Reviews of Top of the Hill Guesthouse
168/8 Sangananda Mawatha, Kapparatota, 25569 Weligama, Sri Lanka
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Reviewed: 10 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewQuiet
Thank you very much for your wonderful review.
Reviewed: 19 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewVery nice staff. Very clean. Quiet. Nice breakfast. Thank you!
Thank you for staying at our guesthouse and for your wonderful review.
Reviewed: 29 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewI had a lovely stay at this property. The staff was incredibly helpful and welcoming, making the experience smooth from start to finish. The open kitchen was a real bonus – it felt like such a treat to cook and enjoy meals in that space. After just one night, the place started to feel like home.
The only downside was the number of mosquitoes, so be sure to bring repellent. Despite that, it was a comfortable and cozy stay. Would recommend for a relaxed, homely experience!
Thank you very much for your stay at our guesthouse and your review.
Reviewed: 10 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewOur stay was very nice! The room was clean, we had our personal veranda, it was quiet and peaceful; we had everything we needed! The owner helped us to rent a scooter and the two staff members were very friendly. Both, breakfast and dinner were very delicious. We can highly recommend this accommodation.
Thank you very much for this review. We are happy that you felt fine at our guesthouse.
Reviewed: 29 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 1 May 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewI love this place so much I’ve revisited several times. The villas have an old colonial feel with lots of character, and they’re located amidst beautiful gardens. There’s lots of nature to watch and a really relaxed, comfortable vibe. The staff are really friendly and the breakfasts are good. The guesthouse is located in a quiet location away from main roads. Walking distance to great beaches and several good, local restaurants.
Nothing.
Reviewed: 2 March 2024 · Stayed in March 2024
Verified reviewLovely patio to sit on in the morning Monkeys in the trees Comfortable bed
Bathroom could have been cleaner No drinking water No glass in the windows only shutters which makes for an early wake up
Thank you for your review. We are planning AC in all of our rooms. Therefor also glass Windows.
Reviewed: 17 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewWe stayed for 5 days and made it our base for local excursions and visits around the region like Galle and other places. After an active outing surfing or elsewhere, it was great to be able to retreat to the tranquility of the guest house surrounded by nature. Staff were always ready to give advice and provide transport for an additional but modest fee. The food was wonderful and prepared to our tastes and preferences, including lots of seafood.
Thank you very much for your review. We have been happy that you stayed at our guesthouse and liked our place so much.
Reviewed: 1 February 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewHealthy and tasteful breakfast, with lots of tropical fruits. Simple but tasty lunch. Dinner mostly curries with excellent real catch of the day fish. The colonial style villas are located in a beautiful tropical garden, frequented by all sorts of animals like monkeys, peacocks, humming birds, monitor lizards and squirrels. But the best of all is the staff. Very helpful and extremely kind. They can organize anything for you, and often had so before you asked, including tuktuk service.
After long thinking: when staying for an extended period maybe some more variation in the menu, e.g. hamburgers. And in case you stay with two couples in a villa it would be nice if there were two airconditioned rooms.
Thank you very much for your review. Also for us it was a wonderfull time with you and your family. Come again.
Reviewed: 26 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewQuiet place with a large garden frequented by lots of animals including a cow, monkeys, and a monitor lizard.
A bit too far away from town and beach to walk. But there are plenty of tuk tuks.
Thank you very much for your review. We are happy that you like our place.
Reviewed: 5 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewFriendly staff, delicious breakfast and excellent dinner left an indelible impression of Sri Lankan hospitality. There was a constant feeling that you were somewhere in the wild - peacocks, squirrels and monkeys. Private enough but still close to everything. Recommend!
Air conditioning could have been in all rooms.
Thank you for staying at our guesthouse and your wonderful review. We already think about some more rooms with AC
Reviewed: 31 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewEverything! It’s a gem 💎 Clean, fresh, working AC, beautiful gardens and the most helpful staff I have met in Sri Lanka.
Nothing to complain about.
Thank you very much for your review. We are happy that you like our place. Come again next stay in Weligama.
Reviewed: 25 February 2023 · Stayed in February 2023
Verified reviewGarden is lovely. Room was clean, comfortable and spacious. Property is peaceful and well maintained.
We are happy that you enjoyed your stay at our guesthouse. Thank you for this review. We hope to see you again at our place.
Reviewed: 16 January 2023 · Stayed in January 2023
Verified reviewvery good place
Thank you very much to stay at our guesthouse and for your review.
Reviewed: 9 January 2023 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewvery good breakfast owner of the place was quite adequate to cancel our reservation after the problem we've claimed
there is no window glass in the family villa rooms. i mean at all. we've got a quite bad experience with a monkey (or whoever it could be). it invaded the bedroom and peed on the floor and pooped in the hall. so please be very careful when you reserve this villa and better ask the owner if they have a window glasses in the place you are willing to reserve
We apologize for the incident. Nothing like this has happened in over 20 years. The house is safe. All windows have metal bars and wooden hatches. Two rooms have window glasses. Unfortunately you didn't close the windows that evening and the lights were on in all the rooms. Maybe this was the reason small animal came in. Apologies again, but the house was otherwise clean and in order.
We apologize for the incident. Nothing like this has happened in over 20 years. The house is safe. All windows have metal bars and wooden hatches. Two rooms have window glasses. Unfortunately you didn't close the windows that evening a… Show more