Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka

5.0 star property

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Reviews

7.8 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Room service
    Room service

Explore the area

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#51, Gadawalayaya, Moragollawa, Dambulla
  • Dambulla Cave Temple
    4 min drive
  • Popham's Arboretum
    8 min drive
  • Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
    8 min drive
  • Sigiriya (GIU)
    35 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Room

  • 44 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Luxury Villa

  • 55 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Villa

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka

Luxury resort with free valet parking and spa services
Along with an outdoor pool, this resort has a restaurant and a bar/lounge. Free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking are also provided. Additionally, a poolside bar, a snack bar/deli, and a coffee shop/cafe are onsite.
Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka offers 68 air-conditioned accommodations with DVD players and minibars. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Beds feature premium bedding. 21-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels and pay movies. Bathrooms include bathtubs, bidets, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.

This Dambulla resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards.

Recreational amenities at the resort include an outdoor pool.

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

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include deep-tissue massages, body wraps, body scrubs, and detox wraps. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic.
During your stay at Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka, you'll be close to Dambulla Cave Temple. Enjoy features like free WiFi in public areas and free valet parking, plus an outdoor pool.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free valet parking and self parking
  • Enjoy Regional cuisine while dining at Rice
  • Buffet breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Take a swim in the outdoor pool
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
  • Onsite recreation includes tennis courts, bike rentals, and a playground
  • Just a 4-minute drive from Dambulla Cave Temple and 8 minutes from Popham's Arboretum
  • Airport shuttle service available for a fee
Along with a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. An outdoor pool, spa services, and a library are also featured at the luxury Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka. The resort can provide concierge services and wedding services. Free self parking and valet parking are available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 5-star Dambulla resort.

For a fee, guests can enjoy buffet breakfast daily from 7 AM to 9:30 AM.
Rice - This restaurant specializes in Regional cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
24-hour room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site
  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee daily 7 AM–9:30 AM: USD 10 for adults and USD 5 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Restaurants on site

  • Rice

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Ecotours
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Rock climbing
  • Spa services
  • Tennis
  • Yoga classes

Family friendly

  • DVD player
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Turndown service
  • Wedding services

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Detox wraps
  • Massage - deep-tissue

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • In-room accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible concierge desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bath
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 21-inch flat-screen TV
  • DVD player
  • Films for purchase
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 8:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.0 per day.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 45
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 45 (from 5 to 11 years old)

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: approximately USD 10 for adults and USD 5 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 80 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.0 per day

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka offers transfers from the airport (fees may apply). Please contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation 48 hours prior to arrival with your arrival details. To arrange for check-in, guests must contact the property in advance of arrival using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests arriving after 8:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in information. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the resort before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Thilanka Resort Dambulla
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Thilanka Dambulla
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Thilanka Hotel Dambulla
Thilanka Resort Spa
Sigiriana Resort Thilanka Dambulla
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Sigiriana Thilanka Dambulla
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Sigiriana By Thilanka Dambulla
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Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 34 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 10 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 73 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 10 out of 73 reviews" "

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Jalpa

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

2/10 Terrible

Sunitha

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very expensive stay for not much facilities. Staff barely able to understand requests. No timely answers for queries before we arrived at the property. Staff do not go out of the way to make your experience pleasant at all. Breakfast was below average. For the expensive pricing, you would expect a better spread, but no. Cleanliness of property is also below average when you compare with similar properties in the price range.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Rasangika

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Samer

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Miroslav

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Ramanathan Iyer

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

2/10 Terrible

Kandiah

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2022

6/10 Okay

Azim, buckhurst hill

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Lovely property with very friendly and attentive staff. Issues with cleanliness - dirty towels in room and no hand / face towels, with COVID measures - barely any mask wearers in buffet dining with no hand sanitisation in sight despite shared use of serving spoons, with no enforcement or basic measures in place. Also had photos of jacuzzi bathtub in photos but no jacuzzi in the room - there was a switch in the bathroom that was labelled Jacuzzi but did nothing.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

kanika

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice property. Rooms were spacious and had an amazing view. The staff was very nice
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2021

