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title: "Hotels in Polonnaruwa: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 49 hotels in Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/polonnaruwa/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-12
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# Where to stay in Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa has 49 places to stay in our index. 23 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.3.

- **places to stay:** 49

- **ranked by guests:** 23

- **average rating:** 8.3

- **5-star hotels:** 5

- [Hotels with a pool 5](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/polonnaruwa/pool/)
- [Hotels with free parking 18](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/polonnaruwa/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 8](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/polonnaruwa/central/)
- [Top-rated budget stays 9](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/polonnaruwa/budget/)

## Good to know about hotels in Polonnaruwa

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Ekho Lake House Polonnaruwa](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/ekho-lake-house-polonnaruwa-polonnaruwa/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Polonnaruwa

- **Average guest rating:** 8.3

- **Hotels with a pool:** 5

- **Average walk grade:** 10/100

- **5-star hotels:** 5

## Areas of Polonnaruwa

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Polonnaruwa** 12 hotels, 8.1](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/polonnaruwa/?area=Polonnaruwa)
-    [**26th Mile Post** 8 hotels, 8.3](https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/polonnaruwa/?area=26th+Mile+Post)

## All hotels in Polonnaruwa

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

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## Popular match-ups in Polonnaruwa

-     [**Hotel Sudu Araliya** *vs* **The Lake Hotel** Polonnaruwa, 7.8 / 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-sudu-araliya-polonnaruwa-vs-the-lake-hotel-polonnaruwa/)
-     [**Ekho Lake House Polonnaruwa** *vs* **The Lake Hotel** Polonnaruwa, 9.1 / 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ekho-lake-house-polonnaruwa-polonnaruwa-vs-the-lake-hotel-polonnaruwa/)
-     [**Ruins Chaaya Hotel** *vs* **The Lake Hotel** Polonnaruwa, 8.6 / 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ruins-chaaya-hotel-polonnaruwa-vs-the-lake-hotel-polonnaruwa/)
-     [**Sudu Neluma Home Stay** *vs* **The Lake Hotel** Polonnaruwa, 8.7 / 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/sudu-neluma-home-stay-polonnaruwa-vs-the-lake-hotel-polonnaruwa/)
-     [**Honey Tree Polonnaruwa** *vs* **The Lake Hotel** Polonnaruwa, 7.7 / 7.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/honey-tree-polonnaruwa-polonnaruwa-vs-the-lake-hotel-polonnaruwa/)
-     [**Ekho Lake House Polonnaruwa** *vs* **Hotel Sudu Araliya** Polonnaruwa, 9.1 / 7.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/ekho-lake-house-polonnaruwa-polonnaruwa-vs-hotel-sudu-araliya-polonnaruwa/)
-     [**Hotel Sudu Araliya** *vs* **Ruins Chaaya Hotel** Polonnaruwa, 7.8 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-sudu-araliya-polonnaruwa-vs-ruins-chaaya-hotel-polonnaruwa/)
-     [**Hotel Sudu Araliya** *vs* **Sudu Neluma Home Stay** Polonnaruwa, 7.8 / 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-sudu-araliya-polonnaruwa-vs-sudu-neluma-home-stay-polonnaruwa/)

## FAQ: Polonnaruwa

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

By StayVersus score, Ekho Lake House Polonnaruwa is the best-rated hotel in Polonnaruwa, with a guest rating of 9.1 from 142 reviews.

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

Polonnaruwa has the most, with 12 rated places to stay.

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

We list 5 5-star hotels in Polonnaruwa.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/sri-lanka/polonnaruwa/. 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/