the city with tea gardens have this very good hotel with space and location. staff is ver friendly and rooms are very spacious and have all amenities. restaurant is very good and food uality is very good. overall full value for money.

We stayed at the hotel as part of a thomson tour of sri lanka. Stayed for one night and i loved it. The decor, grounds and rooms are all original in an old englannd..... very 'english'. I can't remember the last in hotel in England I stayed in as original as this. The gardens were fantastic with traditional metal furniture and well cared for lawns and shrubs, I very nice place to have a drink. The service was excellent and the evening meal I very much enjoyed. The wine list was moderately priced.
I would have liked to have spent a few more days there, however, we had to move location. I would recommend a stay.

Old world charm with old world amenities.Stayed for a night here and loved the old English colonial atmosphere,reminded me of the army mess I stayed in as a child.The rooms seem to have been renovated as have the bathrooms,but the flush tank in ours gave a bit of problem,pointed this out but none came to have a dekko.Walls are thin so any talk can be heard in the passages and in the next roomThe food was presented well ,fine dining style, pretty average in taste,but portions could be a bit bigger. The garden is great to sit in in the morning sun,I wish the staff had been a bit more responsive.

Arrived late afternoon and we had a warm soup for the welcome drink(even if somewhat cracked and chipped cup and saucers)We were given the 2 suites (family with two teenagers) which were really like staying in a old english home.Metal four poster beds,creaky floors,free standing wardrobes and even a victorian style desk with a mirror!
The service from the staff was really good but the hotel is in need of TLC.In the rooms we had the shower glass door hinges brocken,mould in the bathroom window,flaking paint on the shower floor(yes it was painted black!) damaged light shades,dusty over bed canopy to name a few.As for the main building itself the corridors couldnt be more depressing and the carpet was rather dirty and smelly.Had dinner in the restaurant with the fantastic ceiling and service but the food was rather limited and the "display"was poor.The highlight was the pool bar opposite the "lounge" which had all the walls signed by the guests and with that i mean all of the walls and all the guests.This hotel is a good base to tour the area and if you want to see the old england (worn old england) look this is the place for you.