Heaven Upon Rice Fields

The hotel was amazing clean, the room was beautiful, we did not had view on the ricefields but we did go to the rooftop where we saw everything very clear. Including the ricefields. The hotel is a little bit on a side road but you are quickly in mihintale or in the old/new citie of anuradhapura.

It’s rarely that a hotel lives up to its name, even if it is somewhat imaginative. I cannot fault this hotel at all, in fact my 2 night stay turned into 4 nights just so I could sit on my 3rd floor balcony and gaze over the peaceful rice paddy at the back of the hotel, it was quite therapeutic. I would definitely recommend a balcony room on the 3rd or at least 2nd floor. My room was large and spotless, the staff beyond polite and helpful and the food basic but tasty and great value. As the name suggests, the hotel is situated literally on a rice paddy, this of course means that it’s a little more of a challenge to get to, however the hotel has bikes and scooters to rent and a Tuk Tuk can be with you in minutes, meaning the peace and quite is sublime. If you want to see the sights, which cost $35 a day collectively, simply rent a bike and cycle around at your leisure. If you’re mobile you can also drop in at a great restaurant collective a little further up the main road called Hela Bojun Hala for lunch, it’s a bit of a challenge but worth the effort.

We stayed at the hotel for 4 nights. So the distance between hotel and any place full of people is quite big, which can be a problem. Although the service was good, the owners and coworkers in there were helpful. Breakfast and dinner was good, in „Sri Lankan” style. About the room everything was great, the view is amazing, there is provided tea and water. About the localization, the center is full of culture buildings and temples, so 4 days are more than enough to see this.

We had a fantastic stay :) Yash was a very helpful and friendly host who made sure we had a great stay. She booked a very nice and honest tuk tuk driver and we had different excursions. Pradeep is a very good chef and the food was delicious. The room had amazing views to the rice fields. The AC worked perfectly. Thank you so much 😊

Very great host who helps you with everything you need and answers all your questions. She is so kind!!! Nice and clean room and a wonderful view upon the rice fields, as the name suggests 😄 10/10 would recommend

We only spend one night, but we had the most amazing stay. The place itself was beautiful located between rice fields, rooms spacious and clean and had a very authentic feel to it. The woman running the place, Yash, was incredibly helpful and lovely. She booked us a tuktuk guide, Jana, who took us around the town and to all the historical sites - he had a good knowledge of the town and was extremely helpful and attentive to our needs. We highly recommend Heaven Upon Rice Field.