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Kottawatta Village

3.0 star property
Families discover lakeside relaxation at this retreat with multiple pools, a swim-up bar, and a kids' club that keeps younger travelers entertained

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Kottawatta Village, by a peaceful lake, is perfect for family escapes. Parents can enjoy drinks at the swim-up or poolside bar while kids splash in their pool or join the kids' club. The property offers WiFi, a relaxing terrace, and concierge services to enhance your stay.

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services

Room options

View all photos for Standard Tent, 1 Bedroom, River View, Garden Area

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Standard Tent, 1 Bedroom, River View, Garden Area

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Fireplace
Flat-screen TV
Cots/infant beds
Fan
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Bidet
  • Garden view
  • 19 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board

Luxury Double Room, 1 King Bed, Pool View, Poolside

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Free cots/infant beds
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Fan
Separate bedroom
  • 371 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, desk, iron/ironing board

Luxury Tent, 1 King Bed, Pool View

Highlights

Balcony or patio
Fireplace
Air conditioning
Mini-fridge
Flat-screen TV
Fan
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
  • 13 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
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About the area

Located in Udawalawa, Kottawatta Village is in the historical district and on the waterfront. Ridiyagama Safari Park is a local attraction and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Udawalawe National Park and Waulpane Cave. Visit our Udawalawa travel guide
Map
Udawalawa Junction, Udawalawa, 70200

What's nearby

  • I was very surprised to see a few skin-and-bones elephants in Udawalawe National Park despite it's seemingly lush greenery.
    Udawalawe National Park
    5 min drive - 5.5 km
  • Elephant Transit Home
    7 min drive - 6.2 km
  • Sankhapala Raja Maha Viharaya & Phussadewa Tomb
    9 min drive - 9.4 km
  • Mau Ara Lake
    23 min drive - 25.0 km
  • Tangalle Beach
    57 min drive - 69.7 km

Restaurants

  • Kottawaththa Village Inn
    1 min walk
  • Grand Toscana Restaurant
    5 min drive
  • Elephant Trail Restaurant
    9 min drive
  • vibeX
    16 min walk
  • Kuma & Restaurant Udawalawa
    12 min drive

About this property

Kottawatta Village

Luxury family-friendly hotel near Udawalawe National Park
A swim-up bar, a poolside bar and a free daily manager's reception are just a few of the amenities provided at Kottawatta Village. In addition to a terrace and a coffee shop/cafe, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • An outdoor pool and a children's pool, along with a swim-up bar
  • Free self-parking
  • Buffet breakfast (surcharge), a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and express check-out
  • Express check-in, a children's club (surcharge) and a reception hall
Room features
All guest rooms at Kottawatta Village boast comforts, such as fireplaces and premium bedding, as well as amenities, such as free Internet and free newspapers.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and bidets
  • Flat-screen TVs with premium channels
  • Balconies or patios, electric kettles and fans

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free wired internet
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily buffet breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 7 for adults and USD 7 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • A swim-up bar
  • Free daily manager's reception

Things to do

  • Children's club
  • Children's pool
  • Ecotours
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Children's club (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Separate bedroom

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • 24-hour business centre
  • Conference centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In a national park
  • On a lake
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 3 buildings
  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets
  • Reception hall
  • Traditional architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Fireplace
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Living room

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per day.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately USD 7 for adults and from USD 7 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 228.94 per vehicle (return)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system and a first aid kit
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Kottawatta Village Hotel Udawalawa
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Kottawatta Village Udawalawa
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Kottawatta Village Hotel Embilipitiya
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Frequently asked questions

Does Kottawatta Village have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Kottawatta Village pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Kottawatta Village?

Self-parking is free at this property; nearby parking is also free.

What time is check-in at Kottawatta Village?

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Kottawatta Village?

Checkout is at noon.

Does Kottawatta Village provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 228.94 per vehicle applies.

Where is Kottawatta Village located?

This family-friendly Udawalawa hotel is located on the waterfront, 2.3 mi (3.6 km) from Udawalawe National Park, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Waulpane Cave and Sankhapala Raja Maha Viharaya & Phussadewa Tomb. Mau Ara Lake is 9.7 mi (15.6 km) away.

