Greenwood Udawalawa Safari Resort

Udawalawa · Sri Lanka

Greenwood Udawalawa Safari Resort

HostelPunk Score
73% NOT TOO BAD
Medium confidence 60 reviews

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Drip perks

🚲 Bicycle Hire

Facilities

👕 Laundry 🅿️ Free Parking 🅿️ Parking 🔥 BBQ 🌅 Outdoor Terrace 🌿 Garden 🍳 Free Breakfast 🍺 Bar ☕ Cafe
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Free WiFi Free Internet Access Free Luggage Storage Bicycle Parking Children's Play Area Airport Transfers 24 Hour Reception Tours/Travel Desk Currency Exchange Postal Service Housekeeping Card Phones Wake-up Calls Internet Access Book Exchange Wi-Fi Restaurant Meals Available Towels For Hire Hair Dryers For Hire Express Check-in / Out Late Check-out Paid Luggage Storage Linen Included Air Conditioning Towels Included Hair Dryers Ceiling Fan Charging Plugs Hot Showers Massage Panoramic Views 24 Hour Security Fire Extinguishers First Aid Kits

Prices

Dorms $4 / night
Privates $11 / night

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Recent reviews

Denmark FEMALE 18-24 Mar 23, 2026 Atm 100%

great deal for a safari, if you share with others! host was welcoming and talkative. beautiful garden, great food(but order before youre hungry - its made from scratch so takes a while) made me want to stay another day

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Feb 25, 2026 Atm 100%

booked a dorm room and when i arrived i got a privat room with a double bed. Was really nice and comfortable. The dogs where pretty loud for the whole night (recommendedtobring earpugs in cas u can't sleep with noises like this). Also breakfast was served AFTER the safari so if u want to eat something beforehand u should bring something.

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Germany COUPLE 18-24 Feb 25, 2026 Atm 40%

It was nice that the host was picking me up from the bus station. Dinner was nice as well but when I had to pay they charged me 1.500 on top of the price of the room just because I turned the AC on. But they didn’t told me before which was a bit rude. Room was ok but not at that location hostelwold shows you

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Feb 18, 2026 Atm 80%

Die Unterkunft ist sauber und bietet sich optimal für eine Nacht vor der Uduwalawe Safari an. Man sollte beachten, dass man die Safari auch bei dem Gastgeber buchen muss… Er bietet aber einen total guten Preis von 5000 LKR für den Jeep. Die Gastgeber kümmern sich auch super um einen. Bspw. fahren sie einen für Einkäufe mal schnell, oder fahren für Essens Bestellungen auch extra nochmal los um Zutaten einzukaufen. Kann die Unterkunft sehr empfehlen.

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Feb 18, 2026 Atm 100%

Das Personal war sehr zuvorkommend und hilfsbereit. Uns wurden die Taschen bei Ankunft abgenommen und ein Mango lassi aufs Haus gegeben. Der Eigentümer hat uns ebenfalls gratis in den Ort gebracht und mit uns nach einer Regenjacke gesucht. Frühstück war auch lecker und mal typisch sri lankanisch. ACHTUNG: keine Safari von außerhalb (über get your guide) buchen, da 1. diese fast doppelt so teuer ist wie die vom Hostel und 2. man dann nicht dort schlafen darf falls man diese schon gebucht hat...

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England FEMALE 18-24 Feb 2, 2026 Atm 100%

Lovely stay in Udawalawa. The people running the hostel are just the friendliest kindest people, they were so enthusiastic about us getting a good experience and learning as much as we could. The place was very clean and pretty and only a short tuktuk from the shops. I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a peaceful stay with no stress

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Germany FEMALE 18-24 Jan 31, 2026 Atm 60%

Es ist eine nette Unterkunft, aber nicht die, die auf Hostelworld beschrieben wird! Streng genommen ist sie also schlecht! Aber sie war günstig, das Essen war super, alles für die Safari war organisiert und die Besitzer waren nett.

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England FEMALE 31-40 Jan 29, 2026 Atm 80%

I dont know why they dont update the listing- this place doesnt exist. Its actually Green Heaven resort in a diff location and there is no dorm but shared rooms. However, the place was so clean, comfy beds, good wifi, cheap/tasty food. Would recommend however they really need to change the ad. Also, you can only stay here if you book their safari, which was fine for me. Was 5k + entrance fee and safari was good. However our driver had limited english so couldnt give much animal info.

