About us
Named after the blue water lily
Our story
A family guest house with a big welcome
Nil Manel Tourist Resort is a guest house on Kamkaru Mawatha, off Airport Road in Anuradhapura. We run it for travellers, pilgrims and families who want a clean, quiet room close to the Sacred City and a host who genuinely cares how their day went.
Our rooms are simple and well kept, with polished floors, crisp linen and private bathrooms. Our kitchen cooks the way Sri Lankan families do at home. And our team is there around the clock to arrange a taxi, hire you a bike or point you towards the best sunset over Tissa Wewa.
Guests from Sri Lanka and around the world tell us it feels like home. That is the best compliment we could ask for.
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Room types
6
Guests in our largest room
9.1
Staff score on Booking.com
4.8
Google rating from 38 reviews
Our team
The people who make it home
We are a small team: the owner, whom many guests mention in their reviews, our kitchen team who make the roti and curries each morning, housekeeping who keep every room spotless, and drivers who know the roads of the Cultural Triangle.
Guests often single out our team in their reviews. Staff is one of our highest-rated categories on Booking.com, at 9.1 out of 10.
Our standards
Safe, clean and calm
A 24-hour front desk and security, CCTV in the common areas and outside, fire extinguishers and a first aid kit on site. Smoking is not allowed indoors, and parties and events are not accommodated, so the guest house stays peaceful.
- Free WiFi
- Free private parking
- 24-hour front desk
- Family rooms
- Airport shuttle (paid)
- Room service
- Daily housekeeping
- Non-smoking rooms
- Terrace and outdoor dining area
- Shared kitchen
- Car and bike hire
- Laundry service
- Luggage storage
- Tour desk
Book direct
Your room in Anuradhapura is waiting
Send a booking request and we reply to confirm your room and price. Prefer to talk? Call or WhatsApp us; the front desk is open 24 hours.