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Hotel River Front

3.0 star property
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Deluxe Tree House, 1 King Bed, River View | Balcony
Property grounds
Front of property
1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe
Family Suite, 1 Bedroom, River View

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Laundry
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

Map
553/3A Gangasiripura, Debarawewa, Thissamaharama, 82600
  • Yatala Dagoba
    3 min drive
  • Tissa Lake
    3 min drive
  • Savindu Hotel
    12 min walk
  • Smokey Kitchen
    4 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Triple Room, 2 Single Beds, River View

Deluxe Triple Room, 2 Single Beds, River View

  • 30 sq m
  • River view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Family Suite, 1 Bedroom, River View

Family Suite, 1 Bedroom, River View

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

View all photos for Deluxe Tree House, 1 King Bed, River View

Deluxe Tree House, 1 King Bed, River View

Deluxe Tree House, 1 King Bed, River View

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

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Double Room with Fan

Double Room with Fan

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Deluxe Double Room, River View

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

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About the area

Debarawewa

Located in Thissamaharama, Hotel River Front is in the historical district, within a 5-minute drive of Yatala Dagoba and Tissa Lake. .This hotel is 11.2 mi (18 km) from Yala National Park and 2.8 mi (4.5 km) from Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara.

What's nearby

  • Yatala Dagoba - 3 min drive
  • Tissa Lake - 3 min drive
  • Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara - 6 min drive
  • Bundala National Park - 16 min drive
  • Yala National Park - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chef Lady - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Gaga Bees - ‬10 min drive
  • ‪Red - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Refresh Sea Food Restaurant - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Flavors Restaurant - ‬6 min drive

About this property

Hotel River Front

Riverfront hotel with a 24-hour front desk and an outdoor pool
Hotel River Front offers 10 accommodations with minibars and safes. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Accommodations offer separate dining areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. LED televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. This Thissamaharama hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers.

Guests can experience the thrill of a safari, and take advantage of an outdoor pool.

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

Make yourself at home in one of the 10 guestrooms featuring minibars and LED televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
You can experience a safari, and enjoy an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's 24-hour room service.
Featured amenities include a business center, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Hotel River Front has a restaurant on site.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

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
  • Free off-site parking
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Outdoor pool
  • Safari

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Separate dining area
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Newspapers in reception

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • No housekeeping
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business centre
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • LED TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Dining room
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

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
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 12 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 100 per vehicle (roundtrip)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 12 per day

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

Property is also known as

Hotel River Front Tissamaharama
Hotel River Front
River Front Tissamaharama
Hotel River Front Hotel
Hotel River Front Thissamaharama
Hotel River Front Hotel Thissamaharama

Hotel River Front Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 36 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 36 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Kathleen

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An amazing place to stay! Rooms are comfortable and clean with great facilities including a delicious food at their restaurant and a relaxing pool. The staff set up a great full day safari for us with meals included. Everyone was incredibly friendly and accommodating.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel. Nice and clean and upgraded us to the treehouse. Bed was really comfortable and we had both a/c and a fan. Very accommodating and made sure we were booked for a great safari tour. Nice restaurant on site. Went over and above providing take away breakfast for the tour and breakfast at the hotel that accommodated my food intolerance. Highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sarath

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best in Tissa
Great place , family run business, Dinner and breakfast was included and the best. Friendly people , extremely polity and helpful. There is nothing to complain, felt great
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

mc, london

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay near Tissamaharama
I love this place and could have stayed longer. A clean swimming pool. A restaurant on site and we could eat any time. Staff were very accommodating. There was also a free jeep tour (offer tips) of the local area where I saw monkeys. Wonderful!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

irina

Liked: Cleanliness
Major construction
Overall it was ok.. good design. Newest rooms. My problem that haven't disclosed that they are under construction. Try to relax at the pool when workers are putting tiles 5 miters from you and stare at you all the time.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Roodolfo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good place, a bit isolated
This is a great place, with a great staff. The pool was just being finished when we stayed here. It will help because it is a bit removed from restaurants and the town in general. If there for a safari to Yala, they will arrange that for you (at a slightly higher price than in town)
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Good location for safari
The reason for coming to this area was to visit Yalla national park. The hotel organised an excellent half day safari for us with a really good, knowledgeable guide. This was really helpful as there were so many touts offering trips it could have been a nightmare. The accommodation was adequate, the staff friendly and helpful. All in all it provided good value for money.

