Loved my stay. Beautiful villa with super comfy rooms, living spaces & delicious local food. Staff really went out of their way to make sure all was fine, especially Gayan. Always love the beach at bentota too.

Stayed in May 2024

It took quite a bit of time for the food orders - we waited for around an hour for the food to arrive and had to place our orders well in advance. Perhaps this is something that could be improved on.

Excellent service, superb food and beautiful property. Highly recommended!

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing

We felt very well looked after in this very luxurious and beautiful property. The position of the hotel, style, decor and facilities are all fantastic. Food was absolutely delicious. Staff were very kind and friendly. On our last night we were the only guests, as the hotel was being taken over for a big party the following day. We knew we were hindering them getting the place event ready, but not one member of staff ever made us feel in the way or unwelcome.

Stayed in April 2024

Drinks a bit pricey and seemingly no drinks price list around.

Beautiful rooms, pool and dining area. Lovely touch of cafetière and also mosquito repellent in the room. Staff were all so friendly and helpful. Food is excellent. Close to the beach

Stayed in February 2024

Although our bedroom was very spacious we found the bed mattress very lumpy and uncomfortable- they really need to upgrade it! We stayed for a week and found the food delicious but was rather repetitive and we would have enjoyed more Sri Lankan dishes.

We loved the fact it only had 9 bedrooms so it felt small and personal.

Stayed in February 2024

We had booked via Booking.com.com for two rooms with sea view and premier rooms. Got neither when we got there to check in. The error was obvious and it was apparent that our rooms were given to others. As consolidation we were offered a free night in a Premier room and dinner..but by then the damage was done. The manager and staff did their utmost to make our stay a memorable one..thanks. Wish the reservation team were better.

The staff and location .can't praise the Chef enough...excellent food all around. The manager was very accomodating and he runs a good ship with excellent staff

Stayed in February 2024

A hidden gem right at Bentota Beach. It feels like not a hotel, but your billionaire friend gave you the keys to his luxurious oceanside mansion for the holidays and asked his staff to treat you like a Royal family member. Everything is Immaculate. From homemade sorbet on arrival to the stunning restaurant where the chef will cook for you personally, from a manicured garden to private sun lounges set on request just for you on the beach. Amazing experience! Thank you for having us in The Long House! We will definitely return!

Stayed in February 2024

No. I like everything.

The place was a little bit secret. From outside, we can not see how beautiful the interior is. It seems there are not too many customers in the hotel. It was quiet. From the hotel, we could walk to the beach. The second last night in Sri Lanka, the hotel was fantastic!

Stayed in December 2023

As in most places in Sri Lanka rather slow and inattentive staff at restaurant, no coffee machine in the room, bad juices from a canned powder

Great location, awesome beach with large strip of sand, not crowded. The premium room is really big, great and huge bathroom, perfect terrace with comfy seating overlooking the pool. The pool and the grounds are brilliant. The staff tries really hard to meet the needs of their guest. Great find for the price range

Stayed in December 2023

Nothing - however would recommend adding cocktails to the menu / spirits / wine by the glass

Everything - wonderful staff, food, gorgeous rooms, pool, close to beach, railway on way to beach.

Stayed in December 2023

Lovely bar - shame it only serves wine & beer & no cocktails unlike the fabulous boutique hotels we visited in Galle - think they are missing a trick here - maybe consider happy hour? As it’s a small boutique hotel with only 10 rooms we preferred to eat out in the evening in local restaurants as we’d probably have been the only diners as hotel wasn’t fully occupied so would lack the atmosphere of a restaurant. Also food & drink priced in USD’s so not surprisingly significantly more expensive than local restaurants where we enjoyed local prawn curries & fish dishes

Absolutely Stunning property, beautiful decorated. Amazing breakfasts ( delicious fluffy pancakes made to order with local treacle, fantastic eggs Benedict & enjoyed the waffles with spicy dressing & eggs! very stunning bedroom with the best bed & private sitting out area. Enjoyed watching the trains go by as the train track literally runs along the end of the garden, before the beach! We had 2 lunches during our stay - delicious prawn curry, Lanka & seared tuna dishes. The service from all the hotel staff was incredible, would thoroughly recommend The Long House if you’re looking for a quite relaxing luxury stay

Stayed in December 2023

Some might not like the train going past every hour, but we enjoyed watching the train from the pool!

