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Ira Sanda Pasalthota Road Yathramulla Bentota, Bentota, 80500, Sri Lanka
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Ira Sanda Pasalthota Road Yathramulla Bentota, Bentota, 80500, Sri Lanka
Hotel Services and Facilities
Free WiFi
Free parking
Free breakfast
Pet friendly
Hotel facilities
- Business Center
- Free Parking
- Garden
- Meeting/Banquet Facilities
- Room Service
- Safety Deposit Box
- Air Conditioning
- Babysitting/Child Services
- Bar
- 24-Hour Front Desk
- Express Check-In/Check-Out
- Coffee shop
- Water sports
- BBQ facilities
- Trouser press
- Fishing
- Karaoke
- Canoeing
- Hiking
- Chapel/shrine
- Packed lunches
- Cycling
- Fax/photocopying
- Diving
- Private check-in/check-out
- Shared lounge/TV area
- Evening entertainment
- Wheelchair accessible
- On-site parking
- 24-hour security
- Accessible parking
- Concierge services
- Designated Smoking Area
- Family Rooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Hair/Beauty Salon
- Horseback Riding
- Live entertainment
- Massage services
- Off-Site parking
- Picnic Area
- Restaurant(s)
- Snorkeling
- Sun Deck
- Wind Surfing
- Happy Hour
- Non-Smoking Rooms Available
- Board games/puzzles
- Public transport tickets
- Wine/champagne
- Fruits
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor fireplace
- Yoga classes
- Sun loungers or beach chairs
- Movie nights
- Bike tours
- Themed dinner nights
- Cooking class
- Key access
- Fire extinguishers
- Staff follow all safety protocols as directed by local authorities
- Shared stationery such as printed menus, magazines, pens, and paper removed
- First aid kit available
- Cashless payment available
- Mobile app for room service
- Linens, towels and laundry washed in accordance with local authority guidelines
- Hand sanitizer in guest accommodation and key areas
- Invoices
- All plates, cutlery, glasses and other tableware have been sanitized
- Access to health care professionals
- Free face masks
- Grocery delivery
- Contactless check-in/out
- Food delivery
- balcony/terrace
- Badminton
- Car rental available
- CCTV security in common areas
- Currency exchange service
- Daily disinfection
- Entertainment services
- Facilities for disabled guests available
- Free shuttle service
- Hot tub/Whirlpool
- Ironing amenities
- Laundry services
- Lower bathroom sinks available
- Luggage storage & lockers
- Restaurant (special diets available)
- Soundproof rooms available
- Spa services
- Tour services
- Physical/social distancing guidelines
- Protective screen or physical barriers in appropriate areas
- Accessible toilet
- Professional cleaning services
- Allergy-free rooms available
- Room service available
- Takeout dining services available
- Valet parking (charges may apply)
- Kid-friendly dining
Airports Show all on map »
- Bentota River Waterdrome - 2.26 mi
- Ratmalana - 28.09 mi
- Koggala Airport - 37.16 mi
Museums
- Galle Fort National Museum - 31.41 mi
- Barefoot Gallery - 33.66 mi
- Srilanka National Museum - 34.40 mi
- National Art Gallery - 34.47 mi
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Bente (Group Traveler)
stayed in March, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
SELAVI is an oasis of calm and quietness. It has a beautiful garden and overlooks the Bentota river. The food is exeptional & come with large portions.
The staff are friendly and drop us off on the beach in the morning for free. We only payed a few hundred rupees to get back in the evening.
We really loved our stay and will be back next year with friends. :-)
Sri (Family with young children)
stayed in January, 2025
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
The peaceful setting by the vast Bentota lake.
The tasty food is excellent, big portions.
Tomas (Family with young children)
stayed in September, 2023
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Very nice, cosy and calm place. you will get a great view over the Bentota River for time of your breakfast and great service of the local staff. This is especially good for family with kids (like us, we are five )because these are two separate bungalows with a nice garden. 
Bente (Group Traveler)
stayed in February, 2023
Guest Score 10 out of 10
Exceptional
Selavi in Bentota is value for money at an exeptionally nice peacefully located waterfront villa with beautiful garden and wildlife.
This was our best accomodation in Srilanka so far.
We stayed in the Junior Suite with bath & Terrace. It's a fantastic and comfortable luxury room with a private terrace and a very nice bathroom.
The room is equipped with Aircondition, hot & cold water, dual use private bathroom, refrigerator, fan with regulator, Satellite Tv including all European channels, high speed Wifi, clean new white linen and bathroom towels, bathtub, bidet and high-quality fittings. And free Tea & Coffee and electric kettle, free bottled drinking water. All for USD 55 for the double room per night - amazing.
