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Reviews of Nooit Gedacht Heritage Hotel-Original Dutch Governor's House

3 out of 5
Nooit Gedacht Heritage Hotel-Original Dutch Governor's House
182, Matara Road, Unawatuna

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 14 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 36 reviews" "

8.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Daria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel located in a green garden with palms and leafy trees. Very quiet place, rooms are far from the road. The main noisemakers are chipmunks jumping on the roofs and munching on your fruits if you accidentally left it outside. Once I had a dinner there and I enjoyed the food. The hotel staff is extremely polite and helpful. I didn’t expect my calls will be answered at 4am when I arrived. However the hotel manager Jude was waiting for me and escorted me to my room. He also helped me with my PCR to travel back to Dubai. Water Anuradhapura greeted us every morning for breakfast, and Sanjula was helpful not only with the meal choice, but also he helped me to decide which beach do I go first and how do I get there. Overall, very much recommended!
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A self-contained jungle paradise.
This is an amazingly atmospheric place, which feels like an oasis compared to the beachfront places with their noisy crowded streets. And the food is really excellent. A great value.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Excellent peaceful hotel in great location. Friendly helpful staff, surrounded in wonderful grounds. The old Dutch feel is throughout the whole complex and adds to the ‘vintage’ atmosphere of the place . I would say this is the best hotel in the area , and very reasonably priced . In the older rooms , the bathrooms could do with upgrading though
Stayed 6 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff, beautiful historic building, garden and wildlife were fascinating, pool was a great facility, and easy walk and connections to town, beach and Galle. A La Carte menu was rather limited, but I guess a lot of people go out to eat. Special set menu on our first night (of 3) was excellent, though.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

luke, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay from start to finish
We stayed here for a couple of nights near the end of August and initially our room had quite a bad damp smell. They offered us as change of room which was much fresher and couldn't do enough to assist us throughout our stay. It is in the most beautiful idyllic setting and the pool is awesome. Thoroughly recommend this stay and a massive thanks to all the friendly helpful staff. Luke and Hannah
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful old property former residence of Dutch
Beautiful property set in ground with wild life around, monitor lizard, monkeys, mongoose and different species of birds. 5 minute walk away from beach and restaurants.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2018
Response from Rasanga on Mar 21, 2018
Thank you very much for your positive comment

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
CHOOSE YOUR ROOM CAREFULLY
The hotel staff were very friendly and the outside area (pools, sitting areas and tables) were also nice! We were initially in an older room and it was horrible due to the bugs. The bathroom had lots of openings which allowed 5 large cockroaches into our room, it was disgusting. The room had many holes so bugs easily got into our room, which made the stay uncomfortable. They moved us to another room the second night which was still one of the older rooms but was a bit better. Still many holes in the foundation which allowed for bugs. I would ONLY recommend staying in one of the newer rooms. Would NOT recommend staying in the older rooms, they look nothing like the pictures.
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Dear Guest, We are sorry to hear you did not like your room. We have up graded all standard room in 2018 May and the rooms are fitted with new furniture, tea coffee facility, Mini fridge, Hair dryer etc. We hope you will return one day.....

8/10 Good

Annie, Kent, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly hotel with excellent restaurant
It was a surprise to find that most of the other guests were Danish - there is a special arrangement with a Danish travel company. The location was good, very quiet at night but just a short walk from the beach. The swimming pool was great. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. I ate dinner almost every evening because the food was excellent and there was a good variety.
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Dear Annie Thank you very much for the positive review. We have upgraded all room in a major renovation in 2018 May. We hope you can visit us again to see the changes....

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stay!
Very nice heritage hotel with a gorgeous garden and 2 swimming pools. Breakfast was outstanding. Peacefull and very nice place to relax with family.
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Dear Guest Thank you very much for the positive review.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful greenery, very peaceful away from city noise. Service is old fashioned and won't take much for staff to receive more training and to exude warmth and friendliness.
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Dear Guest Thank you for your comment. We value your feed back.

8/10 Good

Anu Prakash

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful and Relaxing
Really amazing place. Peaceful and close to beach. Nice friendly staff. Would love to go back there again. Thank a lot for a lovely stay!

