Bandarawela Hotel

3.0 star property
your current months are January, 2025 and February, 2025.
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Lobby
Garden
Presidential Room
Reception
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.0 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service

Explore the area

Map
No. 14, Welimada Road, Bandarawela
  • Dowa Temple
    13 min walk
  • Kinellan Tea Factory
    10 min drive
  • MACKY FOOD COURT
    3 min walk
  • Haputale Railway Station
    10 min drive

Room options

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Presidential Room

  • 58 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Deluxe Double Room

  • 24 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Bandarawela

Located in Bandarawela, Bandarawela Hotel is in the mountains, within a 15-minute drive of Dowa Temple and Kinellan Tea Factory. .This resort is 7.2 mi (11.5 km) from Uva Halpewaththa Tea Factory and 7.2 mi (11.6 km) from Suwadivi Ayurveda Health Care.

What's nearby

  • Dowa Temple - 13 min walk
  • Nine Arches Bridge - 15 min drive
  • Little Adam's Peak - 15 min drive
  • Ravana Falls - 17 min drive
  • Ella Rock - 19 min drive

Getting around

  • Haputale Railway Station - 10 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Diyathalawa Hela Bojun Hala - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Barista - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪360 Ella - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪One Love - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Matey Hut - ‬11 min drive

About this property

Bandarawela Hotel

Resort in Bandarawela with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Bandarawela Hotel offers 33 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Each accommodation is individually furnished. This Bandarawela resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and bidets. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Recreational amenities at the resort include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 33 individually furnished guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including a fitness center and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this resort include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and wedding services.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch, dinner, or brunch at the resort's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this resort consist of a conference center and a meeting room. Free self parking is available onsite.
Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. A children's menu is available. Reservations are required.
Room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee: USD 13 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fitness centre
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Conference centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • No lift (single-level property)
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • TV in lobby

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste (on request)

Food and drink

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

More

  • Desk
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Slippers
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: noon
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between March 5 and March 6.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
1 child, up to the age of 5 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 62
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 62

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 13 per person

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 debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Bandarawela Hotel
Hotel Bandarawela
Bandarawela Hotel Resort
Bandarawela Hotel Bandarawela
Bandarawela Hotel Resort Bandarawela

Bandarawela Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 14 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 40 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 40 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

susan

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful heritage hotel - however, bathrooms dated and shower facility hard to use (in old fasioned bath) Staff excellent.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very atmospheric
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The whole vibe of the place just takes you back in time.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Gamini

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A hotel with a history
Very comfortable stay. Friendly and helpful staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

ThuanHannan

Travelled with family and small children
Beautiful Place.Need to equip with modern fittings
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super friendly staff. Good breakfast. Plenty of parking.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Sasanka

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel with amazing staff
Pretty good hotel. The breakfast was better than I expected. The staff is super friendly and super helpful. Overall I’ll stay again here.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Colonial stye hotel walking distance to the town. Great good and helpful staff. Hotel condition is average.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Karu, Sri Lanka

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Deteriorating hotel. Used to be a nice place
I occupied room No. 214. This is my 4th stay during the past 04 years. Beds were terrible. Bed springs were all very loose and saggy and it is more like a hammock. Once you get close to the edge you tend to topple over. Had a narrow shave twice. It leaves you with a terrible back ache in the morning. Toilet was leaking and water from the cistern wets the floor every time the toilet is flushed. They said the ice machine is broken and could not get any ice cubes delivered to the room. I just begin to wonder whether they gave me the worst possible room being a Sri Lankan leaving the better rooms for foreign guests. On previous occasions I can't remember encountering a problem of this nature. Even the quality of food has deteriorated and it is not any better than an average Rest House run by local authorities.

8/10 Good

Lorraine, Crasville , Normandy France

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent old colonial hotel
We loved this old colonial hotel with it's very Britishness . Over 100 years old and still keeping up the old traditions. The gardens are well maintained and beautiful. Excellent food and delightful staff.

10/10 Excellent

Shan Ravin, Visalia, California, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice and homely
Enjoyed the stay without any trouble. Can ask for more than this in Bandarawela. Conveniently located. Wish the management good luck!

10/10 Excellent

maddi, colorado

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet and peacfull place
We enjoyed our stay very much,the weather was good and the staff was very accommodative .the food was 3 star quality .I would visit this place again.

8/10 Good

Malcolm, Stansted UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Glimpse of the past
Great value for money. Food and service were very good. Gave us an alternative experience of Sri Lanka. You can't fault it but it is what it is and where it is - so don't expect 5 star luxury and services. Be aware that travelling takes a lot longer than you might think in this whole area.

8/10 Good

sanjaya, colombo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very old hotel with traditions
it was nice to see some old hotel staff who had been working there for a long time and they were friendly and obliging as ever and made us homely.

6/10 Okay

PRANAB, Kolkata, India

Liked: Staff & service
Nostalgia above comfort
The only plus point is the heritage tag of the property. This was a good experience from that point. Hotel is well decorated with old memorabilia which gives a look into the past.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice stop over and close to the sites in thearea
.. A very enjoyable break.Desoite being in a very busy town , the hotels situation made you feel that you were in the country.. Good food and good service

8/10 Good

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

David, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Charming Hotel
Great hotel. Looks old but the place has a lot of charm and lovely fires to sit around when it gets a little chilly. Service and food was excellent. We were made to feel so welcome and would definitely stay again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great place to stay in Sri Lanka
Personally, this is now one of my favorite hotels! The hotel and town are a great base for exploring the hills region

8/10 Good

Mark T, Moscow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great old style hotel
I loved the place, from the rooms to the restaurant. My only gripe is that you could hear people talking outside your door, so avoid the room at the end of the walkway where people turn left or right. They congregate there to say what they're doing the next day. The bar/pub is so sweet, and the restaurant does great set meals