The Village Breeze By Lucky

Wir waren mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs und die Unterkunft lag für uns perfekt auf dem Weg nach Yapahuwa. Lucky und seine Frau haben sich super viel Mühe gegeben, uns einen netten Aufenthalt zu bieten. Wir wurden abends ganz hervorragend bekocht - sogar mit Nachtisch...und auch das Frühstück war ausgezeichnet.

El propietario es muy atento, te ayuda en un todo momento y está disponible para cualquier cosa que puedas necesitar. La comida es deliciosa, recién hecha y muy abundante. Fue una estancia muy agradable

el baño necesitaría una renovación

Dinner amazing Really good host Nice location

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I stayed at Lucky’s Oasis for one night and I honestly regret my stay there was so short! It’s a lovely homestay with amazing, heartwarming and caring owners! Lucky helped me with organizing transportation from Maho, main town in the area, to his place and then to go to Yapahuwa the next morning. Also, I asked for the dinner and it was delicious and huge! I think I could eat it for three days 😂 The area itself is calm and quiet, a Sri Lankan countryside so if you want to spend some time in nature and far from crowds of tourists - that’s the best place to go. I want to come back for longer and explore more of this amazing place! Thank you Lucky for your amazing hospitality! 🥰

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The host, Lucky, was ever helpful and friendly. The meals, cooked by his wife, were excellent

The rooms are at another location, down the road. Basic, no AC or hot water

Clean and the host is very attentative to your needs.

A very friendly and helpful staff, and an amazing rice and curry for dinner! The place is also one of the few places strategically located close to Yapahuwa. I heard the rooms will be equipped with AC soon.

The place was nice, the room was comfy but the best part was the owner who was very kind, helpful and friendly, and the dinner was literally amazing! Really delicious!

Lovely people, food and vibe❤️

This was the second time in years that I have stayed at this place and each time I am amazed by the hospitality of these people. Lucky and his family are truly exceptional and very hospitable, everything was perfect here and the place is truly fantastic. They are now like family to me and I can't wait to come back again and again. Furthermore, Lucky is a perfect guide, excellent knowledge of the territory for a true local experience. I love these people and their passion for hospitality. Highly recommended if you want to meet simple and genuine people.

Both diner and breakfast we excellent. Lucky wife is a very good cook. The building is very nice. Lucky is very friendly and helpfull.

Unfortunately we had a lot of rain during our stay.

It's a really nice place. Perfect location if you're going to Yapachuwa or Dambula. The rooms were clean and the beds were comfortable. The hosts were very helpful and friendly. Plus, there's a place to park your tuk-tuk.

Lucky and his wife were great hosts. Location was convenient to some nearby tourist sites, Yapahuwa being one. Lucky is very knowledgeable in the area and country, he can assist with anything that's required. Dinner and breakfast was plentiful, authentic and very tasty served outside which was very nice. If your passing through, stay here, very friendly and welcoming hosts. Thank you's..!!

Lucky is a helpful, informative and considerate host.

Lack of hot water.

Lucky is a great host! He went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable and had everything we needed. He was very responsive to our questions. Dinner was excellent and plentiful! Accommodations were basic, but fine for us for just 1 night. And, accommodations were very reasonable for the price.

There was nothing that we didn't like. The rooms were warm without a/c, but the fan helped. We didn't have hot water or wifi, which was fine for us because we just stayed the night. Just think it's worth noting.

Great one night stop over on our cycling tour. Comfortable room with fan and modquito net. Good dinner and breakfast served in the garden by friendly owners. Good value for money.

I didn’t stay at the property as the owner had some work done on it. Instead he arranged for us to stay at his uncle hotel a few km away.

