Palm Garden Village Hotel
Puttalam Road, Anuradhapura — 168.9 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 3 hr 52 min. Fixed fares from Rs 25,550, agreed before you fly.
About Palm Garden Village Hotel
Palm Garden Village Hotel is in Puttalam Road, Anuradhapura, about 3 hr 52 min by road from Bandaranaike International Airport. The hotel lists 3 room types, including Double Room and Deluxe Room. The hotel lists 3 restaurants and bars, including Open-air restaurant and Air-conditioned restaurant. Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door at a fixed price.
Getting there from the airport
Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door. One fixed price for the whole car, agreed before you fly, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
Location
8.31572, 80.34406
Путеводитель для гостей: Palm Garden Village Hotel
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- Double Room: twin or double bed
- Deluxe Room: twin or double bed
- Family Room: twin or double bed
- Open-air restaurant: one open and one air-conditioned restaurant
- Air-conditioned restaurant
- Bar
- Swimming pool
- Tennis courts
- Games room
- Wildlife viewing (elephants, deer, wild boar, buffaloes)
- Bird watching
- Free parking
- Laundry service
- Banquet hall (up to 500 buffet, 250 seated)
- Ayurvedic centre
- Shop
- Health centre
Near Palm Garden Village Hotel
Places to visit close to the hotel. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Day trips from Palm Garden Village Hotel
Further afield. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Palm Garden Village Hotel sits on Puttalam Road at Pandulagama, on the outskirts of Anuradhapura, where the property is laid out as a large park of villas set among greenery rather than a single hotel block. The scale of the grounds is one of its defining features — guests move between accommodation, dining and leisure areas through landscaped gardens rather than corridors, and the layout gives the hotel a more spread-out, resort-village feel than many town-centre properties in Anuradhapura.
Rooms are designed with families in mind, with air conditioning, private bathrooms, garden views, a work desk, television and free Wi-Fi as standard. The layout across the grounds means most rooms sit within their own patch of garden rather than stacked in a tower, reinforcing the village feel the name promises and giving each room block a degree of separation from its neighbours.
The range of facilities is broad for a hotel of this type: a year-round outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, a sun terrace, water sports facilities, a spa, yoga classes, a children's playground, tennis courts and a games room all sit on the property, alongside a banquet hall, bar and a small shop. It is built to keep a family occupied for a full day without needing to leave the grounds at all.
Dining runs to a family-friendly restaurant serving Indian, Italian and Thai cuisine, with vegetarian and vegan options available, a broader spread of cuisines than the typically Sri Lankan-and-Western pairing found at many hotels in the area. The property also runs a health centre offering Ayurvedic natural treatments, adding a wellness element alongside the more active facilities on site.
Set within Anuradhapura's ancient city area, not far from sites including Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, Palm Garden Village combines that historic setting with a resort built primarily for comfort, sport and recreation rather than heritage architecture, making it a practical base for families who want facilities on hand rather than a purely historic atmosphere.
The scale of the grounds also means the hotel can host larger groups without feeling crowded, with the banquet hall and open lawn space giving it a role beyond individual leisure stays, including weddings, conferences and other functions that call for room to spread out. That flexibility, combined with the breadth of sport and leisure facilities on site, sets Palm Garden Village apart from smaller, purely lodging-focused hotels elsewhere in Anuradhapura, where the accommodation itself is usually the only draw beyond the surrounding ancient city.
Your transfer to Palm Garden Village Hotel
Palm Garden Village Hotel is west of the centre of Anuradhapura, the point the quoted distance is measured to.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 25,550 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 34,070 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 48,570 | Book |
One price for the whole car, not per seat. Drivers and fleets set their own rates, so these are typical prices from our system, not a guarantee — your actual quote can differ. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 168.9 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time. See all 9 vehicle classes ↓
Questions about this transfer
How much is a taxi from Colombo airport to Palm Garden Village Hotel?
From Rs 25,550 for the 168.9 km, about 3 hr 52 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to Palm Garden Village Hotel take?
About 3 hr 52 min in normal traffic. Arrivals at Bandaranaike are busiest in the early morning, when the long-haul flights land together.
Will the driver wait if my flight is late?
Yes. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it. There is no automatic flight tracking yet, so if you are delayed, message your driver on the number in your confirmation. Extended waiting beyond the pickup window is chargeable on a point-to-point transfer, and the terms say by how much.
Can I book a return transfer from Palm Garden Village Hotel?
Yes — the same journey in reverse, at the same fixed price, booked at the same time or later.
All vehicle classes and prices
| Vehicle | Seats | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini / Small Car | 3–4 | Rs 25,550 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 28,150 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 30,780 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 34,070 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 34,730 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 36,710 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 48,570 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 50,540 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 71,620 | Book |
Every class, every price, none hidden. Each Book button opens the booking form for this transfer with that class chosen.
Book your transfer through us
- Fixed price in advance, for the whole car. No meter.
- Your driver's profile is shown before you book.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
- Day trips from the hotel can be booked from the cards above.
How this transfer works
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. There is no meter, so the figure you are quoted is the figure the booking honours. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it.
The return leg from Palm Garden Village Hotel is the same journey booked the other way, at the same price, and can be arranged now or later in your stay. Departures want you at Bandaranaike three hours before a long-haul flight, so add the 3 hr 52 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Anuradhapura — what the roads do at different times of day, and how being collected here works.
- Airport transfers — meeting your driver, luggage, child seats and how payment works.
- The airport to Anuradhapura route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Anuradhapura.
- The district map — where Anuradhapura sits, and what is around it.