Jayawardane’s Bungalow and Farm

Great starting trip for the year 2024. Actually we only spent 1 night there, but to get most unforgettable experience with the climate and nature better if we choose 2 nights. Near by natural pool is the most attractive place among our youngers. Cute doggy "Pretty" joined with us to there without any invitation. Place is worth for the money we spent. Caretakers (Mahesh and the other, sorry forgot to ask your name) always accept the way we want the food and others. It's really appreciate their hard work to keep the place clean and tidy.

My friends and I had a lovely stay last week. It has a breath taking view, absolutely amazing staff specially Mahesh and Sanka. They provided us with great hospitality.
Mahesh's courteous way of answering the phone must be appriciated. Enjoyed the yummy food of Chef Nilmini. Mahesh and Sanka arranged a mouthwatering Barbecue which we enjoyed a lot. I thank Dilan who assisted us in sight seeing specially the spectacular view points and picturesque water falls. There’s nothing negative to say. I had the best time here with my friends and I highly recommend this place to anyone. We will definitely come back again. Thank you so much for making our stay a memorable one.

I recently had the unfortunate experience of staying at Jayawardhana Bungalow and I must say it was one of the worst stays I have ever had. We went there with our family. There was a dog named “pretty” and It is incredibly friendly. Interior and exterior were good. There was caretaker “Dilan” he also very friendly and best at hospitality. He guided us to waterfalls also. After waterfall visiting we came to bungalow…Hot water was also not working. At 11.30 pm there was a power failure and we stayed 30min in dark with only one emergency light. There was no water also. We couldn’t go to washroom. We tried quite a few time to call the lady named Nilmini whom number was given to us.but no answer. Then after 6 attempts she answered the call. Then she called to Dilan and he came and checked. There was a problem with the pressure pump. He tried his best to fix it. There was no backup. So he set the normal water line. At morning when we work up there was no electricity and less water in Bathroom. We were 8 people and It was very difficult to manage. When we mentioned about the discomfort to that lady she was very neglectful and she was not considering the comfort that have to be there for her customers. She didn’t know how to handle the customer. Hope the next customer will have a good stay without any difficulties what we faced.

In conclusion, my stay at Jayawardhana Bungalow was a complete disappointment. From the poor customer service, this hotel failed to meet even the most basic expectations.

Jayawardena's Bungalow is one of the most impressive places we have chosen so far
Thank you very much for joining us to make our excursion more beautiful than we expected. We are happy to have chosen to spend a beautiful evening, night and morning at Jayawardena's Bungalow.
Thank you again and again to the lady who provided us with meals and to the kind hearted brother who dedicated himself to make the trip beautiful with us.
Hope to meet you all & cutest pretty again.

With Love from Anuradhapura

Book like a month ahead and managed to get my reservation to this beautiful place on mid May. My first contact was Mr Mahesh the main caretaker of this premise, he was really helpful with reservation procedure. People who handled the booking through WhatsApp also were very helpful and professional. Mrs Nilmini is the chef and she made us very delicious food, she was very quick and helpful.
Bungalow was very clean and tidy rooms were also very clean. Rooms are bit compact but comfortable. You can find all the kitchen appliances if you want make some food on your own. I must thank to their adorable and amazing pet "Pretty" which gives you warm welcome the companion who guide you to the bathing spot, and I must say that she's very intelligent and protective.
I don't hesitate to recommend this place. This a one of the most beautiful place in the area and staff also giving an excellent service.
I'll visit you again. Thanks again!

Bungalow & the location is as promoted. (However, the bungalow is not actually located in MandaramNuwara. It is located in "Elamulla") Nice clean modern facility. 3 rooms available (2 with bunk beds) 2 shared bathrooms. Netflix. Friendly Golden Retriever. Neaby Natural pool for bath. However, March, April is not the best time period to visit. Surrounding mostly consist with vegetable beds. If you are going via Kandy, roads are in good condition. However, If you are coming via Nuwaraeliya, some parts of roads are not in good condition. (But motorable). Access road to the Bungalow is also narrow and not in good condition. However, recommended.

Excellent service and beautiful atmosphere. You should go to this place for enjoy your weekend.

We had a great time in the Jayawardane’s Bungalow and service was very good! Caretaker of the bungalow is really nice helped us with everything. Pretty the golden retriever is very friendly and the cool thing is she’s the guide to the waterfalls near the bungalow.

