Forest Rock Garden Resort, Anuradhapura
This beautiful new boutique hotel is located about 20mins equidistant from Anuradhapura in the east and Wilpattu National Park to the west, in a 50 acre site with wilderness all around. The accommodation really does have a feel of the ancient of Anuradhapura, using similar architecture styles in the ornate pillars, statues, ponds and waterways. The hotel is actually built 20ft off the ground, with meandering walkways between to stop any impact on the jungle below, and so the wildlife can continue to use the jungle below unhindered. The hotel only serves vegetarian food.
Pavana Resort near Udawalawe National Park
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.
Kalu’s Hideaway, Ude Walawe
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.
Hotel Sobana near Udawalawe National Park
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.
