Governor's Gangula

5.0 star property
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Exterior
Front of property - evening/night
Property grounds
Property amenity
Property grounds

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Pool
    Pool
  • Gym
    Gym
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Spa
    Spa

Explore the area

Map
63 KM post, Kany Rd, Pannampitya Junction, Dambulla
  • Dambulla Cave Temple
    9 min drive
  • Popham's Arboretum
    13 min drive
  • Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
    13 min drive
  • Sigiriya (GIU)
    42 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed, Accessible, Canal View

  • 20 sq m
  • Canal view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Dambulla

Located in Dambulla, Governor's Gangula is on a river, within a 15-minute drive of Dambulla Cave Temple and Popham's Arboretum. .This luxury hotel is 7.1 mi (11.4 km) from Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium and 9.6 mi (15.4 km) from Nalanda Gedige.

What's nearby

  • Dambulla Cave Temple - 9 min drive - 8.4 km
  • Popham's Arboretum - 13 min drive - 11.5 km
  • Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium - 13 min drive - 11.5 km
  • Ancient City of Sigiriya - 32 min drive - 27.4 km
  • Pidurangala Rock - 37 min drive - 30.7 km

Restaurants

  • ‪The Viewing Gallery - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Sri Lankan Cafe - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪welagedara cafe - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Arangala Forest Lodge - ‬12 min drive
  • ‪Anon rest - ‬8 min drive

About this property

Governor's Gangula

Riverfront hotel with a full-service spa and a fitness center
Governor's Gangula offers 10 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature safes and complimentary newspapers. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate dining areas and include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. This Dambulla hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and refrigerators can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa.
Make yourself at home in one of the 10 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries.
Take time to pamper yourself with a visit to the full-service spa. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find an outdoor pool, a fitness center, and bicycles to rent. Additional amenities at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a picnic area.
Grab a bite to eat at the hotel's restaurant, where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Breakfast is available for a fee.
Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee: USD 10 per person
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Fitness centre
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Free rollaway/extra beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Fridge (on request)
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate living room
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Free rollaway beds

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Dining room
  • Free bottled water
  • Fridge (on request)

More

  • Access via exterior corridors
  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: noon
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Free rollaway/extra beds
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Breakfast fee: approximately USD 10 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Governor's Gangula Dambulla Hotel
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Governor's Gangula Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

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9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kathy, Texas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent Quiet Five Star Hotel
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to the Governor's Gargula. We received excellent service from the staff and the food was exceptional. The hotel is located about 6 Km outside of Dambulla and used this hotel as a base to visit many of the sites in the area (Dambula Caves, Sigiriya (Lion's) Rock, and Ruins of Polonnaruwala). Not really walkable to anywhere but most of these sites have to be driven to anyway. I would highly recommend this hotel.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice hotel. not yet great
At first the hotel seemed to still be under construction (they are building a new expansion building). There was no one to receive and check us in. We were hesitating and I went to double check the cancellation policy. I was about to change hotels. But later the Hotel manager/room service/waiter came out and he was very helpful, and went out of the way to accommodate us; my friend wanted coconut water which wasn't on the menu of drinks, but the manager managed to get one and bring it to us. The part of the property that is built is very beautiful and with a nice swimming pool, river views and manicured gardens. The room was simple. Our biggest complaint is that the air conditioner did not work well at all, and kept dripping water the whole time. 4 towels and a call to the manager to help clean and deal with the problem didn't help and by the morning there was a pool of water in front of the bed. As a precaution the manager moved the TV from its place, so watching television was not an option that night. I think the fact that there are no glass windows only wooden shutters leeks the hot air into the room and creates the condensation. The food was tasty, but ordering food is funny. We have to order one meal in advance; upon arrival we ordered dinner to be served 6 hours later and during dinner we ordered breakfast for the next day. we also had to specify the time we wanted to eat. The hotel room we booked was full board so all the meals were included.

6/10 Okay

Patrizia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Sri Lanka Dambulla
Ho dovuto cambiare camera con un amico uomo perché l hotel era privo di ospiti ed una donna sola non poteva certo soggiornare. Hotel non finito.cantiere in funzione. Non lo consiglio
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Helpful staff, no pool.
A nice place that might need a little work on the details. Unfortunately the pool was out of commission/being renovated and by the looks of it for quite a while. Very nice and helpful staff that gladly answered questions and helped out to make our stay and continuing journey as good as possible.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018