Reviews of Little Paradise Tourist Guest House and Holiday Home
622/18, Godage Mawatha, 50000 Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

Loading
Guests also reviewed these properties:
Columbia, United States
Bengaluru, India
Canmore, Canada
Castenedolo, Italy
Limassol, Cyprus
Stokesley, United Kingdom
Druskininkai, Lithuania
Jianshui, China
How guest reviews work
Each review score is between 1-10. To get the overall score that you see, we add up all the review scores we’ve received and divide that total by the number of review scores we’ve received. We use a weighted review system which means that the more recent the review, the bigger the impact on the total review score calculation. In addition, guests can give separate ‘subscores’ in crucial areas, such as location, cleanliness, staff, comfort, facilities, value for money and free Wi-Fi. Note that guests submit their subscores and their overall scores independently, so there’s no direct link between them.
You can review an Accommodation that you booked through our Platform if you stayed there or if you arrived at the property but didn’t actually stay there. To edit a review you’ve already submitted, please contact our Customer Service team.
We have people and automated systems that specialise in detecting fake reviews submitted to our Platform. If we find any, we delete them and, if necessary, take action against whoever is responsible.
Anyone else who spots something suspicious can always report it to our Customer Service team, so our Fraud team can investigate.
Ideally, we would publish every review we receive, whether positive or negative. However, we won’t display any review that includes or refers to (among other things):
- Politically sensitive comments
- Promotional content
- Illegal activities
- Personal or sensitive information (e.g. emails, phone numbers or credit card info)
- Swear words, sexual references, hate speech, discriminatory remarks, threats, or references to violence
- Spam and fake content
- Animal cruelty
- Impersonation (e.g. if the writer is claiming to be someone else)
- Any violation of our review guidelines.
To make sure reviews are relevant, we may only accept reviews that are submitted within 3 months of checking out, and we may stop showing reviews once they’re 36 months old – or if the Accommodation has a change of ownership.
An Accommodation may choose to reply to a review.
When you see multiple reviews, the most recent ones will be at the top, subject to a few other factors (what language a review is in, whether it’s just a rating or contains comments as well, etc.). If you like, you can sort and/or filter them (by time of year, review score, etc.).
We sometimes show external review scores from other well-known travel websites. We make it clear when we’ve done this.
Guidelines and standards for Reviews
These guidelines and standards aim to keep the content on Booking.com relevant and family-friendly without limiting expression of strong opinions. They are also applicable regardless of the sentiment of the comment.
Contributions should be travel related. The most helpful contributions are detailed and help others make better decisions. Please don’t include personal, political, ethical, or religious commentary. Promotional content will be removed and issues concerning Booking.com’s services should be routed to our Customer Service or Accommodation Service teams.
Contributions should be appropriate for a global audience. Please avoid using profanity or attempts to approximate profanity with creative spelling, in any language. Comments and media that include 'hate speech', discriminatory remarks, threats, sexually explicit remarks, violence, and the promotion of illegal activity are not permitted.
All content should be genuine and unique to the guest. Reviews are most valuable when they are original and unbiased. Your contribution should be yours. Booking.com property partners should not post on behalf of guests or offer incentives in exchange for reviews. Attempts to bring down the rating of a competitor by submitting a negative review will not be tolerated.
Respect the privacy of others. Booking.com will make an effort to obscure email addresses, telephone numbers, website addresses, social media accounts, and similar details.
The opinions expressed in contributions are those of Booking.com customers and properties and not of Booking.com. Booking.com does not accept responsibility or liability for any reviews or responses. Booking.com is a distributor (without any obligation to verify) and not a publisher of these comments and responses.
By default, reviews are sorted based on the date of the review and on additional criteria to display the most relevant reviews, including but not limited to: your language, reviews with text, and non-anonymous reviews. Additional sorting options may be available (by type of traveller, by score, etc.).
Translations disclaimer
This service may contain translations powered by Google. Google disclaims all warranties related to the translations, express or implied, including any warranties of accuracy, reliability, and any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
Reviewed: 2 September 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 31 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewWonderful quiet location. Lovely food. Chathu could not have been more helpful.
Reviewed: 30 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewFriendly staff, good food, good value for money
Not spotless
Reviewed: 13 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewAwesome stay. Quiet and really comfortable rooms. Food was fantastic but the service from Chathu was even better.
Hi, many thanks for staying wth us. and we appreciates for your great comment.
