Wilpattu Tree House

the staff were friendly, welcoming and helpful. the food was local, well presented and delicious the location was ideal for the Safari Park and the view and surroundings were lovely

We rented three of the triple rooms in the two wooden tree houses at the west, sunset side of the property. There may be another tree house room (?) but no guest was in it. Two of the triple rooms had mezzanine beds that would be best for children and the more agile. Other rooms and another tree house are available in the main houses but we mainly had the place to ourselves. The treehouse with rooms 3 and 4 has clear views of open land to the west, good for watching eg peacocks and other birds and some wild pigs. The treehouse rooms are spacious with balcony sitting areas, large comfortable beds, clean linen, good bathroom and shower facilities, efficient AC and fans, mosquito nets, kettle and tea/coffee and a fridge. A very peaceful spot in the country surrounded by bird calls, no road noise. Some nights were pleasantly cool enough to sleep without AC or fan. Mosquitos were only a minor annoyance. The staff were friendly attentive and welcoming. We had all our meals onsite. The food was very good plentiful traditional Sri Lankan plus options for western style individual meals and breakfast. Two of our party were vegetarian and they felt well catered for. We checked in advance to make sure beer and wine was available. This hotel is directly adjacent to the Horuvila entrance to the National Park so you can be in the park within a few minutes of opening time to catch the early views of the wildlife. We saw an elephant, crocodiles, buffalo, deer, monkeys, monitor, turtle and many bird species including eagles, hornbills and pelicans. This was a 4-5 hour jeep safari organised for us by the staff, which cost 14480 rupees for jeep and driver for the 5 of us. We paid for the National park tickets ( $30 US cash or equivalent in rupee per adult but other currencies eg GBP, EUR probably acceptable) at the park entrance. I don't think credit cards are accepted at the entrance ? With enough notice you may be able to get tickets sorted the previous day perhaps.

We checked ahead that we could pay the final bill by card but on the day the card machine didn't work with any card and we didn't have quite enough cash between us using all currencies. So Sanjeeva came one way to the nearest town with us on the way out and we managed to get enough rupee cash from ATMs to clear the bill. A bit frustrating and time consuming. Probably worth making sure you have enough spare hard cash to cover this kind of situation anywhere.

The staff were friendly and helpful.The safaris were booked and we were provided with a good packed breakfast for the morning safari.The buffet dinner was good.We stayed in a tree house style accommodation which suited the purpose of the visit.The surrounding areas were scenic.

During the power cut period the generator supply was intermittent

localisation just next to the park gate. carrying staff and clean rooms

expensive food comparing to quality; we had to preorder everything few hours before rating

We really loved this place. Amazing view from the Tree House, perfect for birdwatching! Also the staff was really friendly and helpful.

The owner of the place and also other staff were very nice to us. Food was delicious. Tree house is beautiful place to stay with incredible views. Just good to have in mind that it is made from wood boards so you will hear everything very closely. I appreciate the location that is just next door to Wilpattu NP.