The Sanctuary

24 reviews

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  Sonia

  IT · couple · Aug 2026

  10/10

  The Sanctuary è un progetto di riqualificazione dell’habitat, che Suraj porta avanti da qualche anno. La camera è ampia e pulita e il giardino è una chicca che ti fa sentire completamente circondato dalla natura, che lo staff sa raccontare e trasmettere con estrema passione. Abbiamo anche avuto l’occasione di cenare, gustandoci dei buonissimi kottu roti e pittu. Vale assolutamente il soggiorno!

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  Matteo

  IT · solo_traveller · Aug 2026

  10/10

  Safari indimenticabile~struttura meravigliosa

  Suraj è una persona che ricorderemo per il resto della nostra vita. The Sanctuary non è un semplice hotel, ma un progetto di tutela e recupero degli habitat. La passione dell host e del suo staff ci hanno coinvolto durante tutto il soggiorno, a partire dalla night walk ( con vista di un lori gracile) fino al safari dove lo stesso suraj ci ha fatto da guida privata (eravamo da soli con guida e driver). Un safari che non è stato solo una semplice osservazione degli animali ma una vera lezione di scienze a cielo aperto, con tantissime curiosità. Anche la struttura è meravigliosa e curata, ci siamo pentiti solo di essere rimasti una sola notte. Se venite in sri lanka dovete passare di qui!

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  Udaya

  US · family_with_children · Jul 2026

  10/10

  Hidden Gem middle of No where

  Everything is great here. Friendly staff. Dinner and breakfast were delicious. Owner himself attends our matters. Went above and beyond to help us. Spacious room.

  Water pressure at shower can improve little. but it is minor detail

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  Alex

  GB · solo_traveller · Jun 2026

  9/10

  Beautiful place for a safari

  The place is stunning! The night safari was a lovely touch! And they took us on the safari the next day to Wilpattu which was great. The food cooked was really nice! We did have a few bugs BUT you can see the amount of effort that has gone into eliminating this as best as possible! There was a plug in to stop mosquitos either side of the bed and we didnt get any in our room as we kept lights to a minimal and didn't open the windows/doors to the outside. We got a cockroach but they got rid of it straight away and a few little beetles but nothing that affected our stay or sleep!

  A fridge would of been great. The wifi wasn't great either. We did struggle to get hold of them for a while as we had messaged via booking.com and WhatsApp'ed with no response but as soon as we emailed they contacted straight away and was very apologetic. The staff were very nice but they left us more to our own devices than our other stays, so we didn't get to no them on a personal level.

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  Amelie

  DE · couple · Mar 2026

  10/10

  Sehr schöne Unterkunft und hervorragend organisierte Safari

  Wir hatten insgesamt einen sehr schönen Aufenthalt. Die Unterkunft und auch unser Zimmer waren sehr sauber und gepflegt. Besonders gefallen hat uns die ruhige Umgebung, in der man sich gut entspannen konnte. Auch die Einrichtung war sehr schön und geschmackvoll gestaltet. Das Essen war ebenfalls sehr gut. Die Safari war hervorragend organisiert. Unser Guide Achini hat viele Tiere entdeckt und konnte unsere Fragen sehr gut beantworten. Auch unser Fahrer hat sie dabei unterstützt. Besonders positiv war, dass wir bereits im Vorfeld mit Suraj besprechen konnten, welche Tiere wir gerne sehen möchten, und darauf wurde während der Safari viel Rücksicht genommen. Außerdem hatten wir genügend Zeit, um Fotos zu machen und Fragen zu stellen, was das Erlebnis noch schöner gemacht hat.

  Ein kleiner Verbesserungspunkt wäre ein etwas besseres Englisch, da die Kommunikation manchmal etwas schwierig war. Trotzdem konnten wir uns insgesamt gut verständigen. Alles in allem war es eine tolle Erfahrung, die wir gerne weiterempfehlen.