Hotels near Sri Naga Rajamaha Viharaya, Anuradhapura

The hotel is located in Anuradhapura, with beautiful pagoda ruins visible across a large lake. The environment of the hotel is quite beautiful, and the swimming pool is also very good. The supply of buffet breakfast is not stable. We stayed for 4 nights in a row. Breakfast was buffet breakfast on two days and set meal on two days. The explanation given by the hotel was that the buffet breakfast was not open because the tour bus had left and there were too few people. Anyway, it’s quite interesting to have a traditional Sri Lankan breakfast. Picture 1 is the set breakfast we had (the portions were huge), and Pictures 2 and 3 are the buffet breakfast.

We selected this place based on recommendations from a travel book. We were the only people staying there at the time. The location has two levels. We were on the second level. Breakfast was not included in the room rate much to our surprise. Then even though a hot water heater was in the room it didn’t work. We brought this to their attention. We were told it would be fixed. It wasn’t fixed, we weren’t told, and we weren’t moved to another room. When we checked out we were told ones in the other room didn’t work either. The hotel is located on a small street which means tiki tuks don’t go by. You must either walk a couple of blocks to a busy street or have them call one for you. The dogs in the area can be rather noisy.

Spacious rooms with decks overlooking a lake and with 3 stupas in the distance. Great air conditioning. Excellent buffets for all 3 meals. We were there for 3 nights. I had to miss our group excursion to the Bodhi Tree so the hotel kindly arranged for a driver and car to take me there at sunset! The car was allowed to pass through several road barriers — finally I realized the hotel had generously sent breakfast for the monks, so the delivery was made to the monastery. Lovely!

We stayed at Ivy Lake for one night. This is a small hotel with modern facilities and worth the money you spend. It is a nice place with friendly staff who attended to our needs without hesitation. The area where the hotel is located is also good because we were able to reach sacred places very easily. The rooms are spacious and clean with delicious food. These rooms are comfortable with hot water, A/C, and other amenities. It is a calm and peaceful place for families to spend their time in Anuradhapura.

We loved the Uga Ulagalla. The rooms are large cabins, elevated on stilts, with outside decks and a private plunge pool. We had room 1 which was possibly the best! Near the main hotel complex so an easy walk to dinner, the room, the deck overlooked the paddy fields which were alive with wildlife. In the evening, sitting in the private plunge pool with a beer from the minibar whilst the swifts circled overhead was magical. The room was really lovely, though the mosquito net was suitable for decoration only (this was the only fault we could see with the room and mosquitoes were not a major problem). The main restaurant was a little limited and although the food was great we would have been struggling a bit with choices had we been staying much longer. They do have a traditional restaurant which is in the middle of the paddy fields where you can eat a selection of fabulous curries cooked over a wood fire. It is very expensive and the volume of food is far more than a normal person could possibly eat but the ambience is fabulous, the food delicious (though not very spicy) and the service very personal indeed. You do have to be very aware at breakfast as the restaurant is open and there are some very wily macaque monkeys who will steal your breakfast if you are not alert. They love the sugar in bowls and we saw one steal from the neighbouring table. Despite being very much on guard it didn't stop one doing a smash and grab raid on by breakfast toast. He then sat on the nearby roof eating my toast. There are a range of activities to do including guided walks, birdwatching (it is sensational for those who like birds), horse riding, kayaking to name but a few. Could have spent longer and not got bored.

This place is an exceptional gem amidst the nature. The architect has done a terrific job by blending in with the nature with such simplicity and sophistication. It is an eco luxury boutique hotel in true sense. Everything was outstanding. The staff provided extraordinary hospitality. The food was delicious too, chef definitely knows how to cook delicious meals at fine dine level. Would definitely recommend it to others and wish to come back again. Kudos to the entire team for making our trip to SriLanka so memorable