Bentota Waterside sits beside the calm waters of the Bentota River at Yathramulla in Bentota, on Sri Lanka's south-west coast, set within tropical gardens of native plants and wildlife. Bentota Railway Station is 0.3 km away and Aluthgama Station 1.2 km, and Bentota beach is a short drive from the property.
Bentota Waterside is 85 km as the crow flies from Bandaranaike International Airport at Katunayake; by road the drive is about 109 km and usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on traffic. Book the Colombo (CMB) Airport transfer to Bentota Waterside.
The property has rooms and riverside cottages, each with comfortable bedding, a private bathroom and a veranda or balcony looking out over the river, the gardens or the surrounding landscape.
Fresh Sri Lankan meals are served in dining areas in the garden or beside the river, and there is outdoor lounge seating among the tropical planting. Wi-Fi is free in the public areas, and guests have secure on-site parking.
Boat trips run along the river and through the nearby mangroves, where you can watch wetland wildlife, and Bentota beach offers golden sand, swimming and shoreline walks. Nearby turtle hatcheries show sea turtle conservation at work, the river and coast offer snorkelling, canoeing, jet-skiing and kayaking, and village tours take in local markets, crafts and riverside life. Galle Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, makes a day excursion further down the coast.
This is one of our favourite hotels in Sri Lanka. We liked it much more than many of the more expensive hotels we stayed in and in fact are returning to it again at the end of our trip we liked it so much. When we arrived they t…
Staff was absolutely kind and helpful everybody also had big smiles. The rooms were clean, the pool was big and super fun. Overall everything was very good
We had a very enjoyable three nights at Waterside. Beautiful location and excellent staff. We enjoyed the food - both breakfast and dinner were of high quality. We took the opportunity to go out on an early morning river safari. I…
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