Trincomalee, 31000 Nilaveli, Sri Lanka
#10 of 16 hotels in Nilaveli
Guests' ChoiceBased on 62 hotel reviews
8.0Cleanliness
8.5
Comfort
8.6
Location
8.9
Facilities
8.1
Staff
8.4
Value for money
7.6
Free WiFi
5.4
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Reviewed: 29 March 2024
Alagu
IndiaNon Availability of high speed WiFi in rooms n restaurant Food Menu is westernized to suit only foreigners, it shud have more of local flavour
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 22 February 2024
Carol
United KingdomNothing, really happy with our stay
Really nice hotel. Rooms, food and staff all really good. Meeting room facilities also good. If we are in the area again, there aren’t lots of hotels with workshop facilities around and this one is well-established and long-standing. Definitely would stay again.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 22 February 2024
Carol
United KingdomNothing, very happy with my stay
Really nice hotel. Rooms, food and staff all really good. Meeting room facilities also good- did have an issue with a HDMI cable for the projector but managed to sort it. If we are in the area again, there aren’t lots of hotels with workshop facilities around and this one is well-established and long-standing. Definitely would stay again.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 15 February 2024
Upali
AustraliaFood price
Location
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: 28 August 2023
Jane
United KingdomThe rooms are some of the worst we have stayed in in Sri Lanka. We were so disappointed. We paid for a room with a view of the sea and to say there is a view of the sea is tenuous at best. The beds are terrible. Very hard mattresses. The aircon and fridges are very old and out of date. Bathrooms all need re doing. The staff are also not that pleasant. This was the last stop on our Sri Lanka trip and compared to every other hotel the staff where unsmiling and not nearly as warm and helpful as every other place we stayed in. They didn’t see to care if things were ok or not!
The communal areas are beautifully done. The landscaped gardens, the pool , the beach and the entrance to the property.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 22 August 2023
Sophie
United KingdomThe room was not ideal for the price however was suitable for the stay - it was two beds not a double - when requested a double.
Right on the Beach with no other hotels close by, was nice to sit under the trees on the beach. Breakfast food was really good to try lots of Sri Lankan food I had not yet experienced.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 19 August 2023
Annabel
SpainThe rooms were a little dated. However, they were clean and well maintained. The only thing we would liked to have improved is the Wifi. It is only available in certain areas, and drops out regularly. Generally speaking, in a quiet beach resort, limited wifi could have been quite nice. (Particularly if the hotel had explained the reason for it - possibly due to the remote location of the hotel?). Unfortunately, my partner and I both had significant work issues which arose whilst we were there and the general guest wifi was no where near good enough to deal with this. However, the staff quickly invited us to work in the main office where the wifi was good - good enough to do a global Teams call.
Excellent dinner buffet - terrific range of food which varied each day and was beautifully cooked. Breakfast buffet also very good. The hotel will arrange a candle lit beach dinner if you request it too. The location on the beach was beautiful - very quiet, clean beach with a hotel boat service to Pigeon Island and a Dive School operating from the hotel. The service from the staff and overall management of the hotel was superb.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 18 August 2023
Vaughan
AustraliaLunch at a la carte restaurant took more than an hour after ordering before food came. Nothing offered in compensation except an apology. Also property is overpriced for quality of rooms even allowing for peak season
Food and service.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 7 August 2023
Florence
United KingdomThat I had to leave 🥺
The area was superb. Quiet, cleanest beach I have ever seen. The rooms were clean and cosy. Staff were very attentive and helpful.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 24 June 2023
Martin
Sri LankaOur second room was a budget room behind the hotel. A significant walk to facilities & the suite where the rest of family was staying. No tv or wifi in the room
The suite was exceptional, beach front with uninterrupted ocean views. The beach was very safe for young children. Breakfast was brilliant - Sri Lankan which changed daily plus good selection of western food.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 16 June 2023
Andrew
Australiadinner buffet was quite expensive - $25 USD is too much. so we went out for dinner after the first night. also, the reception and room service were not responsive to our phone calls.
excellent location - roll out of your room straight onto the pristine sands of nilaveli beach. the grounds are spacious and airy and shaded by beautiful trees, and the swimming pool is large and delightful. the staff were really nice and accomodating. the breakfast and dinner buffets are marvellous with a wide range of food but we only stuck with the (great) Sri Lankan specials. best of all was the price - around $80 USD per night was extraordinarily good value for the quality of the stay.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 20 February 2023
Kan
Australiabeach & breakfast
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 13 February 2023
De
Australiawifi and internet facilities really need to be improved at this property. While the general ambience is fantastic the lack of basic internet facilities is a bit of a let down. Internet is available only in one area and even that is a very choppy and sporadic service
Breakfast, lunch and dinner options were fantastic. Beautiful grounds, Fantastic staff and great room size
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 24 September 2022
Indra
United StatesEverything was great
Stayed in September 2022
Reviewed: 8 May 2022
Dusan
United Arab EmiratesBeach is very nice, breakfast was good as well and staff is very polite
Stayed in May 2022
Reviewed: 15 March 2022
Everard
United StatesNo in room ROOM WI-FI.’ Lobby WI-FI WAS SLOW, AND DROPS OFF. Main concern is lighting in the stairways . We had very near slip and fall. The stairs are grey cement color and there was no lighting by the steps. Especially at night there was no lights the area at all. Also, there was no proper check outs procedure for early check out. We had to check out early at 6:30am , there was no one available to check out. It tool nearly 20 minutes for someone to show up.
Food was very good. Friendly Staff, Cleanliness of room and facility was good. Awesome Beach! Overall one of the best beaches we have been to.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: 20 February 2022
Dinusha
Sri LankaFood.
Location .
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 16 February 2022
Pramuditha
Sri LankaService offered by a Senior Restaurant Manager was beyond our expectations
The location & the ambiance
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: 13 January 2022
Priyabhani
United StatesThere was no Wifi in the rooms.
I was looking for a pristine beach in Trinco and the location of the hotel was ideal. It was well maintained, clean and the sunrises were magnificent. The food was good too. Highly recommended.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 25 December 2021
Phon
Sri LankaBreakfast is good, but could have some more verities in the menu.
Beach is clean and very peaceful. We enjoyed lot on the beach. It was shallow, however, bit rough may be due to the seasonal effect.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 5 December 2021
Jonathan
SingaporeLacked a little character but well run.
Simple clean 3 star property on the beach. Well trained staff, clean rooms. Good beach. Reliable if not stellar. Pool was pleasant and the trees have great shade.
Stayed in December 2021
Reviewed: 1 April 2024
Jehan
AustraliaThe crows were entering the breakfast area and diving into the tables and taking good. Several times my food was taken. Even at the other dining area near the beach side same thing, crows diving and grabbing food from plates. I had a crow dive into my cocktail twice. The staff knows about this problem they said, but no solution. Other hotels I’ve seen have put thin netting around the meal areas.
The crows were entering the breakfast area and diving into the tables and taking good. Several times my food was taken. Even at the other dining area near the beach side same thing, crows diving and grabbing food from plates. I had a crow dive into my cocktail twice. The staff knows about this problem they said, but no solution. Other hotels I’ve seen have put thin netting around the meal areas.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 12 March 2024
Cliff
United KingdomNicely designed hotel. Food was excellent. We particularly enjoyed the seafood barbecue on the beach though all the food was very good. Great swimming pool.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 10 March 2024
Kanwaljit
Sri LankaPoor wifi
Excellent location and comfortable.
Stayed in March 2024
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