Review submitted by from london 06/02/2008
This was our first time to Sri Lanka and we couldn't have found ourselves with better hosts. The driver they arranged to pick us up from the airport was prompt and friendly and Wes & Jen immediately made us feel at home. The Cabana itself is spacious and comfortable, a good mix of Sri Lankan style with European comforts and having the use of the pool is a real bonus. We also found Wes & Jen's local knowledge really helpful; from finding us quality tuk-tuk drivers to recommending restaurants and day trips out. All in all we had a great stay at the Cinnamon Lodge and I would definately recommend it for all those wanting to visit this part of Sri Lanka. Toi di lang thang lan trong bong toi buot gia, ve dau khi da mat em roi? Ve dau khi bao nhieu mo mong gio da vo tan... Ve dau toi biet di ve dau? http://thucaithoi.xlphp.net

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Review submitted by from BRADFORD 08/02/2008
Just returned from a month's visit to Sri Lanka staying for one relaxing week at Cinnamon Lodge. Wes and Jen were always on hand to offer friendly advice, drinks and even newpapers and meals if requested. The Cabana is very spacious with good European style facilities. The Pool is a welcome inclusion and the gardens are splendid, tended lovingly by their gardener. The resident housekeeper cleaned the cabana 3 times a week and kept the exterior tidy by daily sweeping etc. Hope to re-visit this lovely place and can highly recommend for a peaceful relaxing holiday.

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Review submitted by from Pontefract UK 18/01/2009
Every Xmas we travel to a different part of the world to Scuba dive, we are a family of 3. My wife and I are in our early 40’s with a 14-year-old son. Jen and Wes were great hosts and were very friendly and made us feel welcome with plenty of tips on the area. The Cabana is spacious and cleaned by the housekeeper 3 times a week including linen and towels being changed. The cabana is basic with a small kitchen area which has a kettle, toaster, fridge and small sink, the bathroom/wet room has hot water. We could also have access to a kitchen in the main house to do our own cooking. However we chose not to use this as we felt that we were intruding on Jen and Wesley’s personal space, so we chose to have Jen to cook for us when we had a day in, and the food was very good. The location of the cabana was ideal as it is located only 10 minutes by tuk-tuk from Hikkadua in a jungle village. Cinnamon lodge was relaxing and I enjoyed being surrounded by all the nature and could sit on the veranda in the morning watching the Chipmunks playing in the trees, King fisher taking a dip in the pool and in the evening sitting with a beer and admiring the fire flies. We could walk into the village to buy produce and alcohol without any hassle, the locals were very friendly and always said hello. We were buying bananas for 1pence and pineapples for 40p and avocado pears were only 20 pence. We had a great time in this area of Sri Lanka and Hikkadua was a great area for us as an active family. We could snorkel in the morning by the reef in calm waters or go surfing on the southern and livelier beach area. Snorkelling was five star and the fish we saw on the reef were Trigger, Angel, Butterfly, Unicorn and Puffer I also saw 2 Moray eels a giant and a honeycomb. There are also plenty of turtles especially around the surfing area near Mambo’s bar. We used to watch them swimming around the surfers and in the surf. 1 hours surfing lesson cost £10 and 1 full days board hire cost £5. We used Poseidon for our Scuba diving and found them to be very professional and we did 30 relaxing dives at a total cost of £550. We also travelled by train to Kandy and can only say it was an eye opener as we had to push and shove to get a seat. The whole journey took 6 hours on 2 trains, the first we had to stand for 2 and a half hours but the total cost was only £8 and we can recommend visiting Sigiriya rock and the tea plantations in Nuwara Eliya. Regards Mark, Julie & Wynston