EKHO Lake House Polonnaruwa
Location: Pothgula Mawatha, Polonnaruwa, North Central Province, 51000, Polonnaruwa, LK
Star Rating: 3 Stars
Property Type: Hotels
About this Property
Outdoor Pool and Terrace
Relax by the outdoor pool, soak up the sun on the terrace, and enjoy the beautiful garden views at EKHO Lake House Polonnaruwa.
Dining and Entertainment
Indulge in delicious meals at the hotel's restaurant, or opt for room service for a cozy night in. Don't forget to end your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Convenience and Comfort
With amenities like complimentary Wi-Fi, concierge services, and daily housekeeping, along with individually decorated guestrooms featuring modern technology and private bathrooms, EKHO Lake House Polonnaruwa ensures a comfortable stay.
When you book your stay at EKHO Lake House Polonnaruwa, you'll experience luxury, convenience, and relaxation, all in one place.
Important Information
- A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24.
- A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
- Contactless check-out is available.
Policies
Check-in: 02:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Instructions: This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
Amenities & Facilities
- Free WiFi
- 24-hour front desk
- Terrace
- Garden
- Luggage storage
- Designated smoking area
- Concierge service
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free self parking
Rooms Available
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Deluxe Room, 1 Bedroom, Lake View
1 Queen Bed
Overlooking the lake
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV, satellite channels, and DVD player
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - A pillow menu
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Access via exterior corridors
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Pillow menu
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Soap
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Superior Double Room, Lake View
1 King Bed
Overlooking the lake
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV, satellite channels, and DVD player
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - A pillow menu
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No cribs (infant beds) or rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Access via exterior corridors
- Free WiFi
- Pillow menu
- No rollaway/extra beds
- No cribs (infant beds)
- Soap
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Premier Room, 1 Bedroom, Lake View
1 Queen Bed
Overlooking the lake
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV, satellite channels, and DVD player
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - A pillow menu
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Access via exterior corridors
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Pillow menu
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Soap
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Royal Suite - Lake View
1 King Bed
1937-sq-foot room with lake views
Layout - Bedroom and sitting area
Relax - Private hot tub
Internet - Free WiFi
Entertainment - Flat-screen TV, satellite channels, and DVD player
Food & Drink - Coffee/tea maker, minibar (fees may apply), electric kettle, and room service (limited hours)
Sleep - A pillow menu
Bathroom - Private bathroom, shower, bathrobes, and slippers
Practical - Safe, desk, and phone; cribs (free) available on request
Comfort - Climate-controlled air conditioning and daily housekeeping
Need to Know - No rollaway/extra beds available
Non-Smoking
Room is accessed via exterior corridors
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Minibar
- Shower
- Safety deposit box
- TV
- Telephone
- Hair dryer
- Bathrobe
- Desk
- DVD player
- Private bathroom
- Slippers
- Satellite channels
- Electric kettle
- Bidet
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Shampoo
- Room service (limited hours)
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Local calls
- Separate sitting area
- Access via exterior corridors
- In-room massage available
- Free WiFi
- Pillow menu
- Private spa tub
- No rollaway/extra beds
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Soap
Guest Reviews
- Janitha (10/5): - I would recommend this place to everyone. I have no complaints and had a great experience!
- Dawn (10/5): Great place to unwind. - Lovely location, wonderful meals, extra large rooms with nice bedding.
- philippa (10/5): Beautiful lake front property, - Gorgeous lake front hotel. Directly at the ancient city so the position could not get better. The staff were great and the food was excellent. The hotel is not huge so the attention from staff is friendly and personal. Beautiful pool overlooking the lake which is a perfect spot for cooling off after the heat, and perfect sunset spot. Would definitely recommend.
- Armando (10/5): - Location
- Andrew (10/5): - I had originally planned to stay 2 nights however with the trains not running as normal at the time of my visit i stayed just the one, in the evening it was just lovely and peaceful, The staff was great and immediately organised me to visit the Sacred City Further they organised me a taxi to visit dambulla and drop me off at my next hotel at sigiriya
- aharon (10/5): - I liked everything, except the noise in my room from the staff at reception.
- Rohan (10/5): - Had a good time and I wish if you had more vegetarian options as I am vegan. Hopefully next time😊
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Excellent location with marvellous view over the lake and extremely convenient for visits to the site of the ancient city and the related museum.
- John (10/5): A Vision - Upon arriving by a long car ride from Kandy, the sight of the hotel overlooking the lake felt like paradise. A welcome cool drink was offered me as my check in went smoothly. The room is large with a balcony overlooking the lake. Keep doors of the balcony shut at all times and you will not have any problem with mosquitoes. The good and room service was fantastic along with the Sri Lanka coffee. I had the snapped two nights and it was grand. The hotel helped me with a tuk-tuk driver the ruins and again when I drove over to my next destination. A small wonderful is also on the property. This would make an excellent romantic escape as well.
