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Highest View

Sarananka Road, Kandy, Sri Lanka
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Ranked #30 of 34 hotels in Kandy
2.0 of 5 stars 26 Reviews
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Manchester UK
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 April 2012

First, it's not a hotel - it's a very basic guesthouse. This place was highly recommended by my guidebook, so I showed up by tuktuk late in the day. Don't make the same mistake! He showed me a small room, absolutely basic, bed, fan m-net, not even a chair and asked $30. I said it was too expensive, so he... More

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Britain
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10 reviews 10 reviews
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5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 April 2012

This is a good transit hotel. It is basic, but clean and the staff helpful. Everything was greying with age, but not dirt. Our sink was broken and they really had no urge to fix it. There was hot water, mosquito net, a great view from the restaurant and they have their own tuk-tuk which is very useful if you... More

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Yorkshire Dales National Park, United Kingdom
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4 reviews 4 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

Amazing find at the end of a steep climb. Great views and own balcony. Very clean and owners very helpful. Good shower with hot water. Good value for money stayed for 2 nights wished we could have stayed longer. 15 min walk into Kandy. Paid 30000 rupees per night

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Luxembourg
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2012

Nice start, he showed us a good room for 3000 Rupies on the 3rd floor. After check in we had to get our luggage from another place close by. Coming back he told us that the same room was gone in the meantime, just a small (rabbit cage) was left - no refund or price reduction... We resisted several attempts... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 March 2012 via mobile

What a shame, nice location but the people (owners) are just awful. We were told not to bring food or drink into the hotel after I'd returned with a bottle of drink, I thought I had upset their religious beliefs but then he said to me "we sell that here". Soon after the wife said "you have to eat here... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 February 2012
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The owner is very unpleasant, very arrongant and not professional at all. We were there for one night only and it was enough. Room was basic with terrace overlooking the lake, the bathroom was clean but no hotwater, even if the lady insisted for more then 1hour and 1/2 saying "the hot water is coming" (it never came, and so... More

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Dublin, Ireland
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 December 2011

The owner tried to use ANY OPPORTUNITY he had to get more money from us. We had lunch and dinner on the hotel one day and as there were leftovers from lunch, they decided just to heat up the leftovers and serve it to us. For this they charged us 1100 rupees. When we told them we were unhappy with... More

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Cardiff, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 December 2011
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The location was nice, the view very pleasant, but I'm afraid that's all the positive comments I can muster up about this place. The owner was a conman, looking to exploit us for money at every opportunity... He charged us an obscene amount for short phone conversations to book hostels at our next venue, over charged us for the rooms... More

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Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 September 2011

We stayed here during Perahera cause we couldn`t find a room elsewhere and then we found out why: we had to pay fantasy prices for the tickets, much to much for a small uncomfortable room and the owner tried to sell us tours or food the whole time, he was always around when we had breakfast or a drink in... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 September 2011 via mobile

Stayed here 3 nights. Owner was really pushing to sell us tours, food etc. We used his tuktuk once and charged 300 rps for a trip to the Indian visa office which was really close (we did not know as it has moved since the last lonely planet came out). Said there was hot water, but did not work in... More

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