Jetwing Vil Uyana, A Luxury Reserve

9.4

Exceptional

59 Guest reviews

9.4

Exceptional

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Cleanliness9.6/10

Service9.2/10

Comfort9.2/10

Condition9.2/10

location9.0/10

Neighborhood9.0/10

Amenities9.8/10

Very quite and excellent.

Amazing wildlife ,impressive accommodations

This was our first stop in Sri Lanka and it was magical. Beautiful grounds, wonderful staff, lovely food. We had an overwater room that was a serene place to end our busy days. Our butler Ravi and our guide Yesitha were standouts but the entire staff was amazing. We had great spa treatment as well. We highly recommend this location in the Cultural Triangle...and Sri Lanka itself is a must visit!

Beautiful, one of the most pleasant and peaceful accommodations I’ve ever stayed in.

Had a fantastic time at the Jetwing Vil Uyana, the accommodation was excellent and the staff could not have done more for us. The hotel is in a secluded location, in a managed jungle setting with abundant wildlife and is within easy reach by taxi of Dambulla and Sigiriya. The food was excellent and served in a picturesque dining area overlooking the lake. We had an extremely relaxing three nights and would thoroughly recommend the hotel to others.

3 nights as part of a 10 day holiday in Sri Lanka

No written review can do justice to the wonderful time we spent here. We stayed in a forest dwelling with pool, and it exceeded our already high expectations. The downstairs open bathroom was large and amazing. The bedroom was very spacious, comfortable and had all the facilities we could want, including coffee machine and safe. Two balconies, and a large picture window overlooked our private pool, trees and the lake beyond. Our housekeeper was great and produced some wonderful towel sculptures and bed decorations each night. Breakfasts and dinners were delicious and plentiful. Service at the restaurant and bar was quietly efficient and friendly. We had a couple’s 90 minute massage: I had a Balinese massage whereas my wife had a combination of 4 different types. These were probably the best massages we have had. Our first evening we went with Thisara the naturalist to look for Slender Loris and saw four - very good sightings and amazing to watch. The next morning we went on a birding walk with the other naturalist Yesitha which was also excellent, and on the way back we saw and watched a troop of Grey Langurs. Our final afternoon we went on a safari with Yesitha around Hurulu Eco Park. Fantastic close sightings of elephants as well as more birds. The naturalists were great and the Loris Conservation Project is amazing and deserves support! All the staff were wonderful and friendly and Saman was particularly helpful. We do wish we could have stayed longer!

Not worth the price

The lowest category room is about 400 USD but the properties didnt worth the price. The room was quite old and looks dated and phone was out of service. If we dont have the local sim card then we cannot call reception for buggy to pick up. Staffs were very well attentive and helpful and the dinner was excellent and delicious. Breakfast was not good , limited to order and charge for the water which quite unacceptable. This is 4-5 stars hotel that closest to Lion rock so we have no choice but expect more than we have got If the price is 200-250 USD i would not complain at all

Property is conveniently located for touring nearby cultural sights - Sigiriya (20 minutes by car), Dambulla (20 minutes by car), and Anuradhapura (60 minutes by car). It's also an excellent eco-lodge with endangered wildlife on property. Guests can sign up for a night nature walk with the staff naturalist to spot loris, which we did - a highlight of our 9 day holiday in Sri Lanka. The individual 'hut' style rooms are very spacious and filled with all the amenities of a luxury hotel. The property has an excellent, albeit pricey, restaurant with daily specials. The staff is excellent - warm, friendly, proactive in terms of service orientation. Overall value for what the property offers is high. Our only recommendation would be to "super seal" the glass doors and windows to ensure that nature stays outside of the guest rooms.

It was a slice of paradise. Even though it looked great in photos, it is far more special in real life. Within moments of arriving we saw a crocodile swimming in the lake! There are peacocks wandering about and the place is full of nature. The villas are beautiful and spacious with a great double bath, and plunge pool. We were looked after by Dissas, who made our stay perfect. He was charming and so helpful. He arranged a great eco friendly elephant safari for us. We highly recommend staying at this hotel which is more than a hotel!

We had a beautiful and peaceful stay at this property. The pool is exquisite and the rooms are so cool and beautiful. The wildlife is astounding and it was so tranquil to quietly watch it unfold around us. The staff is very friendly and helpful as well, arranging for us a trip to Lion Rock.

Absolutely loved the wildlife around the hotel, particularly cycling to the local lake around the corner in the morning. Staff fantastic. Lots to do in the area. Only slight negative is that the food, although good, could possibly be improved for this quality of hotel.

