Het Sandun's huis is in een rustige straat, op 1 km van het centrum van Kataragama. Men kan gemakkelijk te voet naar de hindoeïstische en boeddhistische tempels, die in de stad. De twee kamers zijn in een apart huis met zithoek ongeveer 80 meter van het huis van de gastheren wat zorgt voor een gevoel van privacy. De kamers zijn zeer groot en prachtig ingericht in een eenvoudige, praktische en smaakvolle manier. Dit geldt ook voor de badkamers. Alles is super schoon! De gastheren spreken zeer goed Engels en zijn uiterst vriendelijk. Men kan een Yala Safari met hen te doen. Ours was al geboekt met een aanbevolen door Trip Advisor bedrijf .. die verscheen zeer gemiddeld te zijn en wij betreuren het niet te doen met Sandun. We hebben echt genoten van ons verblijf!

Sandun was een geweldige gastheer en we hebben echt genoten van ons in Kataragama. Sandun nam ons mee naar Yala National Park en het was een geweldige gids in het park.

Geen warm water, maar mooie kamer met klamboe

Sandun is een soort, aardige jongeman. Zijn plaats is gelegen in de buurt van de tempel in Kataragama. Het is een mooie plek, maar als u op zoek bent naar luxe, dan is dit niet de plaats. Als u op zoek bent naar een plek die de naakte essentie in een mooie omgeving heeft, dan is dit een goede plek. Succes

We hadden een geweldige ervaring hier. De kamer is groot en zeer schoon! Sandun is ook een zeer mooie gastheer. Hij regelde een vroege ochtend safari reis naar Yala National Park met ontbijt en fruit inbegrepen die was geweldig! We hebben echt aanraden deze plek.

Al voordat we aankwamen heeft Sandun ons van veel informatie voorzien over het Kataragama festival en het Yala National Park. Bij aankomst nam hij de tijd om kennis met ons te maken. Sandun spreekt goed Engels en is een hele sociale en geïnteresseerde gastheer. Hij doet zijn best om het je naar de zin te maken. Zijn familie heeft ook een avond heerlijk voor ons gekookt! Als je naar Kataragama gaat, raden wij je dit verblijf aan. Ook omdat het rustig gelegen ligt, maar op loopafstand van de stad. Het Kataragama festival is een enorme aanrader. Heel bijzonder om mee te maken!

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Fantastische plek die we aan iedereen aanbevelen! Accommodatie eenvoudig maar voldoende. Een prima uitgangspunt voor een safari naar Yala Park. Daarnaast raden VERPLICHTING een fietstocht naar het meer (fietsen leende ons Sandun), waar u krokodillen, varanen, pauwen, prachtige vogels nest, de lokale vissers, cudeńko kunnen zien. In de avond, een ander punt is de verplichte ceremonie in de tempel in de stad. Dansen, zingen, gewoon magisch rituelen - body piercing, trans. Een unieke plek en een geweldige gastheer - we raden!

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Jacks place was a good stop for visiting the Yala wildlife reserve. Udaya helped secure a tour for us and gave us all the costs upfront and letting us know we should not fall for anyone asking for more money as what we paid covered the tour, guide, and entrance. Udaya prepared very good meals for us very authentic! The space is not exactly an entire home but a room with private bathroom. Rooms were clean and included mosquito nets. We got good rest and enjoyed our stay. Thanks Udaya!

This is a villa (amaya hotel). We had booked two rooms with attached baths. This was in midst of a small forest with river running behind the villa. A cool place to relax. The host was prompt in responding. Friendly ppl at the resort taking care of your needs. From the main road there were sign boards leading to the villa so you wouldn't find an issue driving to this place. Would recommend to fellow travellers.

Really close to bars and nightclubs. The home is clean and neat. The caretaker was friendly and helped us out. Thank you

We had a wonderful time in this peaceful haven. The hotel is not yet finished, but I believe this was to our advantage; the rooms have air conditioning and are furnished to a much higher standard than we are used to on our budget. Although the place is 8 Kms out of Katagarama, (and a bumpy final 2!) , Alosis, our host, couldn't do enough for us, and we had the tastiest food we have had prepared for us anywhere in Sri Lanka. He also prepared packed breakfasts to take on safari. There is a magical river to swim in, and a 2 km walk back along the track leads you to a unique stupa, where we were lucky enough to meet the monk, who gave us a blessing, which was a unique and special experience

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We only stayed for 1 night. But the place was amazing.

