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La Pentera

3.0 star property
Lodge in Hambegamuwa with free breakfast and rooftop terrace

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Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
    Laundry
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Clay House

Highlights

Patio
Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Fan
Separate bedroom
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Tree House

Highlights

Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Fan
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Bidet
Free bottled water
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Tree House

Highlights

Balcony
Air conditioning
Fridge
Flat-screen TV
Ceiling fan
Hairdryer
Private bathroom
Bidet
  • 258 sq ft
  • Lake view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Map
Lake Road, Thanamalvila, 91000

What's nearby

  • Elephant Transit Home - 46 min drive - 44.7 km
  • Udawalawe Reservoir - 60 min drive - 45.0 km
  • Diyaluma Falls - 70 min drive - 65.4 km
  • Horton Plains National Park - 76 min drive - 59.8 km
  • Elephant Transit Home - 96 min drive - 50.1 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Multi Mix RestUrant - ‬60 min drive

About this property

La Pentera

Property highlights
You can look forward to free breakfast, a rooftop terrace and a garden at La Pentera. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with dry cleaning/laundry services and a restaurant.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Free self-parking
  • Bike hire, a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and free newspapers
  • Tour/ticket information, smoke-free property and a 24-hour front desk
Room features
All guest rooms at La Pentera offer thoughtful touches, such as 24-hour room service and air conditioning, in addition to amenities, such as free WiFi and free newspapers.
More conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and bidets
  • Flat-screen TVs with premium channels
  • Fridges, daily housekeeping and desks

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
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • Free breakfast available
  • 1 restaurant
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Bike rentals

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Fridge

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception

Guest services

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

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Rooftop terrace

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water
  • Fridge

More

  • Desk
  • Free newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at noon
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); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
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 not available.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 100 per vehicle (return)

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

La Pentera Lodge
La Pentera Thanamalvila
La Pentera Lodge Thanamalvila

Frequently asked questions

Is La Pentera pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at La Pentera?

Self-parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at La Pentera?

Check-in begins at noon.

What time is check-out at La Pentera?

Checkout is at 11 AM.

Does La Pentera provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of USD 100 per vehicle applies.

Where is La Pentera located?

Situated in Hambegamuwa, this lodge is within 20 miles (32 km) of Duwili Ella Waterfall, Lunugamvehera National Park and Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. Yala National Park and Samanalawewa Reservoir are also within 32 miles (52 km).

La Pentera Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Michaela

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great wildness experience near Udawalawe park
Amazing value for money, great food and super friendly staff who go over and above for you. They organise a lovely fish boat around the lake for us, too
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

KERPAL

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The venue needs a bit of a repair in places other than that it was great place to stay the staff are really great and willing to assist you anyway they can and food was fine. We would stay again as plenty of wild life all around you.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Dennis, Sydney

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
La Pentera is a unique property and it is conveniently located around 30 minutes drive to the entrance of the Udawalawe National Park. Our host is very friendly and helpful, going above and beyond our expectations and making sure we have the best time in the property. The evening walk around the lake area is awesome, and the hammocks, swings and mini rock climb is nice too. We had our best Sri Lankan cuisine in this resort, the chicken curry is full of flavours and spices. Definitely recommend you to stay here and would highly suggest staying for 2 nights, and do their full day tour to the safari park, lunch and river swim. We wished we had more time to do these activities.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Carolyn, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really special place
We stayed here for one night, using it as a base to visit Uda Walawe national park. Stayed in a tree house which was a memorable experience ! The staff were really helpful - very responsive via email before we arrived, helping us to organise a canoe ride and a safari which were the highlights of our holiday. From the moment we arrived, we were well-looked after, with excellent food and service throughout. Would definitely recommend La Pentera to others.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay
we loved staying at la Pentera. It is close to beautiful national parks. The staff is very helpful and arranged all of our activities many of which were free. The food is tasty. The tree house accommodations are beautiful and ingenious! Wish we could have stayed longer. The pictures in the listing do not do the site justice. It was magical.

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Quirky luxury tree houses near Udawalawe National
An amazing place well managed. Stayed in one of their new quirky tree houses. Very comfortable. Food delicious. Well positioned for safaris to Udawalawe Nation Park and Elephant transit home.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Beverly

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb three day stay.
Staff were superb, very friendly and keen to please. We really enjoyed our stay. The food was particularly good for vegetarians and the chef produced tasty food every meal. We enjoyed the trips out, particularly the spontaneous trip to the mango and coconut plantation. Service was always excellent with extras added, like cakes with our tea. We are looking forward to returning in the near future.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
treehouse
We had an absolutely wonderful stay. The treehouse was amazing, the lighting at night created a beautiful ambiance. The staff went above and beyond to ensure we would have a memorable experience. Thanks for everything, Catherine, Wayne and Tori Preney

