River Grove Villa

Shirani and Raja welcomed us like we were family or old friends. The house is beautiful as is the garden. Our 2yr old daughter loved running around the lawn and smelling the flowers! River Grove is some way outside of Kandy town, which is by no means a negative. The temple of the tooth is a must see, but othewise we preferred by far to relax and recover from our jetlag in the tranquil environment of River Grove rather than spend time in the town itself. Raja and Shirani suggested a visit to the botanical gardens, and we are glad we took their advice. The gardens are huge, and so beautiful. Our little girl enjoyed running around and playing with so many other kids who were there picnicking with their families. We remember with fondness the long evenings, relaxing on the terrace with an ice cold beer and talking to Raja about everything under the sun while the smell of Shirani's cooking wafted out of the kitchen. And the food! Shirani would prepare a banquet every evening and every single dish was divine. What made our stay extra special however was the fuss they made over our kid. They were so patient with her. Nothing was too much trouble for them, they cooked special food that wasn't too spicy just for her. They gave her biscuits, yogurt... even opened a box of chocolates especially for her to entice her into eating (she was being uncharacteristicly difficult the first night due to jetlag, but the chocolate certainly put a smile on her face!) We were there in April (7 months ago already! Sorry I took so long to write this!) and our little one still loves the little dinasour soft toy that this lovely couple gave her. Thank you Shirani and Raja for a warm welcome and perfect introduction to Sri Lanka.