Reviews of Zion

The small hotel is run by Anne, her husband Sumit and their son and daughter, who are all lovely and helpful people. The hotel is squeaky clean, the bed and linen are comfortable. All the rooms have a bird's eye view over Nurewaeliya, and I just loved watching the monkeys play around! Anne serves the BEST breakfast ever. Her tea is delicious. And I am a difficult person when it comes to food and tea! Hers was really the best I've had throughout my time in Sri Lanka. I had to work online (I interpreted during a 2-hour meeting) while I was there and wifi was solid. Location is great. A very pleasant 10-minute walk takes you to the center.

The hotel is difficult to find, there should be a sign :)

We felt very welcomed by the owners. The view was great and we really enjoyed sitting at the balcony. The breakfast wasn't included but was fantastic! We would really recommend the homestay.

This is a very welcoming and special place. Room was perfect, not cold at all. The house keepers have been incredibly gentle and warm. They gave us many tips to avoid spending much on transfers. They even lend me a jacket to enjoy the cool weather of the village, I really appreciate! View was incredible, perfect for a morning coffee with silence and fresh air. Thanks so much for your kindness 🙏

Delicious dinner and breakfast, and the hosts are very helpfull and kind.

Lovely place to stay, we absolutely recommend this place. We felt at home! The hosts were so kind!! It was cold outside so we got an extra blanket and an umbrella to use throughout the entire stay. We had dinner and breakfast there and the food was amazing!! We absolutely loved it here!

Everything was perfect 😊😊💐

Anna and her family were great hosts. They have built several rooms onto their house, and the abundant breakfast is in the family dining room, so it is very much a family affair. Anna made sure we had everything we needed, including rain coats and umbrellas, and an extra blanket. The room we got had a great view of the town (be aware of monkeys if you leave the windows open. We found some of our stuff in the street. ) Everything worked perfectly and it was impeccably clean (but for the WIFI, see below), including a wonderful hot shower, that, believe it or not, we used! She got us a tuk-tuk in the morning, and gave us advice on what to do in the city and on restaurants. She was just great!

They struggled a bit with the WIFI. Their modem didn't work for us, so we had to rely on our own data.

The room was maintained well despite it was raining most of the time. The host provided warm jackets and bedsheets. Check-in and check-out were really quick. Local tuk-tuk drivers know this place really well. There is a shortcut that we can use to reach the town by walking. Overall value for money.

Helpful host family who cater to my need in short notice. Very clean room. Quiet location on the hill side. Cleanliness of the room much exceeds the average in Sri Lanka. 10 mins walking distance from main town, manageable

The property well situated out of town with amazing views overlooking the surroundings. The hosts were so lovely and welcoming, we had dinner and breakfast in their home and it was delicious! They also did our laundry for us, we felt at home here !

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We loved how welcoming the hosts were and they were very helpful!

lovely family very helpful, quiet comfortable room with nice views on the balcony

struggled with the wifi

- hospitality is amazing - food is great - amazing view from balcony

Not critisism, but the walk from village to guesthouse is quite a walk upwards. But you know this if you do your research :)

Excellent spacious room # 1 with a view over the city. Ann is a wonderful host. Room and bathroom were very clean. Nice powerful hot shower. Good wifi. Kettle and hair dryer available in room. Breakfast not included. Location a bit far out, there is a shortcut however right out front. Highly recommend Coffee bar and Dushan's kitchen. Google location, both walking distance. Tuk tuk from Nanu Oya should cost you around 1500, use pickme app A lovely stay, highly recommended.

Everything was excellent

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Ann warmly welcomed us with tea and cake, which was very nice. The bedroom as well as the bathroom were spacious and clean. It is a bit away from the center but its only a 10 min walk down. Breakfast was good and inkluded fruits and sweet Sri Lankan pancakes.

We missed having a rack or some hooks to hang some clothes on.

Amazing stay! Super friendly family, nice rooms, very clean, great dinner and breakfast, very helpful for everything we needed and more. Would recommend it to everyone!

The host was very informative and accommodating. He made the best pancakes we’ve had for breakfast in Sri Lanka. 😋 Nice and quiet and great views of the city.

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Great view, friendly helpful owner, great food.