Gal Oruwa Resort

I absolutely love the host's hospitality. Mahinder hosted me, and he was such a lovely person. I felt so much at home. Even the way he prepared breakfast was so lovely. The place is also beautiful, clean, and silent, perfect for a silent retreat at an economic price.

There weren't many shops in and around, so there isn't much nightlife nearby. You will have to travel about 15 minutes to go to the nearest market. But it's super close to the Heritance Hotel Kandalama. So if you want to travel there, this will be the closest hotel to stay super cheap and still have a daytime experience at the amazing Heritance 5-star hotel.

道路沿いにホテル入口の大きな看板があって、分かりやすかったです。 オーナーがとても良い人で、色々と親切にしてくれました。 部屋が広く清潔で、エアコンもあり、とても快適でした。テラスがあって、目の前に緑が広がり素敵でした。 すぐ下に川が流れていて、散歩ができ癒されました。 ホテルの周辺には色々な動物が見られ、滞在中にワシ、カワウ、マングース、サルも見かけました。

シャワーのお湯の温度が高くならなかったことかな。

10 out of 10, that is a no brainer. From the room, to the peacefull garden, to the delicious food and at last the most humble and kind huming being ‘Mahinde’. The room is very clean and comfortable. Plus it has a nice balcony with beautiful view. Their is a big garden where you can find your own chill spots. Mahinde is so helpfull and relax. I enjoyed fhe many conversations we had and he has been really helpfull in finding suitable activity’s, because I had already done most of the tourist attractions nearby. He drove me to all of them, nothing was too much for him. His wife is one of the best Sri Lankan cooks I have experienced during my 6 months here, all the food was perfectly balanced! I woud defintely come back

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Good traditional breakfast, cool and calm location.

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Out of town, quiet location

Mehinda is a very nice host, and a very nice person. He does everything he can to help you with anything and he gave us great recommendations about what to visit. He cooked breakfast for us, that was delicious. His respect and love for nature and his land is genuinely wonderful. He shared his love of Sri Lanka, Kandalama, Buddhism and Nature with us and we were deeply touched by his hospitality.

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Anyone wishing to spend some secluded time amidst nature and have some delicious authentic Srlankan food, should stay here. Mahinder was super helpful.

Away from the town and close to Kandelama lake, this little resort of few rooms is situated in a beautiful forest garden. The room itself was spacious, clean, and very comfortable, and I had a balcony too. Best of all was meeting, and being looked after, by Mahindra, who arranged dinner in the glowing forest, and a hearty breakfast. He could not have been nicer or more helpful. A strong recommendation!

The rooms and balconies are luxurious. The place at a lake is peaceful and with wonderful nature. My Sri Lankan breakfast was so delicious.

Really everything was great.

A beautiful property surrounded by trees and wildlife, not to mention the most wonderful, helpful, kind host! Food was delicious and the bed was the most comfortable bed ive slept on away from home!

The hostess was amazing – super welcoming and kind. The room was very clean and nicely decorated, with a beautiful balcony. We really enjoyed our stay!

I loved everything about this place. Friendly and helpful host, excellent breakfast and convenient location for the daytrips. What a hidden gem!

The resort is located in a beautiful and secluded natural setting, perfect for those who love peace and tranquility. The room was stunning—clean, spacious, and tastefully furnished—with a charming and comfortable balcony overlooking a stream. The best part was our wonderful host, Mahinda, who welcomed us warmly and made us feel right at home. He took care of everything and more, solved all our problems, helped with anything we needed, and truly spoiled us. Thank you so much for everything. Highly recommended!

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This place is very calm and relax ,as a beautiful water stream around the resort can see so many birds and butterflys.

It's clean and neat. It's on the first floor no lift. That is the only disadvantage. Very pleasant atmosphere

Its a bit long drive though Lane from the main road.

Calm and quite place near by beautiful water stream , can see so many kind of birds at balcony .

Cool and calm environment ,beautiful birds and butterflies can see everywhere .food are so delicious .Thank Galoruwa staff .Hope to visit again

The host was very attentive to me, a half-blind. Dinner was elaborated local cuisine, which was so nice. Nice to sip a cup of tea overlooking a quiet river from the room terrace. And here birds sing elsewhere.

The host couple made a huge effort to make our stay comfortable. The food was the best we’ve had in Sri Lanka so far. Good location for sigiriya & dambulla caves - we had a driver.

Nice, tidy and a good bed to sleep. Near the lake and calm situated. We were very friendly welcomed by our host family and so it lasted the whole time. Thank you very much for your kind hospitality!

A calm and relaxing place.

The location of the property and the caretaker was amazing!

Amazing service and staff, and clean room

Very pleasant environment full of trees.

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Lovely location. Great Sri Lankan breakfast. The fans in the room kept us cool. The staff kindly drove us to The Heritance for a wedding, as tuk tuks were harder to find. We were lucky enough to see a wild elephant!

Minimal phone service, no wifi

This is the best place if you want to be at peace.With No wifi you can enjoy the natural surroundings after a hectic day of sightseeing

There is nothing to not like

Beautiful, peaceful surroundings and high end quality interior

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Owner is a very friendly person and very helpful. Make a real effort to make his guests stay a comfortable and plesent one

We liked the location of the resort. It felt like we were in the jungle, with all the different birdsongs and small creatures that visit the property. There are a lot of fruit trees and medicinal plants, and our host took the time to explain the various plants and their healing power. Mohinde also explained the local village life as the opportunity arise. For example, the field close by was harvesting the rice and he explained the process and pointed out the machinery that drove past the resort. Our host’s undivided attention to his guests are really rare these days and much appreciated. Attentive and yet not intrusive. The home cooked meals are very tasty and healthy. Breakfast was different everyday. And on the day of our departure, he suggested a time to take the bus to avoid the rush hour and this helped a great deal for a comfortable journey to Kandy. All in all, a very pleasant four day stay in Dambulla.

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Staff was very attentive and knowledgeable. Accommodation was as in the description. Balcony was very nice

The place is quite and calm

We did not like the breakfast they offered.

Super friendly people! Great location for the pickup of the hot air balloon ride.

We loved staying here. We had dinner too which was delicious. Location is maybe a bit far out of the main town but we rented a tuk tuk so we’re great for access. Also if you had breakfast and dinner here too then getting to the town wouldn’t be a problem. Beautiful location and the balcony view is amazing.

Staff was very helpful, was very attentive and food was freshly made and tasty.

Clean room, Friendly staff, Tasty meals

The place is incredible! In the middle of the nature you can see a lot if different animals (birds, leguans, fireflies etc.). The hosts are very nice and try to fulfill every wish you have. The room was excellent with a balcony and a view on a small river.

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* location * big rooms with nice terrace, AC and hot water * host werd extremely helpfull and always very attentive * delicious local cuisine

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