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GUESTHOUSE
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Near the workaday town centre, this traveller-aware guesthouse is just off Main Rd, about
halfway between Tissa and Debarawewa. It has a wide variety of rooms that range from
cheapies with fans and cold water to ones with air-con and more. There are free bicycles
for guests and a good restaurant. Expect pressure to book a safari.
Priyankara Hotel
HOTEL
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The rooms here, with their high wooden ceilings, dashes of style, hardwood furnishings
and balconies, have lots of colonial style as well as views over the gorgeous pool, which in
turn has views over the gorgeous rice fields and duck-filled ponds.
The Safari
HOTEL
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Run by the same group as Colombo's Galle Face Hotel, this large hotel is Tissa's most
mainstream option. The 50 rooms are large and comfortable, albeit slightly bland. Most
have unbeatable views over Tissa Wewa (especially at sunset). The open lobby leads to a
large pool. The included morning breakfast buffet is quite good (try the curry juice).
Hibiscus Garden Hotel
BUNGALOW
( 223 9652;
www.hibiscus-garden.com
;off Kataragama Rd;r Rs 9600-13,500; )
The 20 rooms aren't flashy, but they are large, comfortable and set in separate bungalow
blocks. There's good birdwatching in the nearby marshes and pools, and afterwards the
birds can watch you as you relax around the swimming pool. It's towards the northeastern
end of the lake; head toward Hotel Chandrika, then go 700m off the main road.
Debarawewa
West of Tissa, there are some good choices amidst lush rivers and wide lakes.
