The Lake Forest Hotel

tâches de dégâts des eaux sur les murs/ textiles sales /luminaire cassé dans la chambre . Bar la nuit sur le roofftop très bruyant aucune insonorisation entre les chambres Très mauvais service à la réception.je déconseille !

The Lake Forest Hotel is very nice to stay. It has a beautiful view over the lake and on the other side a nice view on some Stupa's. The rooms are clean, staff is very helpful and friendly. Food was in buffet, so there is enough choice for everyone.

A very peaceful, calm, nice, clean place. Food was in a good quality, fresh and tradtitionel. The team was friendly and smiling. The scenerie with the lake an swimming pool was particular. We can recommend this hotel at any time und would come back.

Spacious rooms with decks overlooking a lake and with 3 stupas in the distance. Great air conditioning. Excellent buffets for all 3 meals. We were there for 3 nights. I had to miss our group excursion to the Bodhi Tree so the hotel kindly arranged for a driver and car to take me there at sunset! The car was allowed to pass through several road barriers — finally I realized the hotel had generously sent breakfast for the monks, so the delivery was made to the monastery. Lovely!

During two afternoons of our three-day stay at Lake Forest Hotel (August 14-17), the entire premises boomed with dance music from weddings on the third floor and roof. When we wanted to relax in the touted tranquility and air conditioning of our US$230 (plus tax) room, instead the room pounded with the base of the dance party happening literally on the other side the wall. We complained to the hotel and received the response, “But the music ends by 4:00 PM.” Apparently, the hotel’s “safe haven” status only applies in the evenings. When our driver intervened, the hotel offered to move our room, but it wouldn’t make a difference. The rooms, elevator, garden, and entire property (including the drivers’ rooms in the building across the parking lot) pulsed like a nightclub. Lake Forest can be a pricey luxury hotel for reconnecting with nature, or it can be a booming dance hall for loud and large Sri Lankan weddings. It cannot be both. At our driver’s request, I am giving this hotel one additional star for offering him a free room and food. He felt very well taken care of.

There was a problem when we arrived – they couldn’t find our booking or which room we should be in – seems the computer was down. Our room was spacious - with a balcony overlooking the lake. There were lots of staff but their English was limited – fine with “tea or coffee?” - but when asking a question there were issues. Jug and basics were provided in the room. Buffet dinner – had lots of choices but lots of fish with bones. The food at the buffet was far from hot – we were early diners, so time wasn’t a factor. Breakfast – many of the dishes seemed the same as dinner the night before. There was also freshly cooked omelette and egg hopper. At least these were hot. Some of the restaurant staff were too attentive – hovering by the table to whisk away the plate the moment you took the last mouthful. The lift door was a problem – it closed very quickly as the first person was getting in