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Honeymoon Villa, 1 King Bed, Private Pool, River View | Terrace/patio
Honeymoon Villa, 1 King Bed, Private Pool, River View
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Terrace/patio
Luxury Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Private Pool, River View

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
106A St. Marys Road, Kochchikade, Negombo, Western Province, 11540
  • Negombo Beach Park
    8 min drive
  • Negombo Beach
    9 min drive
  • St Anthony's Church
    10 min drive
  • Colombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.)
    35 min drive

Room options

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Luxury Villa, 1 King Bed, Private Pool, Canal View

Luxury Villa, 1 King Bed, Private Pool, Canal View

  • 40 sq m
  • Canal view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated

Luxury Villa, 2 Bedrooms, Private Pool, River View

  • 110.0 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 King Beds

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Honeymoon Villa, 1 King Bed, Private Pool, River View

Honeymoon Villa, 1 King Bed, Private Pool, River View

  • 39.9 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Luxury Villa, 3 Bedrooms, Private Bathroom, Canal View | Terrace/patio

Luxury Villa, 3 Bedrooms, Private Bathroom, Canal View

  • 140 sq m
  • Canal view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 King Beds and 1 Queen Bed

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includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Negombo

When you stay at Waterland in Negombo, you'll be on the riverwalk, you'll be a 9-minute drive from Negombo Beach. .This luxury hotel is 2.7 mi (4.3 km) from Negombo Beach Park and 4 mi (6.5 km) from St. Sebastian's Church.

What's nearby

  • Negombo Beach Park - 8 min drive
  • Negombo Beach - 9 min drive
  • St Anthony's Church - 10 min drive
  • St.Mary's Church - 12 min drive
  • Negombo Fish Market - 13 min drive

Getting around

  • Railway Station Negombo - 19 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 35 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Ranowell - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Rodeo Pub - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Sha Bojunhala - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Lords Fine Restaurant, Art Gallery and Cocktail Bar - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪The Grill - ‬7 min drive

About this property

Waterland

Riverwalk hotel with 5 outdoor pools and a full-service spa
Waterland offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with private plunge pools and minibars. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate dining areas. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include laptop-compatible safes and complimentary bottled water. Housekeeping is provided daily.

5 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with complimentary bicycles.

Guests under 5 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool.

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. Services include deep-tissue massages, facials, body scrubs, and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic and reflexology.
Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 5 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring private plunge pools and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and minibars, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and an arcade/game room.
Enjoy Fusion cuisine at Waterland Restaurant, a restaurant where you can take in the garden view, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours).
Waterland Restaurant - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in Fusion cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Waterland Bar - Onsite bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Waterland Restaurant
  • Waterland Bar

Things to do

  • 5 outdoor pools
  • Arcade/games room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Fishing
  • Free bike hire
  • Full-service spa
  • Shopping

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

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

Outdoors

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

Spa

  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Facials
  • Massage - deep-tissue
  • Reflexology

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • 3 steps to reach property

More

  • Couples dining
  • Romance packages available
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Dining room
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Minibar

More

  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Private plunge pool
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 5 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 5 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 35 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 6)

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, debit cards, and cash
Onsite parties or group events are strictly prohibited
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Children 5 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property
Guests under 5 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool

Property is also known as

Waterland House Negombo
Waterland Negombo
Waterland Hotel Negombo
Waterland Hotel
Waterland Negombo
Waterland Hotel Negombo

Waterland Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 13 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 3 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 20 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 20 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Merry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Waterland. It is convenient for the airport but in a quiet spot, situated by the river. It is beautiful. We had a great private villa with a good size pool. The staff and service were excellent. In particular Raganan was brilliant and looked after us very well. Incredibly good value for money and a short Tuk Tuk ride into Negombo town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff, location is very isolated so you enjoy some peace of mind during the day but its bloody scary at night specially your inside a jungle riverside, not flexible at late checkouts which
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
waterworld...
friendly staff, lots of power cuts when we were there. Air conditioning wasn't working properly so the room was very hot. We were only there for one night so didn't really get into the feel of the hotel but we would have looked for somewhere else if the problems continued. breakfast was not very good.. Bread basket consisting of 2 hard croissants, 2 cup cakes and 2 hard boiled eggs! really less than impressed.. they did reduce some costs because of the issues, which was good of them. there was no view of the canlal from the room, due to a privacy there is a hedge obscuering the view.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mostly excellent, but...
Generally excellent with very good staff, but with just a small complaint. The room was lovely, but small things slightly spoiled it, such as the air conditioning was not very effective as the netting over the bed prevented the air from getting to you when you slept, which made it very stuffy. And while the bathroom was spectacular, the shower went everywhere. On the plus side the staff were wonderful and the food delicious.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Waterland has excellent facilities. We enjoyed our private plunge pool. Some might find the out of town location a little inconvenient, but we liked being along the canal near the river estuary.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