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Reviews

Kottawatta Village Reviews

8.4

Very good

8.4

Cleanliness

8.4

Location

8.0

Staff & service

8.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 49 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Anders

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Trevligt glamping-boende.

Trevlig glamping-resort, nära till Udawalele nationalpark vilket var stora anledningen till mitt besök. Maten var okej, lite dyr buffé på kvällen sett till vad som serverades. Lyckades inte lösa så jag kunde dela safari-tripp med andra sällskap och ja tror ärligt att de inte försökte, ju fler bilar desto mer pengar in. Annars fick jag god hjälp med att lösa bussresa vidare till Ella.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place out in the wild naturen. A lot of monkeys around the houses.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Mooie hutjes met leuke badkamer. Wel een bed aan de kleine kant
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Superbe établissement avec cabanes, nous avons l’impression de dormir dans un cocon. La piscine et les jardins sont très bien entretenus. Il y a des ouvertures un peu partout au niveau de la cabane ce qui fait que si l’on garde la lumière allumée la nuit des insectes peuvent entrer, la moustiquaire nous a sauvé nous nous sommes retrouvés en plein milieu de la nuit avec un énorme scarabée dans la chambre Repas parfait et petit-déjeuner très complet ! Avec beaucoup de choix selon nos envies sucré / salé ! Top !
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Arnoud

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Zeer tevreden!

Zeer tevreden verblijf! Het resort organiseerde een geweldige safari met zeer enthousiaste gids. Het park is prachtig en restaurant serveert prima eten.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff made me feel welcome and safe from the moment I arrived. They organised for me to share a morning safari with another couple who were staying there - this way we all saved money and it’s better for the environment. I really appreciated this! Our guide for the Safari “Parera” was fantastic! He made sure we were the second Jeep in the park, and drive quickly but safely and professionally. He knew many species of animal and always stopped for everything. He could spot a gecko on a tree ten metres away! When we reached the end of our safari we found a mother and baby elephant having a mud bath. It was so beautiful and we watched for so long even though we went over time - Parera called the hotel and made sure they waited for us to return so we could have breakfast and watch the elephants for longer. Thank you so much Parera!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Karim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Très bon rapport qualité/prix

Très bel endroit, la chambre donnant directement sur la piscine était superbe et le staff est super. La nourriture du restaurant était très moyenne par contre, mais vu qu’en nous y avons passé une seule nuit cela convenait (de toute façon avons pas d’autre option car le « village » d’Uda Walawe n’est pas trop accessible à pied et de toute façon il n’y a pas grand chose...). La chambre était très charmante, petit bemol pour la salle de bain exterieure : jolie, mais dans un univers très « végétal » comme celui de l’hôtel c’est vite envahi d’insectes... À part ce détail, tout était super !
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Das Hotel ist sehr schön gelegen und insbesondere die Poolvillen sind idyllisch um einen tollen Pool gelegen. Verpflegung (Buffet) war sehr gut, ausnahmslos alle Mitarbeiter sehr freundlich. Die Safari (über das Hotel gebucht) war die beste (wir haben drei in drei verschiedenen Parks gemacht) und Udawalawe gleicht einem Garten Eden. Abstriche muss man im Hotel bei der Sauberkeit machen, nicht alles war in tadellosem Zustand: Scheiben der Bungalows zum Teil zerbrochen, viele Spinnweben überall, angeschmuddelte Sitze vor den Poolvillen. Bett und Bad waren aber sehr sauber und die AC funktionierte bestens, daher insgesamt eine klare Empfehlung für eine oder zwei Nächte.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Tolle Lage, insbesondere der Poolvillen, und sehr schöner, idyllischer Poolbereich. Restaurant mit reichlich Auswahl und alles war lecker. Die angebotene Safari war preislich gut und die Durchführung super. Udawalawe ist wie ein Garten Eden und hat uns besser gefallen als Yala und Wilpattu, denn es gab weniger Jeeps und viel mehr Tiere und sehr schöne Landschaft. Die Poolvillen und die Poolliegen sind zum Teil in schlechterem Zustand, als die Fotos suggerieren: Teils zerbrochene Scheiben (aber noch dicht),Spinnweben, angeschmuddelte Sitze vor den Poolvillen und z.T. schmutzigeLiegen. Bett, Bad und AC waren aber in tadellosem Zustand und auch das Gelände wirkte gepflegt. Insgesamt daher eine klare Empfehlung für ein oder zwei Nächte.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Amenities
Schöner Pool bei den Poolvillen, gutes Essen und schöne Lage
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Our room was spacious, comfortable and clean. We absolutely loved the outdoor bathroom. The fish massage, pool and gardens make it a very relaxing stay. The staff were friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
The staff was very friendly and went out of their way to please guests. We enjoyed the idea of the outside bathroom, but there were thousands of ants. The grounds were lovely as well. Restaurant is okay but I loved the special "date night" tables they had
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

