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The River House by Asia Leisure

4.5 star property

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Fitness studio
Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board
Exterior
Lobby sitting area
Lobby

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning
  • Breakfast available

Explore the area

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No. 70 Uththamagnana Mawatha, Welagedara, Balapitiya, 80550
  • Place, Puppet Museum
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Place, Hikkaduwa Beach
    ‪22 min drive‬
  • Place, Bentota Beach
    ‪27 min drive‬

Room options

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Suite, 1 King Bed, Garden View, Garden Area

Suite, 1 King Bed, Garden View, Garden Area

  • Garden view
  • 75 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Jacuzzi Suite

Jacuzzi Suite

  • Garden view
  • 113 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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View from room

Pool Suite

  • River view
  • 132 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Minibar, in-room safe, desk, iron/ironing board

Family Room

  • 150 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 King Beds

Luxury Villa

  • 5 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 18
  • 5 King Beds and 2 Single Sofa Beds

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About the area

Balapitiya

When you stay at The River House by Asia Leisure in Balapitiya, you'll be near the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Puppet Museum and Ariyapala Mask Museum. .This luxury hotel is 13.8 mi (22.3 km) from Bentota Beach and 3 mi (4.8 km) from Ambalangoda Beach.

What's nearby

  • Puppet Museum - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Ambalangoda Beach - 10 min drive - 6.0 km
  • Hikkaduwa Beach - 22 min drive - 19.8 km
  • Bentota Beach - 27 min drive - 25.6 km
  • Unawatuna Beach - 50 min drive - 57.8 km

Getting around

  • Aluthgama Railway Station - 39 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 115 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Pizza Hut Ambalangoda - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Pasindu Rasa Wimana ~ පසිඳු රස විමන - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪KFC - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Nuwara Bar - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Ceylon - Riu Sri Lanka - ‬8 min drive

About this property

The River House by Asia Leisure

The River House by Asia Leisure offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and safes. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas and include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. In-room massages and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 5 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms feature showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities including an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and babysitting (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-in, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 6:30 AM and 10:00 AM.
The River House by Asia Leisure has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Daily cooked-to-order breakfast available 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: LKR 20 to 35 for adults and LKR 10 to 20 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Outdoor pool
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden

Spa

  • In-room massages

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 1:00 PM

Express check-in available

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Contactless check-out available

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

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are available for LKR 30.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for cooked-to-order breakfast: approximately LKR 20 to 35 for adults, and LKR 10 to 20 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: LKR 75 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: LKR 30.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31

Property is also known as

River House Villa Balapitiya

River House Balapitiya

The River House Hotel Balapitiya

The River House Sri Lanka/Balapitiya

The River House by Asia Leisure Hotel

The River House by Asia Leisure Balapitiya

The River House by Asia Leisure Hotel Balapitiya

The River House by Asia Leisure Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 11 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 11 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 11 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 11 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 11 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stunning location, wonderful wildlife

Location really amazing, stunning pool area with wonderful shady area to relax and watch wildlife. Great views to Madu river. Beautiful & extremely spacious bedrooms. Staff very helpful - for eg will book tuk tuks for local travel & are very flexible about meal times. 5 bedrooms in total so meal / wine options are limited but are very well done ( in particular the curries ).
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A very luxurious experience

A truely breathtaking location. The ‘hotel’ consists of 5 individual villas with a maximum of 10 guests at any time. We stayed in the room named Gin. This is the perfect place to go if you are looking for peace and tranquility. Relax, recharge and unwind in this peaceful location - the only sounds you’ll hear are from the local wildlife! The staff pay great attention to detail and cater to your every need without intruding your space. The food is outstanding and again, the chef will cater to your specific requirements. A very luxurious experience. I would highly recommend The River House. An outstanding holiday!
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
The surrounding nature, its serenity, friendly staff, delicious curries.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great relaxing stat

Great stay at the river house, really relaxing. Exactly what we were looking for. Food was great.
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Mareike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hidden Paradise

The River House is a little Paradise. The staff is very kind, helpful and makes you feel very welcome. The view is amazing and I forgot work completely. A great weekend trip out of Colombo city to get your energy back.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Tucked away jewel

Very nice Hotel tucked away in the forest of Sri Lanka. We really enjoyed the quietness and the jungle feeling in a very nice and comfortable environment with modern amenities. A great getaway overall.

6/10 Okay

Ruggero

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort

amazing place, poor sleep

The place is amazing. It's riverside in the middle of a great cured garden with wonderful trees and birds of any kind. Peaceful and really relaxing. The suite in which we've been was very spacious and well furnished but. BUT: 1) the bed was really poor. The mattrass old and converging to the center; even worse, the structure is made of pure wood so the feeling is to sleep on the floor. 2) the air conditioning is old and noisy. When you have 90% of humidity and 33 degrees, you need to have a modern A/C, that is silent, especially during the night, especially considering the cost of the room. It doesn't take much to buy a new one.. 3) we were above the restaurant/cafe. The food is really good, but you can hear anyone talking in the evening and even worse in the morning, as the service starts around 7. So, the place is great, the service is outstanding, the place needs renewal on the basics: this is an hotel, i go there mainly to sleep. Well.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastiskt!

Underbart boende med fantastisk service, jättefint rum, supergod mat. Så fin utsikt från våran jättebalkong som hade privat sval pool. Väldigt lugnt och harmoniskt, kändes som man var mitt i djungeln, otroligt vackert. Kan verkligen rekommendera!
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Brielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

perfect

Personeel vriendelijk n behulpzaam. Eten en kamer geweldig. Landgoed mooi bijgehouden door vier tuinmannen. Sfeervol gelegen aan rivier.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2018