Wow, I wouldnt know why someone would say that this place is less thatn fantastic. You are in a valley, surrounded by misty mountains and afantastic view. True, the weather when we were there was not good but curling up inside with a hot chocolate solves that. The place was clean and neat and full of old world charm. For Rs.2750.00, it was a fantastic deal. I saw a review here about bedbugs and the weather and thought it was a little unfair to conplain about the weather! and as for cleanliness, we found the place to be well kept.

We stayed at this quiet, family-run holiday bungalow - located in Hakgala, which is about a 15 minute drive from the Nuwara Eliya town - for 2 nights in Feb 2011.

In order to confirm our reservation, we were cordially requested to make full payment to their bank account. We were able to check in as late as 11pm and even though we did not require it, they were accommodating to prepare a late dinner for us.

We were informed that the room they had allocated for us has a plumbing issue and we were instead given a room in which the bed linen wasn’t changed since its last occupants, despite the bed being made, and where the skylight had a broken glass pane. Our room had a TV with a limited selection of local and cable TV channels but had no in-room heating.

We moved into our originally-reserved room once the plumbing issue was allegedly rectified however, the moment I turned on the hot water in the shower, the exposed hot water pipe running along the wall of the bathroom burst, filling the room and bathroom with steam and nearly burning me. The staff efficiently transferred our belongings back to our old room (where thankfully the bed linen had been changed to freshly laundered ones) and they were followed by the proprietor who personally apologise d to us for the mishap.

From previous visitors, we had heard of the quality and variety of the meals and had opted to stay on b & b basis, and were provided with an average Sri Lankan breakfast.

I had booked a room at Humbugs on the strength of some of the Trip Advisor reviews and pictures and arrived in the pouring rain along the terrible road (its being upgraded) from Nuwara Eliya. We were not impressed. The interior of the bungalow was dark and damp and the room even worse. The bedsheets seemed mouldy, the bathroom extremely poor and the fittings outdated and ancient. It looked like the perfect place to catch bed bugs. If you're really looking to save money then risk it (but its not very easy to get to if you're on public transport), but if you've got even just a little more money to spare then stay in one of the better places in Nuwara Eliya itself. It's worth it.

I was in Sri Lanka in Dec 09 and visited this bungalow in Nuwara Eliya Hakgala. Humbugs is a homely, cosy place with a beautiful view. The food was fantastic and what made it worth going was the staff, who were very obliging!I would highly recommend this place to anyone.