We really enjoyed staying at Il Frangipane, the staff was super friendly and made us feel very welcome. They were very helpful in arranging our excursions such as a day trip to Pollonaruwa, a tuktuk ride to Pidurangula and transport to Kandy with a stop at the Dambulla cave temples. The breakfast was delicious, with a great variety of fresh fruits, coconut roti or pancakes and paratas, eggs with toast, cakes, and fresh fruit juice. Our kids really had a lot of fun in the beautiful garden and swimming pool. Thank you for helping us to make our stay at Sigiriya memorable!

We liked everything, but if we have to mention 1 thing: the deck chairs at the swimming pool could use a little upgrade.

We had a fabulous stay at Il Frangipane. Beautiful large room, spotlessly clean and well appointed. Comfortable beds. Shower was powerful and hot. Breakfast was beautiful, fresh fruit, homemade bakery items, eggs, toast, freshly made fruit smoothies. All really EXCELLENT. The 3 guys that take care of you are so great - genuine, warm and welcoming. Nothing was too much trouble for them. They were always available if needed. They made us feel so welcome. One of the guys even repaired a pair of sunglasses for us that we broke, well above and beyond. Owner was very welcoming and friendly. He arranged the hotel car to transport us from Sigiriya to Bentota (approx 5 hour drive) with no problem and gave us a fantastic price. Car was comfortable with a safe and friendly driver who took care of us. The team happily helped us arrange TukTuks for our days out. These were reliable and well priced. The pool area and gardens were just fabulous. A proper Oasis! Il Frangipane is a quality, professionally run accommodation which we loved, would highly recommend and hope to return next year. A massive THANK YOU to Raveen and all his wonderful team!

Everything was perfect!

We booked Il Frangipane through booking.com for three nights as part of a bigger trip of Sri Lanka. Our room was delightful, we were ground floor looked onto the garden, pool and restaurant area. We are a family of four and had two large double beds - the room was incredibly clean. We booked half board and both the breakfast and the dinner served each day were plentiful and delicious. The grounds are beautiful and well kept. The staff work hard, nothing is too much trouble, they are all really friendly and helped arrange our days transport when needed. You are a three minute tuk drive to Lions Rock which proved handy for our sunrise walk up. Raveen the owner also organised our collection from the airport and transfer to the next location, he was easy to communicate with and came back quickly with my (many) questions. We would definitely stay here again!

Il Frangipane is the perfect place to stay in Sigiriya! The rooms are spacious, super comfortable with a fantastic shower/bathroom. Location wise it is perfect. An easy stroll to Lion Rock and literally a couple mins in tuktuk should you not want to walk. Also A couple mins stroll to amazing restaurants and bars (make sure to eat at Kenoli!)… the breakfast at il Frangipane is generous and delicious. The staff are wonderful and helped us organise TukTuks whenever we needed it. Also a huge thank you to Raveen for the fantastic communication and for organising us such professional, safe and excellently priced drivers (for our treks between cities). The pool at the hotel is amazing and so beautiful after a days hiking. (One note tho, the pool is amazing however there are some chipped tiles so be careful as I cut my leg, not a major issue but something to be aware of). I would 100% recommend Raveen and Il Frangipane to anyone staying in Sigiriya. A beautiful little oasis to call home for a few days!! 10/10

Beautiful location with a lot of green. It feels like being on your own serene island whilst being in the middle of lively streets. The food is amazing and don’t skip breakfast. You’ll love it. The room was beautiful, big and luxurious with the best shower. When jumping into the pool they already have a towel for you on a daybed. Also all the staff deserve a round of applause. They made our stay wonderful. Arranged a tour for us, even taking into account the driver that gave us a free ‘private safari’ at te tour grounds. They helped us with making arrangements with our next hotel reservation, as we decided to stay an extra night at Il Frangipane. They made some calls for us with regards to our Tuktuk (rental) trouble en helped as translators while a local mechanic came by. Best stay in Sri Lanka. You get even more than you’ve paid for.

Our stay at Il Frangipane was excellent The pool is wonderful and exactly the right temperature (not too hot) because it gets shade part of the day The tropical gardens are lovely and immaculate The staff could not be more polite or helpful The room size is good The bed is comfortable The shower is good The location is awesome- close to the main road with cafes, restaurants etc but set back and quiet, close to Pidurangala and Sigiriya rocks

Everything at Il Frangipane was amazing….the only thing that I did not like about my stay in Sigiriya (and this has NOTHING to do with Il Frangipane) is the presence of a clearly distressed, chained elephant on the main street. Upsetting even to recall it.

Our stay here was fantastic. A great room, comfortable sofa on the balcony, good aircon and bathroom facilities. A nice little restaurant serving good food and drinks and above all very friendly and helpful staff. Its ideally placed for most of the attractions in the town and the pool was great too. Podi, the owner helped us sort out excursions, tuk tuks and taxis. Overall this was probably the best value for money accommodation we stayed in during our 3 weeks in Sri Lanka.

If I was going to be picky I would say that they could do with a few more sunbeds around the gardens for the busier periods and maybe a poolside shower. Also, you need to be very careful when using the steps into the pool as they are extremely slippy.

The room was simply magnificant! It was really big, clean, stylish and the bathroom was amazing. The best water pressure and even HOT water, first time in Sri Lanka I had this :D There was even a couch in front of my room, so I could sit outside and listen to the jungle. Many animals paid some visits :) The pool was very nice and the water cool

Since you're in the middle of the jungle, there are a lot of mosquitos. I would encourage them to put up mosquito nets over the beds. Especially the bathroom has no way of letting out the humidity except to open the window fully and that attracts a lot of mosquitos. They also offered me a transport by taxi from the hotel to Wilpattu (my next stay) for 17'000 Rp. Too much in my opinion. Coffee at breakfast was just instant powder, also a bit disappointing. But these are all smaller things, I could live without

The size of the room was bigger than we were expecting and the furnitures are really nice. The bathroom is very beautiful and there is a lot of space. Breakfast is also very good and they change everyday so you do not eat the same thing. Special mention to their laundry service that is super quick and they even iron the clothes and fold them nicely. The place in general is absolutely lovely and very near Lion’s Rock (5min away in tuk tuk). We were very happy with our stay and would book again this place if we were coming back to Sigiriya.

After 2 weeks exploring Sri Lanka this stay stood out from all others. First, I can’t imagine a better location to the two key sites, the most famous being Lions Rock. When we arrived we immediately felt cared for, safe and comfortable. The grounds are an oasis of tropical plants and the pool was a welcome respite from the heat. Our beds were just the right firmness and the rooms were very specious and clean. The staff is very responsive and helped us in numerous way have a great visit to the Sigiriya surroundings. I learned from a driver how the owner cares for his team, helping them financially when times were bad during COVID and other problems in the country. Absolutely stellar experience.

We battled some mosquitoes but that goes with the territory.