8/10 Good

philippe

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Good hotel but ants in your room
This hotel as a decent location.. you will need a tuk tuk to get to the main city (around 10 mins). Hotel is old but clean... friendly staff and okay breakfast. Nice pool! The only problem was ants... a lot of ants IN the room. They should really try and fix that.

8/10 Good

Jacques

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely pool
We stayed here as a little treat during our travels. The room was lovely and clean, and the pool was great. Most of the staff were really friendly apart from the 2 ladies at reception who just seemed a bit miserable and busy playing on their phones. The breakfast was also really good.. lots of choice and with new things everyday.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not very impressed
Although this hotel milks its "heritage" label to the hilt, the product does not convey such an impression. Lots of ants and other insects have easy access to the room and we had to throw out some food that was infested. The friendly staff do not have good English language skills and many of our food requests were incorrectly interpreted. Small touches, such as hand towels or face cloths need to be added.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay. Lovely place
Conveniently located to reach Galle and beaches. Peaceful and beautiful heritage building. Right in the middle of a jungle are

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Camilla

Liked: Staff & service
Fint hotel til prisen
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tove Lene

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Natur og hotel i samhørighed
Et fantastisk beliggende lille hotel, men en have fuld af dyr, lige udenfor i haven, der var det, der var behov for ellers købte vi det i de små lokale butikker, ikke et luksus hotel, men lige et i vores smag, vi spise morgenmad på hotellet, og aftensmaden, blev indtaget i nogle af de mange restauranter der var i området.
Stayed 10 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Ok tre stjärnigt hotell
Helt ok hotell. Vi bodde i den äldre delen av hotellet. En del myror och insekter kom in i rummet,ok för oss. Men är man rädd för små kryp så boka de lite dyrare rummen på den nybyggda delen. Bra frukost. Vi är veganer och det fanns alltid något till oss. Tre sorters frukt varje dag. Trädgården är fin men kunde vara mycket finare om den var lite bättre omhändertagen. Personalen hann inte städa undan alla löv som föll ned. Vi såg apor,ödlor och en fina fåglar i trädgården. Nära till stranden. Ca 10 min promenad. Restaurangen hade fin mat,dock lite dyrare än andra restauranger i området.
Stayed 17 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Linnéa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Underbart & charmigt hotell med ljuvlig trädgård
Vi hade 4 fantastiska dagar på detta hotell. Vi var så glada i hotellet så vi inte ens hängde på stranden en enda gång under dessa dagar. Poolen och trädgården var heeeelt fantastiska. Bland de finaste trädgårdarna jag sett! Poolen var lång och lugnt med människor. Personalen var exceptionell, man kände sig verkligen som en del av en familj. De hade grym massage och ayurveda konsultation. Vi bodde i det billigaste rummet som var något litet och sängen var lite hård men helhetsupplevelsen av hotellet vägde upp mot det. Kan verkligen rekommendera detta hotell :)
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Prachtig gebouw met heerlijke rustig tropisch tuin waar alle kamers en restaurant liggen.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Thank you very much for your positive review.

10/10 Excellent

evgeniya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Отличный семейный отдых
ПЕРСОНАЛ ОЧЕНЬ ОТЗЫВЧИВЫЙ.МЫ ЖИЛИ В НОВОМ КОРПУСЕ,НО ВАЙ ФАЙ ПРАКТИЧЕСКИ ВСЕ ВРЕМЯ ОТСУТСТВОВАЛ,ЗА ЭТО МИНУС ОТЕЛЮ.ЗА ВРЕМЯ НАШЕГО ПРЕБЫВАНИЯ БУФЕТ,Т.Е.ШВЕДСКИЙ СТОЛ БЫЛ НЕ СКОЛЬКО ДНЕЙ,КОГДА БЫЛИ ЗАПОЛНЕН ОТЕЛЬ,А ТАК СТАНДАРТ ОМЛЕТ,ТОСТЫ,ФРУКТЫ И СОСИСКИ,И НЕМНОГО ВЫПЕЧКИ.ОЧЕНЬ ХОРОШО УБИРАЛИСЬ,И ПРАКТИЧЕСКИ ВО ВРЕМЯ НАШЕГО ОТСУСТВИЯ В НОМЕРЕ,ДЛЯ НАС ЭТО БЫЛО ОЧЕНЬ ВАЖНО,ТАК КАК ДНЕМ У НАС ТИХИЙ ЧАС,ЕЗДИЛИ С ДВУМЯ ДЕТЬМИ.
Stayed 14 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you very much for your comments. It is very helpful for us. We hope you will be back again!!!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018
Response from Jaya on Oct 24, 2018
Thank you very much for the positive remarks Hope you will come again

