Accommodation

Superior Rooms

• 94 Air-conditioned lovely cottages spread out in clusters blend in side by side in an extensive garden area. Each room is tastefully furnished and complete with all four star luxury amenities to pamper guests.

Deluxe Rooms

• 12 Air-conditioned cottage style rooms, linked by a footpath that keeps the lake in sight, promise an amazing lake view. The rooms are elegantly furnished and complete with all four star luxury facilities.

Kingfisher Lodge

• Set in a secluded location a few feet away from the lake, this exclusive suite is built several feet above ground level offering an amazing up close and personal view of the glistening waters.
• It is designed at a height to accommodate the water from the lake that reaches the steps of the private veranda when the lake swells up in the rainy season. A favorite choice of honeymooners, the Kingfisher Lodge offers ultimate comfort in simple understated style.
• From gray cement floors and cement brick walls to wide wooden windows and natural-wood furniture, everything is carefully designed to blend in with the environs. Private meals in the romantic outdoors can also be arranged with the hotel chef attending to all the details personally.

Eagle Lodge

• Set in the middle of the garden offering a view of the lake, this one-of-a-kind suite is built with a large sitting area that is perfect to entertain friends or even for private meetings when attending to business while on holiday.
• The Eagle Lodge has all the comforts that make holidaying here a splendid experience. Upon request, the hotel organizes private outdoor barbeques in the garden and special indoor cocktails for small groups.

Dining

El Hena Restaurant

• A large open restaurant with a view of the Infinity Pool, garden and lake on one side and a view of the chefs at work in the kitchen on the other side. A super selection of dishes, western and eastern, is served up at mealtime.

Ritigala Pauwwa Bar

• An open lounge bar overlooking the Infinity Pool where expert award-winning bar attendants serve up signature cocktails and mock tails throughout the day. The bar is well stocked with local and imported spirits, liqueurs and fresh fruit juices.

Panthaliya Coffee Shop

• Located next to the bar, Panthaliya serves up delectable snacks and hot drinks. Guests can tuck into their favorite meals while enjoying the view of the pool, the garden and the lake beyond that. Nothing can be more enjoyable.

Experiences

Walk With Kings

• A brave king's hideaway during times of war, says one legend & sanctuary to the rag-robe-wearers, a break-away group of monks in ancient times, says another & a fragment of soil from the Himalayas brought by the ape-god Hanuman, says a third.
• A morning hike to a mountain steeped in myth and mystery, a site of centuries old ruins, a veritable stone monastery that lies in Ritigala's dense jungle. In the afternoon guests will experience the royal mode of transportation - on elephant back!
• Then, an exploration of the forest, cross a river and survey the surrounding villages, as the kings did, on a one-and-a-half hour elephant ride. Finally, a delicious five-course meal will be served up by the poolside. This includes a taste of the local delicacy-'Olu bath' (Water lily rice).

Adrenalin and Adventure

• Visitors can tramp through the woods, exploring centuries-old caves and cavernous boulders en route to "Kaludiya Pokuna" (Black water pool) on an early morning adventure. After a picnic breakfast, visitors will be led through the heart-pounding scale of a sheer rock surface to be rewarded by spectacular views of Habarana, Sigiriya and Ritigala.
• After they descend, the next stop will be "Namal Uyana" for an hour-long trek through the lush forest reserve in the otherwise arid landscape of Dambulla, to its famed rose quartz deposit.
• In the afternoon, a cycle trip along the scenic and yet treacherous route encircling five lakes. A Habarana sunset can be experienced on the return journey. Each and every one will be greeted at the hotel by a free happy-hour of Jungle Cocktails and Mocktails by the pool-side, with the village snake charmer as the host.
• While those adventurous enough may seek to share in his passion for handling the python, everyone is invited to try the signature arrack cocktail in a coconut shell or make their own cocktails with the hotel's selection of local spirits and tropical fruit juices.

The Fish-er-way

• After a leisurely afternoon, visitors can join the village fishermen at the bank of the lake. With the guidance of the 'experts', they may use either the Oruwa (narrow wooden boat) or wade through the water, to cast the nets.
• In silence and in complete harmony with the surrounding tranquility, they will be shown how to cast the nets the traditional way, moving slowly and gracefully amidst myriad water lilies, lotus, and bird species.
• On their return, all who participated will be treated to a sumptuous river and seafood dinner by the poolside. The next day, all those up for the challenge can join the fishermen at sunrise to paddle or wade across the lake, skillfully removing the nets and retrieving the catch! The catch is generally shared with friends, as is the local custom.

Native Cues

• A morning bullock cart ride will take visitors through the village of Hiriwadunna, to a banana plantation where ripe bananas can be tasted and savored fresh.
• Cross a scenic reservoir by Oruwa (traditional boat), its long, narrow shape gliding effortlessly on the water, to visit a Chena cultivation, where in the shade of a tree house of mud and thatched Palm leaves, the village of Hiriwaduna can be surveyed.
• On the return journey guests can drop by the house of a native and enjoy aromatic Ginger Tea and Jaggery. The next stop will be a visit to an authentic local cottage industry to witness the skillful carving of caricatures from old tree roots. Everyone will get a chance to carve his or her own token.
• Then, a stop at a local Kamatha (Paddy field) for lunch, to be treated to delicious local cuisine served on lotus leaves by a village family. Back at the hotel everyone will be treated to a free Ayurvedic treatment of his or her choice at the hotel spa in the afternoon or evening.

In One with Nature

• The experience begins with a morning walk to the scrub forests bordering the village of Hiriwadunna, famed for the spotting of some 130-bird species and a variety of rare butterflies.
• Then, guests will enjoy a picnic breakfast on the banks of a stunning reservoir, against the backdrop of the green vegetation of the surrounding wetlands ideal for roosting egrets.
• On a mid morning drive to Dambulla, visitors may choose to either trek through the lush forest reserves of "Namal Uyana", viewing a variety of endemic flora to a rare rose quartz deposit or visit Popham's Arboretum, to discover over seventy varieties of rare flora and foliage in their natural setting.
• Next, the opportunity to watch herds of elephants gather for a drink during an evening safari to the Minneriya or Kawudulla parks. Later, the hotel will organize a sumptuous wining and dining experience with river and seafood by the poolside for groups (Not more than 12 persons) and individuals.

Azmaara Spa

• The spa creates an extraordinarily magical atmosphere and the soft, serene music enhances that already peaceful ambiance, making you want to linger here as long as possible.
• The Spa is unique which bestows you with the most beautiful and comfortable feeling that you always yearn to sense that gushes forth from the miraculous hands of the therapists.

The treatments are;

• Massages
• Body Scrubs and Wraps
• Manicures and Pedicures

• Facials
• Specially designed packages