- Verified traveler (6/5): - Very pleasant location next to the lake on one side and the ruins on the other, meaning you can walk over. The room was clean and comfortable, but could have done with mosquito repellents or nets since these are pretty abundant near the lake. The breakfast was very nice, however, the menu service made this quite slow (something to consider if you're getting up early to see the ruins before the heat), and a few options were out of stock.
- Verified traveler (8/5): - The view on the lake was beautiful. A place to be simply to relax since there is nothing really there. Room was very clean and spacious. Restaurant prices are too high.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Amazing wiew of the lac and the sunset the decor makes you travel on the past
- Verified traveler (10/5): ココナッツミルク - ホテルから遺跡のチケット売り場まで徒歩10分、バス停は7分です。また、そばには無料で拝観できる遺跡があり、とても便利です。ホテルは湖畔にあり、対岸を望むと野生の象がいます。部屋は広々としてとても快適です。スタッフの方々はとてもフレンドリーで色々と世話になりました。料理はコースになっており、選べるのが良かったです。
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Truly beautiful location. Swimming in the pool whilst watching the elephants move about on the other side of the Lake. The staff were very attentive. The food was very good. The room was spacious and beautifully appointed.
- Arvid (8/5): Very nice place right on the lake. - Great view, very nice and helpful staff. Nice comfy rooms with a colonial flair. Next door to the archaeology museum and the 1000 year ruins. Highly recommended.
- Verified traveler (10/5): 湖のそばのおすすめのホテルです - 湖近くの素敵なホテルでした。こじんまりしてるところもよかったです。 評判通り、ご飯がおいしくておすすめです。
- Luca (10/5): Soggiornare immersi nella storia - Bella struttura letteralmente all’interno del sito archeologico. Stile British, ottimi servizi, personale premuroso. Consigliato per una tappa durante un viaggio itinerante in Sri Lanka
- Christoph (10/5): Superschön gelegen, direkt am See - Superschön gelegen, direkt am See, mit schönem kleinen Pool, Zimmer bestens eingerichtet, aufmerksamer Service, gutes Essen
- philip (8/5): lakeside stay in the archaeological center - Very enjoyable stay at this old renovated rest house. The hotel is on a beautiful lakeside peninsula with great views . We stayed 2 nights and found it very relaxing. The deluxe room was very comfortable, clean and nicely appointed. The staff were excellent and we felt well looked after. We were able to arrange safari and long distance taxi through the hotel. On the slightly need to improve side we felt the background pan pipes music to be annoying and the rented bikes could do with some maintenance (gears don’t work). Not sure why they charge rental for the bikes as the hotel isn’t inexpensive. Overall this is a great place to stay. Food was very good and the small pool is very nice to cool down in
- Verified traveler (6/5): - Toll Anlage direkt am wunderschönen See, leider kaum Alternativen zum nur mäßigen Restaurant vorhanden. Sehr eigenes, historisch angehauchtes und gefälliges Design. Nettes Personal und extrem engagierter Manager! Leider hat uns der über das Hotel gebuchte Fahrer trotz explizitem Wiederspruch in Touristenfallen gebracht :-(
- Douglas (10/5): Best hotel in Polonnaruwa - Beautiful small hotel situated on the edge of the tank (the large reservoir made by an ancient king). Perfect for sunsets and strolls. Close to ruins. Great staff, amazing food.
- Afzal (10/5): Blissful Stay - We started our honeymoon from Ekho Lake House Polonnaruwa . The view from the property is serene. The staff our courteous and helpful to say the least. They make sure your stay is nothing short of perfect. The property has heritage value and very well kept next to the archeological site. Special thanks to Udesh and Ahmed for making us stay memorable. Will definitely visit again.
- Chris (10/5): FABULOUS PLACE! - Great experience, fantastic service, excellent food
- REYNALD (10/5): petit hôtel charmant - très bel hôtel, chambre très belle et vue sur le lac fantastique
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Beautiful and scenic hotel by the lake. Fine with kids but better suited to couples without kids. The rooms are spacious and elegant but a bit old fashioned (wall to wall carpets seem a bit passé).
- C&C (10/5): - Hospitality is done well at the Lake House, care of Priyantha. All the details covered with care.
- Jean (10/5): - Nice attentive staff from the manager to the waiters. Reception included welcome drink. Good food, and a nice selection of wines (western prices). Great view over the lake and very close to the ruins. Manager helped to arrange transport to Sigiriya, where we also stayed at a Ekho hotel.
- Marina (8/5): Отлично, кроме питания. - Классно расположен. Виды потрясающие! Впечатление испортило питание в отеле. Официанты не спрашивают про специи, в итоге- принесли креветки, а есть невозможно- очень острые. На завтрак вообще отличились- не спрашивая нашего мнения- принесли комплексный национальный завтрак, а мы это не едим. Когда хотели заказать европейский( он накануне имелся), то оказалось, что можно иметь только незначительную часть его. Короче или- или. Официанты высказывали недовольство нашим «самоуправством». В остальном- прекрасно, даже музыку национальную проигрывали.
