Dambulla Shan Inn

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Scored 8.9
Rated excellent

Staff

9.8

Shan Inn Dambulla is located in Dambulla, 984 feet from Dambulla Cave Temple. Free WiFi is provided and free private parking is available on site. Some rooms feature a seating area where you can relax. Certain rooms have views of the mountain or garden. Every room includes a private bathroom. You will find shops at the property. Bike hire is available at this guest house and the area is popular for cycling. The guest house also offers car hire.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.2 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular amenities

  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
  • Free parking
  • Spa and wellness center
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

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Top Location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

Free Private Parking Available On Site

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Izabela
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The family are very friendly and helpful and kind. The WiFi wouldn't connect so the lady brought the router right into my room so I could call home! She also brought me an unexpected treat - delicious homemade popcorn was a lovely surprise while I...”
Hendrika
Spain Spain
“The location is great, next to the temple and bus to kandy is stopping right across the street. Host are very nice. The beds are very comfy”
Marius
Romania Romania
“Everything, except the pesky monkeys which woke me up at 6 am :)) The owners are really good people with big hearts!”
Paula
New Zealand New Zealand
“Lovely host. Terrific breakfast and right by the cave temple”
Daniel
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Lovely couple who are more than willing to to go extra mile to help when needed. Also shower has hot water & bed has mosquito net. Nice little patio to sit out on & right next to cave temple woth restaurant & local shop 1 minute away”
Łukasz
Poland Poland
“Great and very friendly hosts. A simple place, worth the price. Breakfast was chia seeds with fruit. I fully recommend it!”
Krejčová
Czech Republic Czech Republic
“The hosts are excellent cooks and very friendly. They gave us great recommendations for trips in the area. The rooms were clean, and mosquito nets were available, though we didn’t need them. Every day, we enjoyed watching monkeys outside at the...”
Manisha
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“The host Chathuri was just absolutely amazing, the hostess with the mostest. Chathuri organised all our transport in and around Dambulla and also onto Kandy. Nothing was too much of an ask for her and it was all done e with the best smile ever!...”
Sridharan
India India
“The hosts were very nice people and were very helpful to make our stay pleasant. They also assisted us with our travel needs”
Nick
Germany Germany
“Very good accommodation in an ideal location with an amazing price-performance ratio. The rooms were very clean and Wi-Fi was also available. The owners of the accommodation deserve special mention! The hostess was extremely friendly and...”

Hosted by Chathuri

9.8
Host Review Score
Chathuri
shan inn strat at 30 may 2014,so, now have 3 room ,thats all of comfortable, geust house close to cave temple and sigiriya.
my name is chathuri.i m 27 years old,i like to traveling,so now i helping for trevaling geust.i like to help them.s i like to go trinco beach,
you can visit the cave temple,200m my guest house to cave temple,so you can waking to your kids, if you want restaurants my home next door have restaurant and all so 50 meters here to have another restaurant. here ( my guest house).also save your kids.don t worry about. thank you.
Languages spoken: English,Hindi,Japanese

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
Restaurant
  • Cuisine
    Asian
  • Ambience
    Family-friendly • Traditional • Modern

Amenities of Dambulla Shan Inn

Great facilities! Review score, 9

Most popular amenities

  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms
  • Airport shuttle
  • Free parking
  • Spa and wellness center
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Breakfast

House rules

Dambulla Shan Inn takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 12:00 PM
Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card at check-in.
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
Until 11:00 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 6 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

The fine print

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Guests are required to show a photo ID and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.

Please inform Dambulla Shan Inn of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Payment before arrival by bank transfer is required. The property will contact you after you book to provide instructions.

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