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The Lake

Polonnaruwa 51000, Sri Lanka
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The Lake
Ranked #7 of 17 Polonnaruwa B&B and Inns
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London, United Kingdom
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24 reviews 24 reviews
11 hotel reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

Booked this as a last Minute deal through Agoda. Incredible value at 32$ Including service charges and tax,The hotel has extensive gardens with the swimming pool overlooking the lake, which is one of the most picturesque I've seen in a while. I ate Lake fish with rice and Salad which was delicious and cost 550 rupee and had 3 scoops... More

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Singapore, Singapore
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8 reviews 8 reviews
7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

Myself and a friend stayed here for just one night. The room was comfortable and the location superb, with even the standard room looking out over the lake. The outdoor pool looks right over the lake. All of this for the equivalent of about US$45 (between two). The best bit about The Lake has to be the staff. Though we... More

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London, United Kingdom
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8 reviews 8 reviews
7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

We spent 3 nights here as the location, right on the lake, is superb. Rooms on ground floor have verandas leading to lake. Lots of people fishing from canoes, water buffalo in the lake and huge range of birds. Great sunsets. Rooms very comfortable. Staff incredibly friendly and helpful. Excellent Sri Lankan food. Lovely swimming pool. Excellent value if you... More

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Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
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34 reviews 34 reviews
15 hotel reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 7, 2013

Very tasty food, with excellent presentation, in comfortable and nicely decorated dinning room, with superb view over lake. We had a mixture of Sri Lankan and more European dishes and all were very good. This was a good choice for a break in a full day of visiting the archeological site, and at a reasonable price. (PS we also checked... More

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35 reviews 35 reviews
19 hotel reviews
Reviews in 24 cities Reviews in 24 cities
21 helpful votes 21 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed March 31, 2013 via mobile

Just stayed at The Lake for four nights with a group of students. The hotel was peaceful and quiet with a pool and billard table. The food was outstanding and the service excellent. The rooms were dark but large with a nice view of the lake.

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Ottawa, Canada
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26 hotel reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed March 5, 2013

This 2-story resort, with rooms spread out motel style facing a large lake, was 2 kilometres from the excellent archaeological museum and access to the main Polonnarewa ruins. A smaller set of ruins was directly across the road from the resort. All rooms faced the lake and had a luxurious feel to them. The lower ones had their own small... More

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Dallas, Texas
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed March 2, 2013

To be fair, the Lake Hotel has quite nice [although small] rooms and a lovely location. Were it not for unforgivable service problems, we would have given it 3 or 4 stars. We originally booked a double room with breakfast but upon check-in requested that they add an extra bed for a third person that had joined us. We were... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed February 9, 2013

We arrived to the lake with a special offer including a full board regime. Everything was perfect with very neice meals and super service. During the night there was a short circuit and we had to move to the first floor, but all the personnel was helpful. A good place to start bike excursion, too. Swimming pool available!

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed January 14, 2013

After roughing it in some pretty grim hotels prior to entering The Lake and a 40km cycle ride in the pouring rain it was a real delight to stumble in to reception and to find simple luxuries we take for granted - a well apointed shower with hot water, clean crisp sheets, lovely fresh smelling room with superb view over... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed October 29, 2012

The phone numbers given in the internet under the Ceylon Hotels Corporation is incorrect it should be 0115 235124..Hence an email was sent to michelle@ceylonshotels.net which up-to-date I have no response on..Then decided to make a booking via booking.com beacuse needed the rooms urgently..Then decided to call a friend who works there and she instructed that I speak to them... More

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Address: Polonnaruwa 51000, Sri Lanka
Region: Sri Lanka > North Central Province > Polonnaruwa
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Ranked #7 of 17 B&Bs / Inns in Polonnaruwa
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