The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Tangalla

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Tangalla

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Tangalla, Sri Lanka? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Tangalla, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Tangalla to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Tangalla, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Tangalla for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Tangalla for first time visitors.

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

Maya Tangalle luxury Wellness Manor

2-star Hotel with prices starting at $244 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Located at Old House, Temple Road, Aranwella, Maya Tangalle luxury Wellness Manor has great rooms from $244 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 9.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 6.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love snorkeling, a bar, hiking, child care, and laundry services at this relaxing hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
More Great Amenities
  • Casino
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


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Buckingham Place

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $221 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Tangalla
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Family-Friendly

A great place to stay is Buckingham Place which has nice rooms starting at $221. Offering an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Rekawa Beach, Wellawathugoda Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers laundry services, a game room, a spa, free parking, and a pool table which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 7.7 km from the city center. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa

3-star Resort with prices starting at $79 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

We found Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $79. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at Kahadamodara Road. You'll also find a bar, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, a spa, and a child pool which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 16.2 km from the center of town. The service at the restaurant is terrific, and so is the food.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Ananya Beach Resort

4-star Resort with prices starting at $92 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Tangalla
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Heated pool

With terrific rooms from $92, Ananya Beach Resort, at Modara Road, Wellodeya, Ranna provides an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and scuba diving. 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 snorkeling, a bar, hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, and laundry services. It's located just 11.9 km from the city center, too. Don't forget to spend some time at the terrific pool bar where you can unwind and relax.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Heated pool
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


All View Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $33 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

All View Resort has a great guest rating of 9.40 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, room service, a water park, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $33 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at Rekawa Road. Furthermore, it also offers scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, hiking, and laundry services, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 8.3 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. The kids will love the water park, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool
  • Kids' club


Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort

5-star Resort with prices starting at $294 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Tangalla
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

The great guest rating of Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort is 9.30 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $294, and it's located at Goyambokka Estate. We also love the a bar, child care, laundry services, a hot tub, and a game room which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.5 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. You'll enjoy unwinding in the hot tub, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Tennis
  • Playground
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Kids' club


Ananthaya Beach

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $73 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A cool place is Ananthaya Beach because it has great rooms that start at $73. It has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also earned a great guest rating of 9.20 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at Oruwella Road, Rekawa, Netolpitiya. Only 9.1 km from the city center, travelers will especially love scuba diving, snorkeling, a bar, hiking, and child care at this convenient hotel.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Arhimser Villa-superb 4 bedroom beachfront BB for 8 Ranna, Tangalle, pick up, serviced, taxes includ

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $540 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

Arhimser Villa-superb 4 bedroom beachfront BB for 8 Ranna, Tangalle, pick up, serviced, taxes includ offers an outdoor pool, a water park, a restaurant, a fitness center, and snorkeling which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $540 (before taxes). It's located at 4 Modara Road, Kahandamodara, Ranna and has earned a guest rating of 9.90/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, rooms with kitchens, laundry services, a spa, and free parking which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 12.6 km from the city center. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Water park
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Infinity pool


Turtle Paradise

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $26 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Tangalla
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at Rekawa Beach, Turtle Paradise has great rooms from $26 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, a bar, and hiking. It has a terrific 8.90 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, a game room, a spa, and free parking which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 7.9 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Room service
  • Spa
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Game room
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Simply Peace

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $101 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Simply Peace which has nice rooms starting at $101. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and scuba diving, it also has a great guest rating of 9.60 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at Kudawella Road, Mawella. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers snorkeling, a bar, laundry services, a spa, and a child pool. It's located just 6.3 km from the city center, too.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Infinity pool


Also, take a look at the first time trip hotels in nearby destinations: Ella, Galle, Hikkaduwa, Tangalla, and Nuwara Eliya.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Tangalla, make sure you also see Best Luxury Hotels in Tangalla, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Tangalla, Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Tangalla, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Tangalla, Best Hotels for One Week in Tangalla, Best Hotels for One Night in Tangalla, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Tangalla, Best Party Hotels in Tangalla, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Tangalla, or Best Business Hotels in Tangalla.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Tangalla?

Tangalla Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$70

Travelers to Tangalla, Sri Lanka will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 106 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $70. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Tangalla.

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

  • 5-star hotels: $180
  • 4-star hotels: $109
  • 3-star hotels: $61
  • 2-star hotels: $44


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