Nooit Gedacht Heritage Hotel-Original Dutch Governor's House
Location: 182, Matara Road, Unawatuna, 80600, Unawatuna, LK
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Relaxation and Recreation
Indulge in massages, body treatments, and more at the full-service spa, or take a dip in one of the two outdoor swimming pools. Stay in shape at the fitness center for a rejuvenating experience.
Dining and Drinks
Savor delicious meals at the restaurant or grab a snack at the cafe. Unwind with a drink at the bar or poolside bar. Don't forget to enjoy an English breakfast to start your day right.
Convenience and Comfort
Make yourself at home in one of the 38 guestrooms with modern amenities. Stay connected with complimentary Wi-Fi, and enjoy the convenience of room service and other services like dry cleaning and luggage storage.
Located in Unawatuna, this waterfront gem is just a stone's throw away from Jungle Beach and offers easy access to popular attractions. Book your stay at Nooit Gedacht Heritage Hotel-Original Dutch Governor's House for a blend of luxury and relaxation.
Important Information
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Policies
Check-in: 01:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Instructions: This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The front desk is open daily from 7 AM - 10 PM. The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Amenities & Facilities
- Full-service spa
- Boat tours nearby
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Terrace
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Concierge service
- Wheelchair accessible
- Picnic area
- Fitness facilities
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Library
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Full-service spa
- Wedding services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free self parking
- Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
- Train station pickup (surcharge)
- Boat tours nearby
- Banquet hall
Rooms Available
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Superior Quadruple Room
1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Beds
Balcony/patio with mountain views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, room service (limited hours), and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - 2 bathrooms, shower, free toiletries, and towels
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 4 (4 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
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Superior Double or Twin Room, Mountain View
1 Double Bed
350-sq-foot soundproofed room, balcony/patio with lake and mountain views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 27-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
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Standard Triple Room
1 Queen Bed and 1 Twin Bed
Balcony/patio with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, electric kettle, room service (limited hours), and free bottled water
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shower, free toiletries, and towels
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Desk
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
-
Superior Triple Room
1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed
350-sq-foot soundproofed room, balcony/patio with lake and mountain views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 27-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 3 (3 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
-
Standard Double or Twin Room, Garden View
1 Double Bed
315-sq-foot soundproofed room, balcony/patio with garden views
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - 27-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - Bed sheets
Bathroom - Shower, free toiletries, and a hair dryer
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) available
Non-Smoking
Connecting/adjoining rooms can be requested, subject to availability
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- Telephone
- Air conditioning
- Hair dryer
- Desk
- Satellite channels
- Interconnected room(s) available
- Electric kettle
- Bottle of water
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Ceiling fan
- Free WiFi
- Balcony or patio
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Bedsheets provided
Guest Reviews
- Charlotte Elisabeth (8/5): - I had a lovely stay; the location is super, the staff very friendly, good breakfast & lovely pool! The oasis of the garden offers a quiet break from the busy town & streets. Walking distance from the restaurants, beach, supermarket & shops. I would not hesitate to book again!
- Camilla (6/5): - Fint hotel til prisen
- Daria (10/5): - Beautiful hotel located in a green garden with palms and leafy trees. Very quiet place, rooms are far from the road. The main noisemakers are chipmunks jumping on the roofs and munching on your fruits if you accidentally left it outside. Once I had a dinner there and I enjoyed the food. The hotel staff is extremely polite and helpful. I didn’t expect my calls will be answered at 4am when I arrived. However the hotel manager Jude was waiting for me and escorted me to my room. He also helped me with my PCR to travel back to Dubai. Water Anuradhapura greeted us every morning for breakfast, and Sanjula was helpful not only with the meal choice, but also he helped me to decide which beach do I go first and how do I get there. Overall, very much recommended!
- Verified traveler (10/5): A self-contained jungle paradise. - This is an amazingly atmospheric place, which feels like an oasis compared to the beachfront places with their noisy crowded streets. And the food is really excellent. A great value.
- Tove Lene (10/5): Natur og hotel i samhørighed - Et fantastisk beliggende lille hotel, men en have fuld af dyr, lige udenfor i haven, der var det, der var behov for ellers købte vi det i de små lokale butikker, ikke et luksus hotel, men lige et i vores smag, vi spise morgenmad på hotellet, og aftensmaden, blev indtaget i nogle af de mange restauranter der var i området.
- alan (10/5): Excellent - Excellent peaceful hotel in great location. Friendly helpful staff, surrounded in wonderful grounds. The old Dutch feel is throughout the whole complex and adds to the ‘vintage’ atmosphere of the place . I would say this is the best hotel in the area , and very reasonably priced . In the older rooms , the bathrooms could do with upgrading though
- Verified traveler (8/5): - Lovely staff, beautiful historic building, garden and wildlife were fascinating, pool was a great facility, and easy walk and connections to town, beach and Galle. A La Carte menu was rather limited, but I guess a lot of people go out to eat. Special set menu on our first night (of 3) was excellent, though.
