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Helga's FollyvsUga Jungle Beach
Both Jungle Beach by Uga Escapes and Helga's Folly are recommended by experts. Overall, Helga's Folly ranks marginally higher than Jungle Beach by Uga Escapes. Helga's Folly scores 79 with recommendations from 3 publications including Afar Magazine, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
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
"The reality of the place has already exceeded the vision I hold of it in my imagination." Full review
8.0
"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
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
Uga Jungle Beach
The Telegraph
Jetsetter
Mr & Mrs Smith
Kuchchaveli, Kuchchaveli, Sri Lanka
From $100/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
8.0
"The Jungle Beach Resort is a pioneering hotel attempting to offer a quality experience in a previously troubled region of Sri Lanka’s east coast." Full review
"Back-to-nature escapism at its finest – a collection of thatched cabins set between the beach and the jungle on Sri Lanka's east coast, including breakfast, daily cocktail, a massage and more." Full review
"Jungle Beach Resort in Sri Lanka – just north of Trincomalee – offers the Walden lifestyle with a luxury safety net." Full review