splendid lake view safari lodge

Beautiful location right at the lake. Ideally for swimming, kayaking, chilling, ... A real little paradise. Very friendly and helpful host family. And delicious food! Breakfast and dinner on the little boat/ponton, surrounded by the lake, jungle, birds singing, .. . Spectacular!!! We also adivice the seven hour safari tour with the host. He has a big knowledge about the wildlife and knows the best spots to spot elephants, crocodiles, monkeys, peacocks, birds, .... Next time we will definitively stay longer to be able to relax and chill next to, in and on the lake! Thank you for the wonderful stay!!! Stuti

Exceptional everything, location is amazingly peaceful right on a lake you can swim in, great safari, a/c room and I have to say the best meal I think I've ever eaten! Ridiculously cheap too

Excellent staff and breakfast! They organized a safari for us which we can also highly recommend! The area is beautiful and you can borrow bicycles to explore the area. For my birthday they even decorated and the dinner was excellent as well.

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Very friendly host, fantastic food and great location at a lake

Charming place and owners. The lake offers a lovely vista and ambience. The owners themselves were very attentive without becoming overbearing. They let us use the canoe, showed us how to collect fishing nets from the lake and made one of the best meals we had during our trip. We also booked a safari with the owner, that we can definitely recommend. He was very respectful of the animals and kept away from larger crowds. Overall a great experience.

We should have stayed longer.

We stayed the night before our safari and loved it here. The hosts were very friendly and informed us that you can swim in the lake. They also provided breakfast and dinner which was delicious and not spicy for anyone who struggles. There’s a sweet dog too.

The bedroom was nicely presented, very clean and with a good balcony view of the lake. The bed was comfortable and the AC worked very well. The dinner was delicious so I highly recommend you try it. Very much worth the 1500rp. Flavourful, a big portion and a superb range of dishes, even with my vegetarian and non-spicy request. Location by the lake is pleasant and I appreciated the advice about the local bus to Tangelle which you can walk 10 minutes to. There seem to be activities on the lake that I think families would enjoy, in addition to safari options which I didn’t try.

Bathroom was a bit cramped and an overhead hot shower was not possible (only hand held hose). A small thing but strimming the grass at breakfast ruined the ambience a bit, so perhaps this could be done at a more thoughtful time? Mosquito net could also be better placed towards centre of the bed - I would wake up with it draped over my feet and legs Finally please reconsider adding a random service charge to the bill. It’s very odd after a room rate - explicitly inclusive of all taxes and charges - has already been agreed through booking.com. If it was for the 1500rp dinner, 200rp is an odd number as this would be a service charge of 13.33%. I’m glad the husband waived this when I asked what it was for, but I shouldn’t have had to ask. I’d not experienced this anywhere else in Sri Lanka and I’ve stayed in 6 different places, from hotels and villas to family homestays.

Great location beside a lake, very friendly owners, fantastic food and a dreamlike safari, don't miss this place

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