Royal Retreat, Sigiriya 5 Mins to Sigiriya Rock

We stayed three nights here at the beginning of January 2025 and the rooms were so wonderfully spacious and the grounds beautiful, manicured, and lush. Actually, the rooms are like individual villas, so privacy is great, and they have a porch we used to have our morning tea. It was important for us to have a large room because one of us is working. The pool was wonderful (and chlorinated, which is not often the case around Sri Lanka). The included breakfast was great (choice of Sri Lankan or Western and we tried both). The staff were pleasant and it was so easy to get around. The room was ~$50 a night so I feel this place is a steal compared to so many other places we checked out (there were a few $20 places that were so far out, and there were a few more 'western' places but they were $100-$260, which was more than what we wanted to pay because we are traveling for a month (and its not Europe LOL). Great value and nice place.

We had an awesome stay at the Royal Retreat for 2 nights. It was a family outing with a mix group of 3 generations and everyone had a good time. Rooms were clean and spacious, food was delicious, location is close to the Lion's rock and most of all the service was superb. From reception to room service to the restaurant, all staff were so nice, polite and helpful. For us, the superstar was Pradeep, who is the housekeeping manager. From confirming our reservation at 10pm to arranging early check-in (even without our request) and accommodating our food preferences to arranging transportation, he made sure we had a perfect stay. Above all he went out of his way to get a customized cake for my cousin & his girlfriend with a couple of hours of notice. Thank you once again to the management and the staff at Royal Retreat, Sigiriya for making our stay extra special.

Lovely hôtel, large and clean rooms with a view on Sigiriya rock !! Fantastic location, close to many touristic places. Possibility of riding a bike in the paddy rice . Large pool to relax... we ll be back... Very helpful staff

(Note: Stayed here June 2018, the time period available is at max 1 year before present day.) Decent hotel/resort located in a sort of woody area. The rooms are adequate but paths could be better. Dinner was decent but as Indians the food served seemed weird, because they used different variety of rice here. Hotel was mostly empty due to off season. Overall can choose if you like adventure. Was given by travel agent to visit Trincomalee nearby so had no choice.