We travel in last april with some of our friends and in our group there was a honeymoon couple and they gave a free room upgrade for honeymoon couple .we enjoyed well and very calm location.this was my second visit to this place.
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We were upgraded from Sherwood lodge which belongs to the same proprietor. Nice and big room with perfect view over the city - 10-15 min. walk to centre by use of a shortcut. Indeed, there's a problem with the rooms. Since it's very humid and rainy in Nuwara Eliya, parts of the walls are visibly covered with mold which you can also smell. Also the washroom area is partly covered by the same mold. Room and interior, also the balcony, are very nice and you can enjoy a beautiful view over the city and forest nearby. Unfortunately, there's no mosquito net provided - and since there are many mosquitos in Nuwara Eliya that can be a problem. We mounted our own net by use of some gaffer tape.
The host family is one of the nicest we met during our journey through SL. They kindly helped us with almost any problem and were within reach almost the whole day. Especially the daughter and her husband were excellent in speaking English. Thanks a lot for all the important information.
Sometimes it's really cold in Nuwara Eliya and there are no radiators or something else in the room - so better bring a hot-water-bottle with you. Might feel strange traveling to SL with a heating bottle - but you'll see, it's worth it! (We had 12°C at night - and that was in summer!) The hot shower almost saved our lives ...
Visited Sherwood Cottage as a family. Greeted with warmth and genuine hospitality. A family run b n b where you are invited into their home. Private large rooms with amazing views. 10 min walk into town where you can pick up quick eats and groceries. A good base for the tea plantations and Adams’s Peak. A real gem!
Owners are like fed up by customers.They behave customers...come ,stay, sleeep and go....The worst experience we lived in Sri Lanka. We came as a group of six people; 2 couples and two singles.The rooms in A -Frame building seems OK but when we settled the bedsheets were dirty(not changed ),towels were very dirty and old. The rooms in the old building was not so good they changed the room without asking the extra charge but the other day asked 50 USD exta for the room chance. We paid it.
We ordered breakfast for the other day at 08:00 to the man welcoming us but nobody around at that time!!!!There was a lady (later we learned she is the owner!) and she said ''I have no information about the breakfast,if you wait half an hour you can have breakfast''!!!!We were lucky not having breakfast since the place was very dirty,the chairs very old and dirty,the kitchen was full of dirty dishes from previous day.
Please be carefull for the stairs coming from the parking area to the cottages; they are not standard and needs repair...Be careful not to fall down.
! No room cleaning for our 3-day stay.
THE ONLY GOOD POINT is the view early morning from the room...
PS:No Wifi in the rooms.
Sherwood Cottage was a helpful place to base ourselves for a few nights while we explored the surrounding area, including hiking Adam’s Peak on New Year’s morning. The owner gave us a choice of rooms on arrival and had plenty of recommendations. A 200 rupee tuk tuk will get you up to the cottage with your bags, but there’s a short cut for walking back down into the town centre. Food is served on site, but it was a lacking a little atmosphere when we stayed so we opted to eat in one of the many inexpensive places in town.
Good points - The location, near the top of the hill overlooking NE, is pretty damned good. We were in a two-level apartment with the picture window and balcony looking out across the town. The room was clean and the bed a good size, though the bathroom door was thin and flimsy. Plenty of bedding and a very firm bed, ideal if your lumbar area having carried your backpack up Adam’s Peak.
Minuses - if arriving by train be aware that they can run very late and you may arrive in complete darkness, especially between November and March.
It's not too easy to find and the steps down are unlit, precarious and VERY slippery in the wet.
The owners cannot hear car horns from where they are at the very bottom, so you may have to carry down your own luggage - there was only a lady there who insisted on trying, but struggled even with one piece of our hand luggage (until I made her hand it back).
For the WiFi, the public area/s are down the steps to the bottom house. Even when you're in the same room as the router, it’s unreliable to say the least (Blondie was told to stand in one corner of the same room as the router, as it worked better).
If you like an early start, be aware they don’t begin breakfast before 8AM and there is no tea/coffee in the rooms.
If you’re a night-time toileter, note that the bed with the morning view is on a different level to the bathroom and the steps have no handrail - we slept downstairs because I’m tall and the roof slopes (but you would have noticed that from the photos).
They charge you for the water (that appears complimentary) on the top in the rooms and there is no sign telling you.
Be careful if you book thru booking.com as your confirmation will tell you full payment is taken 3 days before you arrive. It isn’t and it can cause problems.
Basically, you stay there for the views.
