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Manel Guest House

New Town Road, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
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Manel Guest House
Ranked #14 of 17 Polonnaruwa B&B and Inns
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Regina, Canada
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 March 2013

Without a doubt, it is the owner, Manel, and her staff who made our stay here so excellent. Within moments of arriving we were provided a welcome beverage, before any business discussion was permitted, in recognition of the tiring journey we had just completed on a hot day. This warm atmosphere remained throughout our stay, so we truly felt that... More

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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2013

The property looks good - lots of space around the main building, views of the paddy fields, quiet but that's it! Can't think of anything else which is good. The rooms are terrible - the insects and mosquitoes gives you company; you have lizards droppings around the place; if you are lucky you could get a couple of frogs; the... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2013

Good location. Easy walk into the center of 'town' (the cross roads) with food etc. 5 mins from the lake. 10 mins walk to the entrance of the cultural park. The limited staff were friendly and helpful enough. There is a mix of rooms. The ones downstairs looked gloomy, damp and dour. The ones upstairs with views out of the... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 December 2012 via mobile

After a long long drive all the way from Sigiriya we arrived a little early at Manel... The room they showed us was not ready so we waited on the veranda while they were cleaning and making the room... Not one minute after getting there, one of the guys working there "introduced" us to a friend of his.... Who just... More

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Galle, Sri Lanka
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

This Guest house in Polonnaruwa town is a little short for have good notes, the management is a little bad and the morning breakfast isn't really good. Don't accept the old building romms sometime without windows

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Fjardhundra, Sweden
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

i got the first welcome drink in my trip to srilanka..young and friendly staff serving guests.nice place with a greener surrounding..i got a room on the second floor...nice furniture and beds...had a lil problem of mosquitos but overall the room was nice..i stayed in another hotel in polonnaruwa which i doesnt like to mention the name of it..this was my... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 September 2012

We actually did not stay there, but we had a reservation for a family room (2 adults and 2 kids) and when we arrived we were shown a double room. Only reluctantly we were told, that the other guests have decided to stay longer and that therefore we didn't get the family room we had revered. He offered to put... More

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Prague, Czech Republic
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 September 2012

Unfortunatelly, we weren't satisfied with this accomodation and i cannot recommend. The shower was broken, the toilet don't flush and in the morning we had in all our things ants. For such money, which they wanted (2000LKR), it isn't accept for us.

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 February 2012

It was an ok stay here but as there are not many B&B's in P. it was a good choice. Room on second floor, new and nice beds, the rooms stayed quite cool too, which we appriciated after a long day bicycling through the sites! Good stay though for 2800 rps with breakfast, hot water and a quiet comfy room

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Kota Kinabalu
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012

There aren't many good budget options in Polonnaruwa. Manel would be one but for the pushy and sullen manager, Bandulla. There was a hard sell on everything from safaris to transport. All the other staff were helpful and polite. Rooms were fine.

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Address: New Town Road, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka
Region: Sri Lanka > North Central Province > Polonnaruwa
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Ranked #14 of 17 B&Bs / Inns in Polonnaruwa
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