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Gal Oya Lodge

3.0 star property
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December 2024
January 2025

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Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Mountain View
Outdoor pool
Bungalow, 1 Bedroom
Balcony
Property grounds

Reviews

10 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
Rathugala, bibile ampara road, Galgamuwa, Madulla, Uva
  • Gal Oya National Park
    11 min drive
  • Maduru Oya National Park
    80 min drive
  • Dambana Wedi Gammanaya
    81 min drive

Room options

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Bungalow, 1 Bedroom

Bungalow, 1 Bedroom

  • 75 sq m
  • Mountain view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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includes taxes & fees
6 Dec - 7 Dec
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About the area

Asia

What's nearby

  • Gal Oya National Park - 11 min drive - 9.8 km
  • Mahiyangana Temple - 75 min drive - 67.9 km
  • Maduru Oya National Park - 80 min drive - 70.1 km
  • Dambana Wedi Gammanaya - 81 min drive - 70.5 km
  • Dunhinda Falls - 99 min drive - 93.4 km

About this property

Gal Oya Lodge

Family-friendly hotel with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
Gal Oya Lodge offers 9 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and ceiling fans. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Bathrooms include bidets and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.
Make yourself at home in one of the 9 guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include desks and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this hotel include concierge services, babysitting (surcharge), and an arcade/game room. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include express check-in, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Gal Oya Lodge has a restaurant on site.
A complimentary grocery shopping service is offered and room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, French

Property amenities

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Extended parking on site (surcharge)
  • Motorhome/coach/lorry parking (subject to charges) on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Local area shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Arcade/games room
  • Outdoor pool
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Arcade/games room
  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Separate living room
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Supervised childcare (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Free food shopping service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Conference space (1076 square feet)

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.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
This is a designated quarantine hotel. The property can only accept bookings from travelers who are required to quarantine (i.e. international travelers). You may be asked to provide evidence of this on arrival.
This is a certified Sri Lanka Tourism Level 1 property. Sri Lanka Tourism Level 1 is a health and safety certification issued by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets stay free

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 38.0 per night

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 38.0 per night

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

Property is also known as

Gal Oya Lodge Bulupitiya
Gal Oya Lodge Madulla
Gal Oya Madulla
Hotel Gal Oya Lodge Madulla
Madulla Gal Oya Lodge Hotel
Hotel Gal Oya Lodge
Gal Oya
Gal Oya Lodge Hotel
Gal Oya Lodge Madulla
Gal Oya Lodge Hotel Madulla

Gal Oya Lodge Reviews

Reviews

10

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Eco-chic lodge in a beautiful natural setting.
The lodge is in a natural setting with fantastic views of a mountain. The bungalows are Eco-chic and set far apart for privacy with a separate sitting area and outdoor terrace.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was extremely accommodating to our needs, the naturalists were great at their jobs, and the meals were of high quality. We stayed in five different places over eight days in Sri Lanka, and if we had it to do over again, we would have stayed at least three nights. This place is as much about the experience as the wildlife - it is not a commercialized atmosphere where the "wild" animals have been trained by tourism to tolerate tourists, and while we saw less, it still exceeded our expectations. Reminded me slightly of African safaris of 35 years ago - some wildlife, great gin and tonics, and few people. The only critique is that they really need some form of signage off the main road, especially since there is no cell service in the immediate vicinity (also a perk!) to call them when you get close.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This place is simply amazing. Normally the pictures only show the best bits in the best light but I can assure you it really lives up to its description. The property consists of 10/11 ‘bungalows’ sitting in their own little secluded plot surrounding a central lodge where the restaurant and pool are. The rooms are beautiful and large with doors onto a little terrace with your own piece of jungle to sit and enjoy. Just from here we spotted about a dozen species of butterfly, lots of birds including roosting peacocks, little skinks and a big monitor lizard mooching about. The bathroom is beautifully furnished and a little alfresco whilst still maintaining privacy. Solar hot water was the hottest of all the hotels on my 5 week trip and shower pressure was great. Breakfast, lunch and dinner is offered and is exceptional. They also offer a breakfast picnic with the boat safari and a picnic lunch with the jeep safari. Both amazing but I won’t say anymore and ruin the surprise! We went on both the safaris, we were the only boat on the lake save for a few fishermen setting their nets and saw loads of elephants and plenty of birds in a lovely peaceful setting. On the jeep safari, we were the first into the park, at 2pm and and I think the only tourists that day! Our guide Charlie was brilliant and so knowledgable with a great sense of humour, (well done on the coconut in one)! A great thanks to Sam as well who guided me up to the top of monkey mountain.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful experience in Sri Lankan wilderness
We had a lovely time at Gal Oya lodge. The whole team made us feel so welcome and it was a lovely place to take our 18month old daughter. The guided walks were a highlight as was the delicious food.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jane, Scotland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel for getting close to nature.
This is a lovely hotel well designed to blend into its natural surroundings. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the naturalists are amazing. Both the jeep and boat safaris were fantastic with great sightings of wild elephants, the opportunity to walk in the national park was a real bonus as was the chance to meet and walk with a tribal elder.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Personnel adorable. Aux petits soins pour nous. Un lieu qui ne manque d'aucun charme. Très regardant sur l'écologie. Tout est fait pour ne pas utiliser de ressources inutiles. Le chef fait une cuisine excellente. Seul petit regret de ne pas avoir pu faire le safari en bateau.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kees, Netherlands

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice private jungle hotel
This hotel is unique because of the position in the jungle. No phone and internet available. Be aware to take enough cash with you for paying safaris and food/drinks, because they charge a extra fee for using your card due to the absince of internet connectoin with the bank. We recommanded the boatsafari, despite being quite expensive, it is worth every dollar.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

jean paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
LODGE FABULEUX !
Magnifique lodge isolé dans la forêt , au plus près de la nature ! Services et chambre impeccables ! Personnel à l'écoute pour les diverses activités : safaris , randonnées ...