Centauria Wild

7.9

Outstanding(160 Reviews)

Hotel in Southern Province

5-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this hotel

Offering a spa centre and sauna, Centauria Wild is located in Udawalawe, 1 km from Udawalawe National Park. The hotel has an outdoor pool and year-round outdoor pool, and guests can enjoy a meal at the restaurant.

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Southern Province

Nearby attractions

Udawalawe National Park Safari

3.8 mi

Galle Fort Jumpers

84.6 mi

Galle International Cricket Stadium | ගාල්ල ජත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රිඩාංගනය

84.3 mi

Patna View Point

29.3 mi

Available Rooms

Superior Deluxe Room

1 Queen • 409 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Family Suite

1 Queen • 1 Queen • 839 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Superior Deluxe Room with Lake View

1 Double • 409 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Suite with Lake View

1 Queen • 688 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Two-Bedroom Suite

2 Sofa • 1 Double • 1 Double • 861 ft²

Sleeps 8

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

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7.9

Outstanding(160 Reviews)

Hotel in Southern Province

5-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more

About this hotel

Amenities

Pool

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Hot tub or spa

Wheelchair accessible

Gym or Fitness Center

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Southern Province

Nearby attractions

Udawalawe National Park Safari

3.8 mi

Galle Fort Jumpers

84.6 mi

Galle International Cricket Stadium | ගාල්ල ජත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රිඩාංගනය

84.3 mi

Patna View Point

29.3 mi

Available Rooms

Superior Deluxe Room

1 Queen • 409 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Family Suite

1 Queen • 1 Queen • 839 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Superior Deluxe Room with Lake View

1 Double • 409 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Suite with Lake View

1 Queen • 688 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Two-Bedroom Suite

2 Sofa • 1 Double • 1 Double • 861 ft²

Sleeps 8

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

7.9

Outstanding(160 Reviews)

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1.0

Apr 2024

Schrecklicher Hotelmanager!

Das Hotel ist gut gelegen, sehr sauber und hochwertig eingerichtet. Es hat einen schönen Pool mit Blick auf den Nationalpark.

Uns wurde morgens um 5 ein Sandwich mitgegeben als wir uns auf den Weg in den Nationalpark gemacht haben. Nach der Safari sind wir am bereits vorgebuchten und bezahlten Frühstücksbuffet essen gegangen. Uns wurde dann eine Rechnung vorgelegt das wir das Buffet erneut bezahlen sollten da wir morgens ja schon ein Sandwich erhalten hätten. Der Hotelmanager wurde als wir uns weigerten doppelt zu zahlen sehr unangenehm. Er schrie rum war laut und aggressiv. Ein Studium oder Schulung hätte diesem sicher nicht geschadet. Diese unschöne Erfahrung hat uns leider den sonst tollen Aufenthalt zerstört. Bezahlt haben wir diese Forderung übrigens nicht.

7.0

Jul 2023

Overall, we enjoyed the hotel with its great service and lovely, old fashioned rooms.

Lovely older style hotel with incredibly attentive staff. The room had the most stunning views over the national park and you could see elephants at twilight. The pool was perfect and we often had it to ourselves.

The breakfast was a bit ordinary for those of us with more western style tastes. We also found that we were best placed to eat the Sri Lankan options on the menu as they were delicious compared to the other food. The hotel is away from the main town so you are a little bit trapped in terms of food options if you don't have any transport.

10.0

Jul 2023

Exceptional

Everything was fine. Very helpful, friendly staff.

7.0

Apr 2023

Places to stay close to Udawalawe for early morning safaris are limited. This hotel was perfect.

The staff, rooms and pool were all lovely.

The food was adequate and the options for my daughter who is Coeliac were very limited.

10.0

Apr 2023

Exceptional

Extremely friendly staff, went out of their way to look after you, buffet food was delicious, room comfortable, organised really good Safari last minute

10.0

Mar 2023

amazing hotel

beautiful hotel on the edge of the sea. staff very happy and helpful. lots of facility , gym, pool and pool bar.