Lucky is a good host and wants to make his guests feel welcome. And I appreciate that. But I have a few things to say about my stay. If you are new to Sri Lanka and are not familiar with what is reasonable price for certain service here are some comments: The dinner in Lucky’s place is delicious but the most expensive one you will have in Sri Lanka. I have travelled all over the country 3 times in the past 10 years (last trip in 2022) and the dinner at his place is by far the most expensive one I had. Also if you do want to eat dinner at his place you need to decide by 2pm. A bit too early for me to make dinner plans while I’m out and about exploring the area. The hotel room in his uncle’s hotel we stayed in was very basic; bathroom drainage is very bad so pretty much you flood the bathroom every time you shower and there is no hot water. The bedroom has no AC, only standing fan which is not enough. Also, There is not WI FI (which wasn’t a big deal for us.). Also for a couple, you will only be given one towel and if you don’t want to share it (I love my husband but prefer my own towel) you need to ask for 2nd towel. Pretty strange. I cannot say that hotel stuff is the friendliest. I asked for a tea one morning and was pretty much marched out from the reception with very uncomfortable NO! No tea!!! There is a liquor store in the hotel which is handy if you want a beer after a day of exploring. Lucky is a nice host but for the 70 usd we paid for 2 nights in “Homestay” (inc dinner for 2 ppl and 2 beers) you can definitely find places with hot shower, internet, AC and 2 beers. And eat delicious meal in a local restaurant for 5 bucks pp.

I can't properly rate the accommodation because it was under reconstruction. We stayed in the hotel room at Lucky's uncle's instead, and we were satisfied with it. Lucky took good care of us.

Beautiful and authentic stay with great gardens and rural surroundings! The host is amazing by and makes you feel like you are part of the family guiding you through the attractions nearby and voluntarily taking you on night walks to discover animals or serves coconuts from his garden.

We didn't get to stay at Lucky's place because of an issue with the water. But Lucky provided alternative accommodation and together with his wife made sure we were comfortable, well fed and arranged transport for us when we needed any. These people are absolute gems and the best hosts we ever had.

Very nice dinner. lucky is attent and will do everything to make you at ease. Any inconvenience will melt as snow from the sun. His wife is a good cook and serves autentic sri lankanian meal. Honest and very good food.

The house was not easy finding.

Lucky (the host) and his wife are very lovely people and give you a warm welcome. We had such a nice dinner in the garden in the evening, which Lucky’s wife cooked for us. Also, Lucky gave the amazing tip to climb the Yapahuwa Rock at sunrise. We were the only one there which was a great experience! Thanks for being a good host Lucky!

The room was a bit warm because there was no airconditioning.

Lovely homestay with a local family. Lucky’s wife is an excellent cook and made us an amazing dinner, with more than enough food! Lucky obviously cares a lot about his place and was very hospitable ensuring everything was perfect!

Fan was a little small and stuck on the wall a bit far from the bed - think the room would greatly be improved by a standing fan just so that its effects can be felt greater. However it was manageable

Lucky is a born host. Super friendly, helpful and was very welcoming. The homestay is on the road and not far from many interest points in the area.

By far, it was the most expensive place I had dinner in the whole country, the price can be compared to what you find in restaurants in Europe and what was a bit annoying is that once you opt for dinner, you can no longer cancel, even if you do it 4 hours in advance. The dinner is authentic and delicious Sri Lankan food, very well made, but it is quite expensive. Another and only point to mention is the fan. The city is extremely hot, but the room is even hotter maybe due to the roof and the lack of a good fan can make it impossible to sleep, as happened with my friend. A strong floor or roof fan could solve this problem.

The host and his wife are extremely welcoming. They speak very good english, so talking to them is a real pleasure and you learn a lot. The host was also incredibly kind helping us arranging tuk tuks and trips. The dinner at their place was delicious.

A/C in the room would probably help also with the mosquitos.

The host was exceptional. He was so kind and friendly. They cooked dinner for us, arranged everything nicely on the table and did everything they could to comfort us. His wife is a very good cool and it was so delicious. He also went with us to a lake close by and explained plants and traditional things. The view was amazing and the chat with him very interesting. The room was good, it had a mosquito net and a fan. You could take a table to sit outside, which was nice.

