Reviews of Selagala Resort
No:11, Lake Road Stage I, New Town,, 50000 Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka
#96 of 107 hotels in Anuradhapura
Guests' ChoiceReview Score
Based on 25 hotel reviews
6.5Score breakdown
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Cleanliness
7.6
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Comfort
7.4
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Location
8.0
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Facilities
7.1
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Staff
7.9
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Value for money
7.7
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Reviewed: July 27, 2025
Dinuka_palliyaguru
Sri Lanka5 Reviews8.0“Absolutely liked everything about this hotel”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Slightly poor welcome
Clean & comfortable rooms, staff behaviour is also excellent, secure and safe environment. Specially the owner is very friendly, helpful and professional.
Stayed in July 2025
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Reviewed: May 4, 2025
Akalanka
Sri Lanka1 review8.0“Excellent experience”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
The AC was bit low, we tried to increase but didn't work properly for one of our rooms.
The place was family friendly and the staff is also really kind and helpful. The rooms are also well made and clean.
Stayed in May 2025
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Reviewed: April 16, 2024
Madusha
Sri Lanka4 Reviews8.0“Owner is very good . place also clam and quite .Should be add less than breakfast or bedtea .”- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Should be add less than breakfast or bedtea .
Owner is very good and friendly location and place also very clam and quite .
Stayed in April 2024
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Reviewed: January 1, 2024
Kelum
Sri Lanka2 Reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
there is no place to put wastage.
Stayed in December 2023
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Reviewed: January 5, 2025
Vitalii
Russia33 Reviews4 helpful votes1.0“Wet mold and disgusting horror.”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The description is completely untruth! I don't understand why no one has written about this in their reviews yet, Most likely the previous reviews were left by Sri Lankans. When we arrived, we were deceived by the nice courtyard and green lawn. Before checking in and paying for your stay, you first need to thoroughly check the room. So where to start: Mosquitoes ate us up outside after sunset, a huge Rottweiler ran at my friend, and the owner managed to stop it. There is not a single window in the room, it feels like you are in a basement. Inside of my friends room it feels like wet sauna. The room has an improvised window with many wasp nests in it. The air conditioning didn't work in the room, NO WiFi, there is only cold water running in the shower, there was no toilet paper, the room was dirty, but i can still close my eyes to this, because this is Asia... We woke up at 2 a.m. and couldn't fall asleep, we literally stuck to the bed, the stench of dampness and mold is something you can't just keep quiet about, because it can be dangerous to your health, it is felt strongly in every breath of air. When we checked in, we lifted the mattress and saw large cockroaches. The smell of urine and dampness from the bed linen, mattress and pillows is simply unbearable, they haven't been changed and cleaned for many years. Whole worlds of microflora have taken up residence in the pillows and mattress. Over the course of two days I managed to sleep twice for 2 hours. This was the worst place I've stayed not only in Asia but in the whole world. We literally walked until late just to avoid returning to this place. I'm not sure but I have a feeling that the living conditions in a Sri Lankan prison are better than in this hotel. This place can be rated at 1, its cost should not be $19, but a maximum of $5, and even then $5 needs to be spent on major repairs... It can be described as wet mold and disgusting horror. NO Recomend this place!!!
Nothing
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: January 5, 2025
Vitalii
Russia33 Reviews4 helpful votes1.0“It can be described as wet mold and disgusting horror”- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
You wouldn't wish this place on your worst enemy. The description is completely untrue. I don't understand why no one has written about this in their reviews yet, Most likely the previous reviews were left by Sri Lankans. When we arrived, we were deceived by the nice courtyard and green lawn. Before checking in and paying for your stay, you first need to thoroughly check the room. So where to start: Mosquitoes ate us up outside after sunset, a huge Rottweiler ran at my friend, and the owner managed to stop it. There is not a single window in the room, it feels like you are in a basement. Inside of my friends room it feels like wet sauna. The room has an improvised window with many wasp nests in it. The air conditioning didn't work in the room, NO WiFi, there is only cold water running in the shower, there was no toilet paper, the room was dirty, but i can still close my eyes to this, because this is Asia... We woke up at 2 a.m. and couldn't fall asleep, we literally stuck to the bed, the stench of dampness and mold is something you can't just keep quiet about, because it can be dangerous to your health, it is felt strongly in every breath of air. When we checked in, we lifted the mattress and saw large cockroaches. The smell of urine and dampness from the bed linen, mattress and pillows is simply unbearable, they haven't been changed and cleaned for many years. Whole worlds of microflora have taken up residence in the pillows and mattress. Over the course of two days I managed to sleep twice for 2 hours. This was the worst place I've stayed not only in Asia but in the whole world. We literally walked until late just to avoid returning to this place. I'm not sure but I have a feeling that the living conditions in a Sri Lankan prison are better than in this hotel. This place can be rated at 1, its cost should not be $19, but a maximum of $5, and even then $5 needs to be spent on major repairs...
Nothing
Stayed in January 2025
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Reviewed: March 22, 2024
Madhav
Australia6 Reviews3 helpful votes2.0Very Poor- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Found a small lizard in the room. Owner said that it's common to find a lizard in the house in Sri Lanka. He told us that if we can't stay in such a room, we should pay LKR 1000 extra for alternative room or go to a "5 STAR Hotel". Owner started shouting at my wife because she said - she can't stay in a room which has a lizard.
Nothing specific
Stayed in March 2024
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Reviewed: July 4, 2023
Nuwan
Sri Lanka3 Reviews1 helpful vote1.0Very Poor- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The property owner is very bad man.
Stayed in July 2023
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Reviewed: June 18, 2025
Vidyulya
Sri Lanka5 Reviews7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveler
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in June 2025
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Reviewed: March 16, 2025
Buddhika
Sri Lanka1 review8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2025
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Reviewed: December 6, 2024
Sudantha
Sri Lanka1 review8.0Very Good- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in November 2024
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Reviewed: November 3, 2024
Dhamith
Sri Lanka7 Reviews8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in November 2024
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Reviewed: January 23, 2024
Jayasre
India3 Reviews1 helpful vote8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2024
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Reviewed: January 20, 2024
Hossein
Armenia18 Reviews1 helpful vote7.0Good- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2024
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Reviewed: December 23, 2023
Pamoda
Sri Lanka1 review8.0Very Good- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in December 2023
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Reviewed: December 27, 2024
Duminda
Sri Lanka2 Reviews1.0Very Poor- • Leisure trip
- • Travelers with friends
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: December 18, 2024
Abeykoon
Sri Lanka1 review10Exceptional- • Business trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in December 2024
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Reviewed: September 8, 2024
Dom88
Sri Lanka4 Reviews4 helpful votes10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in September 2024
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Reviewed: September 8, 2024
Dhamith
Sri Lanka7 Reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Standard Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in September 2024
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Reviewed: January 3, 2024
Madushanka
Sri Lanka2 Reviews10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2024
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Reviewed: December 26, 2023
Sai
India6 Reviews9.0Wonderful- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in December 2023
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Reviewed: November 3, 2023
Tharaka
Sri Lanka5 Reviews1.0Very Poor- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in October 2023
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Reviewed: February 15, 2023
Ramesh
Sri Lanka1 review10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in February 2023
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Reviewed: December 30, 2022
Osuka
Sri Lanka1 review10Exceptional- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Standard Family Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
There are no comments available for this review
Stayed in December 2022
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