They may give your room away!

We booked 2 months in advance and had been in contact with resort in the weeks leading up to our trip. When we arrived, we were told they didn’t have our booked room available as the had double booked it. They offered a tent, which we didn’t want as we had been camping up to this point and wanted closed walls to keep insects out. They weren’t apologetic at all and we found a different place to stay as a result. We wouldn’t book again. Poor customer service. Lack of consideration for plans around travel. And we found out later that they overcharge for safaris. So we are glad we didn’t end up with them.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

An

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Topper van formaat !

Een prachtige resort met heerlijk personeel. Prima tenten met alle luxe. Heerlijk restaurant en keuken. Een topper van formaat voor een heel aanvaardbare prijs. Zeker boeken !!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Ashley

Basic accommodation set in nice grounds with two decent swimming pools. Go for the poolside rooms if you want to stay here. This property also can organise jeep safaris to the Udawalawe park. Email the hotel to organise this ahead of time, we’ll worth it. Did 6 hour tour with breakfast, guide was excellent. Saw dozens of elephants. Much better than Yala for elephant and other wildlife spotting (did an 8 hr trip to Yala the next day and saw almost nothing as the forest is so dense at times and overcrowded with noisy jeeps)
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Christina

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hyggeligt område

Vi boede i telt med udsigt ind mod junglen, hvilket gjorde det intimt og hyggeligt.. Hotel området var hyggeligt og gennemført. Maden var ikke den store oplevelse.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Bec, Cambodia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful resort, with lovely rooms. Ideal for doing a safari, the hotel organised our driver for us and a taxi for the following day.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing! Must stay!!!

We booked the deluxe tent, it was amazing! Very clean, spacious, beautiful! View on the pool! Pool was very nice! Breakfast and dinner were very good! Also booked a safari with them, everything was great! Nothing bad to say about our stay!!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice hotel. They arranged the safari for us and it was perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Amazing Hotel

Amazing Hotel !! Definitely stay here if you are going to do the safari..
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fun experience in the tents!

We only had 1 night here, to do 2 safaris at Udawalawe National Park. Hotel organised us the safaris very easily, around 20 mins drive away from the park but it is fun travelling in the Jeep. We stayed in the permanent tents, which was really fun and added to the safari feel! Tents were fine, have aircon and mosquito nets. Nice pool areas and restaurant was fine for food and beers.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Cait, Georgia, United States

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay! I especially enjoyed the food and staying in a tent. Glamping at its finest!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Don’t book

Good idea. Done badly. Tents with aircon and bathroom✅. Ridiculously close to busy road so no sleep. Checkin and restaurant staff all seemed a bit disinterested. Bed sheets with big holes like the dog had been wrestling with them. Just weird. And no real interest in solving our problems. Skip it.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Benoit

Disliked: Staff & service

Beau sur le papier mais pas en realiter !

Chambre standart dans une sorte de vielle hutte, ou il n’y a pas de fenetre est qui est rempli d’insecte. La reception empeche de prendre des taxis de l’exterieur afin de surchargé les tarifs de leur taxi ! Sinon tres beau safari.

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Jungle style villa

We managed to stay in a villa by the pool which was divine. We had a beautiful outdoor bathroom which suits the style of the accomodation. The bed was comfortable and had its own mosquito net. The jungle style room had great air conditioning and felt like a little oasis. The staff was very helpful and assisted us to book tours for the National Park. One bit that could be improved was the wifi.