Mountbatten Bungalow- Thema Collection

Magical location, surrounded by wildlife. We stayed in one of the very comfortable and well equipped chalets. Wonderful staff that go out of the way to make your stay enjoyable. We had a bird watching walk which was very informative. We also had a cooking lesson with Chef Wasantha, cooking on an open fire with traditional pots. Fabulous experience, with a fantastic meal at the end of the lesson. (We ate what we cooked) highly recommend

Everything was beautiful : the place , the garden, the room! We loved it so much! Delicious food and breakfast ! Also, all the staff was amazing with us, awesome service at the pool ! Very special thanks to Sagare !! Karin & Olivier from Switzerland

A unique place to stay steeped in history and we actually even had Mountbatten's room himself - Blue Lily. The room was very large and a very good temperature. Comfortable bed and a large bathroom. The staff are a delight - very helpful and kind and calm and dressed in authentic uniform. The setting is beautiful and calm and an oasis near Kandy. We had lovely pre-dinner cocktails and the gardens are manicured and beautiful The swimming pool is lovely we had it to ourselves and the staff again were amazing helping us to get photos and couldn't do more for you. At dinner the service was wonderful and the chef came to say hello which was lovely. The wine was really nice also. Sadly I cannot say in good conscience that the food was good in all respects. this is the one area that needs improvement and would make a vast difference. At breakfast the bread was hard and served with garlic butter which made no sense and was I think from the night before. The set menu seemed a strange selection of choices to put together - the sorbet was an ice cube with mint, the soup chicken was lovely but preceded by vegetable cous cous. Staff were helpful and I was allowed to have an a la carte item for my main - chicken skewers - which were delicious but sadly the dessert was a chocolate volcano pudding which was hard as a volcanic rock and the centre not runny. I still rate as 5* because the hotel and everything about it deserves this. The food could just do with improvement.

Extremely quiet and peaceful hotel high up in the hills above Kandy. The gardens and swimming pool are worth going there in their own right. The staff will carry as many tables out to the garden as needed. We had a very early start one morning and asked the hotel if they could make up a breakfast bag for us to take with us - they said they'd open the kitchen up for us so we could eat a proper breakfast! The food was good, especially the breakfasts. the evening meal might be restrictive for some as it's a fixed menu with a small choice of main meals. Understandable given the size of the hotel but something to be aware of.

The original building and cabins have a great location high in the hills, with a magnificent view from the infinity pool and boasting an interesting history. We stayed in the cabins which were a good size, air conditioned with a comfortable bed and a good shower. The food was acceptable without being fantastic. The warm food (dinner and breakfast) was on the cool side when served. Breakfast is preordered the night before. The staff are friendly and helpful.