How about waking up the view of the massive rock fortress of Sigiriya rising up just a few knots away from you. Just as the pool ends the view of the fortress is just above you is the highlight of this charming resort. Built in the early 70’s, the resort has still managed to keep to its promise, to be closer to nature’, and comfortable accommodation. It has gone through refurbishments over the years to maintain standards but sticks to that old 70’s, 80’s charm. The 79-room accommodation is mainly in the form of dwellings located in secluded landscaped gardens. With a pavilion type of an open-air restaurant serving both traditional and international dishes, if your idea is to sip a drink or two, two bars are also in the premises. Hotel Sigiriya, pays special attention to its next highlight ‘Bird watching’ a small museum of birder profile archive to keep you interested and at the same time to protect its habitat too. Guests can completely submerge themselves to a relaxing ayurvedic treatment if they tend to spend few extra nights long apart from the usual package tour itineraries at their Ayurvedic villa. The outdoor fresh water swimming pool along with a kiddie’s pool, mountain bike rentals, a DVD documentary library, a conference hall and also internet facilities with guest computers ads to it tennis, badminton, table tennis, chess, volleyball, darts and carom games to keep you occupied during your leisure time at the resort.