Mr Luxman was full of good advise and very helpful to fulfill any travel needs. The free bike was a big bonus.

Stayed in October 2024

Power outages may occur (twice during my one night stay) but it’s out of their control.

The host is the kindest. He gave me free tea and let me borrow his bicycle for two days! Walkable from the bus station and town center. A/C available upon request (with a fee).

Stayed in October 2024

Luxman was a very helpful host and he will help you with any issue that you may have. He also helped with booking a tour for us for a very fair price. It's a good place to stay for the price.

Stayed in August 2024

The place was a little bit aged and the shower is not the strongest.

Luxman the host of the guesthouse is very attentive. He takes care of your needs and always tries to help. He helped us with negotiating with a bad tuk tuk driver, and got us a good rate for a tour to see Polonnaruwa. He even got us fruits from his garden. Some of the rooms had AC and was working fine.

Stayed in August 2024

We loved staying at Luxman’s guesthouse. Luxman is a sweetheart and gave us lots of tips for transport and eating cheap. His guesthouse is simple but has everything you need plus more. It’s situated just off the busy central street of Polonnaruwa. Luxman provided us free bikes to explore the amazing Polonnaruwa ruins (cycling was a really enjoyable way to explore it). He also provides a washing machine to use for free. So convenient. We would recommend this guesthouse to anyone exploring the area or stopping for a night.

Stayed in May 2024

Room very basic but only 5 euros cor the night.

Free bikes. The host was one of the lovliest I have met. Spent ages explaining what to see and where to eat. Great advice. The beds were very comfy.

Stayed in April 2024

Lakshman is one of the best hosts I've ever met! Due to a train delay, I arrived at the guest house late on the day of check-in, but Lakshman was still very patient and waited for me. When visiting the Polonnaruwa Ancient City, he recommended a cost-effective and fantastic tuk-tuk driver. Before departing, he even picked lotus flowers from a pond for me to offer to sleep buddha! Lakshman's thoughtfulness made me have a great impression of Sri Lanka!

Stayed in April 2024

Close to train and bus station. Excellent owner very friendly and couldn’t be more helpful. Bikes available to cycle to Polonnaruwa sites. Basic room and facilities but everything you need for a night or two.

Stayed in March 2024

I feel bad that I can rate it only 10/10 and not 20/10, because this is one of the best stays in my life! The room is quite OK, but there's everything you need. Your comfort is the top priority of the host and you feel it every moment. And of course for this price it exceeded my expectations many times! Thank you so much Luxman!

Stayed in February 2024

It was amazing stay and interaction with Mr De silva. He made me felt like home and the way local information given by Mr de silva was amazing.

Stayed in November 2023

Nothing. For the money it was great.

Luxman the Owner is a lovely older gentleman, room was very clean and had nice comfy beds with good clean sheets, towels, soap and toilet paper supplied. Clean bathroom where everything worked! Very safe and secure location a few minutes walk from the train station. Dual powerful fans in the room and a mosquito net over the beds but we didn’t need the net, no mosquitoes at the end of July when we are here. The property has a nice shady upper level balcony with established Mango trees and plants. Good for watching the world go by in the shady breeze. Free bikes to ride to the ruins ( 8600 ruppee entrance fee but worth it in July 2023) Swimming in the cool canals with the locals on the way to or from the ruins is possible. There’s a supermarket with everything you need between the train station and the property. Some great local restaurants where you’ll be the only foreigners in the place, no English on the menu but delicious food really cheap and the waiters speak some English. We loved new Millath hotel for dinner but there’s others all within 5 minutes walk. All in all a great stay and highly recommended for the price. If you opt for breakfast ($2) he orders in delicious coconut rotis, hoppers with coconut and sugar inside and crispy wadis as well as other yummy foods and it’s more than enough to take for your lunch for the day as well. Black tea as well which hits the spot. We enjoyed our stay. Simple, clean, safe property. Sri Lanka is always hot in the afternoons but with dual powerful fans and a nice cold shower we napped in the afternoons well. You can opt for AC if you want for a little extra but we didn’t need it - we also did a load in his washing machine for free. It dries really fast on his line. We had a great 3 day stay.

Stayed in July 2023

The owner Luxman is a kind and helpful soul that you can ever find in Sri Lanka. The place is extremely cheap and you will definitely get your money's worth. Luxman will help you to give free cycles or arrange tuktuk at a fare rate to visit the Polonnaruwa ruins. He can speak English quite well, and helped us a lot to understand what to visit, where to eat and how to go. He also made us afternoon tea by himself. The location of the hotel is in a quite good place, just 6-7 min walk from both bus and train station. So, for night time trains or bus journeys, it is in a perfect place. If you are looking for cheap places to stay in polonnaruwa, this is the place.

Stayed in June 2023

Availability of in-room Tea/ Coffee and hot water kettle was mentioned, while booking but was not provided. However, Mr Luxman made us 2 cups of tea as a compliment in the morning hours.

Location is very near to Bus/ Train stations. Mr. Luxman , the owner personally attended us. An extremely helpful elderly gentleman. Room was small but clean & neat. Toilets are well maintained.

Stayed in May 2023

we had a great stay with Luxman. he is a great host, excellent english and knowlegde for how to visit the ancient city the best way! He arranged a cheap but very filling breakfast for us, thank you Luxman!

Stayed in April 2023

Actually I didn't stay at Luxman Guest House - there was a power outage in the area, so we would have no electricity or hot shower. But the guesthouse owner organised an alternative accommodation for us in no time and he was very helpful in general. He called us later to check if everything was fine.

Stayed in March 2023

Free use of bicycles to tour the sights of Polonnaruwa. Washing machine available

Stayed in March 2023

Nice Location ,calm place and very close to polonnaruwa railway station and bus stand. The owner was very kind and he clearly explanation how we access for places can we visit in polonnaruwa. Concessionary prices for room charges.

Stayed in December 2022

If only pillows could be better (hard for me)

This was perhaps the warmest atmosphere we've ever experienced despite the fact that price is very low. The house is in a walk distance from the bus stand, railway station and supermarket and cafes. We had cozy room with garden view. This house has balcony where one can have a rest in the evening with beer from nearest liquor store or a tea (what u like more). Our room had one big bed, fans and AC (additional but not very much cost) if u need it and the bathroom in the corridor, but only for our room with hot water. Our host is the kindest and honest person, I've ever met in Sri Lanka and highly recommend him for everyone. He gave us bicycles to explore the ancient city and a free! laundry service. Also he gave us good advices were to eat and how to explore Polonnaruva site. The bed sheets and towels were clean. And the bathroom also very clean. As you perhaps know, there is a problem with electricity in the country some times (in our case it was twice a day for an hour) but there was a generator. I will definitely come back here if I will be in Polonnaruva some day and I recommend it for every tourist on a budget.

Stayed in December 2022

The owner was very kind. He gave us a clear explanation of where to eat and also provided us with a driver. He also got along well

Stayed in September 2022

Nothing.

Very easy to access, just 5 minutes from Railway station and main bus terminal. Very relax accomodation. Very quiet atmosphere n perfect location.

Stayed in September 2022

we had a nice stay at the luxman guest house. the host is incredible and tells you everything you need to know about the things to see. we used the free bikes to visit the ruins and also to visit the lake close by.

Stayed in March 2022

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Stayed in March 2024

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Stayed in February 2024

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Stayed in July 2023