Lovely hotel in a gloriously quiet location on the edge of a beautiful lake which the restaurant overlooks, watching the ever changing bird life and resident crocs was fascinating. The attractive villas are very spacious and comfortable and the food was excellent, international and wonderful Sr Lankan currys which they have very kindly given me the recipes for and I can't wait to try. It's within easy reach of Sigiriya, Dambulla and Pidurangala all of which we enjoyed visiting and which helped justify another lovely dinner that night. The annual gathering of elephants in Kaudulla NP was an experience of a lifetime, we must have seen about 200, all ages, mothers with their calves and some heavily pregnant. On a guided night walk we even spotted a rare Slender Loris.

Beautiful villa, amazing experience

We stayed in the forest dwelling with a pool. It was spacious and beautiful. Service is amazing. Wildlife in adundance, crocodiles, monkeys, birds, loris and cute dogs. So much to do in this area! We stayed four nights.. one more would have been perfect!

Nice eco friendly unique hotel. Close by to Lion Rock (Sigiriya ) ancient rock fortress. Short ride away from elephant safari where you can see 50+ elephants in herds. Menu choices are limited but the food is excellent. Not unusual to see some wildlife such as jungle fowl on the property.

Prefer only show my name LAN

The resort hotel is beautiful and tranquil. Room is big. Staffs are friendly and helpful . The food in the restaurant is good . Only we missed the tour to see the birds nearby . I will book if I knew earlier . We had hard time to find the entrance of the resort because we arrived around 6:30 pm . Hope they have either the signs or guards to guide our driver .

Totally dedicated to the ecology and environment. Comfortable rooms, excellent local and international food, superb staff.

An Oasis of Calm

We had the pleasure of staying at Vil Uyana for 3 nights while exploring the cultural triangle of Sri Lanka. After spending the morning climbing Sigiriya Rock or walking around Anuradhapura, Vil Uyana was an oasis of calm where we could relax and enjoy all the bustling wildlife around us. Crocodiles, monkeys, mongoose and a whole array of birds are all there for you to see and enjoy whilst enjoying the luxury villas and amazing food on offer. We would highly recommend anybody to stay here!

A Fabulous Hotel in a Very Convenient Location

The hotel & grounds were wonderful. There was loads of wildlife, including mongeese, monitor lizzards, grey slender loris & a resident crocodile. The room, restaurant & swimming pool were all excellent. There were also plenty of places to sit & read outside the room eg a library area.

Luxurious Relaxing Paradise

Beautiful from start to finish

Sigiriya Wonder

Sri Lanka offers many surprises. This hotel is one of them and a great place to stay. Great rooms, excellent food and facilities. It is on the more expensive end but worth it. It is also a bit out of the way so you cannot walk to alternate restaurants/cafes but facilities are great. It is very close to Sigiriya Rock so you can climb it in the morning and then return to the hotel and relax in the pool, watching the 'pet' crocodile.

Sri Lankan luxury

We had a wonderful stay at Vil Uyana. The grounds are stunning and full of wildlife giving a great ambience to the hotel. All the services and facilities were first class and the staff were exceptionally helpful.

Nice hotel for couples

Good for honeymoon staying and good refreshment

A remarkable stay at a 5-star zoo.

Vil Uyana is an incredible hotel; it's a place where you can access a huge part of what makes Sri Lanka such an extraordinary country. It's built in a restored wetland, so is a bit like staying at the zoo, in the best sense: on the way to breakfast or back from dinner, you see peacocks, langur monkeys, giant water monitor lizards, eagles, bats, civets, frogs, iguanas, lorises. As we left the hotel one day, a wild elephant was right by the roadside, having breakfast. (If you've seen Disney's "Monkey Kingdom", you'll have some sense of the amazing animals; it was filmed at Polonnaruwa, which is close by). The food is good, the public spaces beautiful, the location close to many astonishing ancient sites nearby (as well as several national parks, where you can see elephants by the dozens or hundreds, depending on the season). The staff is warm, courteous, and extraordinarily helpful. There are a few extremely minor bumps because of the remote location -- there is wi-fi everywhere but it is medium-speed, not high-speed (but how do they even manage to have internet access in this wild place? That's a miracle in itself). And during a particularly strong downpour, the power went out twice for two seconds each time. It was barely noticeable. We give this our highest possible recommendation.

gorgeous grounds with plenty of monkeys and peacocks about; impressive large room/villa with comfortable ac and good wifi; caution - bathroom with open toilet (no divider from shower and no formal wall/door from room); very friendly and helpful staff; nice public area (library, lounge, pool) and restaurant with pretty good options. only wish we had stayed for more than one night!

Luxury resort with natural surroundings.

