256 Townhouse Rest

Right from the start, I was pleasantly surprised when the owner offered me a discount as a solo traveler, such a thoughtful and generous gesture. During my two-night stay, I truly enjoyed the spacious room, the comfortable bed, and the bathroom with good water pressure and a working heater. The air conditioning was a big help to cool down the room and the complimentary breakfast (toast with butter and jam, banana, egg hoppers and coffee/tea) was simple yet filling. For the value, I honestly couldn’t ask for more. I was also introduced to a nearby laundromat recommended by the hostel, but since I couldn’t locate it, I ended up using one near the Temple of the Tooth. Unfortunately, that one charged almost three times more for less than 1kg of laundry compared to the recommended place. So for future guests, definitely go with the one the hostel suggests instead of picking randomly! The manager, Jagath and his team were exceptionally helpful throughout my stay. The location is great too, just about 700m from the Temple of the Tooth Relic, and within easy walking distance to Kandy Lake, the city center and the central market (all around 1–1.5km). There are also plenty of nice cafés and restaurants along the road leading to the city center.

The staff here were really friendly and helpful. On our first night there was a funny smell in the room and the staff came to spray the room and put incense sticks in which really helped so much! Then the next morning they tried to knock for us to move us to a different room however we were already out for the day, so when we returned they moved us to another room, this was so kind of them. The rooms are an impressive size which is really good for the such low price. The toilet and shower are separate instead of a wet room which my boyfriend and I prefer, and they have hot water! There’s a little bakery underneath which sells different pasties and coffees etc but you can also get breakfast through the hotel, we didn’t get this so I can’t comment. But overall we liked our stay here, obviously the place isn’t luxury but I think you get more than what you pay for here, would return!

I really liked this hotel. Huge room. Very nice manager who takes really good care of any needs the guests have. water kettle in the lobby for ur own coffee or tea. A fridge in the lobby. About 700 meters from the lake but all the buses that pass in front go that way so for 30 ruppees u can easily get there. A nice cheap local restaurant across the street and a bakery downstairs. Good value. Room 106 faces the back and is very quiet.

The most kindest owner of a hotel you will ever meet. Will do absolutely anything for you. Helped us to arrange our train from Kandy to Ella, provided different schedules for dates and times. When we were unable to get a ticket for the train on our desired date, the owner was kind enough to refund our final night as this was not needed as we left Kandy a day earlier than planned. He also escorted us to the train station to make sure we got the right train. The owner also provided a lovely breakfast free of charge. Room is very large and spacious. Air Con worked fine. Shower with hot water. Location was great.

We have been travelling for 5 months but this was definitely the kindest host and the biggest room we've had. We even had to ask for LESS breakfast haha. We will come back and stay here again! Needless to say we recommend this place :)