Great opportunity to visit the work of Geoffrey Bawa

Elegant buildings and grounds. A unique experience and a privilege to be able to stay in a great architect's creation.

everything was great

nothing

Beautiful designed gardens and buildings. A clear labour of love from Bawa. Dinner and breakfast on the terrace were a highlight.

It was v beautiful

I felt it needed room service as an addition ….perhaps at this point they had limited staff

beautiful, historic place of unique importance

no one cares about it and the Teardrop management company who have taken it over have allowed it to fall into disarray. our room was horrific. full of ants, cockroaches and mosquitoes, excrement all over the toilet (which we were told wasn’t cleaned because it was old), dirty floor and walls, everything in a state of disrepair. the place is a historical monument which I first stayed in 16 years ago and has declined steeply since then. if they don’t look after it then it will actually fall apart and it’s value to the history of architecture will be lost. the Bawa foundation needs to take action about this. we were given a 50% discount due to the photos we took but it’s not an issue of money, it’s about preserving the heritage of the place (or not).

The property is magical. It always was magical. However the management is terrible. I stayed there when it was run by the Bawa Trust at a fraction of the price and then the slow home like service was charming. However at the new rates I was expecting more polished and professional management.

Food, service and management.

The food was lovely and not huge quantities. The ambience was lovely and the staff promoted a relaxed but attentive air. The garden tour was very interesting and informative. I loved that there was marmite for breakfast too.

Nothing could have made it better

The garden, houses, nature, staffs, everything was so wonderful. And I liked the garden tour and boat tour too.

Nothing, just I should have prepared for mosquitoes.

It was heaven on earth. If you love Sri Lanka and the architecrture of Geffrey Bawa

leaving

Fantastic heritage property with gardens onto a peaceful lake. Wonderful staff who do their best to make your stay comfortable. The house is a bit of a Bawa museum with great atmosphere. Feels like a colonial homestay rather than a hotel.

We didn't get the room we booked for 4 nights even though the manager assured us that this was the only room available. We were instead put in a room which had full glass on both sides of the bed with curtains that didn't close. Every morning we had tourists visiting the gardens staring into our room. The manager was most unhelpful and rude. Apparently a more professional management team will take over in 2020.

It is a a unique and wonderful e perience to be able to stay in an environment so loved and so beautifully created by Geoffrey bawA