- Verified traveler (10/5): - Gpod modern facilities while not compromising the old world charm
- Minami (10/5): - By far the best hotel I have ever stayed. Room is spotlessly clean and gorgeous, best location to start exploring the magnificent ruins of Polonnaruwa (rental bicycle station is 3 mins walk, tuktuk pick up spot / bus stop are also 3 mins walk). Breakfast was amazing too. The quality of bread cannot be compared with other hotels in Sri Lanka... Hotel chef seems to bake it inside the hotel. On a check out day, I decided to go around the ruins by bicycle - after several hours of work out under scorching sun, I was covered with dust and sweat. When I came back to the hotel to pick up the backpacks that they kindly kept at the front desk during the day, the hotel chairman kindly offered me to take a brief shower at unused room. I understand I was just lucky that they had a vacant room at that point, but his kind offer really saved my day! He also arranged a direct taxi to the airport, which was nearly half the street price. I am so glad that I choose to stay at this place at the very end of my trip in Sri Lanka.
- skategirl (10/5): - 遺跡に一番近いので決めましたが思ったより高級ホテルでした。部屋数も少ない。レストランの夕食もびっくりするほど高かったですが、ここのカレーはオススメ。選べるメインのカレー以外に何種類ものカレーがついてきます。辛いのが苦手な人は、あまり辛くしないよう伝えた方が良いです。それでもちょっと辛かった。
- Verified traveler (10/5): Fabulous - A really wonderful property by the lake's edge. Make sure you get one of the lake-facing rooms - the breeze that blows continuously is amazing. The garden facing rooms are not as nice but interestingly snuggle up against a ruined palace. Some of the lesser ruins are located immediately north of the hotel. You can also see elephants come down to the lake in the evenings from the rooms near the pool area. The pool is like a bathtub though despite the amazing location. Wifi is bit spotty though - it makes you login over and over.
- Upul (10/5): Excellent view - Locate at a beautiful places in Sri Lanka. Here for one night only but will absolutely let my family and fiends know about this wonderful experience so they can also consider this place in the future.
- Peter (10/5): Exceptional facilities and staff right on the lake - There are not enough superlatives to describe Ekho Lake House . The staff from managers to ground staff were excellent . Facilities and food superb. Highly recommend it to anyone
- Ruth (10/5): - We had a beautiful but all too brief stay at this lovely boutique hotel on the edge of Lake Parakrama. The service was excellent and so friendly and the manager Kanchana and his colleague Udesh went out of their way to welcome us and attend to our every need.
- Aleksei (2/5): Обман в неплохом отеле на берегу красивого озера - Оплатил номер делюкс, когда приехали, нам дали обычный по меньшей цене, с двумя кроватями вместо большой, говоря при этом, что у них все номера делюкс, просто не осталось свободных из тех, что я бронировал. В итоге вернули разницу в цене после моего длительного возмущения. Территория и бассейн очень маленькие, загорать негде, готовят очень долго, еда вкусная, это единственный плюс и красивый вид. 3 звезды, не больше, предыдущую ночь провели в 4 звездочном в Канди, гораздо выше по всем показателям.
- Sonne (10/5): traumhaftes Hotel - Das Hotel ist wirklich jeden Cent wehrt. Die traumhafte Lage bietet jede Gelegenheit zum relaxen. Der Pool ist ein Traum und das Frühstück muss man erst einmal auf sich wirken lassen, bevor man es essen möchte. Die Zimmer sind toll eingerichtet und sehr sauber. Am Service gibt es gar nichts auszusetzen, wirklich perfekt. Würden dieses Hotel immer wieder buchen.
- Dennis (6/5): Disappointing stay - Disappointed to find no beer and no gin after long day of travel. Next evening--no ice!! Not delivered till 7pm! Don't feel this is acceptable in hotel costing this much. Food uninspiring and tea/coffee diy from packets. Surely a decent hotel can make a pot of tea for breakfast? Stunning location let down by poor staff management.
- ray (8/5): Nice hotel big rooms and a very pretty view - A good hotel relative to the amount you pay. Food was good . Overall recommended for a one night stay
- Marie (8/5): Needs improvement - Hotel With a lot or potential.... But service needs attention : housekeeping sweeping my terrace early in the morning, wakes me up and strange to open my curtain and be faced with the person! Staff loud in corridors. Shower temperature varies from hot to cold in seconds! Restaurant menu is very poor.
- John C (6/5): To many moskitos in the room - We stay here twice because convenient from airport. The hotel is ok close to airport but we were disappointed as both times the food was poor in the dining room, waiters are a bit annoying come to the table every 5 minute or so. Our room both times had lots of moskitos and nothing was done about it, we were on the 9 th floor!
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