Reviews from guests who stayed at this hotel, shared by our hotel supplier. Score based on the latest 29 reviews.
Susan
South Africa · Group of friends · April 2025
“Superb”
+Lovely setting, exceptional value for money, very welcoming and friendly family run hosts. Highly recommended
Ursa
Slovenia · Group of friends · January 2025
“A true Sri Lankan experience!”
+The family is extremely nice and always ready to help. In the evening, we had a cooking lesson with the owner’s wife, who taught us how to prepare Sri Lankan curry. The food was delicious,the best we had on our entire journey through Sri Lanka. The owner was also our driver in the national park and was very knowledgeable about the different animal species. I would highly recommend this place if you want a true Sri Lankan experience. I would book here again 100%!
−Nothing
Daisy
Sri Lanka · Family · October 2024
“Overall, everything was very good.”
+Sujee, the owner and his wife were very hospitable and helpful. I recommend this place to anyone.
−Seems a genuine error.
Paul
New Zealand · Solo · June 2024
“Exceptional”
+Really nice accommodation. Nicest I've stayed in on my budget. Very nice helpful manager. Cooked two good meals. Helped with laundry
Brigit
New Zealand · Group of friends · June 2024
“Exceptional”
+The host was amazing. He went out of his way to make sure we had a good time. Sujee (the host) was able to take us on the Safari and it was a highlight of our trip. He was an excellent tour guide and I would highly recommend.
Marcellin
Germany · Solo · March 2024
“Go there!”
+It was absolutely amazing to stay at Suchi and his family. We had an exciting safari. Suchi didn’t care about how long you booked. He wants you to have an wonderful experience in the national park. Location was clean, very good price and close to the park. Highlight is the dinner. Suchis wife is an outstanding cook!
−Nothing to criticize, everything was perfect, that’s why extended for one night to have a cold beer with Suchi at his balcony.
Ingeborg
United Kingdom · Couple · March 2024
“Fantastic location with additional features of organised national park trip with superb service and food. Very comfortab”
+Absolutely loved that it was rural based and macaque monkeys were about. Our host Sujee was brilliant, his family very welcoming and the food we were served was the best we had in Sri Lanka - so tasty. It was so easy to organise a trip to the Uda Walawe Park with Sujee and it was a fantastic trip and experience for us. The room we had was very comfortable and had all we needed.
Maksymilian
Norway · Couple · January 2024
“Exceptional”
+The best possible experience ever! Sujee is super passionate driver with a lot of knowledge! The whole Safari would be completely different without him. Really. Highly, highly recommend!
Jina
Sri Lanka · Couple · December 2023
“Very Safest place.”
+It was marvelous! + During our stay at the Peacock Riverside Guest house, we did not only enjoy great service, an amazing safari, very clean rooms and delicious food, we also made such a wonderful friendship with Sujee. Sujee and his wife and brother (who owns the restaurant around the corner) are such kind and lovely people. They always made sure that we have everything we need and arranged everything for us. Sujee himself will be your guide for the safari. Within our tour, we were really lucky and saw many different animals, as Sujee knows where to look and drive. He also introduced us to his squirrel friend „Chuty". As for the rooms, they are very clean, equipped with a fan and ac and have modern wash rooms. The rice and curry Sujee's wife prepred for us was more than amazing! All in all, we could not have been happier during our stay and are glad to have made a friend like Sujee. We are looking forward to our next stay!
−Noting
Sharon
Czechia · Solo · December 2023
“Stay somewhere else, not safe”
−Very weird and scary situation happened to us in this stay. I chose the accommodation in base of the good reviews but unfortunately I don’t know where they came from. We made the reservation on booking and arrived in the late evening. At the beginning the owner seemed to be super helpful, friendly and nice. He offered us a tea and approached us very friendly with an offer for safari tour. Started explaining how his services are so much better and uncompetitive with others. The price for two people all day including snack and entrance fee was 200$. I asked for a cheaper option for half day no food and he said 150$. That’s was a 100% scam I know it so I just thanked him for the offer and try to nicely refuse. In the end I texted him that I am able to pay 95$ for 3-4 hours and entrance fee for two people and he texted me that he is interested. The room was full of mold and smelly, for the blanket and controller of air conditioner I had to ask. On booking it says that there is WiFi that’s not true, you will not have even the signal. When we turned off the light and get to sleep I remember that the are one more window doors with garden view. I asked my friend to check them if they are c