Name: Robert Inn Dambulla
Address: Sampath Wattha Road,, 21100 Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Dambulla, Dambulla, Dambulla, 21100, Sri Lanka
Rating: 7.4

24-hour reception

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Packed Lunches

Bottled water (at extra charge)

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Barbecue grill(s)

Billiards

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Sigiriya Slaf Base

Robert Inn Dambulla

Robert was a fantastic host! It was an unexpected stop due to my motorcycle breaking down but it turns out he is in a great location for town and the caves. The family cooked dinner and made tea while his son repaired my motorcycle! He is passionate about Sri Lanka and also advised of things to do in the area while helping me with my onward journey.

Great place!! Gave us the best room with beautiful colors and a magical bathroom and also helped run us around town to make the most of our short visit to Dambulla! Which is a great town!
Thank you Robert! I hope you got to go to America!

Robert is super helpful and a very nice person, drove us around to sightseeing around town! Basic but clean and nice rooms, good mosquito nets and comfortable beds. Easy to walk in to the city with cheap eating options and supermarket :) 

The hostel is basic, clean, in green sourroundinds. The owner is a very good and helpful person.
We feel welcomed.
The atmosphere is very familiar.
Free drinking water and wifi, scooter rental at good price.

The perception of this guest house will depend on what time you find yourself here. If everything is fine in the light, but if in the dark, it's a little creepy to walk from the main street to this house in pitch darkness.  Although it's only 500 meters. However, the navigator will help. At the Booking, we booked this guest house as Pick Me Village, although it is the same hyped Robert Inn Dambulla. In general, everything was fine. Very friendly host Robert, good breakfast and very budget price. The room itself and the toilet are modest. There are mosquito nets in the room, which is not superfluous due to the presence of mosquitoes. For the same price as Uber, they offered to take us to Sigiriya, which we took advantage of. Among the disadvantages: the Wi-Fi did not work in the evening. This was a problem because I bought the SIM card only in the morning and instead of the promised air conditioner, there was a fan.

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Unexpected stop but fantastic experience!

Robert is great!

Very helpful owner

Very pleasant place, friendly host

Very friendly host, good breakfast and budget price, but problems with Wi-Fi.

The room is very basic. Mosquitos and any kinds of bugs are able to access the room through the holes in the walls. The bed has a mosquito net though. 
Robert seemed to be lovely at first until I have realised that anything he does has a price tag on it. I was promised to be charged less than the standard tuk tuk 40 rupee a km when using his service. He charged me far more than that, being pushy to spend even more money on a safari etc. Don’t fall into going to a spice garden with him- he only brings you there for you to spend your money on shopping (there is nothing interesting there), the guys running the place are all his friends. The wifi never works properly. Robert was insistent on me leaving a good review. I don’t like fake intentions and hidden agenda. I felt as a walking cash machine rather than a guest.

Upsetting experience

I had a confirmed reservation at Robert Inn Dambulla, and they even sent me a welcome message in advance. I also replied to their message, so there was clear communication.

However, when I arrived at the property on the reserved date, they claimed they had no rooms available! Their excuse was that previous guests were still occupying the rooms, but that’s completely unacceptable. If they were unable to honor my reservation, they should have at least informed me in advance instead of letting me arrive at night with nowhere to stay.

I was left stranded and had to find another place at the last minute, which was both stressful and frustrating. This level of mismanagement is totally unprofessional, and I strongly DO NOT recommend this place to anyone looking for a reliable stay.

📌 If you need a guaranteed room, avoid this place!

❌ Extremely Disappointed – Reservation Ignored! ❌

It's Terrible. They don't allow locals to stay. I've been here with my Polish friend and they didn't allow me to stay just because I'm SriLankan. The owner who was also SriLankan said that most locals stole the foreigners' belongings. I don't really understand how it could happen. Boycott this place till they end this Racism.

Racism. No Locals

Make this booking online once arrived as below owner, no availability asking to cancel . this has been raised with booking.com

so stay away for such property who does not honer the booking, when they have opportunity to  sell same room higher price , you will be left out find alternative. once contact booking,com. just have received below from the property
 
( not available rooms, please cancel your booking, then re book some where, Thank you)

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