The Nest

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Scored 9
Rated superb

Staff

9.9

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: The Nest in Elewala offers family rooms with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, and garden views. Each room includes a work desk, dining area, and free WiFi. Exceptional Facilities: Guests can enjoy a garden, terrace, restaurant, and outdoor fireplace. Additional amenities include a shared kitchen, picnic area, and barbecue facilities. Delicious Dining: Breakfast options include continental, vegetarian, vegan, and Asian. The on-site restaurant serves a variety of cuisines, catering to special diets. Convenient Location: Located 67 km from Victoria Reservoir Kandy Seaplane Base, The Nest provides easy access to walking, bike, and hiking tours. Free on-site private parking is available.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.0 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Family rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Free parking
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.2)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental, Vegetarian, Vegan, Asian

    • Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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1 extra-large double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Freddie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Epic stay: run by some aerialist lovely brothers who made the stay. Highly recommended.”
  • Helen
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    “Very kind hosts - it was a pleasure to chat to them. Lovely Sri Lankan food - thank you! Pretty garden with lots of birds. It was a great place to break our journey.”
  • Viriya
    Vietnam Vietnam
    “Nice and quiet place with green garden , singing birds, very relaxing. The host so friendly and helpful.”
  • Octavian
    Romania Romania
    “The location was great, filled with plants and flowers. The host was very nice, he got us a car very early when we left because the area is remote so no ride apps working. Not luxurious but great worth for the money.”
  • Crystal
    Australia Australia
    “We couldn't find anywhere to stay in the town we ended up in at sunset, so found the nest on booking.com. The owner was so friendly and very accommodating, staying up for a late check in and ensuring we had dinner on arrival. Our room was...”
  • Szczepan
    Poland Poland
    “Absolutely the best part of staying at the Nest are people who manage this lovely guesthouse. They welcome you with a smile, cup of tea and great conversations. They even offered to join me on my trip to the indigenous people of the forest in...”
  • Sarah
    Germany Germany
    “Everything! The Hosts are the nicest brothers! They help you with everything and make you feel like home. Also the food, the room, everything was perfect!”
  • Antigone
    Germany Germany
    “Two very friendly older gentlemen run this accommodation. We were warmly welcomed. The lady of the house cooked delicious food and the breakfast was also good. A perfect stay for when you are late by Tuktuk to travel through the mountains to Kandy.”
  • Melanie
    Germany Germany
    “The owners of this place are absolutely brilliant! They are so friendly and so knowledgeable! They used to be tourist guides and really know everything about the area and also about the Vedda community. I really enjoyed our conversations. Also...”
  • Bruce
    Australia Australia
    “It was an exceptional homestay. We were a 7-person family group & found the rustic accomidation for 2 nights just just what we wanted. Close to town but quiet. We had dinner & and breakfast meals there which were great! Extremely helpful staff...”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Host Information

9.9
Host review score
The Nest is a very simple clean little guest house running by us as a family. It is located exactly 2 kilo meters distance from the job Mahiyangana town on Padiyathalawa road. We are maintaining the same standard but keep on updating since twenty three years time. We have five spacious and comfortable rooms with attached bathrooms and toilets with Air-condition on request. Every room has a veranda facing the spacious garden with many plants and trees. We have a nice open restaurant only for house guests. We can satisfy you with delicious meals from breakfast to dinner on your request. If you like you can join with us in cooking. You will feel like your home as soon as you enter our place. Mahiyangana is still not touristic center but according to our long time experience in tourism we always try to take good care of our guests.
Mahiyangana is still not very touristic. But it has a very good ancient historical value. There are several places with high interest. The most popular eighteen hair-pin bends road towards to Kandy is thirteen kilo meters from Mahiyangana. The whole area is filled with wonderful nature. *Holy temple where Gauthama Buddha have visited from India 2500 years ago is one of the main historical attractions. *Veddha native tribe living in the jungle 17 kilo meters away from us. They are part of Srilanka history. If you are interested you can visit them and there is a museum + information center you can see there history. *Historical Sorobora tank is another location to visit. Very close to our place. Boat ride with the sunrise on this lake is really beautiful. Especially for bird watching. *Rathna waterfall is another attraction You have to walk through the countryside rice fields with nature to watch this waterfall. Afternoon safari tour to *Wasgomuwa National park is possible. This park is popular for giant elephants. Most important facility is Mahiyangana is a excellent and easy center point to reach several other touristic destinations. To Kandy, Polonnaruwa, Ella mountains are under hundred kilo meters. Arugam bay for surfing (east coast) and to the down south beaches are not that far. Does not matter either you travel by a private car or public transport it is very easy. Therefor when you consider all these things it is worth visiting Mahiyangana.
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
  • Restaurant #1

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House rules

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Check-in
From 14:00 to 21:00
Check-out
From 11:00 to 11:30
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 12 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 21:00 and 07:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that at check-in, all guests must present a valid proof of identification and of on-going travel.

Please note that air-conditioning facility can be requested for an additional fees of USD 5 per day.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 21:00:00 and 07:00:00.