real rice field scenery from family. I woke up with the sound of birds and peacocks….. this was one of the most peaceful stays in Sri Lanka. Lakmal, the owner of the house was so supportive and kind, he had been a professional in hospitality and culinary journey, so his Rice & Curry was super tasty. Also what made rice & curry special was the rice was organically grown by their family. The location was perfect if you love quiet nature jungle surrounding and Pidurangala Rock climb is on your list. Lakmal, the owner, kindly arranged pick up and drop to the entrance of hiking rock for sunrise/ sunset timing to make sure guests’ safeties. Renting bicycles is available and I had a cool cycling around few beautiful lakes. Lakmal and his wife were so lovely, that they gave me a local experience as much as possible. I cannot wait to come back here, to Elephant Trio Homestay!

Wifi was unstable but it is all the same more or less around the area, as some power cut happens due to the weather or government system.

Location is good. Host is very responsive, he cooked very delicious for us. He recommended for us a village tour that was really good. He took us at his tuk tuk to Sigirya at 5 am!

Apartments don’t have air conditioners (only fans). Beds are not very comfortable. But all in all it is a very good price/service ratio!

Nice place at a very affordable price. The food was great, and it is really cool that you can just walk to the Pidurangala rock, so I did both - for sunset and sunrise :)

We had the most amazing stay at Elephant Trio! Lakmal and his family made us feel extremely welcome from the second we arrived. He provided us with lots of recommendations on activities to do during our stay which really helped us see the best of Sigiriya. The location of the home stay is perfect: surrounded my beautiful nature and a short walk to Pidurangala rock. Lakmal’s food is by far the best food we have eaten on our travels around Sri Lanka. He even let us help cook dinner one evening as we loved the food so much! We can’t fault our time here; the hospitality we experienced was 10/10!

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The accommondation was in really calm place, with beautiful nature and singing birds around. The view was amazing! Food was really something wow. So delicious! And big portions. Host family were really nice and helpful. They even took us with tuktuk for sunrise to Pidurangala for free. 100% reccomended

Room over looked the fields out the back of the property and was private. Only a 13 minute walk to the gates of Pidurangala Rock and they were very accommodating of my food allergies for breakfast!

As there is no PickMe, it’s hard to get into town and it’s about a 40 minute walk, but aren’t safe at night due to the elephants crossing and no lights with narrow roads.

The best stay in Sri Lanka. Lovely owners, great view from the balcony room. Big bed and clean bathroom. Very helpful owner who offers his assistance in the matter of transportation. And best dinner we had in 2 weeks stay on this Island.

Nothing I could think of.

Good location if you're planning to hike Pidurangala rock.Lakmal was extremely helpful and swift in responding. Decent breakfast too.

Nice new bathroom with hot shower. Big nice room with a comfortable bed. The property is in the forrest close to the main tourist spots. Plenty of food for breakfast.