The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa

Lakefront hotel in Anuradhapura with spa and outdoor pool

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By the lake, The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa offers a serene ambiance with a spa for relaxing treatments and an outdoor pool perfect for sun-kissed days. Guests can unwind on the tranquil garden or take in breathtaking views from the terrace.
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Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Bar
  • Airport transfer
  • Pool
  • Connecting rooms available
  • 24/7 front desk

Main amenities (12)

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurants and bar/lounge
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • Breakfast available
  • Free use of bicycles
  • Children's pool
  • Room service
  • Airport pick-up service
  • Area shuttle
  • Train station pick-up service
  • Terrace

Feel at home (6)

  • Children stay free
  • Children's pool
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms available
  • Private bathroom
  • Separate bedroom
  • Garden

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About the area

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Dharmapala Mawatha, New Town, Near Old Bus Stand, Anuradhapura, North Central, 50000

What's nearby

  • Mirisawetiya Stupa - 6 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Sri Maha Bodhi - 6 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Anuradhapura Archaeological Museum - 6 min drive - 4.4 km
  • Thuparamaya - 6 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Ruwanwelisaya - 6 min drive - 4.7 km

Getting around

  • Colombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.) - 88.1 miles/141.8 km
  • Airport pickup service
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Train station pickup (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Seedevi Family Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Palhena Village Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Arachchi Restaurant - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪the coffee shop - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Sorriso Restaurant - ‬3 min drive

About this property

The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa

Located near a train station, The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa is a great choice for a stay in Anuradhapura. You can grab a bite to eat at the restaurant and visit the spa to be pampered with massages, facials or Ayurvedic treatments. Other highlights include an outdoor pool, a bar/lounge and a children's pool.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 70 rooms
    • Arranged over 3 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: noon
    • Express check-in available
    • Late check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age – 18
    • Check-out time is noon

Special check-in instructions

    • This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Children

    • Up to 5 children (1 year old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room using existing bedding
    • No cots (infant beds)

Pets

    • Pets not allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free on-site self-parking
    • Free on-site extended parking
    • Wheelchair-accessible parking on site

Transfers

    • Airport pickup on request (available 24 hours a day)*
    • Train station pickup

Off-site

    • Area shuttle*

Other information

    • Designated smoking areas

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast (surcharge) each morning 7 AM–9 AM
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge
  • Barbecue grills
  • Room service (limited hours)

Travelling with children

  • Children stay for free (see details)
  • Children's pool

What to do

  • Ecotours nearby
  • Hiking/biking trails nearby

Working away

  • Meeting room
  • Computer station

Services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Dry cleaning/laundry services
  • Luggage storage
  • Free bike hire
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas

Facilities

  • Built in 1957
  • Safe-deposit box at front desk
  • Garden
  • Terrace
  • An outdoor pool
  • Full-service spa

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Grab bar near toilet

Room amenities

Be entertained

  • LCD television

Home comfort

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Minibar
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

Sleep well

  • Turndown service
  • Bed sheets provided

Freshen up

  • Private bathroom
  • Shower only
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Towels

Stay connected

  • Desk
  • Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Daily housekeeping (surcharge)
  • In-room safe
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms available

Special features

Spa

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic.

Fees & policies

Optional extras

  • Full breakfast is offered for an extra charge of approximately USD 8 for adults and USD 4 for children
  • Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of USD 105 per vehicle
  • Train station pick-up service is offered for an extra charge
  • Local area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
  • Housekeeping is offered for an extra charge

Policies

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms. These are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
This property does not have lifts.
This property accepts credit cards.
Credit cards accepted: Visa, Mastercard
A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 24 December.
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on 31 December.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with UK consumer law, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Also known as

Lakeside Hotel Nuwarawewa Anuradhapura
Lakeside Hotel Nuwarawewa
Lakeside Nuwarawewa Anuradhapura
Lakeside Nuwarawewa
Nuwarawewa Rest House Hotel Anuradhapura
The Lakeside At Nuwarawewa
The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa Hotel
The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa Anuradhapura
The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa Hotel Anuradhapura

Frequently asked questions

Is there a pool at The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa?

Yes, there's an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Are pets allowed at The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa?

Sorry, pets aren't allowed.

Is parking offered on site at The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa?

Yes, there's free self and extended parking.

Is an airport shuttle service offered by The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa?

Yes, a shuttle from the airport to the hotel is available. The charge is USD 105 per vehicle.

What are the check-in and check-out times at The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: noon. Check-out time is noon. Express check-in is available.

What is there to do at The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa and nearby?