The breakfast was amacing and included in the price. It included strong coffee, good Srilankan fresh fruits, jam, butter, toast and Srilankan omelette. Breakfast served in the restaurant while watching the small fishingboats.
They served a very tasty seafood dinner with prawns & calamari incoconut cream, curry and green vegetables salad, which also was amacing, for just USD 15 p.p.
After breakfast we enjoyed an unforgettable Bentota River Safari and saw many animals like Monitor lizards, Fruit bats, babycrocodiles, Mongoose, kingfisher, colorful birds and Water Lilies in theirs natural habitat.
It was a nice experience, and compared to other River Safari at Madhu ganga, there was not much boat traffic. It was a nice peaceful River Safari, all for 30 USD with a very good safari driver who saw all the animals much before us.
During the day, Elion, the manager and tour guide, drove us to the Kandevihra Budhist temple and to a beautiful garden named Brief Garden.
Next time we visit Srilanka, we will do a bird watching tour to Bundala, Yala and Kandy with Elion as his knowledge about the country's history and culture and birds is awesome.
Selavi also has a very good home visited Ayurveda Masseur.
Eliot (Group Traveler)
stayed in November, 2022
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
This is a small family-run guesthouse near to Aluthgama and Bentota. It's slightly off the beaten track but you are rewarded as it is a very relaxing location on the river with a beautiful view. The walk into Bentota Beach is around 2km but worth it and Andre Peter, the son of the owner was kind enough to give us a lift (and buy us beers). The home-cooked food was absolutely excellent. We only had time to stay here for one night on our travels but they can arrange many local activities for you.
Some people have mentioned mosquitos but this is no different to many other parts in Sri Lanka. You are after all near a lovely mangrove. However, they were unnoticeable if you have repellant with DEET.
Claire (Family with young children)
stayed in April, 2022
Guest Score 9 out of 10
Wonderful
Beautiful location and very friendly helpful staff
We requested to change the room from the bungalow to the suit which was much nicer but obviously more expensive
Thank you for your information!
Area information
- Bentota River Waterdrome - 2.26 mi
- Ratmalana - 28.09 mi
- Koggala Airport - 37.16 mi
- Dehiwala Zoo - 30.66 mi
- Galle Fort National Museum - 31.41 mi
- Barefoot Gallery - 33.66 mi
- Srilanka National Museum - 34.40 mi
- National Art Gallery - 34.47 mi
- Apollo Hospital Colombo - 32.78 mi
- Asiri Surgical Hospital - 33.03 mi
- Bambalapitiya Railway - 33.50 mi
- Cotta Road Railroad Station - 34.03 mi
- Kollupita Railroad Station - 34.80 mi
- Baseline Road Railroad Station - 35.01 mi
- Colombo Fort Railroad Station - 36.18 mi
- Kelaniya Railroad Station - 37.23 mi
- St. Aloysius College - 30.82 mi
- University of Colombo - 34.83 mi
- Galle International Cricket Stadium - 31.21 mi
- R Premadasa Stadium - 36.14 mi
- Sugathadasa Stadium - 36.78 mi
- Dutch Church Galle - 31.47 mi
- All Saints Church - 31.52 mi
- Galle Light house - 31.76 mi
- Beira Lake - 35.79 mi
- Khan Clock Tower - 36.43 mi
- Kalutara South - 10.70 mi
- Ratmalana - 28.18 mi
- Mount Lavinia Bus Stand - 29.24 mi
- Galle Harbour - 31.13 mi
- Galle Fort - 31.50 mi
- Gallegama Dewale - 33.40 mi
- British Council - 33.85 mi
- Sinhalese Sports Club - 33.97 mi
- Leisure World - 34.24 mi
- Alliance Francaise - 34.56 mi
- Colombo Town Hall - 34.73 mi
- American Embassy - 34.88 mi
- Bopathella Falls - 35.12 mi
- Colombo Rowing Club - 36.06 mi
- Colombo World Trade Center - 36.28 mi
- Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque - 36.48 mi
- Colombo Harbour - 37.02 mi
- Trawler Harbor - 38.06 mi
- Fishery Harbour - 38.06 mi
- Kirindi Ela Falls - 40.55 mi
- Dehenella Falls - 40.81 mi
- Ella Falls - 41.82 mi
- Elapita Falls - 42.44 mi
- Puwakmala Falls - 42.44 mi
- Dotulu Ella Falls - 43.23 mi
- Gartmore Falls - 44.79 mi
- Adams Peak Falls - 44.79 mi
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C'est La Vie
Ira Sanda Pasalthota Road Yathramulla Bentota, Bentota, 80500, Sri Lanka