The experience was amazing - being in the hotel was like being in a national wildlife reserve! We saw elephants, crocodiles and lots of birds. The villas with views of the lake or the rice paddy fields were far nicer than the cheaper ones, which could get a bit too dark. Compared to some other outdoor bathrooms this one was okay - only the shower and bath were outside but still if you hate insects, better make sure they give you a room with the bathroom indoors. Food was good too, and the service attentive.

WORST EXPERIENCE, DON'T GO THERE.

From Los Angeles: Booked this via Expedia for two nights for my brother's honeymoon. They got the worst experience as they had food poison and ended up in the Hospital at thier honeymoon. Appearantly one waiter has told my brother that they serve the remaining dishes to other customers. First night they had a power cut off all of a sudden in a cottage middle of a paddy field and then electricity provided by generators. After the food poison, this so called hotel chain with this class did not have an emergency plan or onsite doctor or any urgent care. My brother and his wife had to stay in Dambulla hospital( Dambulla hospital doctors and staff were 200% supportive, big thanks for that) on his wedding night due to the ignorance of this hotel management, staff. OUR FAMILY IS REALLY SAD AND DISSAPOINTED FOR WHAT HAD HAPPEN AS THIS CAUSED HEAVILY FOR THE NEXT DAY HOME COMING OF THE COUPLE, AND AFTER PARTY CELEBRATIONS. DO YOUR SELF A FAVOR. DO NOT GO THERE.

Good stay in the wilderness.

The hotel stay was v pleasant.The rooms were comfortable. We were in the midst of wilderness .We opted for this holiday to trek into the forest and see the endangered slender loris.However we were told that the naturalist is unavailable as it was the Srilankan New Year time.As the naturalist was unavailable we could not do any other activities like bird watching or trekking.so,Basically there is not much to do around the hotel. The food at the hotel is very average.The breakfast options are limited. The overall choice of menu and quality of food is just average which is what you don't expect as this is supposed to be a high end resort going by the room rates. There are very limited options to eat out so basically we are stuck with what the hotel has to offer. The vegetarian options are also v limited. I feel that good cuisine is a part of a good holiday and Vil Uyana disappointed us. If it is New year and there is a scarcity of staff the management should see that the guests are not affected by that . The staff was v polite and helpful and tried their best to make our stay comfortable. Overall,We felt that the property did not live up to our expectations and the price we paid for a three night stay could have well seen us through an overseas holiday.

Beautiful tranquil hotel

Would love to go back and stay here longer! Just amazing - in the middle of nature in luxury.

Nice and quiète hotel ! Lovely and charming

Lovely , juste in the nature ! We love this hotel but not the prince because expédia take the price in roupie indienne LKR and not in roupie RS ! It s not honnest realy ! Yannick from france

Accused of vandalism

Hotel was nice generally speaking but for the money we spent we had many complaints. We paid for a five star hotel but I dont think the service or food was five star. Firstly we asked for some fruit and were charged 950 rupees for half a banana and quarter of a pineapple. The waiter should have informed as beforehand that he was going to charge us the luxury dessert price. I paid up but complained to the manager to investigate if they thought the pricing was correct. Noone got back to me. The chef was supposed to be a very high end one but to be honest the menu was confusing and there was very little to show off sri lankan menu. At least one of my nights there i wanted to try something traditional but done in a well thought way. But ok whatever we ate was tasty. On the last night our room flooded in the early hours of the night because according to the hotel reception we left the tap on. I found his accusation very offensive and very stupid, considering if the tap was left on then water would simply drain away in the sink. All our shoes were soaked and telephone charger ruined. There was no compensation and no apologies.

Nicest room i've ever stayed in

This was a very beautiful hotel / resort. The room was probably the nicest room we have ever stayed in, anywhere in the world. The food was excellent, and the the staff friendly and professional. The range of eco activities was terrific. There was so much wildlife living around the resort that it felt like being on safari. The only very slight negative was that we stayed in the waterfront lodge at the end of the dry season, so the water was very low and a few meters form the house (we were hoping it was right up to the house - which it is during the rest of the year). But really, that was no problem - we loved it anyway. I wold definitely recommend this place to anyone who loves beautiful accommodation, great food, a beautiful atmosphere, environmental friendliness and great access to Sigiriya and surrounds.

Amazing place

It was a great night we had in the hotel. Even though it is a bit far off but it was perfect! Service was great and also the fact that you did not have any neighbors close by! Would definitely stay there again!

Stunning room

My wife and I spent two days at this hotel at the start of our honeymoon, it was a perfect start after a long journey, the room/villa was amazing, private pool and stone bath. Great base to explore sirigiri, dambulla and pollananura, however not much in local area to do so taxi driver essential to get about.

