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About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: River Side & Swimming pool in Udawalawe offers family rooms with garden or pool views. Each room includes air-conditioning, a private bathroom, and modern amenities. Exceptional Facilities: Guests enjoy a sun terrace, open-air bath, tennis court, and a year-round outdoor swimming pool. Free WiFi is available throughout the property. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves Chinese, local, and Asian cuisines. Breakfast options include American, buffet, and vegetarian. Evening entertainment and live music enhance the stay. Convenient Location: Located 51 km from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, the property provides free airport shuttle service. Activities such as fishing and cycling are nearby.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Outdoor swimming pool
- Good free WiFi (38 Mbps)
- Family rooms
- Free parking
- Restaurant
- Airport shuttle (free)
- Non-smoking rooms
- Room service
- Bar
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Tom
United Kingdom
“Location lovely. Simple but relaxing. Loved the monkeys and loved mihiri and her husband who couldn’t do enough for us! Beautiful people. Gayan made all the food and drink herself (traditional food). Would highly recommend this place for a...” - Michel
France
“A quiet rustic nature chalet with the most comfortable bed and pillows of our trip so far. Our host was exceptional, great English spoken and was able to provide lots of information about the animals and the area. An amazing cook! Greeted us with...” - Roland
France
“Friendly, helpful staff - especially reception. Lovely pool. Good location to visit the national park.” - Tjasa
Slovenia
“Great value for money. All staff are really lovely, kind and helpful. Clean, comfortable and really spacious.” - Oliwia
Czech Republic
“The staff were lovelyand the food was fantastic. Great location for safaris and Elephant transit home.great value for money.Nice rooms.” - Martin
Estonia
“Great hotel close to bus stop, great welcome and great service - great food. The best hotel we stayed in during the last 10 days in Sri Lanka. They arranged the Safari in advance at a great price and directly from the hotel - we recommend everyone...” - Miroslav
Czech Republic
“Very beautiful property in the middle of nature with nice pool. Bungalow was very nice and the outdoor bathroom was really cool. Staff was friendly and attentive.” - Samuel
United Kingdom
“We really enjoyed our 3 night stay. The owner and staff were very friendly and the food was delicious. The pool was so nice to cool off from the heat and I really liked that they had chairs and umbrellas so you could relax and enjoy the sun and...” - Maggie
United Kingdom
“We stayed for 2 nights with friends so had 2 rooms. They were a good size ,comfortable beds, a kettle and tea, coffee and creamer were provided. Lovely pool and room. Staff friendly and happy to help with arranging safari. Great food.” - Andre
United Kingdom
“Everything. Beautiful concept, comfortable room, great pool cleaned daily, super friendly staff and good restaurant. We spent 3 days here and it was really a sad day when we had to leave. They arranged a very nice tour to Sinharaja forest and a...”
Quality rating
Property surroundings
Restaurants
- Restaurant #1
- CuisineChinese • Local • Asian
- Open forBreakfast • Lunch • Dinner
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Traditional • Modern • Romantic
- Dietary optionsHalal • Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
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Cot and extra bed policies
The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
There are no extra beds available at this property.
All cots are subject to availability.
The fine print
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.