Amazing place which felt like a peaceful retreat, with pool with view of Sigiriya, birds and butterflies galore and a stunning view of Sigiriya and Pidurangala from a small rock at the back, about 5 min walk from the pool to the top. 10 min walk to Sigiriya Rock park entrance. Atmoshpere was low key and helpful. Tuk tuks/drivers helpfully arranged, including Dambulla for afternoon and driver to Kandy. Location meant I could go up Lion's Rock when I felt like it..no need to book anything. Quiet temple opposite hotel, with huge white buddha you can see from top of Sigiriya. This provided a wonderfully restorative and enticing start to my Sri Lanka trip after long flight. Really glad I came straight here (initially considered Ngombo). Food was good.

Shower was more of a trickle

Sinhagiri Villa is a charming and authentic place, perfect for backpackers looking for a convenient and affordable stay near Sigiriya Rock. What you see in the pictures is exactly what you get – simple and functional rooms that provide all the basics you need for a short stay. While the comfort level is modest, it’s more than adequate if you’re traveling light and focusing on exploring the area. The location is exceptional, just a short walk from the iconic Sigiriya Lion Rock, making it convenient for early morning climbs to catch the sunrise. Additionally, the property features a beautiful garden with a rock from which you can enjoy sunrise and sunset views, offering a serene environment surrounded by nature.  The highlight of Sinhagiri Villa is undoubtedly the warm and welcoming owner, who went out of their way to make our stay enjoyable. Their kindness and helpfulness left a lasting impression and made us feel right at home. If you’re seeking a laid-back, budget-friendly base with a personal touch, this is a great choice! Overall, Sinhagiri Villa offers excellent value for money, combining a prime location, comfortable accommodations, and outstanding hospitality, making it an ideal choice for travelers visiting Sigiriya.

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Everything was okay, the standard room was ok but the facilities are not top notch, the water heater is really loud and the electricity was gone three times in our two nights stay (only around an hour each). Don't expect any luxury. The breakfast is basic but sufficient and the restaurant looks not very nice with all the messages from guests all over the walls. Reminded us of a public bathroom but that might just be our impression / subjective.

Everything ok for explaining the area but not great enough to enjoy staying at the property.

I think we had our best time in Sri Lanka in Sinhagiri villa. This hotel is as eco-friendly as it gets. It uses completely renewable energy (also for the air conditioning) and the food in the restaurant is 100% organic. The vegetables and fruit you have for breakfast and dinner come from their garden and are grown without using any chemicals or pesticides. It is also the best food we have had in Sri Lanka. The vegetable curry dish comes with a whole array of dishes that are mouth-wateringly delicious and bursting with flavour. Breakfast is a treat as well with fresh fruit from the garden and local breakfast dishes such as Sri Lankan pancakes or coconut roti with sambal as well as fried eggs and toast. In addition, you are in the middle of nature so it is likely that you will see a peacock in the garden each day! Sriyani and her husband are also two of the most warm-hearted people you will meet. We had wonderful talks with them and they went out of their way for us. We actually consider them friends now and hope to see them soon again! They are passionate about the environment and run their hotel and restaurant in a way that is good for the local surroundings, the people and the planet.

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Best accomodation we stayed in Sri Lanka! Everything was just perfect. The location it's great, surrounded by nature and wild animales. The accomodation was super clean, comfortable and beautiful. The owners were so kind and helpful. They looked after us, helped us with our trips and always had time for a chat. We really enjoyed our meals there ❤️. Really unique and generous people. They helped us organising our Safary trip and that was outstanding, Tharu was an excellent guide :) thank you!!! Definitely we can recommend this place to everybody and if one day we go back to Sri Lanka we'd love to stay here again.

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Staff was incredible! Always so kind, so attentive! We booked our safari with them and got the absolute best driver in the whole park, we’re super happy with it! Room was clean, pretty and comfortable! The pool had views to the rock, and the hotel was walking distance to it! If you’re lucky enough, you can actually see elephants roaming around at dusk or dawn, the owner’s son saw one while we were having dinner and got us all on a jeep to go see it quickly! I would really recommend!

The Sinhagiri vila is placed near the lion mountain and the pidurangala rock in a quiet area with beautiful garden surround the area. The hotel owners are very sweet and serviceminded, and served delicious lunch/dinner in the restaurant at a very affordable price.

The hotel is a bit tired, the pool area had a very limited number of sunbeds and chairs.

It’s a smallish, family run boutique hotel. You’ll enjoy home cooked meals and a very warm welcome while you’re there. While the rooms may be basic they are very clean and well maintained. It is convenient to local historic sites as well as other points of interest. We climbed Pidurangala Rock one morning and the hosts arranged a predawn tuk tuk driver for us. If you’re looking for an enjoyable stay as you explore Sri Lanka you won’t go wrong here.

** Not the property's fault but good for travelers to know** One note, my friend and I were self driving and had just clicked on the hotel from Google Maps to get navigation. The pin must be placed in the wrong location because we were routed about 20 minutes out of the way. When we entered the physical address found on booking.com into the navigation it took us directly to Sinhagiri Villa.

The location, the food and the people were excellent, wonderful and helpful. The place is full of exotic fruit trees, there is a swimming pool and a rock nearby which you can climb and from where you can see lions rock. All the rooms have a balcony and some also a veranda.

The room was not so nice though, quite dark and damp and not so cosy but maybe the end of the rainy season added to it.

Beautiful distant view of Sigariya from our room with balcony. Easy walk to the entrance. Hosts were lovely and gave good advice on best time to climb (afternoon around 3.30pm), which was ideal because most of the time we were shaded by the rock. Pool was also great

Bathroom smelt a bit musty but was fine otherwise. No fan in room, only aircon, which I personally don't like on throughout the night