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About this property
Comfortable Accommodation: Leel’s Safari Cottage in Udawalawe offers a 3-star hotel experience with a garden, terrace, restaurant, and free WiFi. Guests enjoy private check-in and check-out, paid shuttle service, and free on-site parking. Dining Options: The family-friendly restaurant serves Asian cuisine with halal, kosher, vegetarian, and vegan options. Breakfast includes local specialities, warm dishes, juice, pancakes, and fruits. Lunch and dinner are available in a traditional, modern, or romantic ambience. Convenient Location: Located 12 km from Udawalawe National Park and 56 km from Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, the hotel provides walking tours and easy access to deserts and safaris. Guests appreciate the convenience for nature trips and family-friendly environment.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.9 for a two-person trip.
Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap
Most popular facilities
- Free WiFi
- Free parking
- Restaurant
- Airport shuttle
- Room service
- Breakfast
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Sara
Maldives“Leel and his family are the most amazing people, and the property is just beautiful! The rooms are what I'd call Sri Lankan jungle-chich, very curated clean and comfy. We had lunch, dinner and a breakfast on-the-go and the food was always...” - Paula
New Zealand“Extremely good value for money. Gorgeous spacious room, lovely outdoor area. Best food in Sri Lanka cooked my Leel’s lovely mum. Leel provides a good safari, great knowledge of the park and animals.” - Mikay
Netherlands“Our stay at Leel’s place was amazing. It is a warm family home, and they were very helpful during our stay. Leel is a very kind man and he gave us an amazing safari in the Udawalawe park, including drinks, snacks and good stories. His mother is a...” - Ine
Norway“This stay was a great experience! The accommodation is a beautiful oasis, and the cottage was very modern and clean. Communication online was good. Leel adviced us to do an afternoon safari instead of morning. Happy we listened to him! We saw...” - Vadim
Austria“We had a wonderful stay at Leel’s place! The rooms were spacious and very clean. The food was absolutely delicious – freshly cooked by Leel’s mother and wife with lots of love. We were warmly welcomed by the whole family and felt right at...” - Melanie
Australia“The cottage was devine - beautifully designed, extremely comfortable, with both outside and inside to relax. Leel keeps the gardens gorgeous so it really felt like we were staying in a tropical paradise. Dinner and breakfast was provided by his...” 
Ada
Poland“The cottage was wonderful! Spacious, comfortable and very clean, and the garden - truly amazing! All breakfasts, dinners and suppers were delicicious, especially the rice with curry was one of the best we've tried in Sri Lanka! There was a warm,...”- Hawys
United Kingdom“Wow, what a place to stay. Facilities were fantastic, room and garden is beautiful. Delicious dinner and breakfast. We went for a safari with Leel and it's been the highlight of our trip, so passionate about wildlife and nature and the...” 
Elisabeth
Germany“Leel and his cottage are just wonderful! Our best stay in Sri Lanka so far and it will be extremely difficult to top it. The breakfast and dinner were simply delicious, the accommodation very clean, modern and incredibly lovingly furnished. It is...”- Martin United Kingdom“A fantastic experience, which went beyond the start and finish. Leel and his family are the most wonderful people and put lots of love and care into hosting. They go well above and beyond for their guests - I had left one of my personal belongings...”
Hotel surroundings
Restaurants
- Restaurant #1
- CuisineAsian
- Open forBreakfast • Lunch • Dinner
- AmbianceFamily friendly • Traditional • Modern • Romantic
- Dietary optionsHalal • Kosher • Vegetarian • Vegan
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.
The fine print
This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.