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very special hotel in the jungle
We stayed at La Pentera for 2 nights in Feb as part of our Sri Lanka tour. We arrived at about 6pm and were greated by Francis the manager and his wonderful team and a welcome drink. The driveway leading up to the 4 chalet hotel is impressive as is the whole hotel concept. Francis had called us in advance and was prepared for our arrival. We had booked the tree house but were also shown the clay house which we chose instead. The room was air conditioned, clean, safe and comfortable. We had a wonderful Sri Lankan meal cooked by the chef using organic vegetables grown on the grounds of the hotel. They were the tastiest vegetables I have ever eaten. We also enjoyed a nice bottle of wine. We set off for Yala National Park at 5am in the hotel jeep with breakfast (sandwiches, fruit and drinjs) The trip was really well organised and the driver, Francis (who accompanied us) and the tracker were excellent and tracked down the elephants but the leopard was evasive. We returned to the hotel late afternoon & after a short rest, the team took us to the very peaceful lake at the back of the hotel. They offered to drive us to the road where the elephants would be crossing to drink water at night but we passed and enjoyed another great meal and after delicious breakfast the next morning and a look at the organic garden, Dimu the charming driver, drove us to Galle. This hotel in the jungle was a unique experience and the excellent team who are new are eager to please & will make it special!

10/10 Excellent

Monica , Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful location with amazing staff
We were a group of four girls staying in La Pentera for just one night, as we had a short time in Sri Lanka. Before travelling over, I had arranged with Francis, the manager, to have a driver collect us in Galle. The journey was long, maybe about 4 hours but the driver (Dimuthu) was brillinat! He stopped for toilet breaks and even bought us some sweetcorn during the journey. From the moment we arrived, we were treated exceptionally well. Francis got to know all our names in the short time we were there. The food was fresh and really tasty. Go for the parata! I had a safari booked for the next day with a different company but cancelled it and booked one with La Pentera instead. We left at 6:00am, brought sandwiches and water with us. Francis and a guide came with us for the safari. It was great and they stopped to point out different animals and for photos to be taken. After the safari, we went to visit a lake which is a five minute walk from La Pentera. We then drove to a river nearby and had a swim. We left for Adam's Peak that afternoon and our driver, Dimuthu, drove us there. Again it was about 5 hours but we had some stops along the way. Dimuthu even climbed Adam's Peak with us at 2am (dedicated!) and drove us to Colombo that afternoon. We had a wonderful stay at La Pentera and we were so impressed with the commitment of the staff to making our stay as enjoyable and as memorable as possible. Our only regret is that we couldn't;t have stayed longer.

10/10 Excellent

Abdul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We spent 4 nights in the tree house. It was great experience, the surrounding is beautiful and peaceful. The staff is really helpful and attentive. I strongly recommend taking a trip in the fishing boat at the near lake.

10/10 Excellent

PG, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect play for nature and wildlife lovers
La Pentera offers an amazing place to get up close and personal to the nature. It is a short walk down the lake where we can take a leisure canoe ride to watch the waterbirds up close. I am blown away by the diversity of waterbirds and the various animals that come forth to the watering hole. Even while I was enjoying breakfast in the hotel, I saw monkeys having their breakfast of fruits plucked from the plants grown on the huge rocks located in the hotel. The hotel is visited by many birds and I can heard birds singing throughout the day. The hotel is located near Udawalawe Safari Park and it is a great place to educate the children on the various animals that co-exist with humans on this planet earth. We saw elephant herds, roaming buffaloes and peacocks amongst others. It has been a wonderful experience.

8/10 Good

Susmita

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Unique Experience Stay
La Pentera is a new property which has a unique concept of a tree house. The property is quite far from the Udawalawe National Park - about 30 km or so. The directions are also unclear, even if you use googlemaps. The property is new and in great condition. However, there are things that could be better, especially the food. The bathroom has hot water though there is some water leakage. A great experience stay but could be better.

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jessica

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

8/10 Good

Tessa

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Try This hotel...
Very Nice place with good service and friendly staff.

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Feels like you sleep in the jungle
Very nice place and experience to sleep up in a tree! The service was excellent and friendly stuff. They did us a big tasty takeaway breakfast 05am because we were going on early morning safari to Udawalawe. There is no windows in the room or bathroom but it was not a problem for us, it makes the athmosphere, feeling like you sleep in the jungle. There are bambu curtains insted of the windows. I recomend this for one-two nights sleepover. The bathroom is clean and shower is good like in a 3star hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Sara

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good experience!
Had a very good experience staying here! The most friendly staff who helped with everything and had good suggestions! Great homemade food and overall very home-like atmosphere. Recommended to everyone who wants to try something else.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Prachtige kamers met super personeel
La Pentera heeft ons erg verrast. Wij waren de aller eerste gasten welke mochten verblijven in het gloed nieuwe hotel. Bij aankomst werden wij ontvangen met een kokosnoot met een rietje en een brede glimlach. Wij hadden de boomhut gekozen als verblijfplaats. Deze is echt prachtig. Als verwelkoming kregen wij een rondvaart in een traditionele kano over het naastgelegen meer. Op en rond het meer hebben wij de meest uitzonderlijke vogels gespot en zelf apen gezien. Ook zagen wij de locale bevolking vissen op hun eigen wijze. Daarnaast was het eten erg lekker. Het was eten zoals de Sri Lankanen zelf deden. Denk er wel aan om anti muggen/insecten spray mee te nemen. Je zit namelijk midden in de jungle. Samen met het personeel hebben wij ook mogen genieten van een safari in het Udawalawe park. Vogels, krokodillen en olifanten en nog veel meer!! Prachtig!