- Best host with best accommodation with jungle feel. Sujee welcomed us warmly and as is often the case, he first offered us a fresh coconut from his garden. Sujee and his family have a wonderful big garden with all kinds of trees and plants.The balcony is located overlooking the river. Simply wonderful. sujee showed us the cottage and the balcony in detail which ensures the most beautiful view. In the evening we ordered food from him and he served us the best curry in huge portions. Simply delicious. Sujee left us no wish. He arranged a half day safari for us for the next day. This was also fantastic. He picked us up at 05:45 and returned to the cabin around 1:45. He doesn't care about the time. He took more time than the allotted time. On the way, the driver (sujee was our driver and guide.) showed us all kinds of animals in detail and gave us information. We saw elephants as well as small animals.It was truly an amazing experience. Sujee took us to town in the evening. We walked a bit there. In the evening we again had a delicious dinner, kottu roti. On both evenings we talked a lot with Suzy and the other lovely couple. It was really funny and fun. The breakfast on the second morning was again very tasty and plentiful. Sujee arranged a driver for our next destination and we even received a small gift as a farewell. 10 stars for accommodation. 10 stars for service. 10 stars for the place and especially 10 stars for Suzy and his family! We 1000% recommend Sujee and Peacock Riverside.!!!!! Thank you again Suji...!!!🙏

The guest house is placed in front of a river and surrounded by coconut trees which allows for a wonderful natural experience. The owner and staff were really helpful and enjoyed chatting with guests. Suji organized the safari for us. We were really grateful for that and can totally recommend this adventure! He is a really great driver. He has all the information about the animals. We spent a full day in the park. Do contact Suji if you come to Udawalawe. May he give you a good experience.

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Beautiful couple that run this villa! They are very welcoming and make you feel at home straight away.It is a quiet environment. The homecooked meals were excellent and probably the best food I have had in Sri Lanka. Sujee who was our safari guide was very knowledgable and went out of his way to show us the animals in there natural habitat and was very gentle in his approach. We were able to experience wild elephants coming up to our car... so special!

I chose a quiet room overlooking the river on the top floor. The room is very nice and clean, the bathroom is big and clean, and the staff is very kind and helpful with everything. We had drinks and lunch on the hut, while looking at birds and monkeys in the trees over the river (tip: bring some binoculars. We used ours alot looking at many different birds). The food is very good and the surroundings while eating are so nice. We booked our safari tour through the hotel, and when we asked the staff what time was best to go they said at 5.30 in the morning. And they were very correct.We booked a full day with him for Safari. We had a jeep to ourselves. Our safari driver was so fun, nice and very observant. He was fast at driving (but still careful) and running (into the ticket office), so we were the very first to enter the park and within 10 seconds we saw two pregnant elephants and a wild boar with babies! We had around 5-10 minutes with them alone before a few other cars came, and it was a great experience. Our driver took us places where there were no other cars to see elephants, crocodiles, tucan birds, deers and many more animals. We felt like we were completely alone in the park. He could tell us many facts about animals and was very eager to show us how beautiful the park was. He also made sure that we felt that we had seen enough and satisfied with the tour, and we really were. This experience is something we will never forget, and the hotel and safari is definitely something we want to come back to.

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Sujee and his family are amazing people and make you feel so settled into the accommodation. The rooms are very spacious and have a great balcony which looks out onto the river/the jungle. His wife is an AMAZING cook, she cooked traditional Sri Lankan foods for me throughout my stay which was an extra bonus! I would like to thank Sujee, his wife, his children, his brothers and his brothers wives for personally inviting me into their home over the Sri Lankan new years. I am a solo traveler and did not have to worry about anything at all - Sujee sorted out my travel to Udawalawe and my travel onwards to Colombo!! The Safari tour was such an amazing experience, Sujee is SO knowledgeable about all sorts of different animals and he is a great driver. Thank you again for making my trip so enjoyable and making me feel so at ease!

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such a lovely big room, so clean and Sujee was amazing, so helpful when booking our safari with him, he was also our guide and was brilliant. the food was delicious and the beds were lovely and comfortable - great value for money!!!

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Sujee was a great host and took us on a fantastic tour of the park. The accommodation was clean and spacious with breakfast included. Sujee was also very flexible with safari options and available to help with onwards travel to wherever we wanted to go. Great value for money and highly recommended.

We had a wonderful two night stay at this lovely accommodation located in the middle of jungle. It was very peaceful and we were very well taken care by Surjee and his wife. Surjee is a safari guide at the Udawalawe National Park and his wife is an amazing home cook. If you choose to stay with them I highly recommend to eat there too. The room was comfortable and clean. There was an electric fan and an air conditioner, shower and an outdoor seating place facing the jungle. This is well suited for those who want to switch off and relax in a beautiful and calming surroundings.

Wi-Fi connection was poor. Outside the accommodation signal was a little better.