Jansen’s Bungalow Sinharaja Rainforest Retreat

森の中にあり、とにかく自然が豊か。川が目の前にあり、プールも最高。あと食事もアラカルトで非常においしかったです。またスタッフの方が優しくて、息子が昆虫が好きだと伝えると、見つけるたびに教えてくれました。

夜が寒かったが布団がシーツのようで 少し肌寒かった

Eine wunderschöne Anlage mit einer Wahnsinns Naturkulisse und für Naturliebhaber vielen Wildtieren. Der Service war hervorragend und das Team mega nett.

The situation in the forest is spectacular. The rooms are relaxed and comfortable with incredible views. The manager was excellent and he recommended an amazing bird guide

the staff (other then the manager) did not speak any european languages very clearly so it was difficult at times to communicate with them. Some clean well stocked bird feeding tables would give guests some amazing bird photography oppotunites.

The location, bungalow, food and people were all lovely; a fantastic experience!

Just a suggestion, room lighting can be a bit brighter, and maybe have a geyser for hot water given the constant rains.

Sfeer was prachtig en ook de ligging

Prachtige ligging

Wifi niet geweldig

Es war einer der schönsten Ort, an dem ich war. So in der Natur. Herrlich

Loved the food, the friendliness of the staff, the quality of the room...so much so that we returned as our flight was cancelled! Lovely pool too!!

Location in heart of the rain forest and beautifully decorated reception area with antiques and collectibles. Has a bit of a quirky vibe but we loved this. Restaurant had fabulous food at reasonable prices with lots of birdlife around. Pool overlooking the rainforest is spectacular.

Some of the staff require more training on basics for example we asked for an extra pillow case and we were given one that hadn’t been laundered.

Jansens was such a special place to stay. The views of the rainforest are absolutely breathtaking, especially from the pool which overlooks the jungle. It felt incredibly peaceful and unique. The rooms were spacious, clean, and very comfortable, with modern bathrooms that felt luxurious. Despite being surrounded by nature, we didn’t have any creepy crawlies in our room at all, which was a huge plus. The staff were also incredibly helpful and made our stay even better with how friendly and attentive they were.

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The property is situated in a beautiful rainforest area in Sinharaja and the vista is really tranquil. Jansen's is very quaint and definitely has olde world charm. Staff were all lovely and helpful.

Mattress was too short for my hubby, his feet hung over the end (he is 187cm). A few issues with the shower.

The room and services were good. I guess it was the best and luxury one among that area. Room: two floors with 4 mattresses allow a big family to bath in the forest. Spacious enough for multiple suitcases, with kettle, refrigerator, and kitchenware, and air-conditioner. The bed was large and comfortable with mosquito shelter. Balcony is attached but never used. Overall is clean, tidy, and bug-free. Sockets were only placed at one side of the bed, dining area and bathroom. Food: Staff were helpful to pack breakfast early for our safari. Dinner portion is fair enough. Bathroom: hair dryer, and towels were provided. Cleanliness was well maintained. Carpark: carpark below the property, staff can help with lifting. Service: helpful. Facility: clean and medium-sized swimming pool, swing and pavilion, few steps walk to the restaurants Location: 5mins drive to the Kudawa entrance of Sinharaja rainforest View: located at the top of the mountain forest, you can have a panorama view of the forest in the morning.

Food: Staff acted too slowly to serve the food. Even though we ordered the food half an hour before, they would still ask again and start preparing when we arrived. Therefore, we had to wait for another 30 mins after a long safari. Lots of flies at restaurant. Bathroom: only provide the soap, have to self-prepare the toiletries.

Все понравилось. Место чудесное, очень тихо, спокойно.

It was a very peaceful location. Excellent value for money. It had a very homely feel and welcoming environment. We enjoyed drinking tea on the balcony listening to the sounds of nature.

The restaurant was a little slow at times no big deal.

