Meet Akalan
Open minded, Adventurous, Friendly
It's walking distant from city, yet with clean mountain air, like in a remote mountainous area. You can use my library, courtyard, garden and rooftop with view. I love to answer any question you have
On a typical day...
I have a very open house. My house is your house.
When I host guests...
I’m helpful and hands on. I can show them where to go and help them get there.
Family Hobbies
Cycling, Extreme sports, Car, bike racing, Mountain climbing, Sky diving
Hosting guests since
2015
Response Rate
100%
Response Time
Within one hour
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About the Homestay
- Welcomes
- Males
- Females
- Couples
- Families
- Students
It is a spacious house on a mountain side. A waterfall, stream, tea estates and beautiful scenery all around you, yet, it is almost walking distance (3 km) from the Kandy city centre by road! Or, you can walk to the Kandy-Colombo main road in 10 min.
There is a bus to the city, just 850 m from the house, or you can take taxi/tuk tuk. A nice, quiet and scenic area with lot of wild life. Wild boar, porcupine, wild cat/leopard, mongoose, pole cat and some occasional deer can be seen at times. Tea estate, tea museum, bird park and a famous mountain top temple as well as reserved forest and lot of walking trails available around the house. A hike to Hanthana hill range is also a choice.
All the attractions in Kandy city (Perahera in August, Vesak in May, Kandy Lake, Temple of Tooth etc. etc.), are within a 3-4 km from the house. Sigiriya & Nuwara Eliya are about 90 km and Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is 45km.
Spacious room with two beds is available. An air mattress or a sleeping bag can be provided for an additional person/s. Clean bathroom (with hot water shower and bath tub) and other facilities are available.
There are two small gardens at the front and at the rear. Large living area with open spaces.
This is strictly for non-smokers - Sorry smokers!
House Facilities
- Garden
- Computer
- Parking
- TV
- Internet Access
Bedrooms available for booking
About the Area
Our house is on a quiet mountain side, 3 km from Kandy city centre, main bus stations or the Kandy Railway Station . A small waterfall, stream, tea estates and beautiful scenery all around you.
There is a bus route from the city, just 850 m from the house, or you can take taxi/tuk tuk. Tea estate, tea museum, Bird Park, reserved forest and very popular "Sandagiri Seya" as well as lot of walking trails available around the house. A hike to Hanthana hill range is also a choice.
All the attractions in Kandy city (Perahera in August, Vesak in May, Kandy Lake, Temple of Tooth etc. etc.), are within a 3-4 km from the house. Peradeniya Royal Botanical gardens is 5 km away. Sigiriya & Nuwara Eliya are about 90 km and Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is 45km.
Transport to the attractions can be arranged, upon your request.
Local Area Facilities
- Park
- Gym
- Golf
- Cinema
- Library
- Museum
- Shopping Centre
- Sports arena
- Health club
- Restaurant
- Bus Stop
- Train station
- Hospital
Meals
Hosts can offer a complimentary light breakfast at their discretion. All other meals, including a full breakfast, might incur an additional cost, if offered. Meals and any additional payment should be arranged directly with your host.
Included in the stay
- Complimentary Light Breakfast
- Use of Kitchen
House Rules
No smoking at all
No heavy drinkers
No parties or loud music/noise
Quiet after 10pm
Trips and travel can be arranged
Smoking Rules
Your host is a non-smoker.
Smoking is not allowed.
2 Reviews
January 2024
We stayed very well in Akalan home. The house is very beautiful and the room was clean and hospitable. Akalan was really nice and helpful.
The position is far from the centre and you will need a tucktuck for everything is necessaryHost reply
Thank you Silvia. It was nice to host 3 of you for 3 nights. My place is less than 3km from city centre, which is a walking distance for most of the people. Otherwise it would cost less than 1$ by Pickme or Uber.
August 2017
Was my first experience using HomeStay and I really enjoy the experience, Akalan and his Wife were just perfect hosts, breakfast and dinner were nourishing and simply delicious.
The house is up in Kandy but not that far from the town so you can easily walk or take a tuc tuc.
The environment is quite and fresh, and the house has lovely views.
I highly recommend you to stay with them.
How do I book?
Contact the host to check their availability and ask them any questions you have about staying with them. Once the host confirms they’re available for your dates, you can complete your booking.
When do I pay?
Once a host confirms they're available, you can go ahead and pay the 15% booking fee (maximum of 250 $£€ for longer term bookings) using a choice of payment methods: Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Maestro, Laser, JCB & PayPal (not available in certain countries). You then pay your host on arrival or as stated by your host on their profile and agreed by you on booking. Please be cautious if a host requests advance payment if its not included on their profile. Our hosts have been advised that if they wish to request advance payment they must make this explicit in their profile. We do not recommend the use of Money gram or Western Union.
When can I share my contact details?
Host and Guest email address, phone number and home address will be exchanged in a confirmation email sent to both immediately after a booking is completed. It's against our policy for Guests and Hosts to exchange direct contact details via our messaging system.