Reviews of Shan Home Stay Sigiriya
No 125/B TB Tennakoon Mawath, 21120 Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
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Reviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful family Beautiful food Clean and comfortable So helpful with transport Highly recommend
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Reviewed: 8 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
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Verified reviewLovely peaceful location with easy walk for shops/food/cold drinks The family are utterly delightful and made us so welcome - they even made me a surprise birthday cake!!! Dinner and breakfast were delicious. The rooms were spotlessly clean and our room had an amazing open air shower and bath 😍
One of the room didn’t have air con but good fans meant it didn’t matter
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Reviewed: 8 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 8 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewVery nice family, nice and clean rooms.
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Reviewed: 19 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 21 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewSuch a fantastic family, beautiful breakfast, I don't think we could have asked more of them. Would 100% stay again
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Reviewed: 19 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewBath doesn’t really get warm fyi
Reviewed: 7 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewWe loved our stay at Shan Homestay. Tamali and her family were a delight. The food was fabulous. We are Vegan and they were very accommodating. They were so helpful with Tuk Tuk rides🛺 to Sigiriya Rock early for sunrise and sunset at Pidurangala ❤️🇱🇰 This place is comfortable and uniquely designed by Tamali’s husband. We would recommend staying here if you want a true Sri Lankan experience. 🙏
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Reviewed: 2 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewOur favourite place we have stayed in Sri Lanka. Lovely family, very homely atmosphere. Make sure to have the evening meal at the homestay as the rice and curry was brilliant! Thank you very much
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Reviewed: 17 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewAbsolutely everything. 🥰 We stayed in the tree house in the most beautiful setting. Exceptionally clean. Food was home cooked and delicious, we decided to have our evening meal there as well. The family were friendly and so helpful. I would go back in a heartbeat. Our favourite place so far. Owner guided us to fuel station in morning so we didn't get lost. We felt they were under charging hugely based on our last few stays. Would happily have paid double.
Couldn't get hot water to work in the morning (worked perfectly night before). Probably due to the huge rainfall we had in the night. However we didn't ask for help so it's probably our fault!
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Reviewed: 24 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewParadise found. An Unforgettable Homestay with a Wonderful Family. Our stay at this homestay was a once in a lifetime experience, near the village almost in the jungle, it felt like paradise. The family was unbelievably welcoming and made us feel completely at home. The children were amazing, kind, polite, and full of energy. We had so much fun playing cricket and cards together creating wholesome memories. The host lady was very thoughtful assisting us with things, like arranging a tuk tuk shuttle to the lion rock that was drive by the kind husband. To celebrate my mother's birthday, the children even surprised her with cute gifts. This homestay was a heartwarming experience with an amazing family. We highly recommend it to anyone seeking an authentic and unforgettable Sri Lankan experience.
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Reviewed: 13 October 2024 · Stayed in October 2024
Verified reviewThe host was exceptional.....I was served with love and graciousness.
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Reviewed: 1 October 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewEverything was perfect ! A very kind family and a homestay you will feel like home.
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Reviewed: 27 August 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
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Verified reviewReviewed: 24 May 2024 · Stayed in May 2024
Verified reviewIt's worth for the price. Very beautiful location it's not far from sigiriya rock . Owner and his family was very friendly and they gave us very delicious welcome drinks and breakfast. Highly recommend.
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Reviewed: 22 May 2024 · Stayed in May 2024
Verified reviewperfect place run by very sweet family
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Reviewed: 16 May 2024 · Stayed in May 2024
Verified reviewA beutiful place with a beautiful family!
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Reviewed: 16 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewLovely family who really help out a lot. They are very sweet and brought us to Pidurangala rock at 4:30! Also, we had breakfast which was delicious. Overall, would recommend 10/10!
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Reviewed: 24 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewSuch a friendly host, and a beautiful garden. We only stayed for one night but felt very welcomed. The children were so nice and found ways to play with us even though they didn’t know much English. And there was a very relaxed dog (but it went away when we wanted it to). We had a delicious home cooked meal In the evening and breakfast was amazing.