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title: "Hotels in Nuwara Eliya: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 488 hotels in Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-13
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# Where to stay in Nuwara Eliya

Nuwara Eliya has 488 places to stay in our index. 132 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.3.

- **places to stay:** 488

- **ranked by guests:** 132

- **average rating:** 8.3

- **5-star hotels:** 71

- [5-star hotels 28](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/luxury/)
- [Hotels with a pool 19](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/pool/)
- [Spa hotels 17](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/spa/)
- [Hotels with free parking 95](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 56](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 24](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Nuwara Eliya

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Kent Cottage](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/kent-cottage-nuwara-eliya/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Haddon Hill

- **Average guest rating:** 8.3

- **Hotels with a pool:** 19

- **Average walk grade:** 18/100

- **5-star hotels:** 71

## Areas of Nuwara Eliya

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Haddon Hill** 19 hotels, 7.9](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Haddon+Hill)
-    [**Nuwara Eliya** 13 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Nuwara+Eliya)
-    [**Hawaeliya** 10 hotels, 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Hawaeliya)
-    [**Magasthota** 9 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Magasthota)
-    [**City Junction** 9 hotels, 8.2](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=City+Junction)
-    [**Bonavista Place** 8 hotels, 8.4](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Bonavista+Place)
-    [**Bambarakele** 7 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Bambarakele)
-    [**Nallathanniya** 5 hotels, 7.2](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Nallathanniya)
-    [**Kelegala** 5 hotels, 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Kelegala)
-    [**Mahinda Mawatha** 4 hotels, 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Mahinda+Mawatha)
-    [**Sandatenna** 4 hotels, 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Sandatenna)
-    [**Ramboda** 3 hotels, 7.4](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/?area=Ramboda)

## All hotels in Nuwara Eliya

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

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## Popular match-ups in Nuwara Eliya

-     [**Grand Hotel** *vs* **The Hill Club** Nuwara Eliya, 8.6 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/grand-hotel-nuwara-eliya-vs-the-hill-club-nuwara-eliya/)
-     [**Araliya Green Hills Hotel** *vs* **The Hill Club** Nuwara Eliya, 8.3 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/araliya-green-hills-hotel-nuwara-eliya-vs-the-hill-club-nuwara-eliya/)
-     [**Araliya Green Hills Hotel** *vs* **Grand Hotel** Nuwara Eliya, 8.3 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/araliya-green-hills-hotel-nuwara-eliya-vs-grand-hotel-nuwara-eliya/)
-     [**Jetwing St Andrew's** *vs* **The Hill Club** Nuwara Eliya, 8.2 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/jetwing-st-andrew-s-nuwara-eliya-vs-the-hill-club-nuwara-eliya/)
-     [**The Hill Club** *vs* **Villa Cassandra** Nuwara Eliya, 8.5 / 8.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/the-hill-club-nuwara-eliya-vs-villa-cassandra-nuwara-eliya/)
-     [**Hotel Glendower** *vs* **The Hill Club** Nuwara Eliya, 7.1 / 8.5](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-glendower-nuwara-eliya-vs-the-hill-club-nuwara-eliya/)
-     [**Grand Hotel** *vs* **Hotel Glendower** Nuwara Eliya, 8.6 / 7.1](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/grand-hotel-nuwara-eliya-vs-hotel-glendower-nuwara-eliya/)
-     [**Grand Hotel** *vs* **Queens Wood Cottage** Nuwara Eliya, 8.6 / 7.9](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/grand-hotel-nuwara-eliya-vs-queens-wood-cottage-nuwara-eliya/)

## FAQ: Nuwara Eliya

### What is the best-rated hotel in Nuwara Eliya?

By StayVersus score, Kent Cottage is the best-rated hotel in Nuwara Eliya, with a guest rating of 9.2 from 81 reviews.

### Which area of Nuwara Eliya has the most hotels?

Haddon Hill has the most, with 19 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Nuwara Eliya?

We list 71 5-star hotels in Nuwara Eliya.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/nuwara-eliya/. 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/