The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Sri Lanka

Crystal Villa

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Beach

Located at Galle Road, Palena, Crystal Villa has great rooms from $88 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. It has a terrific 9.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only a short distance from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, hiking, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and city views at this relaxing hotel. We love the convenience of room service, and it's really nice here.

Camellia Resort and Spa

Perfect for Your First Time in Sri Lanka

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Camellia Resort and Spa which has nice rooms starting at $82. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Andungawa. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and a winery which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just a short drive from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

The Tea Cottages Resort & Spa

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
• Family-Friendly

We found The Tea Cottages Resort & Spa to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $39. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, breakfast, and hiking, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Greenwood Estate. You'll also find mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, laundry services, and a free breakfast which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just a quick trip from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

Asian Jewel Boutique Hotel

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Sri Lanka

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Beach

With terrific rooms from $57, Asian Jewel Boutique Hotel, at Lane 3 Field View Nalasdeniya, Baddegama Road provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Its terrific guest rating is 9.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, hiking, laundry services, cooking classes, and a game room. It's located just a short distance from the city center, too. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Kithala Resort

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

Kithala Resort has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. The great rooms here start at $102 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Kataragama Road. Furthermore, it also offers child care, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, cooking classes, and a game room, which is nice for first time visitors. Just a short drive from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice.

Aliya Resort and Spa

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

The great guest rating of Aliya Resort and Spa is 9.30 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $121, and it's located at Avudangawa, Kimbissa. We also love the a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and laundry services which are great for visitors. And since it's just a quick trip from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Everyone loves a good hot tub, and this one is really nice.

Kalundewa Retreat

Perfect for Your First Visit to Sri Lanka

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Kalundewa Retreat because it has great rooms that start at $252. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Kalundewa Road, Dambulu Oya Dambulla. Sri Lanka.. Only a short distance from the city center, travelers will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, mountain views, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes at this convenient hotel. Don't miss the pool bar which offers drinks and a fun area to unwind.

Palms Villa

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Beach
• Family-Friendly

Palms Villa offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and child care which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $18 (before taxes). It's located at 10/5 2nd Mile post, Minuwangoda Rd. Kadirana and has earned a guest rating of 9.20/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, cooking classes, a hot tub, and a game room which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just a short drive from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

The Theva Residency

Perfect for Your First Time in Sri Lanka

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at 11/B5/10-1, 6th Lane, Off Circular Road 2, Hantana, The Theva Residency has great rooms from $73 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and mountain views. It has a terrific 9.10 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, city views, cooking classes, a hot tub, and a game room which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just a quick trip from the center of town.

Maalu Maalu Resorts & Spa

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Beach
• Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Maalu Maalu Resorts & Spa which has nice rooms starting at $153. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 9.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Passekudah Bay | Coconut Board Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers snorkeling, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchenettes, and child care. It's located just a short distance from the city center, too. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic.