Helga's Folly

Art Deco hotel with 4 restaurants and a 24-hour front desk

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Dates

June 2025

July 2025

4 restaurants, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine

Overview
Rooms
Location
Policies

Popular amenities

Bar
Pool
Breakfast available
Room service
Air conditioning
Laundry

Room options

All rooms

1 bed

Showing 2 of 2 rooms

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, Mountain View

Highlights

Balcony

Air conditioning

Free cribs/infant beds

Ceiling fan

Private bathroom

Free bottled water

Desk

Daily housekeeping

Mountain view
Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

Superior Double Room, 1 King Bed, Balcony, Mountain View

Highlights

Balcony

Air conditioning

Free cribs/infant beds

Ceiling fan

Private bathroom

Free bottled water

Desk

Daily housekeeping

Mountain view
Sleeps 2
1 King Bed

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Parking included
Free WiFi
Air conditioning
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About the neighborhood

70,Rajapihilla Mawatha, Kandy

What's nearby

Kandy Lake - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
Udawatta Kele Sanctuary - 10 min walk - 0.6 miles
Temple of the Tooth - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
Royal Palace of Kandy - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
National Hospital Kandy - 4 min drive - 1.8 miles

Getting around

Kandy Railway Station - 14 min drive
Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 171 min drive

Restaurants

‪Hideout Lounge - ‬13 min walk
‪The Empire Café - ‬6 min drive
‪Soul Food - ‬6 min drive
‪Burger King - ‬6 min drive
‪Senani Restaurant - ‬4 min drive

About this property

Helga's Folly

Property highlights

Take advantage of a garden, a library, and dry cleaning/laundry services at Helga's Folly. At the 4 on-site restaurants, enjoy lunch, dinner, and international cuisine. In addition to a bar, guests can connect to free in-room WiFi.

Additional perks include:

An outdoor pool
Free self parking
Continental breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and newspapers in the lobby
A front-desk safe, concierge services, and tour/ticket assistance

Room features

All guestrooms at Helga's Folly feature perks such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and free bottled water.

Other amenities include:

Bathrooms with tubs or showers and free toiletries
Balconies, free infant beds, and ceiling fans

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
Free self parking on site

Food and drink

Daily continental breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 12 per person
4 restaurants
A bar/lounge

Restaurants on site

Blue Room
Green Room
Nut Cracker Suite
Red Room

Things to do

Library
Outdoor pool

Family friendly

In-room crib
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool

Conveniences

24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Newspapers in lobby
Safe at front desk

Guest services

Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

Garden
Picnic area

1 building
2 floors
Art Deco architecture
Built in 1965

Room amenities

Bedroom

Free crib

Bathroom

Bathtub or shower
Free toiletries
Private bathroom

Food and drink

Free bottled water
Limited room service

Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
Ceiling fan
Desk

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM

Minimum check-in age: 15

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Free cribs are available on request at the property

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

Fee for continental breakfast: approximately USD 12 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy

Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges

Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed

This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Does Helga's Folly have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Helga's Folly pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Helga's Folly?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Helga's Folly?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 8 PM.

What time is check-out at Helga's Folly?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Does Helga's Folly provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Helga's Folly located?

Situated in Kandy, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Kandy Lake, Lakeside Adventist Hospital, and Malwathu Maha Viharaya. Kandy Viewpoint and Kandyan Art Association & Cultural Centre are also within 1 mi (2 km).

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Helga's Folly Reviews

6.4

5.2/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Helga’s Folly is a dreamscape, unlike any other place I’ve been. Our stay here was one of the highlights of our trip to Sri Lanka. In addition to the incredible artwork and decorations that fill the mansion, the service is wonderful, Madame Helga is a graceful hostess, and the food is delicious. This is a hotel for artists, dreamers, novel readers, and monkey lovers. However, if your top priority is having all the comforts and luxuries of a modern upscale hotel, you should look elsewhere.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

8/10

La piscine n’était pas propre.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

2/10

I wanted to love this place, but dirty sheets, dirt in the shower and cockroaches scuttling around ruined it for me. Not to mention atrocious conditions for my driver to stay in (3 to a room cots, exposed bathroom). Not cool. I get the whole “eccentric artist hotel” thing. I expected it to be a little tatty, but dirty? No thank you. This place needs the lights turned up and a massive scrubbing. Madame needs to quit coasting on her aristocratic family and connections and be a gracious hostess worthy of paying guests. Her manager turned up his nose at my complaints basically saying he doesn’t care about bad reviews and gave me a paltry 10% off my dinner. Not enough. Well here you go. Reader, you’ve been warned.

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

4/10

The hotel has been sadly neglected and whilst it's quirky to look at ... it's very dirty and very disappointing.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018

2/10

Es fing damit an, dass unser einheimischer Fahrer die Hotelzufahrt nicht gefunden hat, da wir uns nicht vorstellen konnten über Schutthaufen einen ramponierten Weg fahren zu können. Der Empfang des 2. Managers war zutiefst unfreundlich und der Zustand des Hauses unzumutbar. Wir sind auf die interessanten Fotos bei der Buchung reingefallen. Das Essen konnte nur im Eingangsbereich beim Manager bestellt werden. Da das Hühnchen undefinierbar geschmeckt hat, haben wir es dem Manager auch persönlich präsentiert. Wir sind nach einer Nacht abgereist und halten diese Erfahrung bestimmt in Erinnerung.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10

Helga"s Folly is more than simply an hotel where one goes for rest and refreshment. Being there is like entering a dream - on arrival your surroundings appear both vaguely familiar and disconcertingly strange. Our room for example, contained a regular double bed which on closer inspection was dressed with silk sheets and the softest, most generous pillows that we had encountered on our travels. Colour was everywhere. The windows leading the balcony were covered with gorgeous butterflies and the pink ceiling was embellished with a white magnolia tree. Every journey from our room to other parts of the premises was an encounter with something wonderful. Our corridor contained many images of Alice in wonderland which seemed most apt to us. Helga and her team have created an alternative world that we can marvel at, explore and enjoy. We found the food delicious and the staff, especially manager Singa helpful and friendly and all times.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

4/10

A hotel that is living on its past glories - poor food, slow service, poor maintenance, needs updating. Many of Helga’s art and artworks are amazing but the hotel is doomed unless the many issues are sorted. Hopefully the new manager can turn things around.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10

One of the coolest hotels I have ever stayed in

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10

Helga‘s Folly is a magical place! Go see and experience this beautiful museum-ish diary of an flomboyant life.

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

2/10

We booked but upon arrival found that the hotel did not meet even basic levels of hygiene. I have travelled in Asia and China all of my life and the condition of this hotel startled me. Neglected and dirty - bathrooms not clean and the bed sheets stained. Honestly, I could not stay in this hotel and left immediately to look for a different hotel. I know the hotel is meant to be eccentric and bohemian and charming - but there is no charm in dirty rooms.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018