Reviews of Feel Like Home Anuradhapura
Agbo 16th, 50000 Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
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Reviewed: 3 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe 4 bed dorm did feel like a twin room because there are two rooms with each two (big) single beds. There was a big private bathroom.
The aircon was only in one room, the second room belonging to the dorm was still way to hot.
Reviewed: 26 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewSocial place.
No AC and bathroom humid.
Reviewed: 2 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewSo many mosquitoes in the room it was horrible!! Made the whole stay unpleasant
Reviewed: 14 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReally great stay with Hash and Vi. They are really friendly and organise the safari, they take you straight from the home stay to the national and are the guides for the tour. We also went out for a sunset in a local spot! Amazing experience 😁
Reviewed: 12 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewYou just feel like home here. Host is very helpful and arrange everything on request. The rooms are okay but not the best. Rooms have only fans with mosquito net. Good place to meet other travellers. Nearby the new town bus station and a short bike ride away from the ancient city. Overall a nice stay and good price/quality ratio
Reviewed: 20 April 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewIt's a good place for a short stay in Anuradhapura and great value. The rooms are tightly packed, and there isn't a lot of space to move around or even place your baggage, but for one night, it was okay. They have bikes for rent, which is great!
Reviewed: 18 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewSaff was very kind and helpful. The owner was amazing, he spent time giving me a lot of informations and even arranged me a temple tour with a guide in ten minutes. Great value for the price. I absolutely reccomend this this place. They even organize safaris in Wilpattu Nacional Park for a good price.
Reviewed: 13 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewFantastic hostel experience! Such a lovely host family. I felt very well taken care of. The overall vibe was really good. No bunk beds, but a double bed all for yourself! And AC in the rooms. Great location as well. Also possible to do Wilpattu safari from the hostel, which was so much fun, and for the best price you can get. If you have the chance to stay at this lovely hostel, please do! :)
Reviewed: 8 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 3 April 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewgood value for the price
Reviewed: 30 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe staff was really nice and it wasn’t too big. We sat all together in the evenings. Hosts sat with us and made it fun for everyone. They are very active in organising the safari and also some tours if you like. They do recommend nice local places for food. I really felt home!
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Reviewed: 24 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewGood location close to all the restaurants and shops. They also organised safaris and other guided tours. I did the safari which was a bit expensive, but worth it! The staff is nice and can give you good recommendations for the area.
The rooms and bathrooms were very dirty. Didn’t seem to be cleaned before we arrived. There is no hot water and we found some slugs hanging around in the bathrooms. Also, in the 2 days we stayed there were multiple (long) power outages, which is okay, but the staff didn’t seem to do any affort to fix it. Because of this the rooms got very hot without AC/fans working. Had to ask for blankets (?).
we are really sorry for the inconvenience. For our guests we do provide blankets when someone asks, because as you have mentioned, the climate is warm here. same applies for the hot water. I'm sorry with the power cut, it's not something that we have in our control, it was a city wide power cut. we informed the electrical department, and got the confirmation that they are fixing it. Because that is all we can do with the issue. Rooms were hot because of this. We don't advertise A/C rooms but we do provide A/C as a nice gesture without extra charge, since it gets warm here these days. For the washrooms we do a deep clean 2 times a day, and for privacy reason we don't go inside the rooms to check it. We would've appreciated your feedback on it when this matter occurred. We would've made sure that everything was up to the standards. I am really sorry that we couldn't make your stay more comfortable.
we are really sorry for the inconvenience. For our guests we do provide blankets when someone asks, because as you have mentioned, the climate is warm here. same applies for the hot water. I'm sorry with the power cut, it's not something… Show more
Reviewed: 19 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 11 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 9 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewI was 1 month in Sri Lanka and honestly, staying here was the highlight of my trip. It's super centric and good for backpackers. You have drinking wáter and tea for free and the family that runs it's super nice and helpful. MOST IMPORTANT, they also run some amazing tours!!! I booked for willpattu and had the chance to see lots of animals, deers, buffalos, an Elephant and even two leopardos. The driver and the guide did their best to gave a magical experience. 10/10
Reviewed: 15 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThe owners are very kind and helpful people, their home has a calm vibe. They explained the best options to visit the temples. They provide breakfast, there is a mosquito net for each bed, and a big terrace to hang out, I could even do yoga there. :-)
Reviewed: 12 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 10 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThanks to the family that run the place it feels much more like a homestay with dorms than a hostel, and has lots of communal space. The breakfast is a simple omelette, bread and bananas but is very good value. Great location, big beds with mosquito nets and clean enough.
Not much! If you need a hot shower you won't find it here.
Reviewed: 25 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewSuper friendly people and very helpful..... should renew the kitchen a bit..but absolutely recommend it!!! Thanks for everything. Giancarlo
Reviewed: 23 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewThe host is really nice and gives good recommendations. He also dropped us off at the bus station when it was time to go and made sure we got the right bus. The room was comfortable with just two beds and a mosquito net for each.
Reviewed: 20 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewA nice place with friendly hosts. They help with information about places of interest. You get what you pay for, but it was clean and comfortable enough.
Reviewed: 17 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewVery kind hosts, nice and green environment, very close to old and new town (you can rent a bike), cosy atmosphere and easy to meet other travelers. Had a good time!!
Reviewed: 13 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewvery nice and lovely family. For me it was more of a homestay than a hostel. The owner helped me organize and book my excursions. Tour to the temple and other attractions with no entry fee. Sunset hike. full day safari. 😃 delicious breakfast - cheap and tasty for the price. I had there a really great time there. Thank you very much.
the mosquitoes outside, there was even mosquito spray and in the room mosquito net over the bed
Reviewed: 20 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
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