Where do I start?! This is a little slice of heaven that I am so pleased I found and booked. The property is incredible and the surrounding grounds and multi level terraces with seated areas looking out over the tree canopy, along with the infinity pool were simply bliss. Lovely four poster bed in the room a frankly incredible bathroom and lovely deep bath gave a real classy romantic ambience. The restaurant is incredible on yet another terrace level and the food was superb. They were fantastic at taking us to and from the entrance to Sinharaja rain forest. Honestly a stunning location and they made a fantastic effort with a birthday cake for my partner and sourced a driver to take us to the airport for our reluctant flight home.

That we only got one night in heaven! This location is worthy of a longer duration stay if you want to escape and relax.

The location could not be better. It looks exactly like the pictures. It is quite a touristic place, but we didn’t mind. We loved it.

The location is beautiful, and very convenient for getting to one of the Sinharaja Rainforest Reserve gates. The hotel staff drop guests off at the gates and collects later so that’s a very helpful service. Staff are friendly and very kind - I had an accident while I was staying and they even found me an aloe Vera leaf to treat my grades. Walking with a guide in the rainforest was a great experience and very peaceful. The hotel pool has a beautiful setting and was great for swimming in.

For us, it was a mixed experience overall. The hotel is 20 odd years old and it shows - the lighting in the rooms is poor (very dark), only one bedside light, defunct tv on the wall, very loud aircon, bedroom walls are were very marked and the bathroom lighting was unreliable. There was nowhere to hang anything in the bedroom. Lots of charming ideas in terms of landscaping but overall we felt the hotel needs freshening up and updating. We agreed with some of the other reviews, some of the food offering is poor (eg very basic plasticy white sliced bread) but the Sri Lankan options were much better.

The views are just as great as the pictures show. A really nice retreat away from much busier spots elsewhere. Most of the other guests were very keen bird enthusiasts (lots of big cameras), but we really enjoyed the hiking tour in the forest as well as a bird safari we arranged through the hotel, even though we knew very little ahead of time. Plenty of nature also seemed to like the trees opposite our balcony! The restaurant was really nice and reasonably priced given how far much of the food must need to be delivered. It's not hotel service, so you need to ask at the office if you need things like more water, towels etc , but staff were always very helpful.

If you need WiFi it's not the place for you as connection was often quite unstable and slow, but understandable really given how remote it is.

The location.

The service.

De plek is geweldig voor het maken van een wandelsafari in het regenwoud. Architectuur en Inrichting zijn heel bijzonder - koloniaal. Prachtig zwembad. Eten in restaurant is erg smaakvol met ruime keuze. Personeel is heel aardig.

De bedjes bij het zwembad wat weinig in aantal en comfort.

Beautiful location, wonderful staff

Minimal reception or wifi but this is due to the remote location

Great location, flexible and good service

Ask for other rooms than room 1 and 8, the others have a much nicer view and balcony No experience with the river view accommodations, I think the ones in the main building are the best rooms wi-fi is limited to lobby area, no data signal in this area

הגענו בשעה שהחלה החשיכה. בכל שטח המלון יש הרבה מאוד גרמי מדרגות. המדרגות לא אחידות בגודלן. חלקן צרות חלקן גבוהות . רצו לתת לנו חדר ליד הנהר. זה דרש ירידה בהרבה מאוד מדרגות .והתרחקות מהכניסה למלון ומהמסעדה. לא הסכמנו לכך , כיוון שהירידה היתה מאוד ארוכה, ולא כל המדרגות מוארות בצורה טובה. סדרו לנו חדר מס. 1 שהוא חדר לא גדול , אבל העדפנו אותו. למחרת העבירו אותנו לחדר גדול עם מרפסת , צופה לנוף. יש לציין שהצוות מאוד נחמד ומשתדל לעזור. האינטרנט לא עובד טוב בחלקים של המלון. ליד הקבלה יש אינטרנט טוב. יש מים חמים במקלחת רק לקחת בחשבון שהזרם עדין. לבקשתנו, ארזו לנו ארוחת בוקר טובה, כי יצאנו מוקדם לצפרות. הגיעו לחדר שלנו לפני השעה 6 בבוקר עם הארוחה ארוזה. הכניסה למלון בשביל צר ודי משובש. זה מקום יפה בטבע , ולא יתאים לכל אחד.

