Priyavimana resort

“Great place!”

The room is excellent for the price. Wi‑Fi works well, breakfast is fantastic, and they serve the best Pani Pol ever. Everything is clean and the garden is super cute. The family is very welcoming, and it’s wonderful to see how they involve everyone in such a nice initiative. Congratulations.

Daniel·3 weeks ago

The place is very beautiful and green. The room is super cozy and quiet, and breakfast was very tasty. You can easily book any activity nearby, and the family will happily help you.

Yana·3 weeks ago

One of those places that make a trip more beautiful. It’s not a typical hotel but a small family‑run structure, authentic and meticulously cared for: the rooms are in a house annex, each with its own terrace overlooking a gorgeous garden. Everything is clean, tidy, and surrounded by greenery, but the real added value is undoubtedly the family. The daughter was always available and ready to help organize anything, such as the trip from the airport to Habarana; Vimal, the father, is exceptionally kind and, at our request, took us to various local sites, even helping us find a pharmacy when we needed it. His wife, very kind, is an exceptional cook: we ate divinely! We loved this stay: you can experience genuine local life with a family while keeping your privacy and space. It’s not an impersonal tourist spot but a small slice of a local family’s life. If you want to feel welcomed, learn a bit of real Sri Lanka, and stay in a simple but lovingly curated place, it’s hard to find better. We were supposed to stay one night, but we extended for three!

Visonà·3 weeks ago

The owners are kind, the establishment is clean, and the breakfast is good.

Costa·3 weeks ago

The apartment was clean and the food good. Initially we thought this was one of the best places we’d stayed in Sri Lanka, with genuinely kind and attentive hosts. Soon after leaving, we realized we’d fallen into a well‑crafted trap where extreme hospitality was a vehicle for financial exploitation. Behind the excessive friendliness, free fruit, and constant smiles was a calculated push to maximize profit at our expense. Every recommendation, tour, and extra service offered was tied to a commission network. The host steered us only to his specific partners, inflating our costs through split profits. The worst was the “Spice Garden” tour: the host twisted a vague message I sent about seeking authentic spices and told my boyfriend that I had explicitly requested a full garden tour—a complete lie. Trusting his recommendation, we ended up at a place where fake medical claims and high‑pressure sales tactics forced us to spend nearly 100 EUR on useless herbal products. Immediately after the tour, we saw the host openly discuss with the venue’s “doctor” how much money we’d spent, clearly checking his cut of the profit. He then bought us a single king coconut as a “gift,” funded by the heavy commission we’d just unknowingly paid him. He also warned us against a beautiful local souvenir shop, claiming it was overpriced, only for us to discover later that its prices were fair. Instead, he steered us toward an incredibly expensive clothing and souvenir shop where he clearly had another deal. In the end, this is not just about the money; it’s about the bittersweet aftertaste of trusting someone who looked us in the eye and treated us as targets rather than guests. This is a strong warning to future travelers: enjoy the rooms if you must, but DO NOT trust their recommendations. Decline all extra services, excursions, or drivers they offer.

Milica·A month ago