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Helga's Folly vs Jetwing Lagoon
Both hotels are rated very highly by expert reviewers. On balance, Jetwing Lagoon scores marginally higher than Helga's Folly. Jetwing Lagoon scores 80 with accolades from 2 reviews such as Oyster, 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
Afar Magazine
"The reality of the place has already exceeded the vision I hold of it in my imagination."
Full review
The Telegraph
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."
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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."
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Jetwing Lagoon
The Telegraph
Oyster
Pamunugama Road, Talhena Negombo, Negombo, Sri Lanka
From $140 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
The Telegraph
7.0
"Jetwing Lagoon is a popular family hotel, 30-minutes' drive from the airport, whose centrepiece is a massive, ocean-like, 100-metre swimming pool."
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Oyster
Upscale
"The 55-room Jetwing Lagoon is an eco-friendly, upscale property with a stunning location between the Negombo Lagoon and Indian Ocean."
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