הארוחות מוגשות באיטיות. גרמי מדרגות רבים.

The location and area is breathtaking. Right in the jungle with an infinity pool facing the endless forest. The mansion is beautiful with a lot of details. Only the Wifi is struggling due to the lacation but it‘s great to disconnect. Food was good as well. When you visit Sinharaja - stay here

Wifi but that‘s ok

Die Lage und der Pool.

Dejlig beliggenhed midt i naturen Dejlig flod nedenfor hotellet, skøn at bade i

Internettet meget dårlig

Прекрасные вид на дождевой лес

Отсутствие пунктуальности. И то что сотрудники не знают часы работы национального парка Сихараджа. Интернет есть только в районе ресепшене

Wir waren überwältigt! Sehr schön gelegen, im Kolonialstill gebaut und eingerichtet, vermittelt das Hotel ein Gefühl von Hochwertigkeit und Exklusivität. Die Bedienung war erstklassig und immer sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit.

Struttura immersa nella jungla. Piscina a sfioro, atmosfera magica e staff attento e disponibile.

Perfect hideout in Kudawa. Tastefully decorated rooms with all amenities. Delicious food - do not skip Sri Lankan rice and curry and string hoppers. Staff were helpful at all times. There is a rocky stream just 5 mins from the premises. At night you will be able to see the Milkyway and hear a cacophony of insects.

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The view, the service, the food, the pool, the sounds (especially at sunset when the jungle comes alive and you hear birds singing like you've never heard before) – simply everything is a breathtaking experience. Sometimes you can also hear the monkeys. You have a bungalow all to yourself and can enjoy the jungle experience completely undisturbed. There's nothing to complain about. And I still can't get enough of the homemade ice tea.

Such a lovely hotel, everything is even more beautifull in real life than in the pictures. Everything was very clean. And the surroundings are also stunning. The hotel is very close to the Kudawa entrance of the rainforest, where you can hire an official guide for 2500 LKR (entrance is 1250 LKR pp). The overall experience was amazing. I would definitely recommend this place.

Schoon, luxe, goede douche/ bad & zwembad

Eten en drinken is duurder dan normale plekken Sri

Vista

Pulizia

Exklusive Lage am Fluß nahe zum Regenwald. Außergewöhnliches Design des Zimmers.

Schlechte Organisation bei Abreise.

La localisation est parfaite, la vue est exceptionnelle et a quelques kilomètres à pieds de l’entrée pour une visite de la jungle. Une piscine avec de l’eau naturelle permet de profiter pleinement de cette vue imprenable, vous aurez aussi accès à une rivière sauvage dans l’établissement. Aussi une cascade est accessible à pied. J’avais préparé à l’avance une surprise d’anniversaire pour mon conjoint et les équipes nous avaient tout préparé c’était super ! Merci encore pour votre gentillesse

Dit is een droom plek. Hotel ligt fantastisch mooi met uitzicht op het regenwoud. Alles is met aandacht en sfeer aangelegd. Kamer is mooi en schoon. Personeel zeer vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Ze brengen je naar de ingang van het NP en halen je weer op. Regelen een goede gids. Eten is heerlijk. Gewoon een fantastische plek om te verblijven.

Alles was goed

Eine der schönsten Unterkünfte, in der ich je war. Sehr freundliche Bedienung, tolles Essen.

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Een super mooie locatie in Sinharaja Rainforest. We werden erg vriendelijk ontvangen en het zwembad is een heerlijke infinity pool met uitzicht op het regenwoud. Het restaurant had heerlijk eten.

De kamers waren gedateerd en water in douche sijpelde eruit. Bijzonder oude en luidruchtige airco's.

Mooie oude locatie op een mooie plek in het regenwoud. Goede keuken, vriendelijke ontvangst

Niets in het bijzonder

Remote place on the top of the hill in a rainforest -unique location. Has fantastic cristal clean river, I extended for more 3 nights just to swim there. Grill seafood, coconut rise and fried cashew with garlic was my choice for food.

This is a magical place with stunning view over rainforest, gorgeous cottages and main bungalow. The staff are so friendly and helpful. We would go back in an instant!

