Sigiriya King's Resort

Beautiful place, great location, and excellent service - one of the best hotels in Sri Lanka!

Stayed here 4 nights so we could do Lions rock, an elephant safari & visit Polonnaruwa but also have some down time. We booked half board. The food was so good & reasonably priced we didn’t want to eat anywhere else. Whilst half board was a set menu you had various choices. The flavours were amazing. We asked for the curry off the ala carte menu one night & were told ‘that’s no problem’ & I don’t think anything was a problem for this hotel. We had our final breakfast in the birds nest tree house. A lovely experience. The hotel arranged our tours & they were fantastic with very knowledgeable drivers & guides. We saw lots of elephants. We set off at 12.30 & we’re back at 4.30; the national park isn’t far away. For Polonnaruwa we set off at 8.30 & were back for 3, again leaving time to chill back at the hotel We walked to the Rock which was only 20 minutes. We then got a tuk tuk to the Gastro Pub in the village (recommended for a drink or food) & tuk tuk back. We stayed in 2 rooms one, our second room, with its own plunge pool. We didn’t book the plunge pool room as I couldn’t find any reference to it on their website nor any photos or mention of it on this site. The 4 plunge pool rooms are a new addition & I would highly recommend them. Amazing views from the pool. That said the other rooms have the same view & the same layout & are very lovely in their own right. We loved seeing all the wildlife from our rooms. Plenty of birds. We saw monkeys & a mongoose. Elephants are known to frequent the grounds. Finally the service from every member of staff needs a special mention. It is clear that they are very proud of Sri Lanka & the hotel. They are so friendly & accommodating & nothing was too much trouble. Our overall experience at this hotel was something I don’t think we’ll ever forget & it will be forever in our hearts. If you are thinking about staying here when in Sigirya, stop. Just do it, you will not regret it.

We had a great room with private pool. Very clean room and super comfortable bed. The staff was very very kind. We went there for our honey moon, we arrived with a delicious cake waiting for us in the room. During the three nights they also offered us cocktails and a sunset boat ride on a lake. The hotel is ideally located, close to Sigiriya Rock and Pidurangala Rock which can easily be accessed by foot. The food was delicious (we took the full board with breakfast lunch and dinner). The plates were very nice, and we discovered local meals. The plates were a bit too big for us, but tasted great. Highly recommend !