I don’t have words to explain our overall experience during our stay. Top-notch stay, top-notch food. Not to mention the person who took care of us "Dilan"; we are very much grateful to you for taking us on a hike, showing us the beautiful waterfalls, taking us on a safari, helping us with the BBQ, and overall making sure of our safety, you did an amazing job. It simply exceeded our expectations on this trip. Thank you so much for your great hospitality. We will see you again 

We had a wonderful time at jayawardana Bungalow Mandaramnuwara. Good service. Thank you Mahesh and Nilmini for making our stay comfortable ️

The place is super awesome. Very pleasant place with a beautiful scenery. There’s a friendly doggo named pretty? She’s very lovely, kind and she guides us to adventures. The places is located in a lovely place surrounded with beautiful waterfalls, forests in walking distance. Staff is superb friendly. The cook make delicious food. You can have bbq nights. And the caretaker of the puppies is very friendly and looking after Pretty and her puppies very well ️ No doubt this is a lovely place with a wonderful view and climate, you won’t regret?

Perfect location for spending yr holiday or a vacation with beautiful garden views.

Property is outstanding & perfect hospitality.

The chef ensured our needs were met.

All n all we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Jayawardena Bungalow is amazing and serene place with a touch of chill and pleasant weather. I felt likae being in a mountain chalet in Switzerland less the snow but perfect weather…
The bungalow offers 3 bedrooms, small but cozy and two bathrooms, an open kitchen and hall which felt so homely…
The view is majestic and the star of the bungalow is the gorgeous Golden Retriever named Pretty! She is an amazing fur baby! She welcomed each one we got off the car, guided us to the natural pond, bathed with us, played with the kids. As an extra bonus, Pretty had 8 puppies of which two ended up coming home with us and we named them Bella & Chester!
The service was great especially, Dilan the caretaker, who was very accommodating and friendly with all our request. Nilmini, the chef prepared some fantastic dishes with the groceries we provided. Also a special mention to the owner, Gayan who went out of his way to give us a 2 nights stay during these busy season.
Overall, we had an amazing experience and we are definitely going back with Chester and Bella to visit Pretty! ️ We highly recommend this amazing place and a 5 star rating wouldn’t do justice! More like a 10 star rating is due!

We had the most amazing stay here.the view is to die for.serene and peaceful with the sound of streaming fall nearby and the pine forest right in front of the yard ️
Mahesh and the Aunt were warm and kind with their hospitality we had a great BBQ.
Pretty (the golden retriever) was very beautiful and welcoming always excited to play with us ️️

We started there for two days and enjoyed a lot. It is a cosy place. The host is very friendly and attentive for all our needs. Go there as early as possible because we travelled from Nuwara eliya little late (around 5: 30 PM) and it get dark and misty very soon and its dangerous to drive at night (before travelling host warned us about this). All together it was a very enjoyable stay.

Overall very good experience, special props to Mahesh the house keeper for the Bunglow. Going above and beyond to provide best customer service. Food has been brilliantly cooked. Can recommend for your hard earned money they will provide best service.

The Doggo babe Pretty is the cutest little angle that will make your stay joyful ️

Every aspect of our stay exceeded our expectations. Everything is most comfortable and very good service.amazing location.would highly recommend

We spend 3 nights in this lovely Bungalow and had a memorable family time, surrounding by mountains we had visited many near by places, water falls, river etc. All the time Pretty was guide us every where (Pretty is a lovely dog who lives in Bungalow) and she is our favorite. And there are 2 staff members always willing to help us, Mahesh and Nilmini, outstanding service, they were like friends to us. Mahesh always guide us. And Nilmini cooked delicious food. Hope to visit again soon. Thank you

Had amazing time. Awesome place to spend time with friends/ family. The bungalow is small but very clean. The view from garden was amazing.
A welcome was done by a cute golden retriever called as Pretty. She take the attention of everyone.
Bungalow has 3 rooms and two rooms had bunk beds. It has a living area, Kitchen and two common bathrooms. The garden area is very clean where you can enjoy the environment. A separate person for cooking and we had to supply all cooking items. Food was really tasty.
Just about 200m walk from the bungalow there was a beautiful waterfall, where you can enjoy with Pretty and it's safe to have a bath and swim. If you wanna go for a hike there's a Pine forest near the bungalow.

A nice place to stay relax while enjoying the environment.

It was an amazing location on top of a hill. The bungalow got an amazing scenery of the mountains in Mist. Quite a remote location but ideal for our great escape. Staff was very friendly that we got an exceptional service. BBQ Night was nicely organized in the lovely garden. Loved the stay️