Hotel Athgira

The location is perfect and very convenient. It’s very close to the lake, although there is no lake view from the property. It’s also very close to Udawalawe National Park and the Udawalawe Elephant Transit Home, making it a great location for visiting the area.

There is no private parking available at the property, but there is plenty of street parking nearby. The entrance to the accommodation is through the restaurant area, which is not very well organised, and there is no dedicated guest reception or welcome lounge for large groups. However, the staff do their best to welcome guests and make them feel comfortable. Personally, I feel the restaurant food is not quite value for money. The food is good, although not exceptional. However, the restaurant has a nice, clean and pleasant environment, which makes dining there enjoyable.

The staffs were amazing, the place was spotless clean!

La posizione e la gentilezza dello staff. Nella struttura era saltata la corrente e ci hanno prontamente trasferiti in un’altra struttura di loro proprietà

So convenient! Right across from the elephant transit center and close to the national park entrance. Nice small pool and attentive staff.

Very helpful staff who organised my safari for me and were happy for a late check in

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The rooms were clean and the staff was very accommodating. This was a good value.

Top Lage, Pool zum entspannen

Das Hotel ist völlig ok mit Pool, es ist sehr sehr gut gelegen, direkt gegenüber der Baby Elefanten Station- da waren wir dann zur Fütterung, das war sehr nett!

Excellent location , great service !

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Environment

Rooms are not soundproof- noisy in the night

Kein Föhn, Pool nicht sauber

Great location, friendly staff, good breakfast!! Definitely Recommended.

Amazing staff. All very friendly. Great location. Got a breakfast box before going on safari nearby but when back they insisted we have a proper breakfast even though breakfast time had just finished

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Staff were nice and we were really close to the park. Room was big and spacious

The restaurant was very expensive and not that good. There is not many restaurants nearby.

La chambre spacieuse et très récente bien équipée , avec balcon La piscine à débordement Le restaurant très pro avec vue sur le cuisine Un accueil professionnel et très agréable.

Il y a des chiens dans quartier qui aboient la nuit, désagréable !

The rooms were clean, room for improvement

The food was very not the best.

L emplacement Ils nous ont géré le safari très rapidement

La nourriture n est pas très bonne

Thank you so much for one wonderful night!

We chose this hotel because it was opposite the Elephant Transit centre and relatively close to the Udawalawe National park. Our room was very clean and tidy but did smell of cigarette smoke despite being a non smoking room. I concluded that this was because guest are allowed to smoke on the rooms balcony (there was an ashtray on the balcony table) and they might have left the doors open. The bathroom was spacious and clean and the shower pressure was really good. Meals were good and staff were friendly.

This hotel lists Airport shuttle as a service but in reality, they are just organising a local driver to take you to the airport (which is about 3-4 hours depending on the route you take) and the hotels quoted cost was double what Uber and the Taxi company quoted. This was a bit disappointing as other hotels shuttle service has always been either free or low cost.

The location opposite the Elephant transit house is amazing - surrounded by jungle and nature. The staff made us a tasty and filling picnic breakfast to take on our safari which departed at 5.30am. The rooms were spacious, clean and comfortable. The restaurant serves great food. Good for an overnight stay.

The air-con is very fierce and noisy - you also hear the air-con units from the other rooms.

Great location, just across the road from Elephant Transit Home. Good value.

The bed wasn't the most comfortable, but was ok

Tolle Lage, super Personal, alles perfekt sauber!! Direkt gegenüber ist noch das Elefanten Waisenhaus.

Wir hatten am Vorabend an der Rezeption noch gefragt, ob wir unser Gepäck während der Safari dort lassen können, offensichtlich hab es ein Missverständnis, denn als wir am nächsten Morgen zur Safari wollten, waren sowohl die Rezeption als auch das Tor nach draussen zu, sodass wir erstmal Schwierigkeiten hatten überhaupt das das Gelände zu verlassen. Das vielleicht vorher einmal abklären ;)

Proximité du Parc National. Facilité pour réserver le safari.

Établissement très bien mais peu de choses à faire sur place (à part le Parc National). Rester plus d’une nuit serait superflu.

Personeel was erg vriendelijk en behulpzaam. Het ontbijt was goed.

De kamer was erg oncomfortabel. De airco maakte zoveel herrie dat we er niet door konden slapen. Het was ook niet super schoon.

Great location for our needs

The service and lack of English speakers . Ordered a seafood fried rice and it had red meat in it Very disappointing as i don’t eat red meat

The staff were lovelyand the food was fantastic. Great location for safaris and Elephant transit home.great value for money.Nice rooms.

Loud music in the dining area, and lots of tables for smokers in outside and bar area.seems mainly geared up for tour groups

Very convenient location and the rooms are very clean.

Size of the Rooms are good. Food was good. The pool was great. Friendly staff.

The parking space was too small. At night you can hear the chats in the neighboring rooms. Insects and lizards are in the rooms

Great value for money. All staff are really lovely, kind and helpful. Clean, comfortable and really spacious.

Everything including the location food and the staff and the room was really good .

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All is fine

Everything. Couldn't fault anything. Great location right opposite the Elephant Orphanage. Staff were amazing. Food was excellent. Room was of a high standard with pool view. They list themselves as budget but this hotel exceeded all expectations. They arranged our safari to Udawalawe national Park at a good price. They also arranged our. transport on departure. Would highly recommend this hotel.

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So, I've stayed at Hotel Athgira 5 times before. Never had a single complaint. This time the pool was being renovated so was moved to Athgira River camping.. Hotel Athgira is wonderful, I would have no hesitation going back .. but Athgira River Camping .. W O W! I usually stay for one night in Udawalawe to go on safari and visit the transit home .. I genuinely could have stayed at River Camping for a month. The whole team are warm and welcoming. The surroundings are idyllic .. quite literally the perfect place to forget your worries.. on arrival I took a video for my folks at home and a total stranger, on a sunbed around the pool (there are 2 of them!) .. just looked up and said to me "welcome to paradise" .. I can't say any more than that!

Great location , very clean, amazing staff

Staff were very kind and willing to help, with a smile. The pool was a good size and set in a garden area next to the room The food was plentiful and varied for our half board selection The elephant orphanage is across the road and safari’s easy to arrange via the hotel

Some training on cooking bacon, and a coffee machine would help.

Friendly, helpful staff - especially reception. Lovely pool. Good location to visit the national park.

Friendly and helpful staff .. good food and extra caring.

Need pay attention to bathrooms and ckeaning

Good breakfast and opposite the Elephant Transit Sanctuary. Organised an excellent safari to Udawalawe

Pool was very murky and did not appear to be cleaned on a daily basis. No hot water in the shower and no pressure. Very noisy bed

Pool was great, right outside the room. It got full sun all day so the water was nice and warm as well. Lots of birds in the trees, easy to feel like you were away from it all. Staff were very kind too. Air con was great as it was very hot during the day and still very warm at night.

The bed and doors were all very squeaky. Felt like I was waking up the neighbours by opening the bathroom door. Also, the room had very little storage for clothes. But otherwise, very comfortable.