The Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Nuwara Eliya

Planning a weekend trip to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka? Whether you're planning a romantic getaway, a family vacation, or a girls weekend to remember, Nuwara Eliya offers a terrific array of weekend hotels waiting to welcome you with open arms. Our researched suggestions will help you decide where to stay for a weekend in Nuwara Eliya. With terrific amenities such as pools, comfortable rooms, and delectable restaurants, these hotels provide the perfect backdrop to a long weekend adventure in Nuwara Eliya. Choosing the right hotel for your stay is crucial, and we've analyzed the best hotels for a weekend retreat in Nuwara Eliya based on key criteria such as location, guest ratings, price, amenities, and more, making them perfect for a 2-day or 3-day trip. So, let's start planning your weekend getaway trip with one of these best hotels in Nuwara Eliya below.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

The Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $104 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Nuwara Eliya
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

Located at NUWARA ELIYA S/N and Hill Country, The Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya has great rooms from $104 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2 km from the city center, visitors will especially love a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, mountain views, and child care at this convenient hotel. We always love having a pool, and the one here is really nice.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Amaya Langdale

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $188 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Nuwara Eliya
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa
  • Heated pool

A great place to stay is Amaya Langdale which has nice rooms starting at $188. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and outdoor tennis, it also has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Radella, Nanu Oya. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and golf which weekend visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 6.8 km from the city center. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room


Heritance Tea Factory

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $144 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for 2 Days in Nuwara Eliya
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly
  • Spa

We found Heritance Tea Factory to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $144. We loved that is has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Kandapola. You'll also find hiking, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and golf which weekend travelers will love. And this comfortable hotel is just 6.1 km from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


The Hill Club

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $83 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Weekend Getaway Hotel
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $83, The Hill Club, at 29 Grand Hotel Road provides room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and breakfast. Its terrific guest rating is 8.70 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. Travelers will really like this relaxing hotel which also offers outdoor tennis, hiking, mountain views, laundry services, and golf. It's located just 2.2 km from the city center, too. The room service is especially nice after a long day.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room


Galway Forest Lodge

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $56 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Terrific Hotel for a Long Weekend in Nuwara Eliya
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Galway Forest Lodge has a great guest rating of 8.60 out of 10, and offers room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and a kid-friendly buffet. The great rooms here start at $56 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 89 Upper Lake Road Havelock Drive. Furthermore, it also offers hiking, mountain views, golf, cooking classes, and a spa and wellness center, which is nice for visitors. Just 0.6 km from the city center, this terrific hotel is a terrific choice. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Araliya Green Hills Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $113 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Escape
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Spa

The great guest rating of Araliya Green Hills Hotel is 7.90 out of 10. This place has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, parking, and laundry services. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $113, and it's located at No, 10, Glenfall Road. We also love the a winery, a hot tub, a spa, a child pool, and an indoor pool which are great for weekend visitors. And since it's just 2.1 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The indoor pool at this hotel is very nice, and is a great place to unwind and relax on your trip.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Parking
  • Hot tub
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Airport shuttle
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator


Lourdes Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $31 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Nice Option for a Weekend Retreat
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A cool place is Lourdes Hotel because it has great rooms that start at $31. It has room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, a bar, and hiking, it also earned a great guest rating of 7.70 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 20/4, 3RD Lane, Magastota, Nuwara Eliya. Only 2.8 km from the city center, weekend travelers will especially love mountain views, laundry services, golf, cooking classes, and free parking at this fun hotel. It's also less than the average price for weekend trip hotels, so it's a great value.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Coffee shop
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


The Trevene Hotel

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $12 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel for a 3-day trip in Nuwara Eliya
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

The Trevene Hotel offers room service, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, hiking, and mountain views which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $12 (before taxes). It's located at No 17 Park Road and has earned a guest rating of 8.20/10. This comfortable hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, golf, cooking classes, free parking, and a pool table which travelers will enjoy. Also, it's just 1.5 km from the city center. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Horse riding
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Jetwing St Andrew's Hotel

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $112 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Stay for a Weekend Trip to Nuwara Eliya
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • Family-Friendly

Located at No 10 St Andrew’s Drive, Jetwing St Andrew's Hotel has great rooms from $112 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, and mountain views. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find child care, laundry services, golf, a winery, and city views which visitors will love. And this relaxing hotel is just 0.5 km from the center of town.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Hot tub
  • Horse riding
  • Family-Friendly
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Ashley Resorts

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $30 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Great Hotel for the Ultimate 3 Days in Nuwara Eliya
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

A great place to stay is Ashley Resorts which has nice rooms starting at $30. Offering room service, a restaurant, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, and hiking, it also has a great guest rating of 8.00 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at No 88/2, 88/3, Unique View Road. Weekend visitors will really like this terrific hotel which also offers mountain views, laundry services, golf, a free breakfast, and city views. It's located just 2.2 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for weekend trip hotels.

Weekend Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Free breakfast
  • Bicycle rental
  • Golf
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Breakfast in the room


Also, take a look at the Weekend Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Kandy, Bentota, Tissamaharama, and Ella.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Nuwara Eliya, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Nuwara Eliya, Best Luxury Hotels in Nuwara Eliya, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Nuwara Eliya, Best Hotels for One Week in Nuwara Eliya, Best Hotels for One Night in Nuwara Eliya, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Nuwara Eliya, or Best Business Hotels in Nuwara Eliya.


How much do hotels for a weekend visit cost in Nuwara Eliya?

Nuwara Eliya Average Weekend Trip Hotel Price
$77

After analyzing 16 weekend trip hotels in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka, we found the average weekend trip hotel price to be a remarkably economical $77. Naturally, this destination has many fantastic weekend trip accommodation options with a variety of prices. The price will vary by the hotel's amenities, available dates, and the general location. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Nuwara Eliya.

The average prices of our suggested weekend trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $144
  • 4-star hotels: $115
  • 3-star hotels: $51


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