Aryana Hotel

This is a lovely hotel that delivers well beyond 3* in terms of making you feel welcomed and at home. Quiet, cosy with great staff. The food was alos very good.

A lovely, relaxing space away from the busy city. Rooms were good and the food great especially the breakfasts. The staff were welcoming and made the visit. Highly recommended

Lovely small hotel very tastefully furnished and excellent restaurant. The pool was lovely and surroundings charming. Good sized bedroom and bathroom and coffee and tea facilities. Super helpful staff

Our family pilgrimage to experience Poya in Anuradhapura would not have been as wonderful as it was without the incredible stay at Aryana Hotel. 2 sets of grandparents from different parts of the world and a family of 4 with two children under 7 were completely happy, comfortable and enlightened by the great services, food fresh from the garden on property and chill with the superb swimming pool. This is a 5 star worthy hotel complete with amazing meals, the fantastic staff and location. We loved every minute and could all be together and still have time to rest in our decadent rooms or by the pool. Every meal was epic, all the advice and organized activities helped us see deeply the traditions and history and we all had fun! It’s near a lake with a walking path and close enough to the Main Street to find anything including white clothes without the sounds of intense traffic. This is a true neighborhood house turned into a boutique hotel with beautiful touches and a lot of love. The manger Nilusha and his team create a family atmosphere and really care about each guest. It was a remarkable stay and I would recommend it for any setting and to fall in love with this holy city. Thank you from all of us.

We stayed for one night the staff cannot do enough for you and are all very pleasant. We did have breakfast and dinner both of which we pre ordered. The granola with yogurt and honey was delicious and also eggs Benedict. There were a lot of mosquitoes about which we hadn’t experienced before in Sri Lanka but they light sticks and there is insect repellent in your room for you to use. The gecko in the room probably ate the bugs 😆. I wasn’t too happy about him running about the ceiling but he did us no harm. We were on the side of the hotel and it was quite noisy outside until at least 11:30.

It is said the good things come in small packages, and that is true of the Aryana Hotel. It may be small. but it's a beauty. From the time we arrived and helped into the hotel, the staff could not have been more helpful. Aside from the welcome drink, there were tasty treats waiting for us in our room. Stayed there for Christmas, and they had a special meal being served. May not have been the cheapest around, but it was high quality. A nice touch was the manager coming around an introducing himself. While we were at dinner, another tasty sweet appeared in our room.

Booking dates: 12th–14th December Rooms booked: 4 Deposit paid: LKR 134,000 We were forced to cancel our trip due to the severe weather conditions and flooding that occurred the week prior to our planned stay. We were travelling with elderly family members (including a wheelchair user) and a young child, and could not take any safety risks under those circumstances. Despite requesting a full refund, only LKR 67,000 was refunded to us. Our friends, who had booked another hotel in Anuradhapura, were genuinely surprised that we did not receive a full refund, especially given the flooding situation. They cancelled their trip under the same conditions and received a full refund, which makes it even more disappointing that this hotel chose to retain LKR 67,000 even during such a severe flooding situation. What made the experience worse was the unprofessional and rude behaviour of the manager, Nilusha. The way he spoke to us was unacceptable. He even stated, “Even foreigners are visiting Anuradhapura, why can’t you come?” — a comment that clearly showed discrimination towards local guests and a complete lack of empathy for families travelling with vulnerable members. We travel to Sri Lanka from overseas every year, and we visit Anuradhapura annually. In all our years of travel across the country, this is the only time we have experienced such rude and disrespectful customer service from a hotel in Sri Lanka, which made this experience even more disappointing. I sincerely hope higher management reviews this feedback and takes the necessary steps to ensure fairer, more empathetic, and more professional handling of guests in the future.

Relaxing hotel in the heart of Anuradhapura city