Plantation Hotel Sri Lanka

Customer Rating
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    62
    62%
  • Food
    59
    59%
  • Service
    67
    67%
  • Room
    48
    48%
  • Location
    73
    73%
Average Score - 11 Reviews
61.8
61.8%
Ratings based on real traveller reviews in past 2 years
Media Reviews
"'Owned by one of the world’s leading Acupuncture doctors, eight comfortable rooms….excellent riverside restaurants - a popular lunchtime stop for tour groups.'"
Footprints Sri Lanka
February 2009 More »
Plantation Hotel, Kitulgala
Cable TV   DVD library   Restaurant   Licensed bar   Room service   Bird Watching   Trekking  
Location
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The Plantation Hotel is situated 90km from Colombo in the sleepy riverside village of Kitulgala, sandwiched between the famous west coast and the towering central highlands. A small picturesque spot on the banks of the Kelani River, Plantation Hotel is the ideal stopover destination, breaking up long journeys, but is also has a much appeal as a destination in its own right, including beautiful forest walks, rewarding bird-watching, whitewater rafting and canoeing. The journey from Colombo will take about 2.5 hours.
Introduction
Once a plantation bungalow set on a two acre estate, the Plantation hotel's appeal is its location, right on the banks of the Kelani River and surrounded by tropical jungle. The scenic location brought it fame when it was used for the filming of the epic 'A Bridge over the River Kwai'. The area is much more than an old film site and is particularly popular with nature lovers. The hotel itself is relatively small with just eight airconditioned rooms and is often full. The reception, rooms, restaurants and bars are spread out and connected by covered pathways. The restaurant sits right over the river and is ideal for long lazy meals and a convivial drink with friends. Delicious Sri Lankan rice and curries are served here that attracts many a traveler to stop by for a quick lunch.
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Accommodation
There are eight air-conditioned rooms - seven doubles and one single - all furnished with timber and steel canopied twin and double beds. Rooms are clean and comfortable and have attached bathrooms with h/w showers, wash basin, and w/c. In room facilities include mini fridges, satellite TV, and IDD telephone.
Facilities
Located at two different levels, there are two restaurants and bars overlooking the river, serving Sri Lankan and Western food mainly buffet style. There is also a library and reading area, doctor / nurse on call, hotel safe, room service, and indoor games including billiards. The reception area has a fax and photo copier. The hotel organises bushwalks, hiking, trekking and white water rafting.
Excursions
The local area offers nature lovers and bird-watchers rewarding forest treks. Some of the birds that can be spotted include the Crested Serpent-Eagle, Ceylon Spur fowl (maybe), Ceylon Hanging-Parrot and Layard's Parakeet. The village is also the main whitewater rafting location in the island offering grade three rapids suitable for intermediate rafters and usually beginners. Environmentalists and birders will also enjoy exploring Sri Lanka's most famous rainforest Sinharaja, a UNESCO-protected World Heritage Site and an international Biosphere Reserve located nearby. The gem city of Ratnapura, home to a thriving gem and jewelry industry that dates back to ancient times, where precious and semi-precious stones are still mined using traditional techniques is also located nearby.
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