River View Hotel is a small riverside hotel in Wadduwa, also known locally as River View Banquet & Resort. It has 15 rooms set around a garden and an outdoor pool on the bank of the river at Thalpitiya, and its large reception hall makes it a popular venue for weddings, parties and group days out as well as overnight stays.
The hotel stands at 190 Galle Road, Thalpitiya, in Wadduwa on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka, beside the Thalpitiya bridge where the river runs inland towards Bolgoda Lake. Wadduwa Railway Station, on the coastal line between Colombo and Galle, is about 0.6 km away, and the beach is about 1 km away.
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is about 75 km from the hotel by road, and the drive around Colombo and down the coast usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on traffic. The easiest way to arrive after a long flight is a private airport transfer booked in advance with Lakpura: an English-speaking driver meets you in the arrivals hall and takes you straight to the hotel in an air-conditioned car, van or coach sized for your group, from 2 up to 15 guests, at a fixed price for the whole vehicle rather than per seat. The same service works in reverse for your departure flight. Book the Colombo (CMB) Airport transfer to River View Hotel.
The 15 rooms come as single, double and triple rooms, each with a private bathroom. Rooms have a balcony, a flat-screen television and a work desk, and guests can choose between air-conditioned and non-air-conditioned rooms. Some look out over the river and the garden.
The hotel restaurant serves local and international dishes, with both air-conditioned and open dining areas, and there is a bar for drinks. Room service is available, and the kitchen can prepare packed lunches for days out on request.
Most of the hotel's life happens outdoors, around the pool and the riverside garden. Boat rides on the river can be arranged, and fishing and canoeing are offered to guests, with the river leading up towards Bolgoda Lake. Wadduwa beach is close by, and further along the coast are Kalutara, Beruwala and, for a day trip, the historic city of Galle. Lakpura can arrange private transfers and day tours from the hotel.
Bookable activities, tours, and tickets within a 25 km radius.
Pre-book a private vehicle for arrival, departure, or onward travel.
