125/D Kayanwala Road, 21120 Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
#121 of 183 B&Bs and Inns in Sigiriya
Guests' ChoiceBased on 231 hotel reviews
8.7Cleanliness
9.0
Comfort
9.0
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.6
Staff
9.1
Value for money
9.0
Free WiFi
8.1
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 16 August 2025
Parinitha
IndiaThe stay is located at an ideal place close to all the popular attractions. The hotels are located at walking distance. Worth the money. The host is so friendly and helpful. Very tidy and clean place. Totally recommended!
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 15 August 2025
Mwirkkanen
AustraliaReally great location. Staff were super friendly and helped us arrange tours and transportation. View from the property was fantastic.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 15 August 2025
Victoria
AustraliaAmazing views of Sigiriya Rock and quiet location but still central. Large room, great balcony and comfy bed. The family running the property can help with everything and are very knowledgeable about the area - what to do, when to go, etc. Also a great breakfast on a lovely covered terrace.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 10 August 2025
Šarūnė
LithuaniaEverything was ok, nice place, location very good to reach the main objects. The hotel clean, quite.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 7 August 2025
Hrishikesh
IndiaAll rooms should at least have 1 bottle of drinking water available complimentary. We had to pay for water upon our arrival, we arrived very late and had no other option.
Very good location and supporting staff
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 7 August 2025
Elizabeth
United KingdomNothing… wish we could have stayed for longer.
What an amazing find! Milton and the team were so hospitable. The location was excellent, close to good restaurants, bars and landmarks. I would recommend you take a tuk tuk ride with Milton, who was very passionate about the local area. The view and farmland was spectacular, feeling safe at all times. Lastly the breakfast was huge and delicious. Thank you for a wonderful stay.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 1 August 2025
Jerry10
United KingdomThis hotel was perfect. Bed pillows and mosquito net vert good. Bathroom sink shower and toilet very good. Breakfast was excellent. View was awesome. Get castle View room Watching kingfishers toucans fire flies at night all from large balcony. One of the best places we have ever stayed at. Top marks to the team who run this hotel
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 31 July 2025
Andrea
Czech RepublicConvenient location - close to Sigiriya Rock and Pidurangala Rock (you can see both from the terrace). Owner was very kind and gave us good tips where to eat or what to do. Also arranged safari for us for a good price.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 23 June 2025
Karthigeyan
IndiaNo wifi at the property. The dinner was closed by 7:30pm when we checked-in and they took cash only as payment. I had to walk to the ATM for about 5 mins in the sun, especially after our trek up the Lion Rock that morning.
The location. The paddy fields and the view is great but only for a couple of rooms and not all. Big property with lots of restaurants and an ATM nearby.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 1 June 2025
Carolina
ItalyNothing
The view is incredible, you sleep right next to rice fields with the lion’s rock at the end, the garden is beautiful and has an interesting wildlife in itself (we saw peacocks, squirrels, fireflies…). The host was also exceptional, they provided tuk tuk transport, great advice, and laundry service. I would recommend it to anyone!
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 17 April 2025
12celine
Germany- nothing
- amazing & friendly hosts - great breakfast with sri Lankan specialties (because of new year) - view - comfortable bed with mosquito-nets - clean!
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 16 April 2025
Sonia
SpainAlthough they were kind, the only negative place that we would like to note is the uncertinty regarding prices. Our personal experience: 1) we ordered friend rice with vegetables and egg for lunch and the next day they wanted to charge us x4 what it costs in a normal place (the person also seeemed not to be aware of the price for each item, just saying random numbers) 2) the first tuktuk ride to Sigiriya was clearly offered free of charge, but we had to ask about the price for the one to Pidurangala to actually know it was going to be charged, which seemed sketchy (and a bit expensive). To sum up: perfect place to spend a night and climb these rocks, just be aware of the potential scams and ask for the prices first.