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We had an *amazing* time at Cadjan Wild and were disappointed that we'd only booked a stay for one night. The hosts took fantastic care of us and couldn't do enough to make us comfortable, even driving into town to find marshmallows for the kids to roast on the campfire. For anyone thinking of staying here - please don't hesitate! What a fantastic and unique experience. Our four kids continue to rave about our stay here.

A very exotic stay. It is wonderful quiet and friendly staff. A bit hard with lanuagebarriers but very helpful. We would love some information about the infastructure when we arrivied. Were to get food, where to eat food. They will bring more food then you ordered. Since you feel like beeing in the jungel far away from everything. It is wonderful quiet with just peacocks running around. The candels outside to light up a pathway, was very nice in the evening. We would recommend this place for a different adventure.

Wonderful open tree house style accommodation. Excellent food and service from the team. Swimming pool was a blessing after a day inn the jeeps at Yala Safari. Saw numerous animals on the property such as land monitors, lizards, frogs, mongoose and many birds - all in 2 days stay.

Sandun was een fantastische gastheer. Hij haalde ons helemaal op in Arugam Bay, regelde een zeer leuke safari waar hij zijn uiterste best deed om zoveel mogelijk dieren te spotten en leidde ons rond op het festival wat echt indrukwekkend was.

Wij logeerden twee dagen bij Sandum en zijn familie en hadden er een heerlijke tijd! Echt een mooi logeerplekje dat ik iedereen zou aanraden:mooi ontworpen, heel rustig gelegen in het oerwoud, ideaal om safari te maken door Yala NP (wij deden dat met Sandum zelf en was perfect geregeld en tof), gezellig mee-eten met de familie, veel sfeer in de 'bar', ....niets dan goeds eigenlijk, zeker niet twijfelen!

We stayed at Sandun's place for one night on our tour of Sri Lanka. We had a good stay and although Sandun himself was not there we were welcomed by his parents who spoke little English but made sure we had everything including some fresh tea on arrival. Sandun was also on the phone to us making sure we had everything. The accommodation is clean but very basic and has a fan but no air conditioning. There is a full mosquito tent so you don't have to worry about getting bitten. The highlight was Sandun's mothers cooking which was amazing! She prepared us a full Sri Lankan rice and curry and it was the best we've had the whole trip! She also made us fresh roti for breakfast. We recommend this place for a true experience!

We stayed 3 nights at Sandun his homestay and it was very very nice. Sandun is a really good hostess. He guided us through the City and showed all places. He knows a lot of the history and all temples. He take is to Yale park, just 15 min away, with his own Safari Jeep. We saw 2 Leopards, a black bear, elephants , crocodiles and a lot more animals His mother rook care of the breakfast and dunner, she's a very good cook on here Wood stove. We teached Sandun's nices and soms neighbour children English and they teached us Sri Lanken. It was of we were a part of the Family. Sandun also brought us by car to Elle. He was more then a hostess, and a kind of a vriend. The homestay was excellent with good beds and a good shower. Best place to stay im real Sri Lanka.

We had a really relaxing stay at Sandun's in Kataragama. The room is spacious and comfortable. The front porch was perfect for sitting with tea and a book watching the birds in the garden. His family was very nice and the food was good (albeit a forewarning the curry for dinner was extremely spicy)! He arranged a safari through his friend for us to Yala for 7000 LKR a person. We felt we could have done the safari cheaper with someone else, but we are conscience of the fact that it was a private jeep for the two of us. His friend was knowledgable about the wildlife we saw and we managed to spot two leopards. Sandun was very nice and easy to chat with about a variety of topics. We would recommend. Thanks Sandun!

Sandun's place was clean and cozy. We loved the interior design. They can't do anything better cause he and his brother made our two days unforgettable! And the top of all was contest what he and his brother gave us last night on the roof. They are amazing!!! We'll go back for sure!

Sandun was such a nice host and the property was really pretty. We loved the simplistic design of the room. Great touches including fluffy towels and the mosquito net tent. Very clean! The one downside was the flies on the porch. We think it was a fluke (maybe time of year or something of the like) but we couldn't sit on the porch without be bombarded with flies. Sandun was immediately responsive and brought a fan.