Bali like rooms with open showers and gardens; great pool and great service from the staff.

Stayed in November 2023

Nothing

Fabulous location on the beach, beautiful rooms with outdoor showers and own outside entertaining area and gardens. Great service, helpful friendly staff and delicious food. Amazing pool!!

Stayed in October 2023

Nothing

The service at Taru Villas is exceptional. Just when you think you can’t be wow’d any more, one of the team does something unexpected to make you feel super special. Our stay at The Long House is one that we will remember forever and our advice to you is, if it is coming up as an option for you in your budget, do not hesitate, book it!

Stayed in September 2023

Staff were friendly and were always available to help

Stayed in July 2023

Nothing. Everything was top class.

Everything. The staff, the food, the room, the pool. Being vegetarians, they even arranged food out of the menu for us and also had a dedicated tuktuk vendor for the property. A must visit in bentota.

Stayed in August 2023

Accommodation and food

Stayed in August 2023

great staff, lovely furnishings, great breakfast, the beach is just outside the villa, quiet and not over crowded, amazing service

Stayed in April 2023

Would be good to have menu in room as well as drinks list etc. Transport provided by hotel was very expensive for Sri Lanka hence we used alternative local company.

We absolutely loved this hotel. Out of all the hotels we stayed in for a month in Sri Lanka we liked this one and one other hotel the best. We got the room at a reduced rate online and the value for money was exceptional. The property has small number of rooms yet has so much space and so many sitting areas. The gardens and decor are really nice. The pool was really nice and clean. The beach area is really nice to walk and clean, really great beach for walking and just ten minutes walk on beach to main area. The rooms are really nice, very large, very clean, great bed and linen and areas to sit and big balcony with very comfortable seating. The bathroom is large and good. The bathroom is a bit open but they put mosquito prevention items etc and there weren’t any mosquitoes as they fumigate but would be easier if they just put flyscreen in bathroom. The staff were very friendly and helpful, breakfast was good. The property feels very luxurious and intimate. The dinner menu was limited with western food only that was very formal and no snacks etc. It is understandable to have limited menu because at the time we stayed there were only three groups of guests. However there are many eating options in Bentota so there was no problem at all, the place across the road was cheap and cheerful and Nova Seafood was really, really good.

Stayed in March 2023

the price of a cappuccino was twice what I pay in London!

this hotel was fabulous! the service and food was lovely, really was a highlight of our stay.

Stayed in March 2023

No menu for meals. Told that dinner was a fixed USD50 and you could order any food you liked. Ended up with other guests at a decent cheap restaurant across the road. A shame, as judging by the breakfast and some free cakes we were given by the pool, the kitchen was high class. No alcoholic drinks available. Anti-covid notices and messages about compulsory shoe sanitisation and other nonsense, none of which were (thankfully) enforced and hopefully have now been removed. Slightly odd to have a shower open to a small garden so that the staff had to light mosquito coils in the bathroom every evening. Having said that we didn't see any mosquitoes and the shower was lovely.

Stunning design. Beautiful location. Huge comfortable room. Delicious breakfast, Sri Lankan or European available. Lots of smiley attentive staff. Huge empty beach at the end of the garden.

Stayed in February 2023

Due to proximity of temple there was no bar even though in specifications it mentioned a bar.

Location, Staff, Room.

Stayed in February 2023

Such a beautiful and peaceful hotel. The staff were amazing, the room was spacious and calm, the pool area was so relaxing and the food was delicious. It's not cheap but it's worth the money. Plus you are very close to a stunning and very quiet beach.

Stayed in February 2023

Some people might not like the fact that the train line runs just between the property and the beach, but it’s really cool seeing the old trains occasionally roll past and it gives the property real character.

Large, luxurious rooms with very comfortable bed. Great staff, very attentive and helpful. Food is excellent, half board is definitely worth having as the dinners were excellent. The whole facility is really idyllic, beachfront and not far from Bentota itself. One of the best places I’ve ever stayed at.

Stayed in February 2023