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Blue Turtle Hotel
Tissamaharama · Sri Lanka
119 2 Tissa Road Mahasenpura Tikiriwewa TissamaharView location
8.8/10Excellent40 Reviews
Cleanliness8.8/10 8.8
Service8.8/10 8.8
Comfort8.6/10 8.6
Condition8.6/10 8.6
Neighborhood8.0/10 8.0
Amenities8.6/10 8.6
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About Blue Turtle Hotel
The Blue Turtle Hotel, conveniently located in Tissamaharama near Yala, offers a wide range of amenities for a pleasant stay. Guests can enjoy facilities such as taxi service, luggage storage, Wi-Fi in public areas, car parking, and airport transfers.
Comfortable rooms ensure a good night's sleep, some featuring amenities like LCD/plasma TVs, complimentary Wi-Fi, non-smoking options, and air conditioning. Enhance your stay with access to the hotel's outdoor pool, children's pool, and garden. The Blue Turtle Hotel offers a welcoming home base for your Yala adventures.
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Located in Thissamaharama, Blue Turtle Hotel is a 4-minute drive from Yatala Dagoba and 14 minutes from Kirinda Temple. This spa hotel is 10.1 mi (16.2 km) from Kataragama Archaeological Museum and 10.4 mi (16.7 km) from Bundala National Park.
Make yourself at home in one of the 16 air-conditioned guestrooms. Rooms have private balconies. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Featured amenities include luggage storage, laundry facilities, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free self parking is available onsite.
Popular amenities
Free WiFi
Parking available
Airport transfers
Dining services
Concierge
Laundry
Spa
Entertainment
Childcare
Accessible facilities
Check-in and check-out
Check-in from
1:30 PM
Check-in until
9:30 PM
Check-out until
11:30 AM
Minimum check-in age
18
Hotel policies
No elevators
Cash deposit required
Professional property host/manager
Pets not allowed
Important information
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You need to know
- Pool access available from 7:30 AM to 8:30 PM.
- Reservations are required for massage services. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
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Special Instructions
The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 9:00 PM. 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 8:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation. Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions. The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools.
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Instructions
- Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
- Government-issued photo identification and a 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 cash
- Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
- This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
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Minimal age
18
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Spoken Language
English
French
Spanish
Nearby attractions
Sandagiri Wehera
0.4 km / 0.2 mi
Tissa Lake
0.7 km / 0.5 mi
Tissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara
2.2 km / 1.3 mi
Yatala Dagoba
3.2 km / 2 mi
Debarawewa Clock Tower
4.2 km / 2.6 mi
Debarawewa Lake
4.3 km / 2.7 mi
Debarawewa Lake
5.2 km / 3.2 mi
Wirawila Tissa Sanctuary
7.4 km / 4.6 mi
Wirawila Lake
9 km / 5.6 mi
Kirinda Beach
13.5 km / 8.4 mi
Kirinda Temple
13.8 km / 8.6 mi
Yala National Park
15.9 km / 9.9 mi
Kataragama Archaeological Museum
16.2 km / 10.1 mi
Kataragama Temple
16.3 km / 10.1 mi
Bundala National Park
16.7 km / 10.4 mi
Hotel facilities & services
Services and fees can vary. Check the selected room details and hotel policies before booking.
- Total number of rooms: 16
- hotel
- Car parkExtra charge
- Check-in hour
- Check-out hour
- Wi-fiExtra charge
- Car hireExtra charge
- Airport ShuttleExtra charge
- Laundry service
- Bicycle hire serviceExtra charge
- Hotel safe
- ShopExtra charge
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- GardenExtra charge
- Terrace
- Concierge
- Luggage roomExtra charge
- BBQ facilities
- Grill/BBQ
- Towels and bed linenExtra charge
- BarExtra charge
- Restaurant
- Smoking areaExtra charge
- Poolside snack barExtra charge
- Indoor freshwater pool: 1
- Outdoor freshwater pool: 1
- Children’s swimming area: 1
- Sun loungers
- Game roomExtra charge
- MassageExtra charge
- Picnic
- Non-smoking establishmentExtra charge
- Minimum check-in age: 18
- GolfExtra charge
Upon availability
Room types
These are the hotel's room types, rather than live offers. Choose your travel dates to see available rooms, prices and booking conditions. Check availability
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Double or Twin CLASSIC GARDEN VIEWDouble or Twin • CLASSIC GARDEN VIEWDBT.AS-GV
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Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 6 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- Double or Twin
- View / characteristic
- CLASSIC GARDEN VIEW
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Limited room details from hotel
Available rooms, prices and included facilities are confirmed after you choose your dates and rate.