There is limited space in the room to put or hang clothes and again in the bathroom, it is a bit cramped.

Wow! What an amazing place, what an amazing experience. First of all, thanks to all the staff members. They are extremely friendly and helpful young guys and definitely made my stay better. The hotel is much more beautiful than the pictures, I was really really impressed. My room was perfect, very stylish, big and comfortable. I had A/C and a fan, a refrigerator, selection of tea and coffee, bottled water. It's a dreamy place and I loved it. Food is also amazing. I had packed breakfast everyday and it was really good and I was out in the forest all day so did not have lunch. But the dinners, oh my god. Fantastic food, amazing ambience. I can not recommend this place enough. I'm definitely going back and probably staying longer than my previous 4 day visit.

Absolutely nothing I didn't like. This place is amazing. You have to see it.

Perfect setting with views from the balcony over the forest. Lovely swimming pool too and a bath as well as a shower. Spacious and comfortable room in a traditional bungalow. It was wonderful! The hotel provided a Turk yuk transfer for the 10 minute journey to the National park.

WiFi was practically non-existent. Sometimes available in the lobby area. The food was OK (there’s not really anywhere else to eat nearby) but was probably the least tasty of our 3 weeks in Sri Lanka.

Quirky doesn’t even begin to describe this place. A beautiful colonial bungalow, full of bric-à-brac and antiques, done up in Balinese style, at a wonderful secluded location in the middle of the rainforest. Comfortable rooms, a beautiful infinity pool and a lovely restaurant with an excellent chef, and all of this run by Lasith and a bevy of handsome young men. They might look like they were picked at a local modelling agency, but they all do an excellent job catering to your every need. And everything with a smile. 😃 I liked it so much I stayed another day.

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Jansen is a peaceful, comfortable stay. The staff is friendly and welcome. By far the best part was the pool and the forest views from the bedrooms. Very peaceful, I'd be happy to stay again.

Wifi was weak.

Idyllic place in the middle of nature. Well decorated and maintained. Kind, but not to invasive personnel. Highly recommended to visit Sinharaja forest reserve, but you can easily also spend a day or two only to chill in the hotel.

Amazing bungalows with a spectacular view. We had everything we needed there and it was such a good space to just relax and enjoy nature. The bungalows were very clean and the common areas were nice to spend time in. Would definitely recommend for anyone wanting to switch off and connect with nature.

A historic tea estate bungalow at the edge of the jungle looking over a river valley. The staff are attentive and accommodating. Relax at the pool, on the verandah or the cozy couches. A separate dining pavilion is well designed and the food is tasty and attractively presented. Wildlife is close by with hornbills, magpies and sunbirds all visiting.

The road was being improved during our stay. Parking is down the hill and staff will gladly shuttle you in their own tuk-tuk. As it is on a hillside stairs are unavoidable.

Gorgeous bungalow and rooms, very helpful staff. The bungalow is very close to the Forest Gate and they drive you down in their tuktuk.

Food was very good but took over an hour to arrive each time. The bug nets above the beds (very much needed!) also had quite a few holes.

Wonderful location just outside Sinharaja rain forest . Fantastic views. Great rooms with a balcony . Gorgeous infinity pool perched on the hillside

Flakey internet ( but we shouldn’t want or need this in this fantastic location) thus coincided with the day that the whole of Sri Lanka lost power due to a monkey!

The location is excellent. Staff very helpful. The isolation and quiet is lovely. Well decorated. Good bird life around hotel

The briefing notes were absent in the room or at reception. It was difficult to find out serving times of meals, pool opening times, where the natural pool was, how to get to the national reserve etc. Asking a few people eventually got us the info we needed but it shouldn't really be that difficult. I had just flown 11 hours and 3 hours car ride from the airport so we were pretty irritable so apologies to the staff for my short temper. Last bug.. WiFi is pretty well non existent and only phone network to work is mobitel.

A quiet, safe, comfortable place. It's a great place to put your thoughts in order.

Good place in rainforest. Staff very friendly. Pool like infinity has fresh water and a good nature view. We had rooms with terraces.