Super clean and fresh room, perfect for a recomforting sleep. The views are incredibly beautiful and the personnel is kind.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 3 April 2025
Emily
United KingdomStaff were really helpful and couldn’t do enough for us. Hotel was very clean and breakfast was lovely
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 23 March 2025
Pennie
United KingdomGreat place with lovely hosts who arranged our pick up from the station and a tour with their driver with his tuk tuk for a day. Would highly recommend this place to stay in Sigiriya.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 18 March 2025
Kamille
DenmarkSo nice family. So beautiful surroundings. Waking up in the morning with the birds singing. Close to food and the rock.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 9 March 2025
Charlotte
United KingdomN/a
Excellent homestay - view of rock. Excellent breakfast with view of lions rock! Staff really friendly & accommodating. Excellent stay & great price
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 4 March 2025
Stephen
AustraliaVery comfortable hotel with a wonderful host who can act as your guide or help you with anything. Knows and loves his town and is happy to share his experience with his guests.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 3 March 2025
Lucy
United KingdomThe bathroom was a little damp and needs a bit of work but the shower was always warm and still would return at the price it is at!
We had the most amazing stay here! The owners could not do enough for us and drove us everywhere in the tuktuk! When he took us to Dambulla Cave we even took a detour to a herbal and spice garden which was super interesting. We saw over 30 elephants on a tour booked by the owner of the hotel! He organised everything for us! The setting of the hotel is incredible. We saw monkeys, eagles, peakcocks, frogs and more and also had the most amazing view of Lion’s Rock. The breakfast was plentiful too. We were looked after so well and would return!
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 24 February 2025
Dana
ItalyOur stay was fantastic! Mihir and his family were very friendly and helpful. The breakfast was absolutely delicious, and the view of Lion's Rock was breathtaking. Many thanks to Mihir!
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 19 February 2025
Daniel
NetherlandsAs protected as mosquito nets look, they feel scary at night (and it’s a pain getting out for bathroom). Ceiling fans are much better, then nets aren’t needed.
Really lovely room looking out at a beautiful garden, with an awesome out to Pidurangala & Lion’s Rock in the distance. Very close for the trips and walking to restaurants.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 10 February 2025
Anjan
IndiaPower failure every noon.
The location was good with green surroundings. The breakfast was very good.000
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 2 February 2025
Victoria
United KingdomBeautiful location overlooking paddy fields with a stunning view of Sigriya rock. Family run, all friendly and helpful.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 24 January 2025
Vera
Portugalthe cost of the laundry was to high!
location, the room and a nice view
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 18 January 2025
Dave
United KingdomThe host is great but if you’re not very focused you might end up doing his preferred trips (and visiting where he gets commission) in his tuk tuk rather than what you really want to do! Such as a day trip to Polonnaruwa (1.5 hours each way, $30 entry). Immediately on entry you are set upon by hawkers. The ruins I found quite boring and the site boring. Eventually I asked if we could see the good stuff now but we already had! For scenery the lakeside road to dambulla (where I wanted to go) is better. And dambulla cave temples are vastly better. My room had no loo paper and only 1 working mains socket. The super early sunrise climb of Pidurangala Rock is only worth booking if the forecast is good. I did it and just saw clouds from the inside, dogs and monkeys. Note this climb has a couple of slightly exposed steps so: expect to be held up in a stationary queue, take good shoes, be careful if it’s wet.
The location, the hosts, the views, the dining room. Important: if you arrive in good weather then climb Lion’s rock. I did a local tour instead with the host and the other 3 days of my stay were very wet and cloudy - big mistake! The cave temples at Dambulla are a must see and the nearby tacky golden temple hilarious. Ride there the scenic way by the giant lake. Pradeep Restaurant in the village was my favourite in 3 weeks around Sri Lanka. Their veg curry and rice is probably the best value meal I’ve ever had and very good. Sigiriya was one of my favourite places in Sri Lanka - the others (eg. Kandy, Ella, Colombo, most coastal resorts) are spoiled by traffic, pollution, overdevelopment and hideous blaring moronic bass music (yes I’m getting on a bit!). Very comfortable room and bed and excellent mosquito net.
Stayed in January 2025
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