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Double or Twin CLASSIC GARDEN VIEW
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Photos are not available for this room type.
Room overview
- Occupancy
- Guests: 1–6 • Adults: max. 6 • Children: max. 3
- Room type
- Double or Twin
- View / characteristic
- CLASSIC GARDEN VIEW
Adult and child limits apply within the room's total guest limit.
Room code: DBT.AS-GV
Limited room details from hotel
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Guest reviews
What other guests saying about Blue Turtle Hotel
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reviews shown
Quay
We enjoyed our stay, the staff is really nice and helpful. The property is well maintained and clean.
Donald
Excelllent Stay
Really nice play and very affordable. Staff were very friendly and booked us a cultural tour which was brillant. We had breakfast which was very nice and nice restaurants are within walking distance.
Hannah
Duty manager was extremely helpful throughout our stay.
It is fairly rural so it’s a bit of a walk to shops / restaurant or a short tuk tuk ride. Ideal location for visiting Yala NP.
The restaurant food was nice but quite pricy.
It is fairly rural so it’s a bit of a walk to shops / restaurant or a short tuk tuk ride. Ideal location for visiting Yala NP.
The restaurant food was nice but quite pricy.
Tyler-Jackson
Lovely location, great food very quiet and both male and female peacocks visited the grounds whilst we were swimming which was awesome. Pool very clean and staff all very friendly and attentive
MKM
Did not have hot water. Otherwise the stay was OK. Onsite restaurant had good selection and food quality, but wine was expensive.
Bryan
Great for a tour stay
Nice place to stay if touring and been to a safari close by! Clean rooms with basic facilities and good air conditioning. There were a few bugs but can be expected in the jungle! Pool looked good unfortunately no time to use! Food very good and superb breakfast served not Buffett
Verified traveler
loved the garden and swimming pool, great breakfast
Damon
Blue Turtle
Lovely but isolated spot. Beautiful relaxing outdoor pool, and lots of interesting birds including eagles and peacocks that roamed the grounds. Food was decent, and service was great! The location was down a badly maintained dirt road and town was a 40 minutes walk necessitating a hired tuk-tuk or taxi. Other than it’s off the beaten path site a really nice and chill place!
Verified traveler
Lovely place, staff were very helpful and lovely.
Paul
Superb Value - Clean, Spacious, Attentive Staff
What an amazing find! If this hotel was on the coast it would be fantastic value at even USD$125/night. Clean, spacious rooms set in a 2-up, 2-down configuration amidst spacious well-tended grounds with an huge, clean swimming pool incorporating a toddlers section.
Rooms have individual air conditioners and also, mosquito nets large enough to cover the beds.
Staff are extremely attentive, the attitude is focused on service and a willingness to help. Packed breakfast is provided for the 5 a.m. start for the Yala national park safari.
It is a pity that most people stay just a single night before the safari experience (we stayed 2 nights, one either side of the safari) because the Blue Turtle is a value-priced, quiet haven.
The owner has lived in Europe and has brought a high standard of finish to the design and the materials used in construction - note the quality of ceiling/roof timbers once you arrive!
If there is any disadvantage it is that there are seemingly few additional attractions/activities in the general area to sustain an 'active' traveller (we were travelling as 2 parents and a teenage daughter - but if you are looking for a place to 'chill' between active adventures in southern Sri Lanka, then the Blue Turtle hotel is time and money well-spent.