10/10 Excellent

Roger, Knoxville, TN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A modern hotel with a traditional touch.
Just minutes off the main road, you enter through an impressive gateway and see in front of you an almost fairytale structure, set in a tropical garden. Large rooms with cold drinks always available. FYI however, I suspect that it's a little walk to town or anywhere else if you don't have a car.

10/10 Excellent

Azim j sarangi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Oasis in the Jungle!
Amazing property run by a very nice Family. Service superb. Breakfast nice. We were there during the Poas(Full Moon) and the family kindly invited us to the Big Buddha Temple in the evening which was very special! Thank you Again Family!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Clement

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay.
Great place to stay. Much better than I expected. Will recommend highly.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Small, clean hotel worth your money
Although it was a bit hard to find, this small hotel was a great choice for us. We only spent one night but we would have stayed longer with no problem. The room was clean and new, we had a small terrace off our room and they were doing some renovations in the backyard so it will look great outside as well. The staff was friendly and were willing to meet our every request. We had dinner delivered to the tables on the second floor outside our room, and after a long, hot day, the cold beer was very welcome. Breakfast was very good as well.

10/10 Excellent

FMcP, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wish we could have stayed longer
Just what we needed. Lovely owners and staff. Comfortable room with balcony, lots of privacy, and great food. The resort is new, beautifully designed, with lots of attention to detail. Backs onto the river, lovely garden area where you can while away a few hours in a hammock. There's also a tree house which you can stay in, which looks really cool. They have all the info you need, can organise safaris, tuk tuks into Tissa and surrounds. We got a tuk tuk into Tissa 200RS went to the Stuppa, walked along the lake at sunset, saw all the wildlife and the sunset then walked back to the resort.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel for Safari in Yala National Park
Excellent hotel for a budget nights stay in close proximity to Yala national park. Clean rooms, friendly and welcoming hosts and tasty food. The hotel helped organise a safari trip in Yala National Park, which we felt was good value for money. Our driver, Darshana, was excellent, dedicated and very knowledgeable.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Jim, Kings Lynn, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An excellent, family run, hotel.
I stayed at the hotel from November 2nd - November 7th 2015. The hotel arranged for collection from Colombo to the hotel for a reasonable cost. It was great to see the whole family come together to make the hotel work. Mum, Dad, sisters, bothers etc. all share in the upkeep. The service was first class and the lovely gardens and settings helped to create a friendly, relaxing atmosphere. The hotel offer bike hire and safaris to the local reserves at a good price considering what is involved for the safari. The weather was quite kind and the only heavy rain appeared at night. All food was hand cooked to order and was very tasty. It was also obvious that the owners were working further to improve the hotel but this did not detract from the holiday. 5*. GO!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Sverre

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Johan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great view
Fantastisk utsikt och trevlig personal.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

Tim, Ansbach, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing Stay at a Nice Place
Friendly staff. Rooms were very clean and in great condition. Pool was nice.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
River
Fantastiskt hotell men inte så bra mat tyvärr.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sehr neu und sauber, tolles Management
Wir suchten eine Unzerkunft in Tissamaharama, um am nächsten Tag auf Safari zu gehen. Das Hotel River Front liegt zwar etwas abseits der Stadt, aber das ist völlig egal, da das Zentrum von Tissamaharama ohnehin nicht sehenswert ist und es dort auch keine empfehlenswerten Restaurants gibt. Die Managerin machte alles möglich. Wir bekamen am nächsten Tag ein Breakfast- Pack morgens um 4:30 Uhr gebracht und konnten so die Safari starten. Das Haus ist wohl neu und dazu sehr gut gepflegt. Es ist die Managerin und ihre Mitarbeiter, die alles hervorragend im Griff haben: Immer liebenswert, immer freundlich und serviceorientiert. Das Frühstück und auch die übrigen angebotenen Mahlzeiten sind hervorragend. Wir würden immer wieder hierher kommen.

8/10 Good

Marcus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfekt för en natt med safari!
Rent och fint hotell, passar bra för att kombinera med safari i yala. Tyvärr är maten inte så bra här och det finns inget i närheten heller.

10/10 Excellent

claude

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Magnifique petit hôtel presque familial, récent et bien entretenu. Le jardin à l'arrière est très agréable. L'accueil par la jeune Manager est excellent et tout le personnel est charmant et se plie en quatre pour nous faire plaisir. Chambre grande, très propre, arrangée avec goût. Lit ultra confortable. Je recommande très fortement cet hôtel.