Sitting on the balcony with a drink and gazing at the river was a blissful way to relax. Walking along the tracks through the tea plantation was very interesting: even if we couldn't communicate much with the locals they were very friendly and smiled and waved. The room was beautiful even though the air con & tv didn't work. The... More

Driving through working rubber and tea plantations up what was a better than average secondary road for Sri Lanka we didn't know what to expect. We couldn't have guessed that it would be such an amazing place. It might not be the most modern luxurious palace but the location was fantastic with the river under the balcony and the integral... More

'wow' is all we can say about this place. A spectacular place to stay and we weren't once disturbed by the waterfall outside our window. The menu is limited but we didn't go there for the food. We stayed one night and loved it, even when some fireflies came into the room for an impromptu light display. Well worth staying... More

We stayed here after the rafting trip, basically imagine somewhere Earnest Hemingway would have stayed and you are in the ball park. Beautiful waterfall running through the hotel (if you can call somewhere with 4 rooms a hotel?) Rooms are what I would call rustic, but more than good enough. The food is ok, not amazing, but the treat is... More

A great location, perched on the edge of a waterfall and stream, and well worth the extra effort to get there. Sanath and his boys were very helpful and charming. Rooms are very spacious and good views over the river. Great Sri Lankan food. The natural swimming pool is drained and cleaned every second day and refilled from the stream... More

This has to be one of the best resorts I have stayed in... Its located on a waterfall with outstanding views of the forest and falls... The food was mediocre but the service (forgot the managers name) was great... It was tough to book the place and even tougher to locate the place.. but at the end it was worth....... More

We’d decided to break the long journey from Galle to Nuwara Eliya, and Kitulgala, with its opportunity for white water rafting (for which I’d highly recommend Rafter’s Retreat) and scenic walks, seemed to be a good spot. I looked at quite a few places on the internet and The Royal River Resort (RRR) appeared to be an interesting and unusual... More

The resort is set in a beautiful natural setting, adjacent to a rushing creek framed by rainforest. The resort buildings themselves are quite visibly in need of maintenance and no longer live up to their billing as a luxury eco-resort. Our room – whilst relatively spacious, attractively furnished and with a nice view of the river and forest – was... More