We had a great short trip to Rathnapura thanks to Kasun. He organized everything we asked for and more. Thank you very much for your time and your advice (we caught the 12:30 bus by the way:)). A great place for people, who are interested in sapphires.

Kasun very cool gay! His English very good! He helped us with buses navigation! We can saw waterfall and old temple without any tourist and for free!! The room is in old hotel. It has own atmosphere. Our room was with balcony. We enjoyed it(URL HIDDEN)One big surprise- city has cool restaurant - pizza hat!

A good location for visiting Ratnapura. Ate at Randirya restaurant which we enjoyed. We enjoyed the space at Kasun's enormous seating and table areas.

Kasun is an awesome host! He explained us a lot about gems and showed us around the area - even to this amazing stone temple close to his place. The room is in this charming old hotel where you can feel all these stories that took place here. Thanks so much to Kasun, his dad and the rest of the family for making our stay in Ratnapura so memorable!!

Kasun is the best host in Sri Lanka so far! He always texted back and answered all my questions while I was booking the room. His place is really quite and nice, everything was clean and girls! that was first time when there's a good water pressure in the shower and you are not trying to wash away your shampoo for hours! He knows area really good, he explained me how to get to Sinharaja Forest by buses. Bus stop was also next to his place (took around 2,5 hours). If you don't have so much time then take a tuk-tuk or taxi). There are also couple more interesting places near the place, that you can visit. 5 minutes to downtown of the city :) good place to spend couple of days or even more :) thank you!

Très belle maison familiale ,Kasun est juste exceptionnel ! Il vous fera découvrir le meilleur de sa région . Ne manquer surtout pas d'aller voir les pierres précieuses et les très belles fabrications de bijoux du papa ☺une pure merveille.

It was very nice. Kasun and his father were very kind and hospitable. Kasun arranged for us a transfer to the rainforest and back. Also he answered all questions and gave us many information. The room was very clean and nice. You can use a fridge, which is very nice and helpful. Thank you so much. We will come again and then we will see your dad's gem. :)

We strongly recommend staying with Kasun. The room was very comfortable with a nice terrace and a beautiful view. The place is on a quiet street, but very close to everything you might need. Kasun was very friendly. We had great conversations and he was very helpful in answering all of our questions and arranging a driver for our hike into the Sinharaja Forest. Super friendly and interesting guy!

Thilanka and his family were quite simply astounding as hosts, so much so that we felt like family friends. They welcomed us with such kindness, availability and attention. They went out of their way to help us with advice while at the same time giving us space. If you are nature aficionado, especially with bird watching you are most definitely in the right! They are such a genuinely warm and loving family that we warmly recommend staying over there. Please go there and find out for yourselves!

I had a very short stay in Rathnapura. I arrived on a Thursday and departed the next day. In such a short amount of time, I could see that the owners of this hostile are truly amazing people. The house, which was originally built by the owner's grandfather, was beautiful and rich in history. I could not believe how hospitable and kind these people were towards me. Not only was I provided a comfortable bed, tea, ginger lemon drinks, a nice meal, and a ton of local advice, but I was also welcomed into their home and treated like family. Thank you for a beautiful experience!

We had an incredible stay at Athula's and Raji's place. They were friendly, welcoming and did their very best to make us feel at home. Athula and his son Thilanka can tell you a lot about the surrounding area. Before our arrival we discussed our travel plans with Thilanka and his advise and help were great. He even came all the way from Colombo to say hello to us. Raji prepared delicious drinks and food. Most caring hosts we had so far!

What a great experience for us in Sri Lankan local stay!! Mother and father were very kind for us as real parents, they said to us “puta and duwa”(Son and daughter in Sinhalese!) And it is recommned having dinner here! We offered dinner suddenly, but they accepted, and arranged special many kinds of curry for us. All curries soooooo delicious and we loved…!!! Their son Tilanka(managing this listing) is also very kind and he helped for all we need. He always gave helpful messages! Father and son has many information about Sri Lankan birds and animals and love them. So it is recommend if you want to go to Sinhalaja forest. You wii be able to get very helpful advice from them. Highly recommending staying here!

