UNAWATUNA HOTELS

    
Unawatuna Hotels, Sri Lanka.
   
   
Unawatuna Hotels at the picturesque Unawatuna beach and in the interior areas of the village of Unawatuna are in heavy demand all round the year and especially during the main tourist season of Sri Lanka extending from November to April. Unwatuana beach is studded with a cluster of guesthouses: midrange and budget. However Unawatuana sorely lacks luxury hotels of international standing., Unawatuna Beach Resort , Sanmira Renaissance Hotel and Off Rocks are among the larger beachfront hotels on Unawatuana beach. However, the tourists who prefer smaller, individual properties to large generic luxury hotels are bound to discover good options among the small boutique styled villas and guest houses in Unawatuana.

Unawatuana beach is a lovely semi-circular stretch of golden sands fringed with coconut palm trees that hardly exceed a kilometer from the end to end. At both ends, the beach is well protected by headlands. At the northern headland is a gleaming white dagoba: an extraordinary sight on a beach. Protected by extensive coral reef the bay beach affords ideal swimming conditions year-round, even during the monsoon season. During the monsoon the beach would have some brief and intense but warm tropical showers only to be followed by bright sunshine resulting in enjoyable days at the beach one again. Unawatuana Beach is voted as one of the “top 10 most beautiful beaches in the world” by the Discovery Channel and Mark Ellingham, the founder of 'Rough Guides'.

The beach sheltered by the coconut palm trees is well interspersed with restaurants and cafes serving spicy hot local cuisine. Brought straight from the beach, fresh fish, prawns, lobster and crawfish are cooked in show kitchens to serve the tourists at these restaurants. Over and above the delicious sea food are luscious fresh tropical fruits: pineapple, mango, papaya, mangosteen, rambutan, water melon and banana.

6km north of the beach of Unawatuna is Galle, the sea port, home to a multitude of luxury, midrange and budget hotels. The luxury beachfront accommodation at Galle ranges from outstanding top-end hotels to luxury boutique guest houses located within the Galle Dutch Fort (World Heritage Site) at Galle as well as beyond. Amangalla , Tamarind Hill , Jetwing Lighthouse and Galle Fort Hotel , with the distinctive character of each of those, stand apart from the rest of the luxury hotels at Galle.

Unawatuna Hotels on the beach wouldn’t be top-end luxurious hotels, yet Unawatuna beach that affords safe swimming year round and Unawatuana restaurants on the beach that serves sizzling dishes of fresh sea-food are bound to become the overriding factors in the beach holidys at Unawatuana.

1. Unawatuna Hotels- beachfront

Unawatuna Beach Resort
Location: Unawatuna beach
Setting: beachfront
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 72 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: available

Sanmira Rennaissance Hotel
Location: Mihiripenna, Unawatuna.
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 24 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Off Rocks
Location: Unawatuna,
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 10 rooms in 2 villas
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Miltons Beach Resort
Location: Unawatuna
Setting: beachfront
Type: budget hotel
Rooms: 20
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Amanda Beach Villas
Location: Unawatuna
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available at a separate land just opposite
Tennis court: not available

Amor Villa
Location: Dalewalla, Unawatuna
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 suits
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Dalawella Beach Resort
Location: Dalawella, Unawatuna
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 7 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Dilakn Guest House
Location: Unawatuna
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 3 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Joe's Bungalow
Location: Unawatuana
Setting: beachfront
Type: guesthouse
Rooms: 4 bedroom bungalows and 2 villas
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Kings Palm Villa
Location: Thalpe, Unawatuna
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 5 bedrooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Tarshush Beach Residence
Location: Unawatuna
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 3 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Sun'n'Sea Hotel
Location: Unawatuana
Setting: beachfront
Type: guest house
Rooms: 10 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

2. Unawatuna Hotels- Interior

Flower Garden
Location: Wella Dewalaya Road - Unawatuna
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 25 cabanas
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Star Light Hotel
Location: Thalpe, Unawatuana
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 14 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Thambapanni Retreat
Location: Unawatuna
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 10 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Mango House Villa
Location: Unawatuna
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 bedrooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Black Beauty Guesthouse
Location: Ganahena, Unawatuna
Setting: 100 meters to the beach
Type: guest house
Rooms: 8 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Banana Garden
Location: Unawatuna
Setting: beach is 1 minute walk away
Type: guest house
Rooms: 5 bungalows
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Fernando's House
Location: Unawatuna
Setting: 5 minutes walk to the Unawatuna Beach
Type: guest house
Rooms: 3 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Hotel Dhammika
Location: 5 minutes walk to Unawatuna Beach
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 6 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

Kurulla Villa
Location: Aththaragoda, 20 minutes walk to Unawatuna beach
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 5 bedrooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Nooit Gedacht Ayurveda Health Resort
Location: Unawatuna,
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 bedrooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Nor Lanka Hotel
Location: Parangiyawatta, Unawatuna, 300m off the Galle- Matara Road
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 9 bedrooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Ranthil Resort
Location: Bataduwa Village, Unawatuna,
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 7 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Rockside Cabanas
Location: Mihiripenna near Unawatuna.
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 7 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Secret Garden Villa
Location: Unawatuana
Setting: village surroundings
Type: guest house
Rooms: 3 suits
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: not available
Tennis court: not available

NUWARAEALIYA HOTELS

Nuwara Eliya Hotels, Sri Lanka.
   
