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Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel

3.5 star property
Waterfront hotel with an outdoor pool
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View from property
Exterior
Outdoor pool
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine, beach views
Daily English breakfast (LKR 900 per person)

Reviews

7.2 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
50/2 De Saram Road (Off Hotel Road), Mount Lavinia, Western Province, 10370
  • Mount Lavinia Beach
    6 min walk
  • Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital
    3 min drive
  • Dehiwala Zoological Garden
    5 min drive
  • Colombo International Airport (RML)
    13 min drive

Room options

Superior Double Room

Highlights

Balcony
Garden
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout curtains
Rainfall showerhead
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Superior Triple Room

Highlights

Balcony
Garden
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout curtains
Rainfall showerhead
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

View all photos for Standard Triple Room

In-room safe, desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board

Standard Triple Room

Highlights

Balcony
Garden
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout curtains
Rainfall showerhead
  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Single Bed and 1 Queen Bed

View all photos for Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Balcony
Garden
Air conditioning
Connecting rooms available
TV
Ceiling fan
Blackout curtains
Rainfall showerhead
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

About the area

Mount Lavinia

At Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Mount Lavinia Beach and 2 km (1.3 mi) from Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital. Highlights at this beachfront hotel include a nearby private beach, a restaurant and an outdoor swimming pool. .The restaurant, La Langousterie, serves international cuisine and is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel's own lounge bar is a nice place to enjoy a drink. Spend the day at the beach where you'll find sunloungers. Additionally, you'll find a coffee shop/cafe and laundry facilities. Each morning English breakfast is served between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM. There's also the convenience of free self parking. .With a stay at this 3.5-property class Mount Lavinia hotel, you'll be 2.9 km (1.8 mi) from Traditional Puppet Art Museum and 3.4 km (2.1 mi) from Dehiwala Zoological Garden.

What's nearby

  • Mount Lavinia Beach - 6 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Lanka Hospital - 10 min drive - 8.1 km
  • Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall - 12 min drive - 9.5 km
  • Colombo City Centre - 12 min drive - 10.3 km
  • Galle Face Green - 12 min drive - 10.3 km

Getting around

  • Wellawatta Railway Station - 13 min drive
  • Colombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.) - 68 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Saas Hotel - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Mount Lavinia - Terrace Restaurant - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Old Thomians Swimming Club - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬13 min walk
  • ‪Boat Haus Cafe - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel

Waterfront hotel with an outdoor pool
A private beach is featured. Along with a restaurant, there's a coffee shop/cafe on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge.

An outdoor pool, a terrace, and barbecue grills are also featured at Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

This 3.5-star Mount Lavinia hotel is smoke free.

  • 25 guestrooms or units
  • 2 levels
  • 5 buildings
  • Built in 1978
  • Beach lounge chairs
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Staff members are multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Television in lobby
  • No smoking on site
  • Bar or lounge
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and a safe. Rooms open to balconies. Cable televisions are provided. Bathrooms include baths or showers with a rainfall showerhead, and complimentary toiletries.

This Mount Lavinia hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and a ceiling fan. An iron/ironing board and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Languages

Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: LKR 900 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Restaurants on site

  • La Langousterie

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Proposal/romance packages
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Beach loungers
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 2 floors
  • 5 buildings
  • Ballroom
  • Built in 1978
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 29-inch TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Free bottled water
  • Paper towels
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for English breakfast: from approximately LKR 900 per person

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Union Pay. Cash is not accepted. 

We should mention

  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

Rivi Ras
Rivi Ras Hotel
Rivi Ras Hotel Mount Lavinia
Rivi Ras Mount Lavinia
Rivi Ras Hotel Sri Lanka/Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel Mount Lavinia
Yoho Rivi Ras Mount Lavinia
Yoho Rivi Ras
Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel Hotel
Yoho Kodigahawewa Forest Resort
Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel Mount Lavinia
Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel Hotel Mount Lavinia

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel?

Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel?

Yep, Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel has a free self car park. Onsite parking is limited.

Are there any beaches close to Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel?

Yep, Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel is a short 6-minute walk from Mount Lavinia Beach. Fun beach activities include scuba diving and fishing.

Does Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel have a pool?

Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel has an outdoor pool.

What makes Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel a romantic place to stay?

Beachfront dining and couples dining, as well as rainfall showerheads and private balconies in the guestrooms, help set the scene for a romantic weekend at Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel.

Does Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel serve breakfast?

Yeah, English breakfast is available daily between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel?

No, Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel does not offer an airport shuttle service.

Is there a bar or restaurant at Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant that serves international cuisine. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Yoho Rivi Ras Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 43 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 43 reviews" "

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Mosquitoes. Cats. calm. Good food. Close to beach.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cancelled booking after 1st night
Hotel Rivi Ras looks much nicer in photos. No sea views. No Wifi in rooms. Very dated room/bathroom facilities.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

sandra

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to beach but noisy with railway
Staff really nice but cleanliness bad had to ask for toet roll and towels every day

6/10 Okay

diane , Australia

Liked: Staff & service
It was a budget hotel so you got what you paid for
The staff were wonderful ,the hotel was ok not for high end earners ,the breakfast really good but odd way of delivering it ,I wanted to eat in the resturant overlooking the Indian Ocean but I was told to have it in my room sometimes . To get from your hotel room to the resturant you had to cross over the railway lines , the noise from the trains were quiet loud but I would say overhaul it was a great place to stay that if if your looking for a low cost hotel at is close to everything, great staff and an amazing beach

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
classy, clean and comfortable
staff were accommodating, room was great, over looking the garden. even enjoyed the cats.

