Galway Heights Hotel

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Scored 8.6
Rated fabulous

Staff

9.3

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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Galway Heights Hotel in Nuwara Eliya offers 4-star comfort with private bathrooms, garden or mountain views, and modern amenities. Each room includes a tea and coffee maker, minibar, and free WiFi. Dining and Leisure: Guests can enjoy a family-friendly restaurant serving Chinese, French, Indian, and other cuisines. The bar offers a variety of beverages in a relaxed setting. Additional facilities include a terrace, fitness room, and games room. Convenient Location: Located 48 km from Castlereigh Reservoir Seaplane Base, the hotel is near Gregory Lake (2 km) and Hakgala Botanical Garden (7 km). Walking, cycling, and hiking tours are available.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 8.1 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Restaurant
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast
  • Free cot available on request

Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

  • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.4)

  • Top pick by families with children

Free private parking available at the hotel

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Guests who stayed here loved

Kim
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Staff were all exceptionally professional, pleasant and attentive. Everywhere was very clean, despite the weather outside, the hotel had a warm homely feeling, nice cosy longe and bar areas. Nice location just outside town , if weather better...”
Ieva
Lithuania Lithuania
“Old style clean and with luxury taste hotel. Location is amazing for good rest - 5 minutes drive from city, but so calm and relaxing at night! Absolutely diamond in that hostel is restaurant - foods were amazing, great choise of wines and nice bar...”
Daniela
Switzerland Switzerland
“Location ouside town. You need a car, there is nothing nearby. Staff was very friendly and akways helpful. Nice bar. Breakfast and dinner were very good.”
Cecilia
Qatar Qatar
“they gave us an upgrade to the presidential room which was more than a room an apartment . talented live music band and good food completed the expirience”
Sai
India India
“Perfect access to Galway sanctuary. Amazing lounge bar that has live music. Very cozy British feel which makes this place very unique.”
Ramis
Russia Russia
“Very comfortable and client oriented hotel, clean rooms, tasty and beautiful restaurant meals, live music entertainment, family friendly facilities. Special thanks to hotel management and senior personnel for resolving queries”
Satish
India India
“Very quaint place. Has a lovely colonial feel about it. It was cold (as always), but the staff helped with a heater and ensured that we were comfortable. The bar is a lovely place to sit and have a drink.”
Anastasiia
Russia Russia
“A quite big classic hotel, superfriendly staff, comfy bad, new bathroom, nice live music in the evening, billiard room available for free, picturesque ruins of the temple nearby.”
Julieannalles
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“This is our second visit to Galway Heights. The hotel, staff, food and location is exceptional. The beds are comfortable, evening entertainment was professional and appropriate. We loved it !!!”
Peter
Australia Australia
“The setting and staff could not be faulted. Only suggestion is that the staff should have name tags to personalise their wonderful service.”

Hotel surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Galway Restaurant
  • Cuisine
    American • Chinese • French • Indian • Irish • Italian • Japanese • Pizza • Seafood • Sichuan • Singaporean • Sushi • Thai • Australian • German • Local • Asian • International • Grill/BBQ
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly • Traditional • Modern • Romantic
  • Dietary options
    Halal • Kosher • Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free

House rules

Galway Heights Hotel takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00 to 00:00
Check-out
From 11:00 to 12:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 3 years
Extra bed upon request
US$10 per child, per night
Cot upon request
Free
4+ years
Extra bed upon request
US$10 per person, per night

Prices for cots and extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

The number of extra beds and cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), this property is taking steps to help protect the safety of guests and staff. Certain services and amenities may be reduced or unavailable as a result.