Nothing

10.0

Mar 2023

Spectacular and amazing

it was such an amazing experience to stay there. Every single staff were so welcoming and lovely. They’ve been so kind to us while we stayed there and looked after us really well. They certainly want above and beyond! Our room was very clean and the bed was so comfortable. We had a room with a lake view and it was spectacular as we saw a few elephants from there. The food was so delicious. The swimming pool was so clean. The most cleanest pool ever! We will definitely come back again soon! Already looking forward to come back later this year (hopefully). Thank you to all of those amazing staff for making sure we were looked after and giving us the best service.

9.0

Feb 2023

A good choice to stay while visiting Udawalawe National Park

Entrance and lobby. Painless check in. Room was comfortable and well equipped. The staff were very pleasant

Hard to say anything except breakfast buffet had to be constantly refilled. A little more bottled water in the room would have been appreciated after our safari

3.0

Feb 2023

Don't waste your money

Nice view.

First of all, you book this spot for the Spa and massage facilities, which are not open, and you only find out when you reach. so the big price difference for "facilities" Vs other hotels in the area is pointless. The staff have no clue on how to run a hotel. The beds were not comfortable at all. Overall a very big disappointment.

6.0

Jan 2023

Pleasant

The hotel for one night to visit the safari.

Quite all hotel, not moden

7.0

Jan 2023

Practical hotel close to the national park.

Very close to Udawalawe National Park. Staff arranged flexible tours. Practical stay for a night. Room service menu was good. Good sized pool. spacious rooms with nice views from balcony.

It was practical, not the best stay we’ve had but served the purpose. good for a one night or short stay.

10.0

Jan 2023

very comfortable stay, close to elephant transition site, convenient for safari. very helpful hotel staff

Well maintained, clean , high quality finishes, comfortable

nothing

8.0

Jun 2022

Good short stay in a comfortable hotel

Great room and location. Excellent safari arranged be hotel.

Food ordering a little chaotic

3.0

Jun 2022

Steer Clear

The staff are lovely. And really do try their best.

This can definitely not be classed as a 5star, not even a 4star tbh. It is SEVERELY dated. The pictures definitely upsell it, the room itself, although a great size, and thankfully with a lovely view of the lake, is OLD. The pool was unkept, and not inviting in the slightest. The absolute worst part of this stay is the questionable buffets served for breakfast and dinner. It felt unclean, and I honestly questioned the hygiene. The options served were often cold and looked old even. Steer clear if you can. We originally booked for 2 nights and changed it to 1, leaving early as possible the next day.

9.0

May 2022

Well located comfortable hotel

Fabulous huge room, great bar, helpful staff

Meal times a little chaotic in terms of ordering and receiving food

10.0

Apr 2022

See the wild elephants from your room

A very nice hotel. It is a resort which has a dozens years of history but it is maintained at highest quality. We have got a free upgrade to VIP room at the top floor. This room had a awesome view at the natural reserve lake and wild living elephants. The hotel staff anywhere and anytime was super professional and friendly,

7.0

Apr 2022

..If you must...

A nice location, on the edge of a big field Had a pool... not a bad one.

Thr hotel was empty....therefore, no cofeeshop, no shop no restaurants.... just some room service, which came cold....

9.0

Apr 2022

Superb

Great hotel to stay in before or after going on safari. Clean and big rooms, good buffet in the evening.

1.0

Apr 2022

The worst hotel in Sri Lanka

This was without doubt the worst hotel we’ve stayed in during our time in Sri Lanka. From the start it disappointed in every way. The obligatory welcome drink was Sunkist, the Porter refused to leave the room until he’d been tipped, the hotel was deserted and lacked any atmosphere and the evening meal was utterly disgusting. My husband and daughter had chicken dishes and there was no meat on the pieces they served. The only things that were passable during our stay were the breakfast and the pool.

See above.

9.0

Apr 2022

A good place to be before and after visiting the national park.

Very neer to the national park.

9.0

Mar 2022

Superb

Perfect view to the lake

8.0

Mar 2022

Spacious, clean and great location.

Spacious rooms that were very clean and good AC. Good location for the safari and staff were very friendly.

For a hotel based near a national park, which is the main attraction in the town, we were surprised that we weren’t asked about arranging a safari on arrival. We arranged this separately through TripAdvisor. But later found out that the hotel do offer this service.