Have fun during the warmer months with activities such as cycling. Additional recreation nearby includes ecotours. Indulge in a treatment at the spa and enjoy a swim in the outdoor pool. The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa also has a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa?

Yes, there's an on-site restaurant.

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The Lakeside Hotel at Nuwarawewa Reviews

7.2

Good

8.0

Cleanliness

8.0

Location

7.6

Staff & service

6.0

Eco-friendliness

7.0

Property conditions & facilities

6/10 Good

This property offered value for money - it was cheap. In its heyday, it must have been a very nice hotel but maintenance has fallen behind over the years. The common areas are fine but the rooms and exterior/grounds are very tired and badly need to be updated. Perhaps the owners can't afford it - there were only 4 guests booked in on the night we stayed.
michael, 1-night trip

2/10 Poor

What a joke. Booking was on a quarantine hotel.

Absolutely ugly thing hotel.com has done by booking a hotel which is reserved for quarantine travellers. When we reached hotel, hotel staff didn’t allow us to enter as it’s reserved for quarantine people only. What a stupid joke of a service your company has done. We have been stranded without a hotel. You should have not accepted the booking if the hotel is reserved for quarantine people. I will NOT use your service again.
M Tissa, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Room wasn't ready on time and check out also got delayed as only one person at the Service Desk to attend all guests.
1-night trip

4/10 Fair

The hotel was quiet and in a peaceful setting. Our rooms were very dark as there was bamboo in front of the windows and the first night a huge cockroach joined me in the bathroom. The front desk didn't seem particularly concerned about this when I complained. Communication with staff generally was very difficult due to poor English, a couple of staff members seemed quite pleasant but a lot were indifferent bordering on sullen. We ate at the restaurant both nights - the vegetarian Sri Lankan curry I had the first night was very good but the other dishes were very disappointing. My husband believes he left a wallet with quite a bit of money in it in our room but it wasn't able to be located.
2-night trip

8/10 Very good

En demi-teinte

Chambre peu lumineuse, piscine pas nettoyée, salle de bain sans eau froide, pas de couette ou couverture d’appoint en chambre... ce sont les points négatifs. Néanmoins, les vélos gratuits sont un gros plus, le restaurant est excellent, le personnel est très agréable et à l’écoute, l’emplacement au bord d’un lac est calme, mais aussi juste à côtés des bus vers Negombo/Colombo et du petit centre-ville ville avec quelques boutiques et restaurants tout en restant à une dizaine distance raisonnable des ruines et temples... Donc plus qu’acceptable pour une courte durée.
Karim, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

The property was not at all what we expected, and not at all as described here on Expedia. I would describe it more as an upgraded hostel. There were no tours or assistance with finding tours, as the brochure in the room stated. The front desk lady way over quoted us for a tuk tuk, then later stated that she didn’t. The food was subpar, and the meal we were served (Sri Lankan curry) was not curry at all. We were not comfortable in the facility and so left after only one day even though we paid for 2 days. I would only suggest this place if you just want a place to lay your head, without any amenities.
2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nice hôtel, central, very welcoming, helpful and smiling staff.
1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Spotless, comfortable with great customer service

we stayed at the hotel on NYE so we partook in the hotel’s special gala dinner. It was a buffet but very well catered with a great variety of Sri Lankan and western food which was freshly made, regularly replenished and delicious. We have loved the local cuisine on our trip but it was a treat to have fresh salads, smoked salmon and readymade flambé desserts. The breakfast was also a buffet. Not your average buffet - everything was fresh and tasty! The room was compact but comfortable. The bathroom was quite small but like the room, spotless and functional. Hot water, ac, good WiFi and very helpful and attentive staff. Great value for money and in a lovely location close to town but next to a lake with peace and quiet.
Regina, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Good mid-range choice

Great pool and nice surroundings. Breakfast very good but leftovers are clearly used for lunch and dinner. Much better choices away from the hotel to eat however hotel itself fine for bed and breakfast.
Andrew, 2-night trip

8/10 Very good

お手頃価格の2つ星ながら必要最低限は揃っており滞在には問題ないです。南部へのインターシティバスターミナルにも一番近いホテルでその点も便利。 ただ排水溝が全て下水直結なのか、蓋が開いた状態だと臭います。プッシュ式で開閉出来るので排水の必要がない時は閉めておきましょう。
skategirl, 1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Free bikes

We stayed a couple of nights and enjoyed using the hotel’s free bikes to cycle round the old town. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was okay, nothing spectacular. Room was good.
2-night trip

