Grand Tamarind Lake

Property class: 4.5
Luxury hotel with 2 restaurants, near Yala National Park

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Grand Tamarind Lake puts you just a 5-minute drive from Yala National Park. You can splash around at the outdoor pool, visit one of the 2 restaurants for a bite to eat, or unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. Other highlights at this luxurious hotel include a children's pool and a snack bar/deli.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Airport transfer
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
The current price is $69
$90 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 1 - Nov 2

Room options

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A bedroom with a bed, a television, a wardrobe, a dining area with chairs, and a view of the outdoors.

Deluxe Double Room

  • Lake view
  • 35 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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A bedroom with a bed, a television, a wardrobe, a dining area with chairs, and a view of the outdoors.

Deluxe Triple Room

  • Lake view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 3 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

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Kandasuridugama Raja Mawatha, Kataragama, Uva, 91400

What's nearby

  • Kiri Vehera - 2 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Kataragama Temple - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Kataragama Archaeological Museum - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Yala National Park - 4 min drive - 4.0 km
  • Tissa Lake - 18 min drive - 19.4 km

Getting around

  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 111.6 miles/179.6 km
  • Airport shuttle (surcharge)

Restaurants

  • ‪Wild Edge Restaurant & Cafe - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Shaiwa Restaurant - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Cafe J Restaurant - ‬15 min walk
  • ‪The Hopper Shops - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪Plummy dale restaurant - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Grand Tamarind Lake

  • Grand Tamarind Lake puts you just a 5-minute drive from Yala National Park. You can splash around at the outdoor pool, visit one of the 2 restaurants for a bite to eat, or unwind with a drink at the bar/lounge. Other highlights at this luxurious hotel include a children's pool and a snack bar/deli.

At a glance

Hotel size

    • 27 rooms
    • Arranged over 2 floors

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime
    • Express check-out available
    • Early check-in subject to availability
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is noon
    • Contactless check-out available
    • Late check-out subject to availability

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 at the property
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • No pets or service animals allowed

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking
    • Free onsite valet parking

Transfers

    • Airport shuttle on request (available 24 hours)*

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Grand Tamarind Lake Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.0

Cleanliness

9.4

Amenities

8.6

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities

Guest review summary

What guests liked

  • The pool is huge, incredibly clean, and well-maintained with a section for small children and wonderful views. (3 reviews)
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10/10 Exceptional

Seemed the best hotel in the area. Room big with a terrace leading to the very attractive large pool with the lake and a tree house to climb. Monkeys about who were fun to watch. Breakfast more to Asian tastes than mine but French toast, potato’s, fruit and breads available.It was very quiet during our stay with more staff than guests! Good choice for Yala but recommend the wild edge restaurant opposite in the evening for a drink.
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8/10 Very good

Clean and easy access to pool and other facilities. Food is quite goos and the staff is very friendly.
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful property. They had a nice welcoming for my parents who were celebrating their 40th anniversary there. Friendly staff.
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10/10 Exceptional

Clean, quiet and very beautiful. Genuine wetlands at the rear of the property with a viewing hide.
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10/10 Exceptional

Essentially worth of money
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10/10 Exceptional

Sauberes, grosses Zimmer, sehr freundliches Personal, Essen hervorragend, sehr schöne Bar. Verständigung in Englisch teils schwierig aber unglaublich bemüht, das hatte seinen Charme und hat uns gefallen, dass man mit Englisch nicht einfach überall durchkommt.
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8/10 Very good

L'établissement est très joli, au calme, au bord d'un grand lac avec des singes et des oiseaux. Grande chambre propre avec un frigo et le nécessaire à thé/café, mais quelque peu impersonnelle, sans décoration. La salle de bain mériterait un petit rafraîchissement. Le personnel n'est pas très communiquant. La salle de restauration mériterait d'être refaite car avec son plafond si haut, tout résonne, même quand il y a très peu de monde. La piscine est agréable et propre, avec un grand bassin, mais il faut systématiquement demander des serviettes, et aucun coussin sur les transats en bois. Nous avons passé 3 soirées et le bar qui semble agréable avec son billard, était tout le temps fermé.
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10/10 Exceptional

Excelente opción en Kataragama

Cuando llegas a este hotel ya te das cuenta que va a ser mejor que en las fotos y asi es! Las instalaciones son muy amplias, limpias y cuidadas. La piscina es enorme y increíblemente limpia, tiene una parte para niños pequeños. Las vistas desde las tumbonas son maravillosas asi como el cuidado jardín lleno de arboles con la flor areliya. Todo el personal es muy atento y cariñoso y siempre estan dispuestos a ayudarte. Me picó un insecto en el pie y Dammi estuvo conmigo poniéndome un remedio para curarlo. Personal de limpieza y hasta el chef estuvieron preocupados por mi pie. Maravillosos todos! La habitación triple es enorme, gran terraza con sillas y mesa. Tiene aire acondicionado y ventilador. Nos prepararon una decoración preciosa con toallas y flores encima de la cama. Increible. El chico que trae la comida del Room Service es muy profesional. Hay secador de pelo y productos de gel shampoo etc. el restaurante esta muy bien. El buffet del desayuno es variado y esta rico. En cuanto a situación, puedes llegar caminando al centro en unos 25 min pero un tuktuk es lo mejor. El ultimo dia el director del hotel salió a despedirnos, fue realmente amable! Ha sido una experiencia maravillosa. Es un hotel grande pero la acogida ha sido como si estuvieras en tu casa. Es muy recomendable. Gracias!
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4/10 Fair

Broken online booking system caused an headache

We wanted to try out this hotel based on the good reviews it had. We did the reservation on hotels.com and received a confirmation from hotels.com. When we arrived at the hotel the front desk staff informed us that there is no such reservation. We were stuck outside the lobby for almost 2 hours with our 2 year old daughter. It was very frustrating. After sometime the hotel front desk person informed us that the online booking system was managed by a 3rd party company and we have to speak to the 3rd party who handle the online bookings to sought this out, since it was the online booking companies responsibility for not passing the booking to the hotel. It was extremely disappointing to hear that, as it's not our concern to know who handle what. And then they were trying to find a different hotel, which we did not want. After about 2 hours waiting in the lobby the resident manager came and informed us that they will provide us a room and things will be taken care of. We appreciate the effort put by the resident manager to take care of the situation. We recommend anyone doing an online booking with Tamarind Lake to call the confirm the booking as there online booking system is completely broken, as the hotel does not know when a guest make reservations online. We appreciate the effort put by the resident manager to settle the issue, hotel has to take responsibility for these incidents as a customer it's irrelevant for the customer to know who handles which part of the business.
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8/10 Very good

Family Holiday

Beautiful scenic environment. Friendly service. Delicious food. Nice place to stay. Very close to religious sites. Inside room comfy and the quality of furniture and bedding need improvements.
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10/10 Exceptional

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10/10 Exceptional

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8/10 Very good

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8/10 Very good