Rooms have individual air conditioners and also, mosquito nets large enough to cover the beds.
Staff are extremely attentive, the attitude is focused on service and a willingness to help. Packed breakfast is provided for the 5 a.m. start for the Yala national park safari.
It is a pity that most people stay just a single night before the safari experience (we stayed 2 nights, one either side of the safari) because the Blue Turtle is a value-priced, quiet haven.
The owner has lived in Europe and has brought a high standard of finish to the design and the materials used in construction - note the quality of ceiling/roof timbers once you arrive!
If there is any disadvantage it is that there are seemingly few additional attractions/activities in the general area to sustain an 'active' traveller (we were travelling as 2 parents and a teenage daughter - but if you are looking for a place to 'chill' between active adventures in southern Sri Lanka, then the Blue Turtle hotel is time and money well-spent.
Bhaven
Great service.
We were only here for one night, the room was spacious but smelt of damp. AC and fan were great as it helped. Too many mosquitoes maybe because of the season we were in so take precautions. We had dinner at the hotel which was lovely. Staff members were very friendly and helpful. Overall it was fine for the night.
Verified traveler
Amazing pool
A lovely hotel with a massive pool. Perfect place to do a safari from. Staff and manager were extremely helpful. Only downside was weak internet but it is in the middle of the nowhere!
Lauren
Comfortable rooms surrounded in a lush garden
Overall Blue turtle was really good. Our room was spacious and comfortable, and the gardens and pool added to the relaxed ambience. Some of the staff we dealt with were fantastic while others were definitely lacking in customer service skills. The food we had (breakfast and lunch) was ok for the price but nothing fancy.
Deb
Quiet, comfortable and convenient location
Modern hotel with a lovely, big swimming pool in a quiet and peaceful location.
Convenient to head to Yala NP for early morning safaris.
A mini fridge would have been ideal to keep drinks cold.
Convenient to head to Yala NP for early morning safaris.
A mini fridge would have been ideal to keep drinks cold.
John
Small modern hotel
This is a small hotel that is a good base for a few days to see the nearby national parks.
The manager arranged both a very good jeep safari driver and a taxi for the next part of our trip.
The manager arranged both a very good jeep safari driver and a taxi for the next part of our trip.
Tathagata
Needs improvement
Its a new hotel. The restaurant is still under construction. We were the only family to be there. Stayed there for a night to catch the Afternoon Safari at Yala which is around 20 kms away. The big negative is the dismal pest control. You have to keep the lights inside room and balcony switched off at all times to avoid insects, pests and lizards invade your room. Use mosquito net provided at all rooms everytime. Clean the bed sheet before you sleep on it. It had insects inside. The owner is a nice man who tries to make you comfortable but with very few staff, thats impossible. You ahve to wait long for your food and service
Anna
Bardzo przyjemne miejsce
Bardzo przyjemny Hotelik położony wśród zieleni. Niestety bardzo dużo komarów. Pokoje czyste i schludne, ciut mało przytulne. Bardzo smaczne jedzenie. Niestety obsługa nie mówi po angielsku, kontakt mocno utrudniony. Za to właściciel Olivier, absolutnie pomocny, miły i dokładał wszelkich starań by umilić nam pobyt. Zorganizował nam też Safari Jeep w najtańszej cenie.
Michel
hotel comme base d'un safari
Les managers qui parlent français nous ont organisé un safari dans le parc Yala avec un chauffeur très compétant. Il y a une belle piscine au milieu d'un parc bien entretenu et il est agréable de d'année sur la terrasse de la chambre. Mais attention aux moustiques. Beaucoup de choix au dinner, mais service un peu lent, tout est fait à la demande. Nous avons apprécié nos deux nuits.
Verified traveler
Great hotel
Great hotel Great staff Great food
Location & surroundings
Blue Turtle Hotel
119 2 Tissa Road Mahasenpura Tikiriwewa Tissamahar, Yala, Sri Lanka
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