Jannika2024年1月

Ishanta is an amazing host! He’s is proactive, helpful and very easy to talk to. He makes sure your time at his place will be an experience you never forget. He’s informative but not pushy. You can tell he’s passionate about giving back to the nature and the community in the local village. We stayed for two nights which were way too short to take this beautiful place in! You can easily spend 3-4 days here, if you are into birds watching, kayaking, cooking, hiking, yoga and meditation. We skipped the first night’s sleep to hike to Adam’s Peak. Ishanta helped arrange the transport to the start of the route. When coming back to the house he made sure we had a proper lunch prepared by the kitchen personnel. He also arranged that we could have a relaxing massage with a professional masseur in the house. It’s very authentic and I would definitely recommend booking a stay here.

Michael2024年1月

Ishantha and his team are truly amazing. One can feel that Ishantha is very strongly connected with the Walawwa. He has such a profound knowledge of the history of the estate and the surrounding area that I could have listened to him for hours. Ishantha runs this place whole-heartedly and also gives back to the community and the people of the surrounding village Gileemale. The estate is the perfect base for the hike to Sri Pada. My Sri Lanka highlight and definitely recommended. I will be back!

Sheran2023年10月

Incredible place and a valuable piece of Sri Lankan history. I stayed here for 7 days and the staff were attentive and ensured all my needs were met. The groundskeeper, Madushan, helped me make several excursions to explore the tea gardens, waterfalls and the rivers. And the amazing chef made sure I was well fed for my duration. I would highly recommended this place!

Alexandru2023年5月

I came upon Gileemale Walawwa as this is the closest place on Airbnb to the trailhead to Adam’s Peak from the Ratnapura side. Ishantha and the staff have been amazing, genuinely good people and have been very helpful throughout. He helped organize transport to and from the trailhead and even packed some snacks for me. Beakfast and dinner are served every day and I enjoyed the experience of having local dishes while hearing about the history of the place from Ishantha. The house has a lot of history that you can feel throughout with the vintage furniture and decoration. You will have an authentic experience of Sri Lankan life, which is exactly what I was looking for and was very happy, but guests should come in with the right expectations, as this is not the typical hotel-like experience. With that in mind, it was a great experience and would recommend to other guests!