Reviewed: 31 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe location is just perfect, peaceful and calm, still just next to the center and also not fare to the attractions. The house and the rooms are beautiful and very comfortable and clean. AC workes well, warm water (although in my opinion not necessary) too. They even have a restaurant with good food. Also you can rent bicycles. And the staff was really polite, nice, very reliable and helpful!! If you are looking for an authentic, beautiful middle price accommodation without fancy stuff like pools and so, it's definitely a great choice. And it's really a blessing to rest and eat and drink tea there, after a full day of sightseeing :)
Reviewed: 13 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 12 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewNice location in quiet neighbourhood. Enjoyed having dinner there and playing cards as well
Reviewed: 8 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewWe had a wonderful time at Little paradise the facilities are very good with comfortable rooms. The location is excellent close to town. The restaurant is excellent. The staff were friendly and very helpful and it made our stay. A real joy. I would not hesitate in recommending this guest House.
Nothing to report
Reviewed: 6 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 6 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe Hotel is located in a quieter part of Anuradhapura, which suited us perfectly to get away from the hustle and bustle. There are a number of shops and restaurants just a 5 min walk away too. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. They helped arrange Tuk Tuk’s to the local sites and gave recommendations for what to see. On one of the Tuk Tuk journeys the driver took us to other local attractions on the way, which was fantastic, as we would not have seen these otherwise. We ate Breakfast and Dinner here. The breakfast was delicious, and included Fruit, Toast & Jam, Sambal, Egg, and Tea / Coffee. The dinner was also lovely. We had the vegetarian option and the Aubergine and Potatoes were sublime. We would really recommend this Hotel.
Reviewed: 5 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewWe really enjoyed our stay. The staff were friendly and helpful. The location was excellent. The rooms were clean and tidy. The food was amazing.
Reviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewI genuinely recommend this place. The room was spotless, and the whole place is beautiful, clean, and well organized. It has a lovely garden and is located right in front of a plaza, which gives it such a calm and peaceful vibe, it truly feels like a little paradise. I especially want to highlight the staff. The three people working there were incredibly kind and attentive, always offering great service. Especially Chathu, who speaks English and communicated with us, he’s an excellent host: warm, professional, and always helpful. The food was also a highlight. We had breakfast all three days we stayed and it was delicious, but the absolute winner was the rice and curry, the best we’ve had in all of Sri Lanka! We highly recommend it both as a place to stay and as a restaurant. We leave very grateful for the experience and the warm hospitality.
Reviewed: 18 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewFriendly and helpful staff, nice high ceilings, mosquito net over all the beds. Good breakfast, especially the Sri Lankan breakfast we had on the last day! We love string hoppers 😍 Very close to town in a tuk tuk. They do a good Sri Lankan rice and curry too. Helpfully organised a massage for us. Baby was happy here. Was nice to have the mosquito net over the bed so we felt safe and relaxed in the evening with the baby.
There was only one plug socket in the whole room. Probably too far to walk to the ancient city from there, but they have bikes you can use to cycle around with.
Reviewed: 14 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe host was super!
Reviewed: 9 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 4 June 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewGreat friendly service
Reviewed: 8 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewCalm and peaceful location
./.
Reviewed: 7 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewWe had a completely wonderful time here. Our room was exceptionally comfortable (soft lighting, plugs and shelfs by both sides of the bed) with a soft mattress and everything we needed. Very very clean and well maintained. The most well looked after room we've stayed in in Sri Lanka. Our balcony overlooked the nature filled front garden and green if front of the property, and we enjoyed watching the birds and chipmunks. What really sets this place apart is the friendliness of the staff and the quality of the food. We were welcomed like family and enjoyed many nice conversations with the staff in the restaurant and hotel who looked after us extremely well. They recommended us an excellent tuktuk driver (Lalit) who worked with an excellent tour guide (Chamal) who both made our experiences at the ancient city and Mihintale perfect. We looked forward to our breakfast and dinner every day, and sharing one rice and curry between two was always enough for us. I would recommend this place to everyone. We left feeling like we had connected with Sri Lanka in a way we had previously not been able to. We will look back on it fondly as a highlight of our trip.
Many thanks for your great comment. and we were glad to hear that, you had a wonderful time with us. we are looking forward to seeing you again. littleparadise.
Reviewed: 23 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe rooms were very clean and comfortable. Wonderful hospitality from the staff. 👍👍👍💐
None
Reviewed: 16 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewLovely homestay in Anuradhapura! Particular thanks to Danu who was so friendly and helpful. Delicious food, clean rooms with A/C and a lovely garden to relax in. We got a free breakfast for new years day and they helped us organise a great tour of the temples in Anuradhapura.
Nothing