We had an absolutely lovely two nights stay in Sandun's Kataragama homestay and can recommend that place without reservation to all travellers who love authentic tucked away off-locations. The house is located in an authentic neighbourhood a bit off the town centre (15-20min walk, 3-5min by tuktuk for around 100/150 RS). Its basic interior consists of a big bed including mosquito net and an attached bathroom, both rooms were very clean and in a good condition. Sandun is a very friendly and helpful host who always did his best to make us feel home. We chatted a lot about his life and his family and in the morning he prepared us a really delicious breakfast (especially on the first day as his mum made some self made coconut rotis, we loved them!). Also a tour into Yala National Park was provided by Sandun (not cheap, but we had a great day including personal jeep and driver). The big temple can e reached within a 20mins walk. If you're looking for a both cheap and valuable homestay in Kataragama - do it with Sandun, you won't regret it. Thanks for hosting us, mate. Take care and all the best for you! Ingo and Patrick

L'accueil par Theja a été irréprochable. Très souriante, joviale, elle a le souhait de nous faire découvrir sa ville et son pays. Elle sera a vos petits soins et elle aime recevoir. La chambre est propre, avec une très belle vue sur le lac. La Guesthousse est à un peu plus d'un kilomètre du centre de Kataragama. Ca se fait bien a pied. La chambre est très propre, avec draps, serviettes. Le petit déjeuner local est parfait. Les points faibles sont au nombre de deux : - il n'y a pas de lavabo dans la chambre que nous avons loué et c'est vraiment pas pratique. De plus l'eau s'évacue mal lorsque l'on prend la douche - le prix. Avec les frais Airbnb (29 euros sans les petits déjeuner), la chambre est chère par rapport aux autres dans la région. Ceci étant, chambre plaisante

Theja is amazing. She is really caring and she built this amazing place. It is directly next to the lake and the view is amazing. She cooked Sri Lankan food for us which was sooo good. She also helped us to find connections to Kataragama and helped us to communicate with locals. The room had ac and fan and also a television which we didn't use because the view from our balcony was too stunning.

Malý hotel Dinaka Rest v Kataragamě splnil všechna naše očekávání. Místo neleží přímo u silnice, ale díky poutači jej lze bez problémů najít. Snídaně i večeře byly moc dobré, večeři nám pan majitel dokonce ochotně připravil sám, jelikož kuchyni již měli po našem příjezdu zavřenou. Pokoj byl moc hezký a čistý, s větrákem a klimatizací, postele pohodlné. Rovněž nám zařídili výlet do národního parku Yala.

A friend and I stayed here for one night in order to do the Yala safari. The room was much bigger than anticipated from the photos and the building nicely tucked off the main road in Kataragama. There was some small confusion over payment and a lack of understanding about Airbnb, as it seems someone else runs the bookings who was not there. Good traditional Sri Lankan dinner and tea on arrival which was lovely. However room did not have sheets to cover yourself with, but had mosquito netting. A/C available at 1000 rupees per night. The safari was organised through dinaka prior to arrival and again a slight confusion about payment to park/guide/hotel. Guide did not take a huge interest in the safari so perhaps go with another company. Would recommend staying here in order to do a safari but it is not walking distance to the religious site in Kataragama.

Great quiet stay! The abbility to rent a jeep and driver to go to yala safari

This place is very authentic and has its old place charm. I liked the garden a lot and outside areas. The rooms are clean but inside everything is old, with basic facilities. Note that a/c room is double the price, I think it should be at most 50% extra, especially since the a/c didn't work in our room. But Udaya was very responsive and within minutes moved us to a different room. A/C in that room worked but barely, maybe cooling by 3C at most. Overall experience was good and host is excellent. But facilities need to be improved given the rates. There is also a restaurant, I didnt eat there but looks nice.

My girlfriend and I had the most relaxing staycation at this house! We did not want to leave. The house is spacious enough for two people, very tastefully decorated.

Udaya is a very friendly and flexible host. The place is in a central location and the amenities are basic (they varied slightly by the room you choose). Udaya arranged for a great Sri Lankan breakfast too.

It's good for staying when u traveling in strange places, the owner is nice people who take me to shop and give directions to how go, the rooms are clean, I love the bed that is very soft, Tks for everything, see u again if have chances!

The owner was very hospitable. He has a beautiful and big house. We are well communicated.

Jack's place is awesome. the restaurant is very nice as well as the food. Udaya is a great guy that speaks english well and help you out any way he can. it also helps he has a tuktuk since the place is a little outside katharagama (about 4 km). the rooms were quite warm but hey, that's sri lanka without a/c. thanks udaya!

very friendly,and make a good breakfast for us

Good and clean place to have a peaceful stay. One can enjoy good food and close to nature environment. The location is convenient as the place in just near the main high way.

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