There was no Air conditioner. So the room was really warm and I sweated during the night.

Food was great, host was very nice, helped us with the trip to Yapahuwa

I wanted to visit a really amazing place that was kind of a hidden gem, called Yapahuwa. But because it wasn't famous like Sigiriya I had a really difficult time finding an accommodation close to it. To my great luck, I eventually found Lucky's place and it made my stay perfect. Here are some things I really liked: - affordable place to stay - host with great hospitality, that goes out of his way to make your stay pleasant. Any problem, he fixed in no time for me. - great and easy communication before arrival to arrange things. I always got a swift and clear reply - really delicious & great cooking by Lucky's wife, that you can eat in the beautiful garden to make it even more perfect. - Lucky has a big knowledge of Sri Lanka tourism (I think he was/is a tour guide) and can help you with your travel goals - I had some really wonderful talks with Lucky about all kinds of things and he is a very interesting person - because it is a bit remote, the place is really quiet and I quite liked that after the hectic stays in bigger places. - only about 20 minutes by tuk-tuk from Yapahuwa, so you can easily get there early before the crowds

For me the only unpleasant thing was that my room had no air conditioning. With the humid climate of Sri Lanka, this made me very fatigued all day. Though Lucky said he was working on this. Also worth noting : - the shower had cold water, though it wasn't much of a problem for me because of the hot weather. I actually liked it. - the location is on a road that is away from town (Maho). It's not really a problem if you have your own transport and otherwise Lucky can arrange tuk-tuk or a car if needed. But it's something to be aware of.

Lucky and his wife run two homestays within 150m of each other about 8kms outside the busy service town of Maho, and important railway junction point. Luckys Homestay is the recently built of the two. Very comfortable, with fan (no a/c), and a full-length door in each room that opens on to forest setting. Full sized mosquito nets provide protection from insects, if needed. Lucky is an exceptional host, full of local knowledge and suggestions. Rooms rates include delicious home-cooked breakfast, and lunch and dinner are available by prior arrangement. Again, home cooked. Lucky can provide touring and transport services. This includes some great suggestions that do not appear in the usual travel guidebooks. Homestays are a great way to meet the ‘real Sri Lanka’, including local people. Lucky and his wife are young, warm and hospitable and just the sort of entrepreneurial types that will help Sri Lanka tourism to prosper.

I had a great stay at Luckys Homestay ! Amazing dinner and breakfast! Good place for me to breath out for one night before traveling to my next destination!

Very friendly, helpful owner who went out of his way to be accommodating

Visited on a particularly hot day and it was hard to cool off.

This homestay is ideal if you want to visit Yapahuwa Rock Fortress. You can walk around the lakes in the village and take a swim if you dare.

The place is located in a small village. There are no restaurants or coffee houses around.

for our very first night in Sri Lanka this young couple welcomed us like kings! the room was simple but comfortable. the meal and breakfast really excellent! thank you again for your kindness and warm welcome.

Amazing breakfast set up overlooking the beautiful fields.

The accommodation itself was fairly basic in nature and there were some issues with the water

Lucky and his family are fabulous people with big heart. They will do everything possible to make you feel like home. During our stay, Lucky and his family were full of small attentions, we really appreciated it and had a great time.

Facilities are basics and could not suit everyone, but it was OK for us, except the mattress that was too thin.

A jungle getaway, and definitely an immersive experience far from the hustle and bustle. Lucky and his wife are amazing hosts. I felt pampered throughout my stay. They provided me with a bicycle so I could move around freely — discover Yapahuwa temple, and cooked a delicious dinner for me. I am vegetarian and they adapted the dinner accordingly at no additional cost. Breakfast is included, and so are water bottles. Finally, they helped me book a Tuktuk and plan the next stages of my trip, which was highly appreciated.

Nothing, it was great. However, you have to prepare yourself for a no-wifi stay (and it feels good to disconnect for a bit folks!).