301 Thanamalvila Road, 70190 Udawalawe, Sri Lanka
#4 of 72 B&Bs and Inns in Udawalawe
Guests' ChoiceBased on 96 hotel reviews
9.8Cleanliness
9.8
Comfort
9.7
Location
9.6
Facilities
9.7
Staff
9.9
Value for money
9.9
Free WiFi
10.0
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 9 May 2024
Jente
NetherlandsThe best way to get some food in the town or around is via tuk tuk ride, but this is an acceptable tradeoff for the monkey viewing.
The monkeys are awesome to view in the morning, afternoon and evening. Don't keep anything (especially phones and such) outside. The private (!!) safari tour was arranged by the hosts with their jeep. We had a great breakfast during the tour at a gorgeous lake. Good communication via the chat about the safari. Great and comfortabel room which suited all our needs. Good shower. The hosts are kind and stay on monkey watch while you have breakfast. This was one of our most favorite places to stay in Sri Lanka.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 4 May 2024
Sonia
Netherlands-
We had a fantastic stay! The accommodation is spacious, comfortable and well located. And the view is just amazing, we’ve seen so many monkeys! The host is great, he arranged all of our transportation and most importantly a very memorable safari. Highly recommend!
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 4 May 2024
Asha
United KingdomNice cold welcome drink on arrival, excellent aircon. Owners very friendly and helpful, organised our safari and offered to give us lift to restaurant in the evening. Could sit outside for hours watching the monkeys play! Would definitely recommend and would stay again.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 18 April 2024
Charlotte
BelgiumThe room was like new, really confortable. Hot water. Really kind people
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 9 April 2024
Danielle
United KingdomWiFi was a bit hit and miss at times but good excuse to detox!
Stunning setting, rooms back onto forest, and the safari starts as soon as you arrive with the cheeky monkeys! The family could not be more hospitable, welcoming and friendly. The rooms are very spacious, clean, good A/C, super comfy bed. Breakfast was absolutely delicious and they even packed us up a takeaway breakfast and took us to the bus early morning. Also booked safari through them which was exceptional. Could not recommend anymore.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Dajana
SerbiaAll great
Room very very spacious, clean, all new items. The owner very friendly. Breakfast very delicious
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 6 April 2024
Daniel
United KingdomThe room is incredibly good, the best we had in Sri Lanka so far. Seeing the monkeys from our room was attractive for our son. Janith and his family have a really special place. The safari organiser with them works really well and the driver Suhesh, was incredible, he tried hard to find the animals and explain everything to us. The breakfast after the safari was another plus, it was really tasty and the best one so far. Thanks you guys, we loved our stay.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 5 April 2024
Annette
United Kingdomnothing
Only stayed one night for safari but was great. Nice peaceful setting with lots of monkeys to entertain us, good safari arranged by hotel, nice breakfast and great staff, comfortable room with lovely beds, highly recommend
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 5 April 2024
Hirsch
United Arab EmiratesClean room. Comfortable beds. Good breakfast. Monkeys to watch in the woods.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Alice
United KingdomSlightly limited options for lunch/dinner nearby but we found a lovely cafe that we went back to several times and I think this would be true of most places in the area surrounding the national park!
Lovely clean rooms right by the forest and friendly staff who organised our safari trip for us, meaning we could pay through the hotel. Great breakfast too!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 21 March 2024
Jonathan
United KingdomNothing really, it’s great value for money.
Great room with a good view of the forest outside including views of monkeys, peacocks and other birds during the day. The host was great too and he sorted out a great safari into Udawalele, was accommodating around sorting out a gluten free breakfast for my partner and helped with a great restaurant recommendations and transport onwards for us too!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 19 March 2024
Sven
GermanyThis is such a great place. It actually looks better than in the pictures. It has all the amenities you need. We had a great safari and such a great breakfast
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 17 March 2024
Stuart
United KingdomNothing
Very knowledgeable host who used to be a guide. Arranged a great safari for us. The accommodation is superb. Monkeys in the back garden 😀
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 7 March 2024
Joseph
United KingdomThe location is about a 20 minute walk into town where ATMs and grocery shops are - Janith did offer us a lift into town though so not necessarily a bad thing, just something to note
The safari with Suresh was excellent and good value for a four hour trip. Janith was the perfect host, communicative without being pushy and very attentive to our needs. Breakfast was also very delicious.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 3 March 2024
Teddy
NetherlandsGreat stay in clean room. The property looked very new. Also recommend the safari - the guide was really nice and good at spotting even the smallest animals.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 2 March 2024
David
United KingdomNothing
In common with other reviews we felt the accommodation was excellent being very clean and comfortable with an excellent breakfast. We took a Safari tour arranged by the owner. This was brilliant-Suresh, the driver, was highly knowledgeable. We saw lots of elephants, birds and crocodiles. Last but not least the villa owner Janith was extremely helpful including our arrangements for onward transport.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 26 February 2024
Annika
GermanyNothing to complain about:)
Best accomodation i had during my whole month in Sri Lanka. The place is super clean, modern and nice! Also a very good breakfast. The Safari that he arranged for us was very very good and you could feel that the driver is experienced and also respectful towards the animals and nature! Would highly recommend this place!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 17 February 2024
Aline
AustriaOne of the best accommodations we had so far in Sri Lanka! The bedroom looks exactly like on the pictures, spotless clean, new and well equipped. We loved the view to the forest, the breakfast was excellent and our host very helpful, he gave us good tips. The Safari is a must. Would definitely recommend it!
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 16 February 2024
Norbi
Hungary-
Tastefully furnished room, very comfortable bed, large terrace, nice bathroom, hot water, right on the edge of the jungle. Delicious breakfast, very nice hosts. Janith can arrange a safari tour for you at a very reasonable price with his own jeep.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 13 February 2024
Ziga
SloveniaGreat apartment with great terase where you can see directly into the forest and watch monkeys who will come right to the terrace. And super, super friendly host. Oh, and really good price. So everything was great during our short stay.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 13 February 2024
Katharina
SwitzerlandThe bed was big, but not as comfy.
Really nice accommodation with view into the jungle, many monkeys all around. The host was really friendly and organized a great guided jungle tour for us.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 12 February 2024
Daria
UkraineThe best host we’ve had so far: easygoing, always ready to help; accommodation is great as well: everything is new, clean and in good condition. The host suggested going on safari in the afternoon because it is not that cold as in the morning, and he was right: the safari was unbelievable.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 12 February 2024
Joshua
United KingdomManager was extremely friendly and helpful and room was of a extremely high standard especially given the price. I took the safari linked to the hotel which was very well organised and also at a reasonable price, the driver was also very friendly.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 4 February 2024
Saj
Sri LankaNothing
This is a hidden gem in the area. We travelled from Canada and decided to go by what other travellers had said and glad we stayed here. The staff found out it was our anniversary and went out of their way to decorate our room - a lovely touch. The place is clean, the room was pristine, the breakfast is good and the staff are excellent. The hotel has its own safari jeep and we organized everything with them, it was probably the best thing we did. We’d go back.
Stayed in February 2024
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