Helga's Folly (Kandy, Sri Lanka)

We found the place empty, us being the only customers. This place definately needs a make over and new plumbing! Sure there are few nice corners in this chaotic ensemble - but most of them are not! And those which were nice were disturbing due to dust, spider webs, dirt and smell... The food served to us was horrible and absolutely overpriced (20$)!!!!! They served the wrong pasta, the chicken was tough and dry and served with a starch flower sauce with no taste (a Rum chicken was promissed). We nearly didnt touch our food and uppon complaining the staff just shrugged. We had a glimpse at the rooms also. Maybe fun for low budget but the dust, dumpy smell, ...  Read the complete review

Unlikely meetings seem to be something of a theme at Helga’s Folly. Apart from East and West, glancing through the Visitors’ Book I found: “Alice in Wonderland meets Ella Fitzgerald.” “Brideshead Revisited meets Priscilla Queen of the Desert? I feel like I’m in a Ken Russell film – about the life of Marlene Dietrich starring Marianne Faithful!” “An eccentric collision between Fawlty Towers and Absolutely Fabulous.” * I was reading the Visitors’ Book as I took tea on the terrace. The sultry tones of Marlene Dietrich’s singing were indeed oozing out through the French windows from the salon behind me at that ...  Read the complete review