Kandy hostel

The staff are amazing. Very professional and genuinely nice. I have read the reviews about the cleanliness and I do agree that it can be improved. Would I stay in the hostel.again? Yes I would. It's a great place to meet people and the staff are super nice. I do recommend it.

The staff is very friendly and helpful, and the cooking class and dinner are great! However, cleanliness could be improved, and there was no soap in the bathroom. My private room was quite old, smelled a little bit damp and there was no bedside table, just a bed. But for this cheap price, it’s what you get!

Good and cheap hostel.
You can have a good stay there.
Beware, the beds are to short if you are toller than 190cm!

Privat Rooms are moldy and have a disgusting smell. Free Cookingclass but the food was quite disappointing. Breakfast is ok. We booked through hostelword and the woman at the reception tried to charge us 5000R more. I do not recommend to stay here.

Rooms are very small, there was a disgusting smell in the room, bathrooms are okay but one shower was broken. The included breakfast was everyday the same and it‘s quite far away from the city center.

Stayed in a private room which has no issues. Enjoyed a wonderful cooking demonstration and shared the free dinner with the other guests. Swimming pool seemed clean although we didn't use. A great place to stay.

Going in with recomendations from a friend, we have arrived at a lovely accomodating environment, with a local family providing a lovely hostel stay experience. Not only you get a room, but also a breakfast and dinner included for a really good price! They also have a swimming pool and a rooftop workout area. At dinner you can learn how to cook the dishes, with detailed explanation of recipe.

Its a lovely place, the ower are so kind & i had the best Cookingclass in Sri Lanka. Thanks for all & See you Next time…

Great stay. Would stay there again if we ever go back to Kandy. Mandju made us feel at home when we arrived. The highlight of the stay was the cooking class and dinner (included in the price, although it felt right to leave a tip). Also loved the morning swim in the pool and the dog DJ!
Thank you for everything!
Max & Steph

We really wanted to like the place. The staff is very nice, free cooking class, beautiful view and awesome social area. BUT in our private room all walls were covered in black mould. This is very unhealthy and needs to be renovated. We understand the situation is complicated and the people are running out of money. But this is not recommendable and needs work as soon as possible. Please come to Sir Lanka and help those nice and friendly people out of their pitty!

If I could, I would give it 10 stars. This hostel has been the best hostel in Sri Lanka by far. Owned by a lovely family this hostel has a lot to offer starting by the pool, a beamer for cinema nights, included breakfast, offered private tours for a reasonable price and ending with the interaction with us backpackers through free cooking classes in the evening. I read some review of people complaining about the cleanliness, this is a hostel and you have to understand that we are in Sri Lanka, although I don't like to say it that way. For this price you get waaaay too much. Can truly recommend more than a few nights here, to enjoy the pool and cooking classes.

Good place with lovely and friendly people. Love that hostel. Cooking class and the nice pool gives extra plus.

A place of utmost hospitality. Food is very delicious too. This place is run by very nice people who are not greedy for money. Truly a home away from home. Wish them success!

Friendly, great service, very attentive and considerate. Accommodated to our personal needs. Walking distance to the town, about 5 min walk, nestled in a quiet green place amoungs birds and nature. Conveniently located near all amenities.

Had a chance to visit Kandy backpackers hostel again.
They have started after covid and better than ever.
There's always people to connect and the dinner feed and the cooking class is bloody magic.
Highly recommend

Sehr freundlicher Besitzer. Das Personal ist sehr nett und zuvorkommend Die Schlafräume und das Bad waren sauber, das Essen was abends zusammen gekocht wurde sehr lecker. Entspannte und offene Atmosphäre! Jeden Abend gab es ein anderes Rice&Curry mit selbstgemachten und abgeschmeckten Coconut Sambel und zwei verschiedenen Currys (täglich wechselnd).

Fantastic place with the best people of Sri Lanka. Great and unforgettable local cooking experience. If you wanna experience nice time, this is the right place for You. The room standard was good and adequate for the price.

It was one of the best place to stay in Kandy. Calm and quiet. Friendly Staff and We love the company of DJ the rottweiler. The pool was clean and nice.

Very cozy hostel. Wonderful hosts and amazing Dini, who is very friendly, helpful and always smiling. After restrictions regarding covid a hostel needs some refreshment (it was closed for 2 years) but perfect atmosphere, friendly staff, full breakfast, cooking experience lessons, tasty vegetarian dinner, nice pool, lots of funny monkeys, interesting and friendly guests from many different countries around compensate all. Recommend to everybody and would like to come back again! Thank you for unforgettable experience and the warmth you gave!

Stayed here 2 weeks ago with a couple of friends of mine, only stayed here one night but it was so cheap and an amazing experience. The people were so amazing and lovely. They gave us a cooking lesson and breakfast pretty sure it was included in the price and everything was so amazing. Highly recommend with great vibes.