Words cannot describe how amazing my short stay with Athula and his beautiful wife was. After a little trouble finding their home eventually I was greeted by their son Thilanka, who is also an avid traveller, ready to share stories of both local and international adventures. After a goodnight sleep I awoke to a feast, in all my travels throughout india and Sri Lanka, it is at Pitta that I've had the best authentic cuisine. From hoppers to milk rice and beautiful treacle puddings, luckily I've been able to procure some recipes to take home with me. Even for those not so familiar with bird watching you can't help but be enthralled by Athula as he passionately describes the many different species most endemic to Sri Lanka. My main reason for my stop in Ratnapura was to scale Sri Pada, I was escorted by Athula to the bus and by night made my way up the peak. Please do not miss the chance to climb!! Such a magical time in Ratnapura with Athula and his family, they will be forever in my memories, hopefully I'll be back this time next year, my own little pilgrimage.

Notre famille (dont deux enfants de 7 et 10 ans) sommes très heureux d'avoir passé trois jours avec Attula, Rajee et Thilanka. Ce sont des personnes très généreuses et pleines d'attentions. Rajee nous a préparé chaque jours des plats rafinés et très variés (cuisine exceptionnelle), Thilanka nous a préparé un programme de visites très intéressant et a eu la générosité de nous accompagner; nous permettant de prendre les bus locaux sans soucis, de découvrir la forêt de Sinharaja et le parc d'Uda Walawe avec des guides attentionnés et expérimentés. Un immense merci à eux et pour les portes qu'ils nous ont ouvert: leur connaissance du Sri Lanka et biensûr des oiseaux, passion qu'ils partagent avec enthousiasme. Belle rencontre à ne pas manquer. Encore Merci! Anna, Thibaud, Vincent et Lara

This is a real homestay! Athula, Rajee and Thilanka are wonderful hosts and received a very warm welcome. The room is simple, but clean and sufficiently. The location is next to the bus stop and very quite. Rajee cooks wonderful food for fair prices! All give advise on excursions and are open to the experiences of the trip. Perfect for bird watcher :) I can highly recommend this homestay. Thank you so mutch for everything!

Excellent first stay on airbnb....simple and loving Sri Lankan family. They welcome you from the moment you step inside their old world charm 80+ year house. Their extensive knowledge on birds, flora and fauna in Sri Lanka is really helpful for wildlife lovers....If you are a bird lover, they will provide you with loads of information and books on birds found in Sri Lanka. Our son has now become an avid bird watcher thanks for all the information provided by Pitta and his father. If you want to try Sri Lankan delicacies, Pitta's mother is the best person, who tirelessly prepared several meals for us including packing different types of sandwiches when we left early morning for Sinharaja Rain Forest and Udawalawe National Park.

Lovely villa and the food was really good.

We went to Sri Lanka on a driving holiday with another family. We stayed at the villa on the first day of arrival for one night and were made to feel most welcome. The villa had a fantastic pool which we all enjoyed and the food cooked for us was ample and delicious of the local curries. We would definitely return should we return to Sri Lanka again one day.

Well maintained spacious bungalow. And the caretakers are extremely helpful. We enjoyed the stay.

I took the cheapest room. Well it wasn't quite recent, and not perfectly clean, but fine for the price for one night before climbing adam's peak! And the team is very helpful and friendly. I recommend for low budget adventures.

风景和空气极好!极好!极好!房间可接受,欢迎水果有6种,且大量!晚歺很好!就是不好找,路太差……

Kasun is the most helpful host, from travel planning to local mine and jungle adventures. I didn't plan on buying any gems, but his dad is an old time miner and stone cutter with local, ethically sourced, affordable sapphires. (Insert family jewels joke here). I look forward to coming back to this vintage jungle home, to connect with more of the travelers who stay here. Next time I will definitely join the all night Adam's Peak hike that other guests were all doing.

Kasun gave us some really helpful advice and is extremely friendly. You can ask him everything. We enjoyed our stay there. It is perfectly located and quiet.

Clean rooms. Clean swimming pools. If you want to 'isolate' from the world , this is a good adress. Carefull, if you wanna do the Adam's Peak choose a closer house.