10.0

Mar 2022

Wonderful, clean, large hotel from which to explore Udawalawe

Wonderful spot from which to explore Udawalawe Park. The hotel is quite large with a couple of restaurants and a lovely pool, and all of the staff were warm and welcoming. They went above and beyond on my daughter's birthday by baking a small cake especially for her and decorating her bed with flowers. As a family of four, we had a two-bedroom apartment with several balconies, a living area, and a lovely, clean, modern bathroom. We saw hornbills and a mongoose in the tree off our balcony. The hotel was very near the entry of the park, and the safari prices quoted by the hotel were competitive with other local companies.

8.0

Mar 2022

Being able to watch elephants from our patio was exceptional.

Our room was big with a most outstanding view from the balcony. We had one of the best hours of our 6 week holiday watching 5 elephants take water. I also enjoyed witnessing the weddings. And the small pool was warm and inviting.

The dining room lacked atmosphere. I’m not fond of buffets but this one offered freshly prepared bbq food which helped.

10.0

Mar 2022

Safari Hotel - Highlight of Sri Lanka trip.

Immacualte throughout the entire hotel, the pictures on booking.com don't do it justice. Traditional Sti Lankan hospitality meant we felt comfortable and cared for from the start. The staff organised a safari tour for us, which was the highlight of our whole trip.

The restaurant didn't serve traditional Sri Lankan food on the main menu at dinner, just a mix of western dishes. They said they could make us some traditional curries, but this didn't seem great as these curries usually take hours to prepare, rather than minutes.

10.0

Feb 2022

just what one might need in the area

Very clean, family room spacious (two bedrooms and a small “living room with kitchenette, though only one bathroom), very friendly and helpful staff, decent sized pool, great views! Very convenient location for safari (jeep arranged by hotel was good, the driver seemed quite knowledgeable, so we really saw a lot of animals) Baby elephant feeding is also just a short drive away

9.0

Feb 2022

Superb

Comfortable room, very friendly staff, very nice location.

4.0

Feb 2022

Very disappointing

- The swimming pool is great and the view is wonderful - The general manager tries his best to improve our stay. Thank you Sir

- There were no baby cot for >12 months child, which is dangerous - Some guests used the pool with very loud music, and the pool staff told us "it's not the hotel music" when we asked to turn the volume down - The food is full of oil and not tasty, far below expectations - There are only a few guests (maybe 5 out of 50 rooms) -> no buffet - There was a party upstairs during our first night, it didn't bother the staff to let us have a room just below, with a 2yo child. Fortunately, they changed our room when we complained at 21:30 - We can hear the crowing of cocks in early morning in some rooms (not our room) - The WIFI is not working well, which is annoying for business calls To sum up, except the pool which is great, the Centauria is more a 3* hotel

5.0

Feb 2022

Passable

Front desk staff was good and helpful. Property was clean.

Behaviour of restaurant staff in evening shift was really bad. Room service was bad as well.

8.0

Jan 2022

Great stay for safari in the morning and swimming pool in the afternoon

Best swimming pool in Sri Lanka (clean, good temperature and size) The family room is better than on the pictures; it has 2 sizeable rooms in a room (great for families!) Great views into the national park

Wifi was slow and re-quire re-entering codes every day on every device Airco's were working but no sleep mode was not working (full fan power during the nights)

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Southern Province?

The average price for a rental in Southern Province is R 737 per night. This rental is R 111 above the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Centauria Wild. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Centauria Wild. Enjoy the water!

Is Centauria Wild pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at Centauria Wild?

We found 14 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and smoking allowed.

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Centauria Wild

Hotel in Southern Province

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Southern Province

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Superior Deluxe Room

Family Suite

Superior Deluxe Room with Lake View

Suite with Lake View

Two-Bedroom Suite

Centauria Wild

Hotel in Southern Province

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Southern Province

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Superior Deluxe Room

Family Suite

Superior Deluxe Room with Lake View

Suite with Lake View

Two-Bedroom Suite

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Southern Province?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is Centauria Wild pet friendly?

What amenities are available at Centauria Wild?

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