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Hotel Tree of Life: Traveller Reviews

3.0 of 5
Yahalatenna, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Hotel Tree of Life
Ranked #23 of 34 hotels in Kandy
3.5 of 5 stars 39 Reviews
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Singapore, Singapore
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Good location, but very basic rooms and poor service”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 January 2012

The hotel, as the name indicates, is located in the middle of the forest. Therefore, the view was nice and relaxing. We even spotted several monkeys, which was a big treat for the children. It is about 20 minutes by car from Kandy.
Apart from the location, the hotel is rather on the lower end. The rooms and bathrooms were big, but quite old and extremely basic.
The service was quite bad, as we had to request everything at least 3 times until it was done.
While the buffet offered a large variety of food, it wasn't great.
The pool was ok, but there were no sunbeds to lie down. In the evening, with the lighting, the pool area did have a nice 1960s ambiance though.
All in all, great location if you like to stay somewhere more quite and love nature, but poor service and very basic rooms and bathrooms.

  • Stayed December 2011
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Bangalore, India
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Very good experience”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011
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The resort location and facilities are excellent. The only issue we had was choice of vegetarian food. As is the case in most resorts, variety of vegetarian food is limited and unfortunately or fortunately I am a vegetarian.
The room also has a mini-bar which cools drinks quickly, but they are not complimentary. Anyway, not too expensive either.
Restaurant is by the swimming pool and the ambiance is very good. The rest of the resort also has a really good ambiance. Gives the feel of a forest lodge.
Yes, there are insects and care needs to be taken to keep all windows and doors shut after dark, else you will have some "never seen before" insects getting into the rooms.
Overall, It is the ambiance of the place that really makes the difference. It is very far from all the hustle and bustle of the city.
A really soothing experience staying here. Wanted to rate 4.5 stars but I do not have that option.

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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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“Really it's the worest hotel ???”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 November 2011
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It's very far from Kandy and very dirty rooms that we couldn't sleep... the insects every where .. the resturant nothing to eat and all the food pork ?? we stayed there for two nights , but it was the worest night i had in sri lanka ..
Don't see the pic. from website cause the pic. is totally different ????

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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“Tree of life from the bottom up”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2011

The accomodation was very average but clean. But keeping in mind that the original homestead (bungalow style) was bilt in the early 1900'sdoes change one's perspective. Adequate - nestled in wooded area.
Dining area and swimming pool beuatifully located.
Perk - the grounds are often used for photographing wedding couples especially in traditional attire and I had the blessing of seeing exactly such a wedding party on the front crochet lawn!!!

  • Stayed September 2011, travelled solo
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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“The rooms were stinking badly”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 July 2011

We had booked 3 rooms for one night and out of 3 two rooms were stinking so badly that we were unable to breathe even after spraying the room fresheners. During the dinner time the rice served to us was half cooked. There were lot of monkeys around and in the morning one monkey entered one of the rooms.

  • Stayed December 2010, travelled with family
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
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    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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  • Tree Of Life Hotel
Address: Yahalatenna, Kandy, Sri Lanka
Price range (per night):* 82 AUD - 103 AUD

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