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018
Response from Rasasnga on Mar 21, 2018
Thank You

4/10 Poor

Piet , Bochum

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ALPTRAUM im Economy Zimmer
Von außen hui von innen pfui. Zumindest was die Economy Zimmer betrifft. Ich hatte Zimmer 1was direkt an die Küche grenzt. Alte durchgelegene Matratze, kein vernünftiger Kleiderschrank stattdessen eine Stange mitten im Zimmer zum Aufhängen der Kleidung. KEIN Warmwasser vorhanden. Auch nicht beim Duschen. Alles total abgewöhnt, enge Raumberhältnisse. Alles war schmuddelig, teilweise Stockflecken oder Schimmel an der Wand. Kein Handtuchhalter oder Haken im Bad. Als Seifenanlage diente ein alter Unterteller. Kein Zimmersafe vorhanden. WLAN war sehr miserabel, teils zu langsam für WhatsApp. Total verranzte Toilettenbrille und und und. Einzig schön war der Garten mit dem schön angelegten Teich.
Toilette
Kleiderständer im Hintergrund die Dusche
Waschbecken
Handtuchhalter neben der Eingangstür
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Dear Guest, We have upgraded the economy Room now, with better facilities. We are sorry, you did not like your room.

8/10 Good

kazu, 東京

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
中心部に近い。バスが頻繁にあり、分かりやすい。
誕生日だったが、スタッフがパーティーをディナーの時してくれた。テーブルセットやケーキの用意、良い夜でした。
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Thank you

6/10 Okay

Teppo

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Good hotel comparing others in the area
We had big family room. Room was very basic, no tv or fridge. You can rent fridge for extra charge. Cleaning was good and staff friendly. 5-10min walk to the beach. Kids loved pool.
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Dear Guest, Thank you for your comments. We have now upgraded the family room with Tea coffee making fasility, Mini Fridge, Hair dryer, Hot water, New furniture etc. We hope you will return again....

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
酒店干净，花园式酒店很厚重的历史文化。出门就有公交站点儿，当然也有突突车随时候客
员工很友好，服务上等，最高订高级双人间（在新楼的景观更好，空气更流通）
Response from Jaya on Jan 17, 2019
Thank you

8/10 Good

Jan, Galle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice hotel
the room price is good compared to service and quality. It's clean, a good and friendly welcome with complementary juice at arrival. The restaurant has a good selection of foods that are very tasty and well presented.

10/10 Excellent

lingo, hong kong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very good hotel
Family room is perfect for 4 people. And like the garden, lotus pool very much, very stay hotel for hours and safari the garden, find many birds, flogs, squirrels, and lizard....

10/10 Excellent

Julie, valbonne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Atmosphère unique
Sublime lieu avec beaucoup de charme, il s'agit de la maison d'un gouverneur hollandais qui date de plusieurs siècles. L'atmosphère y est unique. L’hôtel mériterait cependant un rafraîchissement.

8/10 Good

jennifer, Göteborg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Härlig vistelse
Trevligt hotell med god service!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
長期滞在型のホテルです
アーユルヴェーダの施設もあり、長期で受けている人を見受けました。部屋でのWIFIもエコノミーなホテルにしては、珍しく快適でした。シャワーの調子も良かったです。ただ隣の部屋と繋がっていて（勿論扉は施錠されていますが）、少し音が気になりました。

8/10 Good

Niroshan, Lausanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nooit Gedacht
Great and cute hotel, genuine Dutch heritage building, the superior rooms are much better than the standard rooms which have some mosquitoes in them. Staff is super friendly and kind. Stayed at much more expensive hotel too in the area and I found the experience in this hotel better in general