2/10 Terrible

nathan, canada

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
unhappy to say the least
terrible stay. place seemed completely empty yet they gave me the furthest room possible which was right beside the train tracks. extremely noisy and bed made me itchy all night between the two I had almost no sleep even though I arrived at 2am from airport. in the morning I had no hot water in shower and the breakfast wasn't very good. I paid for 2 nights in advance from online and left after first night.

8/10 Good

Stuart, UK

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice and close to beach, very friendly staff, tasty food. Good value

8/10 Good

Oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

10/10 Excellent

dr sajin

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Ayako, Japan

Liked: Staff & service
comfortable but a little bit noisy
The room is clean, but shower booth has no door which means shower spreads everywhere in the bath room. Please be careful the ants when you leave foods on the table. The garden is beautiful,and the beach is very close to the hotel but need to use stairs to the beach to across the railway. There is the railway very close to the hotel, so pretty noisy when the train came. And hear the music from Mount Lavinia hotel even mignight.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Lovely hotel nearby the ocean
A very nice hotel if you want a quit and peaceful stay.

4/10 Poor

Karthick, India

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hopeless
Hope less. Expensive. Not worth for the money paid. Booking says Buffet Breakfast but only served in the Room. In addition, extra guest fee for kid was charged but no breakfast or extra bed was provided for the kid. Over and above, WIFI was not working in the room and had to go to reception every time. The sad part was that there was no intercom in the room and hence cannot contact the hotel staff for anything that you need.

6/10 Okay

san

Liked: Staff & service
It is ok, good price - don't have high expectation
Generally they were very kind and helped out. What we didn't expected, were the railways next to the beach. Along the beach (in that area) aren't hotels that have a direct access to the beach but are disconnected by a rail way. However, our hotel had a smart, nice solution by creating a own private way to the railways with a small private bridge. The place itself is rather for people that don't pay attention on high standards but a low price and rather want to visit Sri lanka than staying in the hotel. They were very kind to let us stay a bit over the checking out time and helped generally out when we asked for. However, here in Sri Lanka water seemed to be surprisingly expensive and it is recommended to buy it in a supermarket to avoid buying their hotel water that is not included in the hotel and extra charged. The place was nice, the rooms clean and comfortable (pay rather extra and get an AC). The bathroom wasn't comfortable and a bit stinky (I advise the management to put some air refreshening stuff into the bathroom and to use some towel softener). We booked a buffet, however, we outside of the season time and they prepared our breakfast for us and brang it to our room. Eggs, sausages, ham, fruits, toast, marmalade, butter, tasty fresh juices, coffee or tea. It was ok, rather standard. The country itself is cheap and poor, so the hotel appears for local people of higher standards, and in certain ways it is nice, but the noise fromvthe train was loud.

10/10 Excellent

Cedric, New Zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I highly recommend this Motel
It is one of the most pleasant places I have stayed at. That staff are excellent very helpful. Rooms are very comfortable and tastefully decorated. Breakfast was excellent.

8/10 Good

Selwyn, hertfordshire UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent choice away from the hustle of Colombo
Only 6kms South of Colombo, this little hotel I thought was excellent, considering the high prices of City hotels. A ten minute Tuktuk ride into the city. On a pleasant beach, nice restaurant with good choice of food and drinks. Breakfast is served to the room which has a veranda. Eggs, sausage, large fruit platter toast and tea or coffee, all in the price. The staff are all excellent and very helpful. I only stayed two nights, but enjoyed them very much. Will most certainly stay again if I get back to this wonderful country.

8/10 Good

Kaire, Estonia

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Quite ok
Nice big room with a/c. We wanted a room with a balcony but they said there was no a/c there so we were fine with a terras. There was a safe in the room - which didn´t lock neather was it attached to anything. Hotel is right next to the railway so it´s quite noisy. I woke up many times in the night because of it. Beach and restaurtant are just over the railway and the restaurant bar is really nice. We stayed there for 2 nights at the start of our vaccation and compared to other places we stayed in Sri Lanka it was actually really nice - lots of locals in the beach, clean room and really good breakfast. Also we were really happy with them cause our plane landed early in the morning and although the check in time was 14 or something they let us check in at 6 in the morning. It was a bit hard for tuk tuk drivers to find it.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Some more sun before the cold weather in Europe
The room was very spacious and reasonably clean, the shower worked, the service was acceptable, at times there were communication problems, the restaurant could have been better, yet people were helpful. The location of the hotel is OK - one is reasonably close to the sea.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Over all good Hotel
Nice

10/10 Excellent

Satish Kumar, Chennai

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
BASIC AND RAW
Very basic and raw hotel. Noisy when the train comes around. Rooms are large. We had our breakfast in the room so that was nice. The Rooms and F&B staff are very helpful but I can't say the same for the reception staff. Small bottles of mineral water were even charged with tax and service fee when I went the reception to order and collect the water.

6/10 Okay

ghassan, bahrain

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice place

6/10 Okay

Wombat, Sydney NSW, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Be Wary
The plumbing is dreadful. Location is excellent. The railway station is close. The tuk-tuk drivers are rip offs. The price of this property dropped after we booked in and we find that off putting!

8/10 Good

Fredrik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Helt ok
Prisvärt hotell med fin trädgård och stora rum. Poolen är väldigt fin dock är personalen lite dåliga på engelska.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

8/10 Good

Markus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay at Rivi Ras Hotel
The Rivi Ras hotel suited for me and my girlfriend really well. Of course theres sometimes noice from the trains but it didn't bother us at all (very few trains at night time). The breakfast was nice and it was served at our terrace. The nearest shop is about 10min walk away. The staff was very nice and helpful.