2/10 Poor

差劣的接待

這是我經歷接待最差的酒店，事源訂了三間雙人房，但酒店告訴只是單人房，並要求以門市價錢補償，比訂房價更高（訂房 USD 40,要補償 USD 70）我們要求可否以網上價錢補償，但受到堅決拒絕。唯有要求和他們經理商量，但這位先生態度極端惡劣，拒絕彈性處理更指責我們是存心欺騙，我們十分憤怒並要求道歉，他知道自己說錯了願意只需補償 USD 18，事情終於解決，但心中不快仍揮之不去。

8/10 Very good

Formal, professional, courteous welcome

Very warm and formal Sri Lankan welcome. Staff very friendly and eager to please. We had booked one room, a triple, pre-paid through Hotels.com, but another person joined us late in our trip planning, so we had to book a whole second room. (Son's new girlriend.) Rate was higher for that second room, but not obscenely more, which was nice. (And the staff was very apologetic for this.) Advantages: Hotel provides driver accommodation. Food (the breakfast buffet with Sri Lankan and Western choices) is outstanding. Pool shows its age, but it clean and pleasant. Free use of bikes to ride around the sacred sites in Anuradhapura or along the nicely graveled bank of the wewa (artificial lake/tank) on which hotel is situated. We did this at sunset and it was lovely. Disadvantages: extremely poor wi-fi. We were happy by and large to be out of touch with the rest of the world, but one does need to check things from time to time, or obtain information about, e.g., restaurants or sightseeing. It was a primitive web-login based system that frequently disconnected and got slower the longer you were connected until connection to pages timed out. The hotel should fix this. Also, shower water took 15 minutes to warm up. That's not a deal-breaker, by any means, as the rooms were pleasant and the whole experience nice. Because of its formal professionalism amongst the staff, the hotel has a "colonial" feel even if the decor reminded my of the 1970s.
2-night trip

8/10 Very good

Nicht Superior-Zimmmer buchen!

Die uns vor Ort gezeigten Superior-Zimmer lagen im Souterrain, waren dunkel und hatten unmittelbar vor dem Fenster eine Stützmauer. Nach Zahlung eines Aufpreises konnten wir dann ein schönes Zimmer beziehen.
W., 3-night trip

6/10 Good

Great Value, Great Staff, Excellent Food

Great staff, excellent food, decent accommodations. Wifi Awful!
Jonathan, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Sehr angenehmer Aufenthalt

Uns hat alles sehr gut gefallen. Ich verstehe die teilweise zurückhaltenden Kritiken nicht. Wir waren 4 Nächte sehr gerne dort und würden gerne wiederkommen.

10/10 Exceptional

Pulito e confortevole

L'hotel è ben situato, le camere sono pulite funzionali e ben equipaggiate. La colazione è ricca e il personale è gentile e disponibile
Fabio, 3-night trip

6/10 Good

Renting a bike and getting around

hotel is just acceptable. Buffet(breakfast/lunch) are just fine. Facility is a bit old but close to the lake as it's said in the hotel name and renting a bike and riding along the lake is super nice. Almost forgot to say that wifi network is very week in the room.
Masaki, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

バスルームがとても生臭く、部屋の中にヤモリがいて、宿泊場所を変更しようかと思うほどでした。 掲載されている写真はかなりよく写っています。実際は清潔感がありませんでした。 朝食は美味しく、スタッフはフレンドリーでその点はよかったです。また、駅とバスターナルから近く、立地は良いです。
1-night trip

6/10 Good

Good, but one who manage the room shairing is not done her job perfect. other than that is ok.
prabash, 1-night trip

4/10 Fair

Très simple et peut mieux faire

Beau cadre et staff "gentil" mais les points positifs s'arrêtent là. Hotel des années 60 à bout de souffle. Propre mais tout fait vieillot. Petit dej peu appétissant.
1-night trip

6/10 Good

Good Hotel

Overall good, but please make sure to ask for clean towels. They have given us very dirty looking towels.
1-night trip

6/10 Good

Way too expensive for the experience

A decidedly mixed experience. Comfortable room, friendly staff, great food, and arranged an excellent tour of the ancient city. But hot water was out two days and the safari they arranged for us was very disappointing: the tracker spoke almost no English and seemed pretty disinterested in looking for animals. On top of that there was a band playing so loud one afternoon, the room windows were rattling. Multiple requests to turn down the vilume were ignored.
3-night trip

4/10 Fair

Dinner Buffet Food Was Cold

The hotel was fine, I guess, but we cut our stay early. The pool was nothing special, the rooms weren't as clean as they could be, and all the food (even the things that are normally served hot) were cold. We won't be going back.
Danielle, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Phenomenal service, excellent food, and a lovely hotel.
3-night trip