Perhaps I was fortunate but I had a perfectly acceptable stay at the Royal Lotus. It's a shame there's no Trip Advisor "good" option because this hotel was more than "average" although not quite "very good". Reading previous reviews I worried that I had made a mistake in booking here for my group of 20 but the hotel was better... More

This hotel looks nice from outside - the entrence is nice designed, the pool area, lobby with lake view... But once you enter the room, you will find old and dirty furniture and a srilankan nightmare - bathroom window to the corridor. Thanks to that, your stay will be noisy day and night :( The water in shower is perfectly... More

Greeted nicely with a pleasant complementary drink, lobby and reception looked very clean and compared favourably to western standards. Very helpful staff with WIFI problems. However, the room was old fashioned and did not reflect the quality of the lobby. Everything did work but there seemed to be a lack of attention to the details (such as exposed concrete plinth... More

The hotel has nice views of the pond (which is easy accessible and offers nice birdwatching opportunities in the earl morning), a nice lobby with Nymphaeas at the front door and, depending on the weather and the number of guests, a restaurant by the pool. Food was ok, specially the Sinhalese dishes, but not incredible. Rooms, on the other hand,... More

Had a pleasant stay, room was ok but the beds need replacement on an urgent basis, ESP 105 room where I stayed. Food had wide choice catering to all tastes. Though I was booked at Colombo office the chaps at the hotel had no idea about it, luckily they had a room to spare. More

One of the better examples of 1970s architecture, perched above Minneriya NP. All rooms have great views over the tank from their balconies. Nice pool. Our room had effficient air con but the shower was poor (more of a trickle than a shower). Food was OK but restaurant was small and can get overcrowded if there are a couple of... More

What I liked most about this hotel is the location, with a beautiful view over the Giritale tank. It has also a very nice reception hall and lobby. You can drink nice cocktails here, for a very reasonable price! The rooms and the food were not more than average, though ! Rooms are clean and well equiped but need an... More

an amazing hotel to stay in when touring sri lanka. the view from the pool overlooking the lake is stunning. food and service were excellent. although nerer to giritale it is handy for a trip to polonnaruwa and you can hire bikes and have a guided ride around the countryside which includes a meal at a local farm house. you'll... More

We stayed for 2 nights half board; lobby was nice as well as common infrastructure such as dining room and lobby overlooking Gritale lake. Rooms are very dirty and unmanteined since many years, bear in mind there is all time season quite a lot of unidity due to whether (monsoon time) and lake presence. We've to say that Sri Lankan... More