- Verified traveler (8/5): Ok tre stjärnigt hotell - Helt ok hotell. Vi bodde i den äldre delen av hotellet. En del myror och insekter kom in i rummet,ok för oss. Men är man rädd för små kryp så boka de lite dyrare rummen på den nybyggda delen. Bra frukost. Vi är veganer och det fanns alltid något till oss. Tre sorters frukt varje dag. Trädgården är fin men kunde vara mycket finare om den var lite bättre omhändertagen. Personalen hann inte städa undan alla löv som föll ned. Vi såg apor,ödlor och en fina fåglar i trädgården. Nära till stranden. Ca 10 min promenad. Restaurangen hade fin mat,dock lite dyrare än andra restauranger i området.
- Linnéa (10/5): Underbart & charmigt hotell med ljuvlig trädgård - Vi hade 4 fantastiska dagar på detta hotell. Vi var så glada i hotellet så vi inte ens hängde på stranden en enda gång under dessa dagar. Poolen och trädgården var heeeelt fantastiska. Bland de finaste trädgårdarna jag sett! Poolen var lång och lugnt med människor. Personalen var exceptionell, man kände sig verkligen som en del av en familj. De hade grym massage och ayurveda konsultation. Vi bodde i det billigaste rummet som var något litet och sängen var lite hård men helhetsupplevelsen av hotellet vägde upp mot det. Kan verkligen rekommendera detta hotell :)
- luke (10/5): Excellent stay from start to finish - We stayed here for a couple of nights near the end of August and initially our room had quite a bad damp smell. They offered us as change of room which was much fresher and couldn't do enough to assist us throughout our stay. It is in the most beautiful idyllic setting and the pool is awesome. Thoroughly recommend this stay and a massive thanks to all the friendly helpful staff. Luke and Hannah
- Verified traveler (8/5): Beautiful old property former residence of Dutch - Beautiful property set in ground with wild life around, monitor lizard, monkeys, mongoose and different species of birds. 5 minute walk away from beach and restaurants.
- Verified traveler (4/5): CHOOSE YOUR ROOM CAREFULLY - The hotel staff were very friendly and the outside area (pools, sitting areas and tables) were also nice! We were initially in an older room and it was horrible due to the bugs. The bathroom had lots of openings which allowed 5 large cockroaches into our room, it was disgusting. The room had many holes so bugs easily got into our room, which made the stay uncomfortable. They moved us to another room the second night which was still one of the older rooms but was a bit better. Still many holes in the foundation which allowed for bugs. I would ONLY recommend staying in one of the newer rooms. Would NOT recommend staying in the older rooms, they look nothing like the pictures.
- Annie (8/5): Very friendly hotel with excellent restaurant - It was a surprise to find that most of the other guests were Danish - there is a special arrangement with a Danish travel company. The location was good, very quiet at night but just a short walk from the beach. The swimming pool was great. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. I ate dinner almost every evening because the food was excellent and there was a good variety.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Stay! - Very nice heritage hotel with a gorgeous garden and 2 swimming pools. Breakfast was outstanding. Peacefull and very nice place to relax with family.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Beautiful greenery, very peaceful away from city noise. Service is old fashioned and won't take much for staff to receive more training and to exude warmth and friendliness.
- Anu Prakash (8/5): Peaceful and Relaxing - Really amazing place. Peaceful and close to beach. Nice friendly staff. Would love to go back there again. Thank a lot for a lovely stay!
- philippe (8/5): Good hotel but ants in your room - This hotel as a decent location.. you will need a tuk tuk to get to the main city (around 10 mins). Hotel is old but clean... friendly staff and okay breakfast. Nice pool! The only problem was ants... a lot of ants IN the room. They should really try and fix that.
- Jacques (8/5): Lovely pool - We stayed here as a little treat during our travels. The room was lovely and clean, and the pool was great. Most of the staff were really friendly apart from the 2 ladies at reception who just seemed a bit miserable and busy playing on their phones. The breakfast was also really good.. lots of choice and with new things everyday.
- Verified traveler (4/5): Not very impressed - Although this hotel milks its "heritage" label to the hilt, the product does not convey such an impression. Lots of ants and other insects have easy access to the room and we had to throw out some food that was infested. The friendly staff do not have good English language skills and many of our food requests were incorrectly interpreted. Small touches, such as hand towels or face cloths need to be added.
- Verified traveler (10/5): Perfect stay. Lovely place - Conveniently located to reach Galle and beaches. Peaceful and beautiful heritage building. Right in the middle of a jungle are
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