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lena, Switzerland

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We stayed one night at the Sigiriana Resort by Thilanka and had a wonderful time. The staff was very friendly, we ate dinner and breakfast which was delicious and they even organised us a driver to Kandy. The pool area looks beautiful!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Modern hotel with great pool and gardens.
Lovely, modern design hotel with great pool and gardens. Good selection of food in the restaurant although we have had better on our trip. Villa room was comfortable although the sofa certainly needed replacing. About 10 mins tuk tuk ride from main attractions.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Alex, San Francisco, CA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The resort itself is gorgeous, the pool is lovely, the food was pretty decent, and the staff were friendly and super helpful! They helped us organize a safari nearby, a tuktuk to Lion's Rock (Sigiriya), and a taxi back to Colombo. Would definitely recommend and would love to come back myself!
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff couldn't be more helpful and fabulous buffet.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were lied to constantly. This hotel doesnt like Foreigners. We had 2 rats in our room going into our luggage locking for food. The front desk guy Christopher keep lying about the hotel being full and we couldnt move. The hotel was largely empty. I am going to ask you for a complete refund of the money i paid you.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Serge

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful place but!...
Beautiful hotel in wonderful area Crazy swimming pool in the rice field Big confortable room BUT: it must have been a beautiful hotel in the past but when you look better there is big lack of reparation! Everything should need some work in the room : walls, roof, furnitures, fridge out of order.... And the service is really under the level of the hotel: only one little bottle provide the first day, second day no tower in the bathroom; I asked 4 times an adaptator for plug electricity (because they have ONLY locals ones in the room) and finally I had to go in town and buy one! But honestly for the price I paid it was still a good stay
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent facilities
Amazing facilities and views. The pool was excellent and the gardens were beautiful. Staff were very welcoming. The location was perfect to visit the caves and Sigirya.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Preston

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great start to a vacation
The views were gorgeous. The location was serene. It's far enough away to have peace and quiet but near enough to popular sites to enjoy whatever type of trip you're looking for. The dinner and breakfast buffets were delicious and had a nice variety to choose from. The service was friendly and welcoming. The on-site Ayurvedic massage was heavenly, and the pool at sunset with a cocktail was an experience to remember. The room was comfortable, the wifi worked well enough, and the shower had good temperature and pressure. Overall, a terrific stay. We stayed here for one night at the start of a two-week trip around Sri Lanka, and it was the perfect way to start.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful setting, let down by patchy service
This is a beautiful hotel set in stunning and extensive grounds. Check-in was great and our room was spacious and clean. However this hotel is let down by the restaurant. For dinner, we were told we had to use the buffet which is Rs.2200 (rather a lot for Sri Lanka). This would’ve been fine however the vegetarian options at the buffet were extremely poor. They were a cheap looking pizza under a heat lamp, pasta with pesto (student food), and some dhal. Definitely not worth it if you are vegetarian. So my boyfriend and I both ordered the same main and a couple of small sides from the a la carte. When the food came, however, the waiter only bought one main. We explained that we ordered two, and he then argued with us telling us that we only ordered one (why would we only order one main meal for two people?). Instead of bringing another meal, he went to the buffet and brought over a plate of stale bread rolls, put them down on the table and said these are free. We ended up sharing one meal. I then ordered a dessert. The dessert order was ignored even when I asked for it twice. Eventually, he came over with the dessert with melted ice cream, and told us we had to pay right then and we couldn’t put it on the room. He wouldn’t give me the total I had to work it out with pen and paper. Then he TOOK MY CARD away and came back and told me to put my PIN in but wouldn’t tell me the amount. Very dodgy. I had to complain to the manager. Also air con and fan barely worked in room. Poor.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
No tennis court No yoga No turnsdown service No cricket Luxury taty and smelt like sewerage Food good Pool good Overpriced for money Staff tried to put us in other hotel due to overbooking which we refused. Appalling management.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019