Pavana Resort near Udawalawe National Park is a small friendly guesthouse in Embilipitiya (the centre is a 5min walk away) which offers very good value for money.
The eight rooms available are fitted with wooden furnishings, and are cooled with either air conditioning or a fan. There is a small pool in the garden to the rear and Wi-Fi is enabled in much of the hotel.
This was originally the home of the former Sri Lankan cricketer, Romesh Kaluwitharana, and been beautifully converted into a small boutique hotel. All the rooms are extremely comfortably furnished and have views out over the gardens – these total about 5 acres and border the Walawe River. Being only 15 minutes from the entrance to Ude Walawe National Park, this is a perfect stay after doing a game drive into Ude Walawe National Park.
Pamela Goodwin, as the Travel Editor of House & Garden magazine and the magazine’s Editor of the annual Hotels by Design Supplement (May issue) has come up with her top 10 places to visit in 2018. Sri Lanka and in particular, the new Wild Coast Tented Lodge, near Yala comes as the first mention on her list – http://www.houseandgarden.co.uk/gallery/best-holiday-destinations-2018
www.houseandgarden.co.uk The best holiday destinations for 2018, with the help of Hotels by Design 2018, our guide to the most beautifully designed hotels in the world right now
We are delighted to work with Teardrop Hotels, the owners of Wild Coast Tented Lodge, and can offer this as part of our Tailormade Tours – https://www.theuniquetravel.co.uk/tours/tailor-made-sri-lanka-tours/
Relatively modern and overlooking a large lake with plentiful wildfowl, Hotel Sobana is near Udawalawe National Park and offers great value for money.
All the rooms have views over the garden and some of the beautiful lake. The budget hotel offers standard, superior deluxe and cottage accommodation to its guests, and there is a communal pool and Wi-Fi spots available within the public areas of the hotel. The rooms have the main facilities you’d expect from a budget hotel and are air conditioned.
This modern four star hotel sits next to Ude Walawe National Park and the Ath Athuru Sevana Elephant Orphanage. A perfect place to stay for wildlife lovers!
The Grand Ude Walawe Safari Resort Hotel boasts 79 modern rooms, consisting of 24 deluxe rooms, 29 super deluxe rooms, 22 grand suite rooms and 4 suits. The rooms are air conditioned, have tea and coffee making equipment, television and twenty four hour room service.
The hotel itself sits on seven acres of lush land full of mature trees and has a great pool for guests to enjoy.
