Holiday Rentals in Ratnapura

The unit is way more than you expect. The photos on booking.com don’t do it justice. It is super clean and every detail is considered. It has everything from a fully functional kitchen, dining room, living area, bedroom and bathroom. It even has a huge balcony that over looks a wonderful lush garden. Right behind is more forest we could walk through. We also got to see them in the construction faze of creating a huge natural pool, only a couple minutes walk from the property. Our hosts went above and beyond to look after us. Taking us on a special tour of all the things we wanted to see. An incredible waterfall, mine, a private gem museum and gem cutting. Ratnapura has so much to offer. This home is a very good price for what you get. Highly highly recommend a stay here 😊

Gem Fields Rest Hotel has got to be the most convenient hotel for anyone passing through or staying in Rathnapura. Whether you are travelling by car or public transport the hotel works well being just a short walk from the town centre. At the same time it is far enough away from the hubbub to feel calm, almost rural. Bhanu is a fabulous host who goes out of his way to ensure his guests enjoy their stay. Brilliant breakfasts which can be provided to personal taste are served on the lovely balcony overlooking the garden. Bhanu is a wealth of information on local sights and the Sri Lankan culture in general. For the gem aficianado he will point you in the right direction and alert you to the do's and don'ts of negotiation.

The staff and the host were very friendly and easy going. We appreciates to stay in a local, down-to-earth place, where we could learn a lot about the history of the place and engage with the local community. We chose the place as it offered tours to sapphire mines, and it met oyr expextations!

Calm environment and comfortable rooms. Value for money. Highly recommended

Very quiet place.Property owner was very supportive and friendly.Clean and safe.Best value for money.Guranteed genuine place.

Very good Rooms, location is wonderful. The swimming pool area has a great view.very friendly staff. Place can recommend.

After 2.5 hours of driving by car, we were dropped off on a country road, where a tuk-tuk was waiting for us. We left our luggage in the car and took the essentials in our backpacks. The tuk-tuk bumbled off towards the rainforest and after a few kilometers we were dropped off. Then it was on foot for the next 800 metres! The view was beautiful along the way in the lush rainforest with small rivers and ferns as big as cars. Then we reached a clearing in the forest and the view of the place where we were to live opened up. The most beautiful wooden villa in a stylishly delicious design, where a waterfall flows under and into a natural pool and where you are left breathless by such beautiful nature that you are surrounded by. When we got inside we were not disappointed. The decor, materials and design are so delicious and exclusive. We were welcomed with a cinnamon drink and passion fruit with sugar and salt (try it - it's really delicious!). The two men who accompanied us to the house were both cooks and waiters. They didn't know much English, but they were incredibly helpful and service minded. After we had gotten a bit settled in the villa - and had taken 1000 photos of the view - we saw on our phones that there was ZERO coverage. And no WiFi either! So it was off with our UNO playing cards and the books about the rainforest, which were lying out front. Calm fell upon us and we quickly got used to just being and standing and enjoying nature. We were totally "disconnected" from the world, but became "connected" with nature. After a delicious barbecue dinner, the two men came up to us and gave us a walkie-talkie. "You just call in case of emergency - we are 200 meters away". And then we were all alone in nowhere. Absolutely amazing and also a little scary.

We have just stayed at Water Side Residence for one night to climb the Adam‘s Peak. The location is only a 5 mins walk away from the entrance of Adam’s peak trail. Rooms are clean and providing everything you need. Ruwan and his wife are the most welcoming hosts always making sure you are comfortable and providing very delicious and home cooked food in their cafeteria. We can especially recommend the coconut roti which was the best of our trip so far. Ruwan also took care of the pick-up from Hatton station same as the transport to Nuwara Eliya and both drives were including stops for nice photo shoots. We can definitely recommend staying here! :)

One of the best stays of our trip! The room was very, very clean, it had a mosquito net, warm water and the best wifi we've had in Sri Lanka (once it was working) due to fiber connection. The owner was very friendly and let us check out late for free after our Adam's Peak climb. Also really delicious breakfast :)

Chillaxed place; lovely family Great food; excellent value; clean and comfortable