Reviews of Atulya Villas Nuwara Eliya
196 Badulla Road Magastota, 22200 Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka

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Reviewed: 3 September 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewWonderful property and delicious breakfast!
Reviewed: 27 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewBeautifully presented
There was some noises outside on a windy night that disturbed our sleep
Reviewed: 23 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewPractically nothing.
Nuwara Eliya was cold, but the hotel was not heated. This was a surprise to us. Breakfast was sub par. Location wasn’t the best. Given these conditions the staff should have been more flexible, but that was not the case either. We simply could not wait to get out.
Reviewed: 21 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewUnique, beautifully styled, comfortable and warm, welcoming staff
There was absolutely nothing not to like
Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewWe had a wonderful stay at this hotel. The property is comfortable, very clean, and truly beautiful. The heated bed made all the difference, as Nuwara Eliya can get quite chilly at times. Breakfast was excellent, tasty and plentiful, and the staff were always kind, attentive, and helpful. A truly pleasant stay that I would highly recommend!
Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewIt’s a beautiful house and rooms are delightful . Not your standard hotel .. it was a little cool during the night . Gorgeous bathrooms .. large rooms
Reviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewthee interior decor
location
Reviewed: 8 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThis is a great place up in the mountains, and it gets really nice and cool late at night. The room is so beautiful you never want to leave. We've never seen such a huge bathroom! The four-poster bed is gorgeous, and the whole place feels cozy and homey. The area for breakfast and dinner felt like a big living room, with amazing wooden furniture everywhere. It's the perfect mix of peaceful and stylish. The staff—Sanjeeva, Sanjeet, and Geeth—were super professional and helpful. Basically, we'll definitely be coming back!
Not any remarks at all!
Reviewed: 30 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewwonderful accommodation with fantastic staff and servis. Big, clean rooms, excellent breakfast and dinner. Mostly the staff really tried to accommodate us in everything, they arranged a tour of the tea plantations, offered us better rooms with a view to keep us happy without mentioning anything, the surprise was a pack to go with sandwiches and fruit. We felt really great here and have nice memories of our stay
Reviewed: 29 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThis is a lovely property with a beautiful woodwork staircase and statement pieces in in the common spaces. Bedrooms and bathrooms were spacious. Breakfasts were very good.
Having come from warmer weather in Sigiriya the temperature had definitely dropped, it would have been good to have some extra blankets available in the room. They do provide electric blankets but am not a fan of these (they did provide for the second night). We would have appreciated if the staff had been more available, we were playing cards one night in the lounge area but no one come up to check if we needed anything. wanted to order any nibbles, or offer refills for ice. Would have been good if they had offered to put on some music to add some ambience. Perhaps didn't want to intrude?
Reviewed: 23 July 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewGreat food, for breakfast & dinner. Soooo friendly & helpful people. Organized twice tuk tuk into town and next day to train station. Helped us with train information/organization. They gave us a free upgrade which we highly appreciated. Great beds, furniture, bath. You can make it darknin the room, which was great for sleeping longer in the morning.
One single improvement l: it was quite cold when we were there and more thick linen would have been great.
Reviewed: 15 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBig house
It was not clean and had a very strong humid smell. Staff was neither friendly
We apologize unreservedly for your experience being less than perfect. You have not complained about any smell to our staff unfortunately so that they could attend to it.
Reviewed: 14 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 12 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewVery rustic old school look. Rooms are spacious and bathroom is big too and showers are nice. Balcony overlooking everything is beautiful and the staff is very helpful
The pool isn’t heated so can’t rest use it at all. Hot water is limited.
Reviewed: 12 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 9 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewAbsolutely wonderful property. Had no complains, so relaxing and comfortable stay. The property is on the Main Badulla road, but a bit away from town, about 5mins by car, which was okay for us as it helped us wind down by sunset, and the property became quite cozy with no external sounds or bright lights.
Thanks very much for your kind comments! We hope you will visit us again. Best wishes from the team
Reviewed: 1 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewAtulya is a work of art. The architecture lends itself to the landscape and is so well appointed that one can't but be enchanted. Our spacious room was comfortably furnished and heated blankets a huge plus! The staff was also fantastic. Everything we need was taken care of thoroughly and mealtime service was perfect. Lots of delicious food and coffee. Mr. Sajith saw to every detail. We definitely recommend and will return!
Reviewed: 28 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewRoom was big and the bathroom was lovely. Bath took a bit of getting in and out but we soon figured it out. View was lovely watching the mist and fog roll in.
Should have some games or cards. A bit of maintenance around the place wouldn’t go astray. Road noise is loud but you are on a main road.They do not serve alcohol but they are happy for you to bring your own. A 10 minute tuk tuk into town.
Reviewed: 23 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 9 June 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewbreak fast was very fresh
small swimming pool
Reviewed: 26 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewAbsolutely beautiful property. Spacious, clean rooms, beautifully furnished with a lovely big deck and view over stunning gardens and countryside. Very restful. The staff were very friendly. Dining room where we had dinner and breakfast was lovely and the food was amazing. Couldn’t fault anything.
Nothing.
Reviewed: 20 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewGorgeous renovated colonial mansion, the bathrooms were extremely impressive. Very modern and huge. Room was also very spacious. The served breakfast was the best we had in Sri Lanka in all the hotels.
Reviewed: 16 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe room was beautiful and spacious with amazing views overlooking the tea hills. The breakfast was also incredible - so many options to choose from. Lastly, a big thank you to the staff who were extremely kind, helpful and attentive. The stay was perfect!
The location is a little far out from town but is easy to reach by tuk tuk and the views here are worth it.
Reviewed: 5 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
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