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This place was one if the most memorable. The location is literally next to the jungle. The facilitues were clean and modern, the pool a wonderful experience after a long hike in the forrest. Make sure you book the long hike and you will get their killer guide which also works for the Wildlife Conservatory department. A truly superb day with a lot of reptiles, birds, monkeys etc. A quite strenious walk as the humidity can reach up to 85% - bring lots of water if you are like me on the bigger size. Food in the hotel was also very Food and not too costly. Overall I highly recommend this place.

We really wanted to see the rainforest during our stay in Sri Lanka. The Rainforest Ecolodge is located next to the forest, so it's a very good location for people who love to see this nature. Also the hotel has very nice and clean rooms with eye for detail. The room itself is spacious and nicely decorated, the bathroom is well equipped and has a fine shower. In total it is beautiful how they managed to create high standard rooms in these recycled "containers"! The place is really quiet and peacefull, perfect for enjoying and relaxing.

Its really happy to express my gratitude to the staff of Rainforest Mount Lodge, those who have extend their hospitality experience for us to give an home stay feeling.Foods & facilities are in high appreciable level.I'm not hesitate to recommend this place for other travels who are willing to have home stay experience while having nice journey at Sinharaja Sanctuary Park a world heritage identified by UNESCO .

We have felt completely at home here with Gihan’s lovely family and the best restaurant in Sri Lanka. We were even able to learn how to cook curry Sri Lanka style with Thanuja, using ingredients from their Aryuvedic garden. Gihan organized our trips into the Sinharaja Rainforest, teeming with diverse flora and fauna, a keen ornithologist he can identify any of the 147 species many of which can be seen from their garden boardering a jungle river. AMAZING PLACE! He also organizes new excursions to incredible hidden forest monasteries, Tea factories and into the upper areas of the Rainforest currently off the usual tourist paths, where we encountered the Sri Lanka Blue Magie, Paradise flycatcher, bee eaters and many more. This Guest House is located in a fantastically rural and peaceful outskirts of Daniyaya, within 10 minutes walk of this bustling Village. A place literally glows green in the sunlight due to the rice paddies that line the flood plain valley floor. Infinitely more quiet

We are very unhappy about the staff.There were no 3 king size beds and staff started saying that they have not registered in Agoda and there cost is higher than the booked cost from Agoda. We had to show email several times and booking reference.People were unprofessional.Breakfast was not satisfactory but dinner and lunch was good that we paid extra.They introduced a guide to Sinharaja forest but his cost were too high 1500LKR.

We stayed 2 nights to spend one day in the Sinharaja rain forest. The hotel is an old government rest house. The room are huge but in the state where they were probably 50 years ago. There is no closet to keep you close in, the furniture is minimal, as the comfort. The view is fantastic, but the surroundings can be noisy, particularly at night. You should ask to stay in the room away from the bar. Great value for money.

Amazing place right located along a dirt track - just about accessible by tuk tuk or by walk. Beautiful rooms, fantastic curry dinner. One of the owners took us on a fabulous 3hr trek were we saw snakes, monkeys, spiders, lizards and of course leeches, and swam in a river/waterfall. Amazing if you want the proper forest experience. Staff extremely friendly and knowledgable. Helpful if you suss out someone who knows where it is once you get into Deniyaya. Overall brilliant! Highly recommended! ;) Dave and Lisa, London UK

We had a perfect stay here. Pali was the best host one could wish for and he even got a cake for my brothers birthday. The standard rooms are very basic, but ok. The food is great and Palis rainforest tour with a little swim towards the end was one of the best experiences in Sri Lanka. Thank you Pali!

This hotel gets one minus point because of the difficulty to find it. There is no real street which leads to the hotel. Only a stony path which is barely accessible by motorbike. A tuk tuk has no chance to get close. The rest was really good though. Food was excellent and staff always friendly and helpful. The bathroom is big and clean.

Sidney is extremely friendly and knows loads about the surrounding rainforest. He is very eco conscious and his huts are great, overlooking a beautiful paddy. It is well equiped with hot water, and a mosquito net. Sidney served us one of our best curries in Sri Lanka and has also lots of good cakes, as the hotel has it's own bakery. This is the best place to come if you are looking for insiders info about the area and rainforest and Sidney also offers projects for travellers who are looking to do voluntary work for the preservation of the rainforest. His hotel will also be expanded with a terrace in the future, overlooking the ricepaddys and a beautiful area to watch the sunset.

Highly, highly recommended! Bandula is such a genuine, kind and considerate host. Him and his brother Pali are the original Sinharaja guides. He has a vast knowledge of the flora and fauna of the forest. The food at Eco villa is delicious. Everything is very good value for money.

It is a very nice place, with a view to mountains, but the food prepared at this place could be better.

We stay 2 days and 2 nights. 1 night in a private room with bathroom and the other night in a dorm room where we were alone but the bathroom was shared. The first night was amazing, the room is really cozy, clean and very nice. The owner decorated all and he has good taste for this. Second night, in the dorm room, was different but good too, more simple and we slept very well. The place is absolutly calm. Is the last destination where you can arrive with a 4 wheels vehicle and not all type of cars can do it, but if you phone the owner he'll pick you near Deniyaya. The location is at the entrance of the rainforest. The owner arranged the 7 hours tour for us with the best guide of the reserve and was incredible, we saw a lot of snakes, lizards, monkeys, giant squirrels, bugs, frogs, ... We swam in the river and got a massage from little waterfalls. Was a perfect experience . The food was delicious from breakfast to dinner and the service very good. We was really happy there and we'll highly recomend this to our friends. (Actually they are under construction of 5 privates rooms more that will be finished soon)

Beautiful new hotel with everything you need! Situated centrally in the city by the river. Very sweet and friendly staff. They can arrange anything you need and food is absolutely delicious. Ask for authentic Sri Lankan dishes :) We will definitely come back!