Good, if you know before, there are some steps in garden and pool near. For peoples those who can not walk well.

I would really recommend Jansen’s Bungalow .everything was brilliant. Many thanks.

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The grounds are breathtakingly beautiful. Enjoyed sitting out by the pool and house terrace every evening. The staff go above and beyond for you, organising transport to and from the entrance of sinharaja rainforest and a local waterfall where they walk down with you for 30 mins or so to make sure you're safe. The food was the best food I ate in sri lanka. The wildlife just continues to show itself there. There is limited WiFi, only whilst sitting on the terrace of the main house but it was nice to have a phone free stay. (Expect a few short lived power cuts). 10/10 recommend this place for a nature filled stay or a rainforest relax and retreat. When you are driving to this property, it seems a little off the beaten track.. but it is well signposted. If using Google maps, be aware it may take you further down the road than the access drive so keep your eyes peeled for the road signs!

Exceptional location, quality of facilities and customer service. Combination of pool and river (and nearby waterfall) was a massive hit with kids. Also very close to access to rainforest. Staff very helpful, running us around in Tuk Tuks etc. A special place.

Beautiful setting, well designed with wonderful rustic but elegant style, special touches in decor. Attentive, responsive and friendly staff. Infinity pool added a wonderful touch. Food was terrific, Sri Lankan and otherwise.

My Colombo friends recommended it, and it lived up to expectations! The location is beautiful, in very close proximity to Sinharaja Forest Reserve. The room was very comfortable: excellent bed, hot water, very quiet room. I slept very very well.

The wifi wasn't great, but then we were in a remote area, so somewhat understandable.

The most beautiful hotel I’ve seen. For a person who loves rain and forest it was perfect. Stuff was also very helpful and nice and food was great 💜

Everything .. Absolutely friendly staff .. Food was exceptional 👌 Swimming pool and the location is next level .. Amazing staying..

There were 2 or 3 dogs, and they were a little bit disturbed to the guests, and the WiFi connection needed to be improved .

Really amazing place! Incredible view, wonderful swimming pool, personal are so lovely person. Clean, comfortable, quiet!

As others have said - ‘a hidden gem’. Great views, amazing infinity pool, staff that are delightful and so helpful, tasty food and it is only minutes to the entrance to the National Park

Gorgeous pool, serene forest ambiance, modern and stylish rooms

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Location is amazing and Staff is very helpful. Pool is the bonus :)

Wonderful views of the countryside. Lovely staff.

Absolutely stunning location on the upper slopes of a valley in the rainforest with a wide expansive view. The most beautiful infinity pool looking over the trees with birdlife. Very kind team running the operation who are happy to help with anything. Food was great, especially in such a remote location. Incredible value for money. A short (complementary) tuk tuk ride to the entrance of Sinharaja Forest park.

The room could have been serviced a bit during our stay, replace glasses, cups, towels, etc. We sort of had to do this ourselves.

This is a gem of a place. Magical. An old tea planters bungalow beautifully furnished and with stunning views over the forest. Delicious food and the pool was a joy.

The location is indeed beautiful and quiet - keep it that way

The sheets and bed linen on the bed was used and dirty - strange - one other visitor has mentioned that earlier- but when asked the staff changed it quickly. The wifi only operates in the reception area and so it hampered my work in my room.

Magic place !!! the hotel has an amazing atmosphere, very tasty food, nice staff

The bedding in our room was not changed after the previous guests - it was stained and wrinkled... we had to take the bedding from the bed upstairs (it was clean there), The fridge was terribly dirty, The food was delicious, but expensive... unfortunately the owner takes advantage of the situation that there are no other restaurants nearby. If you fix the above, it will be heaven :)

Breakfast was delicious and in good quantity. Swimming pool was great. Location is quite good and close to the Forrest entry. The staff will help with a drop to the Forrest. Lesith and the team hosted us very well, they met our dietary restrictions, packed us a nice breakfast for our hike. There's a lovely river nearby

Because it rains heavily in the area, there is overall moldy feeling to the bungalow. Rooms, books etc everything has that mold smell to it so if you're allergic to that, wouldn't recommend going here