Reviews of Squirrel's Nest

Love the scenery, love the host they were all great and loved the garden so much! It was so beautiful! Book the balcony because the view is so breath taking

The property is amazing you just have to be prepared to walk a bit upward to get to the actual location but that is not bad because tuk tuks are available everywhere! (And patience is required because of language barrier) but it is possible.

Nature in the city, great host hospitality.

Not a big deal but it is a quite steep access so plan for a tuktuk ride to get there (just 1$ from the downtown area).

Cute little Homestay at the hill with a very nice garden! The owner made us a very nice breakfast :) The room was clean and we slept really good. All in all, we would go there again!

I booked the Room upstairs, it is huge, in very good condition and you can make yourself coffee and Tea in the Room. You have warm water and get shampoo and shower gel for your stay. From the balkony you have a great view in the Mountains and also into the beautiful garden. At Night it is very calm! The breakfast was excellent! The two lovely women, who own it, gave me also fruits from their own garden for breakfast, for example some delicious Star fruits! While I was having breakfast, I could Watch the squirrels having breakfast too! Furthermore my hosts gave me some good advices where to go in the City. You Can reach it very good by Tuk Tuk. Thanks a Lot for the great days at your place in Kandy!

Our very first impression was that the location was too much out of the way, but it soon turned out that it was by far the best location, peaceful, quiet, with fresh air at night. With all the windows open (our room was on the top with a terrace) we didn't miss the air con. A great spot with a beautiful view out of the city's noise and chaos. The owners are very sweet ladies, and despite their weak English we could communicate about everything. It's easily reached by tuk tuk (10 min to town), also a car reaches it despite the steep and narrow road. Breakfast was very good, homemade and fresh from their garden. We could choose between traditional Sri Lankan and butter, jam, toast...with fruit and fruit juice, rotti, eggs... We also enjoyed hot shower and a spacious room.

The host was incredibly friendly and helpful. Truly exceptional. The house is surrounded by a beautiful garden with lots of birds and squirrels. Breakfast includes smoothies and pancakes.

Unbelievable patio deck view with modern room overlooking valley. Stunning.

The owner was veery nice, welcoming and helpful. The place was very nice with great views

The location a bit hard to get

Amazing Sri Lankan breakfast!

This was one of my favourite places I stayed in Sri Lanka. The property is tucked away a little walk out of town, but is worth it for the beautiful views and peaceful location. The room was spacious and clean, with a large terrace outside. The hospitality here was exceptional - after a bit of a tricky start (there was a problem with Booking.com so the room was doublebooked - through no fault of the hosts), the hosts and their son very kindly found multiple options to resolve the problem and also gave me a discounted price for my stay. They allowed me to store my luggage for a few hours after checkout while I explored the town, and greeted me with a refreshing coconut and some icecream on my return.

Sometimes it was difficult to get a response from the hosts via whatsapp, though their son (who lives abroad) was very responsive and helpful when I needed a prompt reply. One of the blinds in the room was broken, so it did not close sufficiently to keep the light out in the morning. This didn't really bother me as it was nice to wake up to the natural light, especially with such a beautiful view outside!

Loved the host, delicious homemade breakfast, views over the garden was lovely and relaxing, comfortable bed and spacious room

Everything

Tuk Tuk drivers had a hard time finding it BUT host carefully gave instructions by a cell phone call 👍🏽Property needs to give guests a map and printed directions in Singhalese or something like that.

Beautiful tropical garden away from the busy city centre. Lovely hosts. Good breakfast.

It was quite difficult to find on arrival - make sure you check the instructions - don’t just put the address into Google Maps. A little noisy at night with the sound of distant barking dogs, perhaps we were unlucky.

The hosts, the view, the beautiful garden. I wish I could have stayed longer to enjoy the peace and good air.

Bit distant from the centre but still walkable

Very welcoming host, amazing view with terrace.

The place was nice. Owner was nice.

The dog barking all night 🙁

The view and the garden

Beautiful location. Tuk tuk ride from town or a 10-15 minute walk. Like being in a natural environment. The sounds of wildlife amazing. Very tranquil. Breakfast mainly produce from the garden (except the eggs and bread). Lovely sisters. Nice to get clean air away from exhaust fumes of Kandy central.

Nothing

The best place for price/quality. The host was very kind, even she made breakfast for us at 6a.m. Definitely can recommend this place.

A little hard to find the house, because it is located on the mountain