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title: "Hotels in Matara: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 138 hotels in Matara, Sri Lanka: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/matara/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-11
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# Where to stay in Matara

Matara has 138 places to stay in our index. 9 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.3.

- **places to stay:** 138

- **ranked by guests:** 9

- **average rating:** 8.3

- **5-star hotels:** 12

- [Hotels with a pool 5](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/matara/pool/)
- [Beach hotels 7](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/matara/beach/)
- [Hotels with free parking 7](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/matara/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 5](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/matara/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Matara

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Hotel Ferola](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/hotel-ferola-matara/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Polhena

- **Average guest rating:** 8.3

- **Hotels with a pool:** 5

- **Average walk grade:** 25/100

- **5-star hotels:** 12

## Areas of Matara

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Polhena** 5 hotels, 7.9](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/matara/?area=Polhena)

## All hotels in Matara

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Matara

-     [**Lakraj Heritage Hotel** *vs* **Turtle Eco Beach Houses** Matara, 8.3 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/lakraj-heritage-hotel-matara-vs-turtle-eco-beach-houses-matara/)
-     [**Hotel Nawathana** *vs* **Lakraj Heritage Hotel** Matara, 8.2 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-nawathana-matara-vs-lakraj-heritage-hotel-matara/)
-     [**Hotel Ferola** *vs* **Lakraj Heritage Hotel** Matara, 9.7 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-ferola-matara-vs-lakraj-heritage-hotel-matara/)
-     [**Lakraj Heritage Hotel** *vs* **Nil Diya Beach Resort** Matara, 8.3 / 6.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/lakraj-heritage-hotel-matara-vs-nil-diya-beach-resort-matara/)
-     [**Lakraj Heritage Hotel** *vs* **Polhena Reef Garden** Matara, 8.3 / 7.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/lakraj-heritage-hotel-matara-vs-polhena-reef-garden-matara/)
-     [**Hotel Ferola** *vs* **Turtle Eco Beach Houses** Matara, 9.7 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-ferola-matara-vs-turtle-eco-beach-houses-matara/)
-     [**Nil Diya Beach Resort** *vs* **Turtle Eco Beach Houses** Matara, 6.7 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/nil-diya-beach-resort-matara-vs-turtle-eco-beach-houses-matara/)
-     [**Polhena Reef Garden** *vs* **Turtle Eco Beach Houses** Matara, 7.3 / 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/polhena-reef-garden-matara-vs-turtle-eco-beach-houses-matara/)

## FAQ: Matara

### What is the best-rated hotel in Matara?

By StayVersus score, Hotel Ferola is the best-rated hotel in Matara, with a guest rating of 9.7 from 24 reviews.

### Which area of Matara has the most hotels?

Polhena has the most, with 5 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Matara?

We list 12 5-star hotels in Matara.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/matara/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/