1617 Bendiwewa Jayanthipura, 51000 Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
#23 of 64 hotels in Polonnaruwa
Guests' ChoiceBased on 34 hotel reviews
8.7Cleanliness
8.9
Comfort
8.8
Location
8.7
Facilities
8.4
Staff
9.6
Value for money
9.3
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Reviewed: 10 May 2024
Pradeep
Sri LankaProperty gates were closed at 10pm for security reasons. Water pressure in the bath rooms are less. No intercom and TV available in the room.
It is very quite location. Very close to Polonnaruwa ancient ruins. Good road available to hotel. Friendly approach by the staff. Iron available with stand to iron the clothes. Wi-Fi facility was available. Comfortable beds spacious room worth my stay for money.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 24 March 2024
Gregor
Sloveniagood location if you want to have privacy and quietness. good food, there is also a restaurant where you can talk about your food options. they can also provide tuk tuk rides. very kind staff and very clean room.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 9 February 2024
Sanka
Sri LankaNothing.
Nice staff. calm and the food is awesome and they seem like home cooked. Soo tasty. Family owned hotel and they are really nice to their guests and flexible too..we had a really good time in the pool it was way more than enough for us to relax. Finally got a big value for our money. Definitely come again to this lovely place.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 7 February 2024
Dr
IndiaNothing to state
The spacious property, dine out in terrace.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 17 September 2023
Johanna
GermanyThe owner was so so friendly and funny and made us feel very welcomed. We really enjoyed relaxing in the pool after an exausting day in the ancient city. The garden is really nice and I loved the avocado tree. The food is really delicious and highly recommanded. Thank you for making our stay so nice and helping us.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 12 September 2023
Emilia
MexicoThe hot water was hard to figure out.
The rooms were very comfortable, it was clean and it was at a great price. But above all, the hosts were amazing. The rice and curry was the best I tried in Sri Lanka, and the cooking class we had was incredible.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 12 August 2023
Yohan
Sri LankaThe lunch buffet, food variety is good, and taste could be improved. For the room, a TV can be added.
Staff is very friendly and supportive. Location is good and easily accessible to many sites around the city. Breakfast is excellent.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 11 August 2023
Arthur
FranceA wonderful stay at Ariya ! The hosts are very friendly and dedicated to make your stay enjoyable ! Special mention to the dishes that are delightful and of course to the spa and the Ayurvedic treatments that are splendid ! Very nice stay, with very nice people, would 100% recommend
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 6 August 2023
Anna
RussiaGood service, very nice owner who speaks very good English! Nice breakfast
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 9 July 2023
Hashan
Sri LankaTelevision facilities are mentioned in the booking com but the property doesn’t have television.
Staff was friendly & supportive , Room was clean , close to ancient city. Highly recommended.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 4 July 2023
🍍🌴
NetherlandsThe massage was mediocre.
Beautiful big and clean room. Comfy bed. Surrounded by nature (monkeys 😍) Good food Supernice staff The boss lady is the best.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 2 July 2023
Oliver
United KingdomVery large room and bathroom, bigger than most in Sri Lanka. Very friendly and helpful owners and staff, nothing was too much trouble, even arranged bicycle rental for us. Be sure to eat dinner there to enjoy their delicious curries! They also helped us to flag down the correct bus going along the highway to our next stop! Thanks so much!
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 15 March 2023
Gaja
SloveniaVery helpful Shani arranged all we needed during our stay and helped us with trip planning for our next leg of journey. It was great to have the swimming pool and massage to unwind!
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 8 March 2023
Sandru
Sri LankaNothing Special
Hospitality of the staff...They were very friendly and always ready to treat their guests...Very good and kindhearted...Specially mom of the owner, she is very good and so friendly...Nice lady..Worth to your price...
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 3 March 2023
Jayasuriya
Sri LankaHotel is near to the all primary tourists locations. Large rooms and very good price.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 23 January 2023
Victoria
VenezuelaBig clean comfortable room with nice sheets and towels. No noises from Churches etc. at 4am😅. Beautiful big swimming pool. The most delicious homemade food. You are treated like family from the owners. Even I had an Ayurvedic massage and herbal bath wich I recommend highly. Even it was a big room the AC cooled down the room fast.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 16 January 2023
Lluis
SpainOur laundry was not dry… but she didn’t charge it.
Very friendly hostess! She cooked a really nice dinner, local fish. The place was clean, correct all around.
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 16 January 2023
Samintha
Sri Lankanothing
supportive staff, food, facilities
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 5 August 2023
Anneke
NetherlandsOn booking.com the photos suggest a colourful spa: that wasn't how we experienced it. It's a good, 'normal' hotel that accomodates groups as well. Nothing bad. Just not as exceptional as the photos suggest.
Great bed. Good pool. Photos are slightly misleading (lots of light and bright colours - and we didn't have tea / coffee in the room) but other than that: great place to rest, recover, go for a swim in the pool. Bikes can be arranged. Food on site.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 1 May 2022
Cosmina
GermanyThe place could have been much more clean, this was the most unpleasant thing about the stay. The sheets were stained and we also received some not so fresh products for breakfast. We also had a mosquito net but not all rooms have it. The host was nice, but I would suggest to improve the quality and the cleanliness for this place.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: 6 February 2022
Nirmani
Sri LankaThey closed the pool..but didnt mention in booking.com..no televition ...
Owner was very friendly..food was very tasty...value for the money .
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 19 April 2024
Lahiru
Sri LankaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 17 February 2024
Sudarshana
Sri LankaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 25 July 2023
Chandima
Sri LankaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in July 2023
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