Reviews of Randoni Villa

Fantastic place to stay - 15 mins from the airport, an oasis of calm with a beautiful pool, lovely rooms with open air bathrooms, delicious food, but most of all… the most helpful, patient family in all of Sri Lanka - put up with us coming and going randomly while waiting for standby flights and always welcomed us back with a smile!

We felt as if we were in the jungle! Magical place right on the estuary. Lovely family. We had no problems with mosquitos, all beds had nets and every evening the hosts lit mosquito coils when we were sitting outside. Hot showers and good a/c. We were grateful for the shower gel and shampoo that was in the bathroom.as we had run out. Fridge and kettle in room. The kids loved the pool and breakfast was delicious. We were very appreciative of being able to buy a cold beer and crisps from them when we arrived, especially as they had cold beer glasses in the fridge! Great to watch the sunset from the beautiful seating area amongst the luscious trees and plants. Lots of wildlife, including kingfishers and of course the odd cockroach, remember you're in the jungle!

We stayed for two nights and decided to stay in for an evening meal on the first night. It was a simple, but delicious, curry (one chicken and one potato). While there was plenty of food, we thought the price was too high at 2k per person (including children who eat far less). This was more than we had paid at other homestays and dissuaded us from eating there again on the second night. I think 1.5k for adults and 1k for children would have been fairer and comparable to other tourist places in Sri Lanka.

Nice people to end or begin your travel in Sri Lanka as it's close to the airport

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The host family is super friendly and helpful. We enjoyed our stay very much and even booked twice.

Location, friendly welcome and staff, lovely setting

Room was damp with some mould and could have been cleaner. decor was all a little tired

Beautiful surroundings with a well maintained swimming pool. Our room had a huge indoor-outdoor shower- luxurious!

Amazing food

The surrounding, it feels like you are in the rainforest, also the sound of the birds. Close to the airport and also to distance to Negombo is perfect. Very comfortable and clean villa’s. Friendy staff.

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Wonderful private place near the airport. Good and proactive communication, organized the taxi service to the airport in the middle of the night - worked smoothly. They cooked a wonderful dinner just for us! It was lovely. Also the packed breakfast - an absolute treat! Nice pool in a lush jungleish setting - very beautiful. We recommend to stay here!

Could have been a tiny bit more clean - but thats definitely top notch complaint....

Cannot recommend enough! Randoni Villa is super well located, just 15 min to airport. It’s a great spot, right next to the river, surrounding by lush trees and flowers with a great pool. The place is well looked after, rooms very clean, and the hosts are wonderful people- super welcoming, providing little details that make you feel really taken care of. The owner gave us lots of useful tips, and took care of us, while his wife and daughters served amazing home cooked meals.

If anything, there are a lot of mosquitoes as the place is right next to the river, but you’re in Sri Lanka so you cannot avoid insects!

Lovely place! So close to the airport, yet a hidden gem in the middle of nature. Based at the and of a dirtroad and the river side, full of green and birds. Nice pool to relax and cool down. Spacey rooms with private terrace and comfy beds. And extremely friendly and helpful staff/owners!

Relaxing spot with river views. Best way to end a trip. Potato curry was excellent. Hosts were very helpful.

This is a small, family run accommodation. The host were great, very welcoming. The food was great, they took a lot of time preparing a feast for us. It’s very close to the airport, 15 mins by car, but heard very few planes. It’s very peaceful next to the river. The rooms are basic but comfortable, perfect for one night

Lovely little oasis close to the airport wonderful way to start a holiday. We still talk about breakfast and the wonderful dhal and fresh coconut roti!

The rooms are very dark not enough light and no natural light at all, air conditioning was on 18c and couldn’t change it, it was freezing just above the bed with a thin blanket. The toilets and showers are open, loads of mosquitoes, flies and frogs.. and they don’t write it that it’s open. Hot water only when new guests arrives, if you stay for more than one night - you don’t have hot water unless someone else arrives. WiFi was not working but they fixed it after a couple of hours.. Location - very very far from any restaurant or a living thing.. Pool is small was dirty and pump not working, but they cleaned it for us when we arrived and put on the pump. The hosts were nice but they did not speak a lot of English was very hard to communicate and explain what we want, they did try to help us with anything we asked but at some point we felt uncomfortable because there were a lot of problems..

We were looking for a place close to the airport just for the night to make things easier with our schedule. We arrived late and the hosts were amazing as they had already messaged to ask if we would like dinner. They prepared a great Sri-Lankan dish for us and it was very much enjoyed after our long day travelling in a downpour! The room was basic, but clean and huge. Shame on the weather as the location with a pool and next to a like was a little bit of tranquility near enough to the airport that I heard the distant sounds of a plane or 2 but close enough for a 20 minute early morning transfer. Great breakfast was also provided. They also sorted out a taxi for us to the airport that was just a few pound.

My only very small hangup was the plug adapter provided was cheap and really not good (got hot and didnt work) BUT I am sure most people bring their own adaptors so I would recommend using your own.

Perfect beds and great sleep after a long flight Wonderful hosts and superb atmosphere Tasty food and a refreshing pool What else to say? 10/10

The rooms and pool were clean. The owners were very service minded and made delicious food for us. Close to the airport.

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