   
Nuwara Eliya Hotels are invariably set amidst the rings of mountains of the health resort city of Nuwara Eliya (1890 meters above the sea level), the highest town of Sri Lanka. The city of Nuwara Eliya, located 180km away from Colombo, is a plain that nestles in the high mountains of the Central Highlands of Sri Lanka. In the backdrop of the year round salubrious Climate of the Central Highlands, all Nuwara Eliya Hotels and Nuwara Eliya Guest Houses feature options in room heating: wood burning fire places (hearths) or electric room heaters. Unlike the luxury hotels and guest houses located in the string of fine bay beaches and numerous tourist attractions of Sri Lanka, Nuwara Eliya Hotels do not feature swimming pools. Wherever a hotel or guest house in Nuwara Eliya features a swimming pool, the guests would find it temperature controlled to avoid the chill brought in by the surrounding high mountains of the Central Highlands. All of Nuwara Eliya Hotels and Nuwara Eliya Guest Houses feature pipe-borne hot water.

Nuwara Eliya draws in Sri Lankan tourists as well as foreign tourists. During the month of April, the city is overrun by the Sri Lankan tourists from all over the island resulting in a major spike in room rates of Nuwara Eliya budget hotels and mid range Nuwara Eliya Hotels. Then again during the months of August and December, room rates get a boost in view of the school vacations. Should you plan to visit during April or August or December, hotel bookings well in advance of these months would be of great value.

Some of the luxury hotels are renovated, restored or reconstructed colonial buildings: 155 room Grand Hotel at the heart of Nuwara Eliya is a restored colonial bungalow now endowed with a new wing; Heritance Tea Factory in the outskirts of Nuwara Eliya at Kandapola is an ingenious modification of a colonial tea factory with its compartments, machinery and equipment intact. Most of the guest houses too are renovations, restorations and conversions on old colonial bungalows and tea bungalows used by the colonial British businessmen and planters during the 19th century.

The advantages in staying at a Nuwara Eliya Hotel or at a Nuwara Eliya Guest House is numerous: Nuwara Eliya is a fine base to set off exploring the nature World Heritage site of Horton Plains and the nearly one kilometer deep steep escarpment called World’s End; Nuwara Eliya Golf Club which spreads over 90 acres and Queen Victoria Park are situated in the heart of the city; Haggala Botanical Gardens, Galways' Land Bird Sanctuary and Labookele Tea Centre are within few minutes drive. While Lake Gregory affords the opportunities for boating and rowing, Nuwara Eliya Turf Club is open to all visitors for Horse Riding.

Nuwara Eliya is reached by Colombo-Avissawella-Hatton-Nuwara Eliya A7 main motor road. Though Nuwara Eliya isn’t connected by the Railway, the closest railway station at scenic hill country city of Nanu-Oya makes the journey by railway too possible by highland railway line from Colombo via Kandy and Hatton.

Nuwara Eliya Hotels - City

Grand Hotel
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 155 rooms
International Star grading:

St Andrew’s Hotel
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 52 rooms
International Star grading:

Galway Forest Lodge
Location: Upper Lake Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 52 rooms
International Star grading:

Windsor Hotel
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 49 rooms
International Star grading:

Glendower Hotel
Location: Grand Hotel Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 52 rooms
International Star grading:

Hotel Sunhill
Location: Unique View Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 22 rooms
International Star grading:

The Trevene Holiday Bungalow
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: guest house
Rooms: 10 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Brockenhurst
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Governor's Chalets
Location: Nuwara Eliya
Setting: overlooking Lake Gregory
Type: guest house
Rooms: 3 wooden chalets
International Star grading: not graded

Hotel Green Garden
Location: opposite Nuwaraeliya Town Hall, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: overlooking tea estates
Type: guest house
Rooms: 11 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Alpine Hotel
Location: Haddon Hill Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: budget hotel
Rooms: 25 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Ceybank Rest
Location: Badulla Road, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: in the city
Type: guest house
Rooms: 19 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Nuwara Eliya Hotels- interior

Heritance Tea Factory
Location: Kandapola, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: amidst a tea estate
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 57 rooms
International Star grading: 4 star

Jetwing Warwick Gardens
Location: Ambewela, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: 6 acre estate amidst the mountains
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Avian Breeze
Location: Badulla Road towards Welimada
Setting: on a hillock
Type: guest house
Rooms: 5 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Craigbank
Location: Ambewela, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: 6 acre estate amidst the mountains
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Amaya Langdale
Location: Radalla, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: with a view of mountains
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Westminster House
Location: 4km off the city limit
Setting: overlooking tea estates
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Maples Luxury Holiday Resort
Location: Magasthota,Nuwara Eliya
Setting: overlooking tea estates
Type: guest house
Rooms: 6 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Forest Dale Holiday Bungalow
Location: Labookelle, Nuwara Eliya
Setting: overlooking tea estates
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

Black Pool Bungalow
Location: 4km’s away From Nuwara Eliya Town
Setting: with a view of Mount Piduruthalagala
Type: guest house
Rooms: 7 rooms
International Star grading: not graded

NILAWELI HOTELS

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