The Grand Udawalawe Safari Resort, offering 4-star facilities, is the only hotel of its' class in the area. This is an environmental friendly hotel, with infrastructure such as sewerage treatment plant and waste water treatment facilities geared for the whole project presently in place. The Grand Udawalawe Safari Resort, situated on 7 acres of land, is located 163 kilometers away from Colombo, and only 500 meters from the Ath Athuru Sevana (Elephant Orphanage), and is only a five minutes drive from the Uda Walawe National Park. It is very conveniently located with easy access to places such as the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa, the Ruhunu Magampura Port and the Hambantota International Airport, Mattala.