Name: Clove Garden Hotel
Address: 198/11 George E De Silva Mwt, Kandy, Kandy, Kandy, 20000, Sri Lanka
Rating: 8

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Polgolla Reservoir Airport

Castlereigh Reservoir Waterdrome

Clove Garden Hotel

Kandy

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We visited the clove garden as a family in Sept and had a lovely time. The staff is extremely friendly and helpful. They accommodated all our requirements, we had some very specific dietary requirements which they were very mindful of. Would say the staff went above and beyond their call of duty. The hotel is situated in a well manicured garden surrounded by nature. Lots of interesting flora and fauna. A great place to relax away from the bustle of the city of Kandy. Would definitely return

Lovely relaxing visit 

If you're looking for a big five star hotel, this is not for you. But if you look for a spacious room in a colonial house in the middle of the jungle with a beautifully situated pool, friendly staff and good food, this should be your choice! Hotel is simple and small, but taken good care of!

Nice hotel in the jungle

We spent two nights at this hotel. There are two properties sharing the same site: Clove Garden and Sweet Cinnamon and we were in the Clove Garden rooms. The welcome was excellent and the staff were very hospitable and helpful. Our family room was clean and comfortable, and although it wasn't well sound-proofed, the other guests were also quiet families, so we had no problems sleeping. It's a little way out of the town centre - certainly not walking distance - but only 10-15 minutes in a tuktuk. The gardens are lovely. The pool is a decent size, a normal rectangle shape, and well maintained. The food was fine, and obviously prepared with great care.
So why did I give it only an 'average' score? The food choice is very limited - there is no menu: it's simply fruit and pancakes and tea/coffee for breakfast, and the evening meal (which an optional extra) is simply rice and curry. The room facilities are basic - there was no TV, there was aircon only in one of the two bedrooms, and there was no fridge in the room (The staff were happy to put some of our items into their main fridge to keep cool, but that's not really an ideal situation). The room lighting was stark, with 'bright white' rather than 'warm white' bulbs, and no bedside lights. The wifi was teeth-grindingly slow on the first day/night but improved marginally on the second day. The Clove Garden wifi doesn't reach as far as the pool - and when I asked for the password for the much nearer 'Sweet Cinnamon' network (the same owner as the Clove Garden) I was told that I wasn't allowed to log onto their wifi - how bizarre. There is no communal bar area to relax in, and it was rather echoey and in the evening the property would have benefitted from a little 'atmosphere', maybe some low background music.

Could Be Great, But Not Quite There.

We stayed here for two nights en route to Ella. 

The whole team were fantastic, super friendly and helpful. The food was absolutely delicious - definitely eat supper here of you're staying. 

The accommodation was clean and tidy, with everything you needed (although a fridge and safe would be handy - but not essential!). Would recommend the place. The gardens were lovely. We went for a morning swim - which was great. 

It's a bit of a walk to town, but to be honest - you just get a tuk tuk when you need to go anywhere. Better to be out of the hustle and bustle of Kandy. 

They provided us with a driver Indu who was fantastic and took us around for the day and also drove us to Nuwara Eliya - super safe, took us to great places at a reasonable price. 

Thank you. x

Super friendly, amazing food, recommend

We stayed for two nights in this hotel. The bed was really hard. A very thin mattress on wooden boards. In the bathroom were lots of ants which were very aggressive and bite during using the toilet. During the night a little centipede visited our room. We asked the manager for another room the next day. We got a new room in the neighboring hotel which was very nice and beautiful. The next day we got another beautiful suprise. They charged us 60$ for the upgrade, told us normally would be 80$. This was the worst hotel during our trip.

Ants in bathroom, very hard bed

we stayed there three nights with our 4yo son and was a very good choise. the swimming pool is very good, food was great, breakfast wanderful.
the room are average decorated, but the value for many is good.

very nice people and good service

This was a lovely spot, close enough to walk to Kandy city centre, but far enough away to feel like you were in the country.  The staff was exceptional.  It was a little pricey.

Close but not too close

We actually stayed at the next-door location also run by Priyan called the Pepper Tree, one of his newer lodges. It was very comfortable, and the property was beautiful, with gardens growing many different things. The staff was very likeable, informative, attentive, and flexible to our needs. The meals they prepared were OUTSTANDING, some of the best meals we had on our trip. We actually joked that we could spend the rest of our trip at the lodge eating their incredible meals. Wifi was available, although worked better at certain times of day than at others. Location was a short 5-10 min tuk-tuk ride from downtown, pretty easy to tell drivers to go to nearby stores. All in all a great place to stay.

Nearby Pepper Tree

Not a hotel. It's a hostel. No mosquito net. No tea/coffee in room. No toiletries in bathroom. Cold water. No TV. No separate restaurant - you will be served food away from other guests. VERY hard to find even locals dont know it's there. Pool is lovely but pathway is steep so don't take granny! Miles away from Kandy centre. Staff helpful.

Not a hotel so not such a bargain

The stay was great! Only spent one night, the hotel staff was amazing, the room was beautiful, they made us feel at home. The only down fall is that they don't have more pictures. Book this hotel even though you can't see the hotel. The setting makes it feel as though you are removed from everything! Highly recommended!

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