Woodholic Homestay

Our stay in Woodholic was an absolute pleasure for us! The tree house is made with such a good taste and is surrounded by beautiful nature. It is a family run property and the owners are very friendly and welcoming. Madara took great care of us and assisted us with everything we needed. Breakfast is very good and we also had dinner twice which was also great. The fact that they serve it in the balcony of your room is also a great luxury. We loved everything about this place and would definitely come back, when in Sri Lanka. Thank you for everything!

İt was very quite, comfortable and a great family. Rooms were very big and the balkony was nice

No refiregator in the rooms, but the family allowed us to put our idrinks and water in theyre own refiragator

Excellent séjour, hôtes de grande qualité et permettant d’avoir des réservations à très bon prix (safari notamment)

The bed itself was really big and very comfortable. The breakfasts were delicious and huge, with local food: hoppers, eggs, dahl and fresh fruit, as well as bread/toasts jams etc. The hosts would message us on whatsapp for what time we would like breakfast served and bring it to the terrace, so it was super convenient around our plans. The AC and fan in the room was very good.

This was a higher cost stay, and from the photos and most reviews, I was expecting a more elevated experience. On arrival, the place was a building site with piles of bricks and rubble tipped around the site. The room itself didn't allow much space to move around the bed, and limited space to lay our bags. The shower never got hot. This is a more remote location, so you would expect some calm and relaxation, but every single day of our stay, there was a workshop on the site with someone was continuously using heavy machinery, which began around 8am each morning as we were eating our breakfast. For this price point I would have expected a towel change at least, but the room was never serviced. It was approx. 50 min walk to Sigiriya town, all the restaurants/bars/shops, which was pleasant in the daylight, but there are warnings everywhere of wild elephants, and not to walk at dawn/dusk. It is worth considering sunrise/sunset times as for us in January, this was around 6.30am and 6pm - so really we had to leave very early to get out for our evening meals as there was no chance of a passing tuktuk as we were so remote. We never saw the hosts other than at breakfast to ask for a tuktuk. This could be prearranged over whatsapp but didn't allow for any spontaneity. We did see three wild elephants around the stay, which may sound appealing to see such amazing animals out roaming, but they truly are wild and all of the locals really advised being in a car/tuktuk as they are no joke and can unintentionally cause harm. In the town/main road there are lots of tuktuks readily available, but they will not be familiar with this location and take a fair bit of explanation. We had to rely on these every evening and typically paid 400-600 SLR. If there had been peddle bikes available, this would have gave us way more freedom and quicker access to the town, but I still would not have risked it in the dark.