The Lakeside at Nuwarawewa

Hotels
6.1 (23 reviews)
New Town, Anuradhapura , Anuradhapura , lk

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Free
Children allowed

Facilities

Offsite parking discounted rates available
Air conditioning
Swimming pool
Restaurant
Room service
Terrace
Family rooms
BBQ facilities
Safety deposit box
Tour desk
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Friendly staff
Good food
Relaxing location
Cons:
Dated furniture
Overpriced for standard
Power issue with key slot

Categories

Cleanliness
5.73
Room furniture and restaurant are a bit dated.
Service
7.2
Super friendly staff and helpful.
Location
6.74
Lovely relaxed location.
Room Quality
5.19
Room furniture is a bit dated.
Amenities
6.22
Pleasant garden and pool.
Value for Money
5.18
A bit overpriced for the standard.
Food and Beverage
6.73
Very good food.
Overall Experience
5.8
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-08 08:09

Property Description

Luxurious Lakeside Retreat

Modern Comforts: Enjoy modern furnishings, air conditioning, TV, minibar, and a private bathroom in each room.

Serene Surroundings: Relax with peaceful lake views from all rooms and take a stroll in the beautiful garden or enjoy a BBQ.

Convenient Amenities: Take advantage of the outdoor pool, 24-hour front desk, bicycle rentals, and tour desk. Indulge in authentic Sri Lankan meals at the on-site restaurant or opt for in-room dining.

Book now for a tranquil lakeside experience at The Lakeside at Nuwarawewa in Anuradhapura.

Important information:

Please inform of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM

Property Policies

  • Parking

    Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

  • Internet

    WiFi is available in the hotel rooms and is free of charge.

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children of any age are allowed.
    Children up to and including 3 years old stay for free when using an existing bed.
    Children from 4 years old to 12 years old stay for US$6 per person per night when using an existing bed.
    You haven't added any cots.
    You haven't added any extra beds.
    Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

Location

Guest Reviews

6.1
Based on 23 reviews
Cleanliness: 5.73
Service: 7.2
Location: 6.74
Room Quality: 5.19
Amenities: 6.22
Value for Money: 5.18
Food and Beverage: 6.73
Overall Experience: 5.8
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Henry • extended_group • fr
7
Pratique mais au charme désuet.
Pros:

L accueil

Cons:

Seul client

2025-12-25 • via Nuitee
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Mohamed • couple • mv
8
2025-11-29 • via Nuitee
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Arun • family_with_children • au
8
Quiet relaxing holiday.
Pros:

Lovely relaxed location,friendly helpful staff,very good food quiet atmosphere.

Cons:

Having to insert room key into a a slot on the wall inside room to turn on power to room appliances.

2025-09-19 • via Nuitee
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Mirjam Anna • family_with_children • ch
8
Pros:

Super friendly staff, spacious rooms, pleasant garden and pool. Excellent breakfast.

Cons:

The hotel could benefit from a renovation. Room furniture and restaurant are a bit dated. A bit overpriced for the standard.

2025-08-09 • via Nuitee
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Martin • young couple • gb
7
All in all we had a good stay and the city had quite a lot to offer
Pros:

Breakfast ok

Cons:

Food was disappointing. Menu was not very interesting and the buffet only bought out when the hotel was nearing full

2025-04-19 • via Nuitee
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Keith • young couple • au
4
Disappointing
2025-04-12 • via Nuitee
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Vasantha • young couple • lk
3
Poor
Pros:

1. Check in - pretty chaos and do not know how to allocate a room.
2. Room - surprised to see its condition . Simply not suite for hotel .
3. Doors -Not closing without smashing it.
4. Food - reasonable.
5. Simply that hotel need extensive refurbishing, lost its condition over a time.
We came as we stay there 12 years ago , but not again.
Only staff is the plus point and they r very supporting and friendly. But front office and mangement is like playing hide and seek with tourists.
We dont recommend this hotel to anyone ,its ageing hotel need heavy refurbishing .

2025-03-01 • via Nuitee
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Ashani • young couple • lk
8
Good comfortable stay
Pros:

Had a great breakfast buffet. Tasty food and a very efficient staff

Cons:

hope they can provide some solution for the bugs issue.

2025-01-15 • via Nuitee
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Sandaruwan • family with young children • lk
4
Disappointing
Pros:

Very good/ Good location

Cons:

Rooms AC does not work at midnight & the room has been changed from a triple room to da double room/ some windows are not closing properly. Washroom water is darning to the room because the room floor level is lower than the washroom.

2025-01-10 • via Nuitee
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Janaranjana • family with young children • ae
1
It was very bad experience
Pros:

Nothing

Cons:

Mosquitoes, lizards and so many other insects are in the room and cows are around the corner

2025-01-06 • via Nuitee
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Promoth • group • lk
9
Superb
2025-01-01 • via Nuitee
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Annette • young couple • au
1
Awful GO ELSEWHERE
Pros:

Nothing. Awful & dirty. Property photos are misleading. Booking.com needs to check the photos

Cons:

Everything. Dirty, mouldy, run down, unhelpful staff, awful breakfast, horrible room, AC either freezing cold or didn’t work. The pool is grubby, oily and unhygienic. No bath in room no big deal but listed on our booking. Just 2 single beds pushed together. No view of lake. Go elsewhere

2024-12-30 • via Nuitee
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Samitha • family with young children • lk
4
Disappointing
Cons:

Over priced

2024-12-29 • via Nuitee
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Karl • young couple • au
8
Lovely place to stay with modest but good food. Lovely pool. Fab staff
Pros:

The Lakeside was a charming place to stay. Relaxed rooms by the lake. Teaming with wildlife. Monkeys peacocks and loads of other birds. Great setting and staff.

2024-12-11 • via Nuitee
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W • family with young children • lk
6
Pleasant
Cons:

The bed li and the bathroom were dusty

2024-08-03 • via Nuitee
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Travler • family with young children • au
5
Met our basic needs location was good staff helpful and friendly after initial check in enjoyed seeing the wild life aro
Pros:

Location rural like setting quite wild life once settled in staff helpful staff helpful during stay

Cons:

Cleanliness lack of maintenance ie toilet lid not attached moved when sat on shower mold
Lack of greeting on arrival needing to look to see where to checking seeing it took who we think was the manager to get someone to attend to us After or drive walked in Food was of average standard as compared to other properties Hot chips cooked till hard and not enjoyable

2024-04-03 • via Nuitee
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Srimal • family with young children • lk
10
Excellent
Pros:

All good..excellent service

Cons:

Nothing to write about that..

2024-03-10 • via Nuitee
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Pradeep • family with young children • lk
1
Bad
Pros:

Very unprofessional , they played with online booking till last moment to gt higher rate n no response n last minute said overbooked

2023-12-26 • via Nuitee
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Jayani • group • lk
4
Location is good but not the hotel - not value for $$$
Pros:

The location of the property was really good very easy access to Sri Maha Bodhiya and Ruwanwelisaya

Cons:

The rooms are below standard, and the washrooms have a strong smell. The hotel itself doesn't look clean, and they don't provide a dental kit. There is no buffet, and the breakfast provided is very simple. If you're booking this hotel, don't have high expectations. The pool doesn't look appealing for swimming either.

2023-12-25 • via Nuitee
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Venushi • family with young children • au
4
Not worth the money
Pros:

Good location and good breakfast.

Cons:

Really not worth the value that we paid for it. Old rooms, felt as if they hadn’t been slept in for a while and was a bit dusty. Hotel could really use some repair work.

2023-12-10 • via Nuitee