Polwaththa Eco-Lodges, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Thanks to all the staff for a beautiful stay. Great just to be in nature, have many activities available but also take time to recharge after being in a big city. Charles is so great and helpful, also an amazing cook (took a cooking class which was so good).

The place is eco conscious, one drawback is that on a gloomy day got water might be an issue as its solar energy based.
On a plus side, there are plenty of nature activities and around local communities. You can visit the docs store nearby which is also great

We stayed here for a 4-day yoga retreat. I would give 10 stars if I could! The whole team is warm and welcoming!
We slept in a cute and comfortable wooden lodge overlooking Lake Victoria. Everything was clean and comfortable.
The food is delicious! And we were taught the most delicious meals in an interactive cooking class. Thanks for the recipe book:)
The hike to a nearby waterfall was topped off by a refreshing swim. Along the way, we learned a lot about the surroundings from our knowledgable guide!
The visit to the spice factory, organic garden and reforestation areas were very grounding and showed that nature can be treated well! It really is a beautiful place! Thanks for sharing with us:)
In the evenings the staff enjoy teaching the game of Carrom and laughing about our skills: D
A special thanks to our yoga teacher!
The yoga was a nice balance between refreshing in the morning and relaxing in the evening. It even got me interested in yin yoga, which seems to be the perfect balance for a fast-paced city life and it fits perfectly with this beautiful place:)

We stayed a full week.it was the perfect place to relax, to ground, to be in touch with nature. We practiced yoga, went hiking, but the real jewel for me was the sense of community.thank you all!

I booked a yoga retreat for 4 days and it was an amazing experience! Never done yoga before, but Freya picked up on this well and besides yoga there were also many other things to do such as cooking lessons, hiking to a waterfall, visiting vegetables and herb garden.fantastic what they all do there to help the environment and the local population!

We had a great couple of nights here. The rooms are basic but comfortable and have everything you need to keep warm during the nights when it can get a bit chilly. We loved hanging out in the comfy chill area with great views.
The guide and botany lesson / Village walk was fun and all the staff were really friendly and helpful. Prepare for a bumpy jeep ride on the way up and down!

We had a wonderful time. The Yoga was great, and the staff was very friendly. It is a very calming place in the jungle. The food was delicious. I can
definitely recommend!

I had an amazing time in this beautiful green place! I came just for the yoga retreat, but polwaththa eco lodges offers so much more which made this experience even better. Remon, his parents and all the staff are the nicest. I would definitely recommend coming here:)

Great place to go, also during the not so easy time at the moment, we just finished our 4 day yoga retreat and it was really nice. You are really close to nature, you see a lot of animals and the food was just tasty every day.

We can really recommend staying here with Remon, his family and the staff, they made every day special with different activities like a jungle trek, cooking class and a visit to their spice factory.

The yoga with Rogen was great as well, we loved the sessions and the shala, and in the small groups it was possible for him to respond to individual needs.

It’s definitely worth a visit, also when you haven’t planned a trip to Kandy.

We arrived for joga retreat and each of the second spent here was so wonderful. For me it was the first time i totally enjoyed joga class with no thoughts. Especially thanks to our joga teacher Freya with so friendly welcome, for her unbelievable joga class and her personality. This is one of the most beautiful ballanced place - with Nice people, beautiful countryside, amazing jungle sounds and incredible Food. If i will have a chance to come back to Sri Lanka - Polwaththa Eco Lodges will be my stop for sure.

Did the 4 day yoga retreat and totally loved it! The place is very nice. The lodges are basic, but ok if you know what to expect. The food was super yummy. The yoga teacher is super nice and the classes I enjoyed a lot! And most important all of the people that I met there, the staff and the other yogis were super nice and friendly! Definitely recommend this place!

We came for the yoga retreat and loved every second of our stay. The huts are laid out individually across the wide spread property so you enjoy the jungle with all the nature sounds around it. The yoga sessions were great, Freya is a fantastic teacher and facilitator. Also offered as part of the retreat was a cooking class which was so much fun and we had amazing food. Same for the hike to the waterfall nearby with an extra educational part for the local trees and plants in the area. Big thanks to the entire team of Polwaththa. You made our stay in Sri Lanka so much more special.

Didnt know what to expect based on descriptions and pictures but my experience here was amazing. Food, quiet, calm, excursions, and people all 5 stars.

We opted for the 4-day yoga retreat and had the most amazing experience. The hosts were fantastic - super well-organised and helpful at all times. The yoga itself was amazing (Freya is a really wonderful instructor) and the food was incredible. All set in the most beautiful location. We’d be back in a heartbeat.

We had a perfect stay at Eco Lodges. We came for a Yoga retreat and it was just wonderful. We were beginners and Freya our teacher was wonderful. She was really great for people like us as well as for advanced yogis. The food was as well very good. Great Sri Lankan dishes. The staff speaks very English and is always paying attention that everything is going well. Really a place to recommend if you want to spend a few days outside the overwhelming Kandy.

This is an amazing place for a retreat or even just a few days stay to rest and reset your mind. I joined the yoga retreat for 2 of the 3 days and I loved every experience.

There is a dedicated team of wonderful people who are really attentive to the requests of guests. The yoga teacher was a wealth of information and experience, which she was happy to share at meal times with the group. The owners, Nell and Nihal, are warm, funny, generous and really put everything into the projects they run on site.

If you teach English, you may even have the chance to teach the local village children who come long distances to learn when the classes are available.

I would 100% recommend a stay here to revive your soul.

Amazing mid week break here this week. I took my family from Colombo for a couple of nights. The kids loved it and it was a very relaxing time for me and my wife to get away from the city and really into nature. We went for a beautiful swim in the river and ate lots of good food!

My partner and I travelled up from Colombo for a weekend away last weekend. We had a great stay in a cabin set right amongst the beautiful forest. The food was delicious and some peace and quiet was just what we needed. The trekking guide Prasad was very informative, he took us to a secluded waterfall and we were able to swim. Thank you for a lovely stay!

Very nice lodge, attentive and very friendly staff. We also did the tour to the waterfall and learned a lot about the plants grown in the area. Definitely a must see if you like a quiet lodge in the jungle.

Amazing 4 day yoga retreat here. Beautiful nature all around you and verry friendly staff. Our yoga teacher was verry skilled. Deffenelty would like to come back.

My 10-day stay at Polwaththa Eco-Lodges is a travel highlight that will stick with me for the rest of my life. I had an incredible time planting trees, practicing morning Vinyasa in the serene yoga shala with the breathtaking jungle as a backdrop, learning the many elaborate ways in which to cook local delicacies like jackfruit, perusing the on-site community store for locally hand-crafted gifts, and exchanging meaning stories and playful banter with the staff and the owner's family, who reside on the property and are extremely generous, kind, and welcoming. This experience was an opportunity for a re-set in jaw-dropping natural surroundings, meaningful engagement with a hyper-local community, and forging cross-cultural connections and bonds that I hope will last for years to come. Thanks to the entire Polwaththa team for making my stay so special and memorable. <3