BERYL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful on the lagoon.
Good find for a night or 2. Chose this as fairly close to the airport. Small hotel exactly as advertised. Very helpful and friendly staff. Good size room and bathroom. Very nice and pleasing views.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

John, Perth Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quiet location
We found Waterland quiet and tranquil nestled between a river and canal and close to the beach (about 600mtrs away). Quite surprising as you are close to busy/noisy Negombo City. The Staff, rooms and meals were excellent. Normally we stay on the beach where there are more restaurants and activity, but as we only stayed one night this did not bother us. It would be a good location to do day trips from. We stayed in a Canal View Room but really it should now be described as Garden View as plants and shrubs have been grown to ensure privacy from the canal and dwellings on the other side.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved it
Lovely hotel. Can highly recommend the Elephant villa!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Anca, Montreal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful villa
We had the nicest stay in Waterland. Located in a fishing village, the villa offers a super pleasant experience in terms of comfort. You get to see life in the village as it is, every day...a genuine and true sri lankan life experience which you carry with you for the whole life. Beautiful villa, beautiful people, exquisite surroundings, nature, birds, elephants, monkeys...Loved everything, hope to be back...

10/10 Excellent

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely, peaceful villas - great night in Colombo
We stayed at Waterland on our first night in Colombo for one night and the main issue with our stay was that it wasn’t for long enough. Me and a friend arrived at different time and Waterland arranged for both of us to be picked up from the airport. The hotel is a little way out of Colombo but it is in a lovely, quiet setting. Upon arrival, we were each greeted with a delicious drinks and shown around the apartment (even though my friend did not arrive until after midnight). Waterland also arranged for us to be taken to our next stop. The apartment was massive, with a sitting room and 2 bedrooms each with a large on-suite. We also had our own private pool and balcony with an amazing view of the waterways. The apartment was very clean and tidy and the pool was great (even though we only got to use it for a short time in the morning. Breakfast was quite traditional – fresh fruit, curd and honey (if you haven’t tried this – you must) followed by a hot option of your choice, served with drinks. The service was great, the apartment was great – we are just sorry that we didn’t book in an extra night!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
secluded hotel
Clean hotel although room smelt strongly of moth balls which were placed in the sink drains, shower drains and toilet. The smell transferred to our clothes and we could smell it days after leaving the hotel. I would have preferred a mosquito net rather than the UV-light bug zapper unit underneath the TV. Aircon and fan worked well. Quiet location, next to picturesque canal in a residential area so tuk tuk or a taxi journey required to beach or local restaurants (10 mins, approximately 3-4km away). Disappointed with 'restaurant' onsite, limited to tomato or carrot soup for dinner unless you pre-order main dishes 2 hours prior to restaurant opening time.

10/10 Excellent

Julien

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Parfait !
Magnifique, la chambre est extraordinaire et l’accueil fantastique ! Merci beaucoup !
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eléonore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolute Empfehlung
Wir genossen unsere Zeit wirklich sehr. Wir hatten die Villa Peacock gebucht und die entsprach der Beschreibung. Der private eigene Pool war sensationell. Die Aussicht im zweiten Stock auf den Fluss und die Gegend sehr einladend. Das Personal war sehr zuvorkommend und freundlich. Wir konnten 2 perfekte Abendessen auf unserer privaten Terrasse genießen. Die Qualität vom Essen, egal ob Frühstück oder Abendessen, war hervorragend. Sehr gerne wieder.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charmant hotel au calme vue sur la nature. Tres belle chambre. Petit Petit déjeuner copieux et très bon. Personnel disponible et aidant. Bien situé près de la plage de Negombo. Très bon endroit pour commencer votre séjour au Sri Lanka.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Birgitta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Toppenhotell!
Om ni vill ha en vistelse i form av några dagars avkoppling så är detta perfekt. Man kan äta middag på sin privata terass och bada i sin privata pool. Maten är jättegod och prisvärd. Du kan ej bada i floden, men är ca 10 min med tuk-tuk till stranden. Supernöjd!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr schönes Boutique Hotel
Sehr zuvorkommendes Personal. Sehr schöne Zimmer. Leider wegen Flughafennähe teils ein bisschen laut
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Reinhard

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

CHRISTOPHE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Magnifique hôtel vue splendide
Nous n'avons malheureusement passé qu'une seule dans la splendide villa avec une belle piscine privée. Décoration soignée. Personnel très attentif. Dîner excellent pris sur la terrasse de la villa. Nous aurions pu le prendre sur la rivière. Un seul bémol, pas de petit déjeuner possible avant 8h00. Dommage lorsque l'on a un avion à prendre mais nous avons eu des fruits à la place. Un hôtel
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017