Helga's FollyvsJetwing Vil Uyana, A Luxury Reserve
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, A Luxury Reserve 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
