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Rastha Hotel

A place to eat in Sigiriya & Dambulla, budget-friendly ($) and worth about an hour. Best time to go: Lunch.

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Rastha Hotel in Sigiriya & Dambulla
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Why go

Casual Sigiriya village restaurant for Sri Lankan rice and curry and kottu.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Sigiriya & Dambulla, alongside 3 sights, 2 activities and 1 place for a drink. The closest of our other picks is Sigiriya village cooking class, 2.1 km away as the crow flies.

Type
Food
Price
$
Time needed
1 hr
Best time
Lunch

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Sigiriya & Dambulla, measured as straight-line distance.

  1. 1
    Sigiriya village cooking class

    Home cooking sessions teaching rice and curry with clay pots and fresh coconut.

    Activity · 2.1 km straight-line
  2. 2
    Jetwing Vil Uyana

    Eco-resort built around restored paddies and wetlands, with a restaurant open to non-guests.

    Food · 2.4 km straight-line
  3. 3
    King coconut stall

    Roadside stands selling chilled orange king coconuts, Sri Lanka's go-to drink after a climb.

    Drinks · 3.2 km straight-line
  4. 4
    Sigiriya Rock Fortress

    5th-century palace atop a 200 m rock, with frescoes, a mirror wall and lion-paw gate.

    Sight · 3.2 km straight-line
  5. 5
    Pidurangala Rock

    Neighboring rock with a short scramble to the top and the best view of Sigiriya.

    Activity · 3.8 km straight-line
  6. 6
    Dambulla Cave Temple

    Five cave shrines filled with Buddha statues and painted ceilings, a UNESCO site.

    Sight · 14 km straight-line

On these curated routes

Rastha Hotel is a stop on our Sri Lanka: Rock Forts to the South Coast route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

More to do in Sigiriya & Dambulla

Rastha Hotel is our only food pick in Sigiriya & Dambulla; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Sigiriya & Dambulla guide.

When to go

Average daily highs in Sigiriya & Dambulla run from 27°C in December to 32°C in April; November is usually the wettest month. For Rastha Hotel itself, we suggest: Lunch.

Modelled monthly averages for Sigiriya & Dambulla from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Sigiriya & Dambulla weather by month.

Getting there

Map links open a live search for Rastha Hotel, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.

Address
4th Mile Post, TB Thennakoon Mawatha, Sigiriya 21120, Sri Lanka
Coordinates
7.94867, 80.73211
Destination
Sigiriya & Dambulla, Sri Lanka

Rastha Hotel: quick answers

How much time do you need at Rastha Hotel?

Plan on about an hour at Rastha Hotel. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.

When is the best time to visit Rastha Hotel?

Our pick: Lunch.

Where is Rastha Hotel?

Rastha Hotel is at 4th Mile Post, TB Thennakoon Mawatha, Sigiriya 21120, Sri Lanka. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.

Which TripsCircle routes include Rastha Hotel?

Rastha Hotel appears on Sri Lanka: Rock Forts to the South Coast, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.

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