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Helga's FollyvsJetwing Vil Uyana
Both hotels are highly recommended by writers. On balance, Helga's Folly ranks marginally better than Jetwing Vil Uyana. Helga's Folly scores 79 with praise from 3 sources including The Telegraph, Afar Magazine and Lonely Planet.
Helga's Folly
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
70 Rajaphilla Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka
From $100/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine "The reality of the place has already exceeded the vision I hold of it in my imagination." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A handsome mansion built in the 1930s, run by the eccentric Helga De Silva, the property is now a faded but incredible Alice-in-Wonderland-meets-Hammer-Horror bohemian ghost ride experience." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This hotel/art gallery/surrealist dream has to be the most extraordinary hotel in Sri Lanka. Indeed, the Stereophonics famously wrote the song 'Madame Helga' about the owner." Full review
Jetwing Vil Uyana The Telegraph Lonely Planet
Vil Uyana, Rangirigama, Sigiriya 0094, Sri Lanka
From $620/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
The Telegraph9.0
"Absorbed within flourishing man-made wetlands teeming with wildlife, this superb eco hotel with spa is Sri Lanka's most successful eco-tourism initiative." Full review
Lonely Planet "For natural-world immersion – crocodiles in the pond, monitor lizards in the grass and occasional visiting elephants – the Jetwing is a great choice." Full review