Beautiful Eco hotel

A beautiful and relaxing Eco-hotel; we were surrounded by wildlife and the hotel seamlessly blended with nature. We recommend the forest dwellings with your own pool and a well designed outdoor, covered bathroom. We also recommend the Loris walk and bird watching with the naturalist.

Almost excellent, but not quite

We really enjoyed our stay at Jetwing Vil Uyana and would recommend it to others. The rooms are lovely, with the plunge pool a nice addition. Great scenery around the grounds, wildlife etc. The restaurant leaves a little to be desired - the staff were a little disinterested at times and incredibly inconsistent in their service. Bills were often wrong and needed to be corrected; meals often mixed up too. I understand that Jetwing is training local staff and am prepared to be patient, but only patient to a point - after all you are paying quite a bit to stay there! The surrounding area is interesting, but you don't need days to explore - climbing Lion Rock well worth it, and some other walks in the area too, but that is about it. We didn't make the extra effort to drive to Polunarrawa or Anandarapuhra (sorry re spelling!).

El hotel es un lodge rodeado de naturaleza, donde lo único que se escucha, salvo que haya organizado algún espectáculo de danza local, es a los animales (muchos y muy activos al amanecer) y el crujido de los árboles. Las instalaciones son rústicas, pero bonitas y cómodas. Objeción: incurre en la manía actual de integrar el cuarto de baño en la habitación, sin puerta de ninguna clase, y sin avisarlo previamente en su descripción de la habitación. Le quito una estrella por eso, porque para mí es disuasorio a la hora de elegir alojamiento. El restaurante es buenísimo y los productos de ducha, también.

Superieur!!

Helaas hebben we hier maar 2 nachtjes verbleven. Het was in 1 woord fantastisch. Super bediening in het restaurant door Sumith. Heerlijk 5 gangen diner voor een zeer mooie prijs. Kamers zeer ruim, unieke badruimte, heerlijk bed! Ten tijde van ons verblijf werd de spa en fitnessruimte verbouwd, hierdoor hiervan geen gebruik kunnen maken, maar dit zal er in de toekomst ook wel weer fantastisch uit zien. Absoluut een aanrader!

プライベート感覚が十分に味わえる素敵なホテル

プライベートプールが付いていて、お風呂もシャワーも部屋の雰囲気に合わせた素敵な作り。大切な人と快適な時間を過ごしたい人にはおすすめです。一つ難点を言えば、スタッフが夕食のBBQを押し付けてきたり、依頼したことに対する対応が遅かったりしたことが少し残念でした。まぁ、スリランカだから、時間がゆっくり流れていると思えばいいのかな。１泊しかしなかったけど、何日もゆっくり過ごしたいホテルでした。

Exceptionnel

Site magique et de toute beaute qui invite à la détente et à l'émerveillement y compris pour les enfants.

Détails importants à revoir

Avons séjourné 2 jours dans ce magnifique hôtel lacustre, dans une villa avec piscine.très bien pour se reposer. prix payé 600 USD par nuit Cependant nombreux détails : piscine non chauffée et pas mal de mesquineries : pas de peignoir de bains, produits de toilettes et papier non remplacés, éclairage à revoir, trop sombre, avons dû réclamer à faire la chambre à 14H30, repas bons sans être excellents...

VRAI HOTEL DE LUXE

Un vrai hôtel de luxe, un service excellent, un personnel à l'écoute, à ne pas manquer si vous voulez faire un tour à Sigiriya à 5mns de l'hôtel.

Superbe endroit, un peu cher

Superbe hotel, nous etions en chambre Garden, ce n'est pas les meilleures, l'ideal est d'etre sur l'eau, car les garden sont un peu perdus dans la vegetation. Les chambres sont grandes et spacieuses, la salle de bain immense, la douche exterieur sympa. Le restaurant est vraiment top, et tres abordable, o, essaye de vous vendre le menu a 100$ mais la carte est dans les prix des resto haut de gamme locaux. Piscine et parties communes particulierement agreable. Malgré tout le prix est quand meme tres tres elevé

فندق جميل

المكان جميل جدا جدا جدا خصوصا الغرف المطله على البحيرة ويعتبر مكان جميل للاسترخاء وقضاء وقت ممتع والخدمة فيه على اعلى مستوى والموظفين رائعين

Comfortable but still Great Nature

Best combination of wildlife and comfortable accommodation, we felt like staying in African Safari Lodge. Quality food and good access to surrounding heritage sites.

awsome...

beautiful beautiful.... excelent service and food.. there are some frogs, lizards, and little bat flying in the open air forest dwiling rooms... harmless...

Exellent Resort

We stayed at Uyana one day with relaxing time.It was perfect to us to clean room, delicious foods and naturalized environments. But located is not good to us a little bit distance to Sigiriya Rock. but it also is ok to take a three wheal car.