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England FEMALE 25-30 Jan 29, 2026 Atm 100%

This was a great place to stay before our safari trip. We had some amazing home cooked food for dinner and met some lovely people also on the safari.

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Germany ALLFEMALEGROUP 18-24 Jan 24, 2026 Atm 100%

Wir hatten hier eine sehr tolle Nacht verbracht bevor es zur Safari am nächsten Morgen ging. Wir wurden mit dem Auto kostenlos von der Bushaltestelle abgeholt. Es wurde alles für die Safari organisiert. Das Abendessen war köstlich und das Frühstück auch! Nach der Safari wurden wir wieder zu einer Bushaltestelle gebracht und für andere wurde ein privates Taxi besorgt. Der Aufenthalt war wirklich sehr schön und bei dem Preis kann man nicht meckern 😊

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Netherlands FEMALE 18-24 Jan 22, 2026 Atm 100%

We stayed here for two nights and truly enjoyed our time. The host was incredibly helpful and shared a lot of interesting information about Udawalawa National Park and its wildlife. We also booked our safari through this place, and everything was very well organized and taken care of.

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England MALE 31-40 Jan 18, 2026 Atm 80%

This hostel was great value for money and the host Darshana was an absolutely lovely guy, who made us all feel very welcome and was happy to chat and answer any questions we had. Darshana also arranged a jeep for our safari trip at a modest price of 5000lkr, with the driver being as helpful and insightful as Darshana. Overall this was a great value hostel and safari experience

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Switzerland ALLMALEGROUP 31-40 Dec 25, 2025 Atm 100%

A truly wonderful place to stay with an incredibly warm and caring host. The accommodation is beautiful, with a lovely garden where you can really relax. The local food is excellent, and everything is prepared with a lot of heart. The host organizes absolutely everything — from an amazing safari trip to the national park, to fresh bread, and even transport to Ella. We felt very well looked after and would happily stay here again.

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Ireland COUPLE 31-40 Dec 20, 2025 Atm 80%

Loved this location nesstled in a residential area of Udawalawa. Staff were so friendly and we had an awsome day on Safari. No one else was staying here at the time but we enjoyed our two nights

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Finland MALE 25-30 Dec 15, 2025 Atm 100%

Host was lovely and accommodating. We changed our plans and stayed only one night instead of two. They were ok with this and gave us great tips on traveling with the bus.

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England FEMALE 18-24 Dec 13, 2025 Atm 100%

This was one of my favourite hostels to stay in. The hosts are a couple who are kind and friendly, very informative and brilliant to all the guests. I would recommend booking the safari with this hostel as we had an amazing time today!

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Germany MALE 31-40 Dec 11, 2025 Atm 100%

Ich habe das Hostel für eine Nacht gebucht um den Nationalpark zu besuchen. Ich wurde Abends sehr nett mit einem frischen Mangosaft empfangen. Ich hatte noch nichts bezüglich Safari gebucht und gerne das Angebot des Inhabers angenommen für eine Morgensafari für 15 000 LKR pro Person. Hier ist es also problemlos möglich alleine zu buchen und an der Hostelsafari als Gruppe teilzunehmen. Diese war wunderschön und alles in allem sehr empfehlenswert.

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France ALLFEMALEGROUP 18-24 Dec 1, 2025 Atm 100%

Nous avons séjourné de nuit au Greenwood, c’était super agréable. La famille qui s’occupe du logement est adorable. Le logement est propre. La nourriture est très très bonne mais il n’y a pas grand chose à faire autour. C’est bien d’y rester une ou deux nuits maximum.

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Italy MALE 31-40 Nov 20, 2025 Atm 60%

I had a good stopover to go to Udawalawe safari. I'm not sure why the owner doesn't uses the right address for the hostel. Also there's shared rooms but no dorms with bunk beds. Lovely family run place and we had good food and breakfast. The place is small and I can imagine sometimes there might just be one or two guests, but I was lucky to find 3 people to go onto the safari with. super good value. No AC here but ceiling fan and bed mosquito net (which I didn't need)

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Canada MALE 31-40 Nov 17, 2025 Atm 100%

Enjoyed my stay here. Wonderful hosts and a good price for the safari

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