Reviews of Forest Villa Nature Resort
No 155 Ichchankulama Kurundhankulama, 50000 Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

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Reviewed: 19 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 12 June 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe room was as depicted with a nice fan, mosquito nets and outdoor area to sit. The host organised a local meal and breakfast and was reachable via the phone if we needed anything else. It's definitely part of nature nice garden and bird noises.
The location is well out of town and the streets to get there are dark and narrow. There's nothing around (little shops, ATM's etc) we also showered and went to the toilet with frogs everywhere, harmless but not pleasant
Reviewed: 7 June 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
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Reviewed: 30 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewAll good
All good
Reviewed: 2 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewVery good place highly recommend owner is very kind...
Reviewed: 10 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewRelaxing
Wifi
Reviewed: 5 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewVery nice and clean room with adjacent bathroom. Room has also nice terrace with chair and table and beautiful garden view. Quiet and rural area. Very nice breakfast and lunch and dinner options. Friendly owner who has a lot of ideas.
Room a bit warm but I was able to sleep outside :-)
Reviewed: 17 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 21 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThe owner only came the morning I left. The guardian is nice but doesn't speak much English. The room is fine, mosquito net. Bathroom fine, cold shower. Would appreciate a fridge. Very quiet place. Breakfast fine.
The owner should be more accessible.
Reviewed: 13 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
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Pichchamal temple
Reviewed: 1 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewComfortable, clean, well appointed and equipped room with good WiFi. Set amidst the forest 12km from town, it is extraordinarily quiet day and night. The genial host, Sampath, offers much and is eager to please.
You MUST have, or be prepared to arrange, your own transport! You are MILES from any restaurants or facilities. The kitchen was being refitted during our stay so we hired a scooter for the length of our stay and ate out. If the kitchen is fitted out correctly it will be a superb retreat from the hustle and bustle. Sampath, I'll be watching ... 😅
Reviewed: 25 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewWe enjoyed our stay at the Forest Villa, mainly because of the very friendly host Sampath. He did his best to make our stay as enjoyable and comfortable as possible. He was always willing to help us and meet our needs. He also organized a Wilpattu National Park full day safari for us for a very good price and it was really amazing! On our way back to the villa it was not a problem for him to stop to buy takeaway dinner or to stop at the shop. We rented bikes to us (for free), so we could move around the city. There was free filtered water at the villa. The breakfast was very nice, we also ordered an additional dinner (rice & curry) which was very tasty too. He gave us many tips and answered all our questions. He also helped us to rent a scooter. In the room there was both AC and a fan. We had a small terrace. We really enjoyed our stay!
The villa was located outside of the city, quite far, but you can see it on the map while booking the place. The internet is not great for working, but for normal usage is good enough. There were many bugs coming to our room. The transport from the city to the villa was not free, as written on booking. Filtered water was available only sometimes (when there was someone at the villa), so sometimes we had to wait till the morning to get some water.
Reviewed: 15 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewPerfect stay to calm down. I just arrived in Sri Lanka to do my Vipassana course. I decided to stay there one night because its nearby. Best choice! 🙂
Reviewed: 11 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewFriendly staff!
Reviewed: 29 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewNice and calm place! Perfect to reconnect and relax. The garden is beautiful and the bedroom is perfect 👍 the host is particularly attentive, and he gave us two bikes to visit the town, we also had a tour in Wilpattu National Park. The homemade dinner was amazing ! I highly recommend to stay here !
Reviewed: 8 October 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 29 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewowner. staff was amazing. great location. amazing food
loose toilet seat
Reviewed: 17 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewThis place is very much in a jungle area and the host, Sampath, was key to making the stay enjoyable. The room was immaculately clean and the air con was quiet and worked well. Sampath is an expert guide for Anuradnapura and I went on a fantastic tour with him there and over to Minitale as well. I doubled on his motorbike and he is an expert driver (he also can use a car or bicycle). Sampath took us to a spot midday for a swim to cool down and refresh for the second half of the day. Breakfast at the homestay was simple and tasty. Overall, it is a very convenient and very affordable place to stay with a lovely man as host. The stay and the guided tour are a very convenient combo.
The grounds themself are not immaculate but a bit wild and unkempt. I don't mind that because I was not at the actual property except to have breakfast and sleep. There are monkeys and birds around. The monkeys never came close however and so they were not an issue.
Reviewed: 18 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewSuperb breakfast. Staff was friendly. Room was clean and adequate. Value for money. Thank you Mr. Sampath and the team.
Nothing to dislike
Reviewed: 9 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
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