Tangalla hotellia

Plussat: Well-kept hotel with very friendly staff. My daughter had lost her swimming goggles - they were found and brought to the next hotel! The rooms are spacious and well equipped. The food in the main restaurant is very varied and tastes great! Extra mashed potatoes and co. were prepared for our baby.

Plussat: Absolutely loved our stay, the staff were genuinely so kind and helpful. The resort was so beautiful and clean! The food was delicious! Perfect place for both families and couples!

Plussat: A really beautiful property. Set without gorgeous surrounds and a beautiful beach. By no means small or boutique, but friendly and with some wonderful onsite restaurants. We stayed in a private villa with beach view. One massive bonus of this was its south facing aspect - we had sunlight all day long! Generally, no complaints other than the below....

Miinukset: Value for money - I’m afraid to say, that as much as we absolutely loved it, it was overpriced and therefore can’t fully recommend as there may be better value for money out there.

Plussat: Easy access to the ocean, excellent food

Miinukset: Expensive incidentals

Plussat: The team was amazing and created a memorable experience. We created connections with many of them - Sayurl, Upul, Krishan and Suresh to name a few. The Journey's team is a special crew. Their level of attentiveness was unbelievable and constantly looking for opportunities to help and make sure we were relaxing and having a wonderful stay. They made our time there so special and we're still talking about them. The view from our room was spectacular. We had a Premier Ocean View Room. If you can, I would highly recommend one of them.

Miinukset: We were sad to leave.

Miinukset: Henkilökunta

Plussat: This is probably the most amazing resort I have ever stayed in! The pool area, the beautiful rooms, the beautiful beach.. everything! The staff here had world class customer service, we loved everyone we had the chance to talk to, so friendly and so helpful. The restaurants are incredible too! We will definitely be back! Can not recommend this place high enough!!

Miinukset: Keep in mind the food here / spa treatments are very expensive (but worth it!)

Plussat: Thanks Bandara for your helpfull .

Plussat: Lovely staff, great breakfast-we were there at a difficult time but the staff kept everything running with so much professionalism-couldn’t fault them

Miinukset: Tupla laskutusta yrittivät esim. aamupalasta

Plussat: Beautiful location and beach. Good food and awesome staff.

Plussat: Very smart hotel. Helpful staff especially the pool attendant who showed us where to see the turtles feeding and made sure we were comfortable around the lovely pool.

Miinukset: Bit isolated.

Plussat: Nothing special

Miinukset: Most of things

Plussat: Stay was amazing. Clean, rooms are pretty much managed properly, the staff is helping in any inquiry that they can. The swimming pool was crystal clear. Food was good, and there were enough choices, from vegetarian options to good quality continental food. Generally, it's a small oasis with all services one family may need.

Miinukset: Nothing much. The only thing that we found slightly intimidating was room bar inventory check, once or twice it happened that staff was checking bar inventory twice a day, which was a bit confusing. Most probably miscommunication, but I believe they will improve as they value feedback from the visitors.

Plussat: Hyvä hotelli rauhallisella paikalla. Kilpikonnia pääsee katsomaan hotellin rannassa.

Plussat: Palvelu oli hyvää ja huoneet vastasivat kuvia.

Miinukset: Aamupala oli heikkolaatuinen ja hotellin ranta-alue oli muihin majoituspaikkoihin nähden huolimattomasti toteutettu.

Plussat: Good location and access to the ocean and lagoon. There was a lack of tourists, so I was able to enjoy the pool in loneliness)

Miinukset: Be attentive choosing the room and read conditions properly!!! There are two different hotels under one name. Description and pictures on booking mainly refers to the only one of them, but the second one don’t have neither air condition nor many other amenities. There weren’t even shoulders in the room!

Plussat: Breakfast was fair, Rooms were fine, pool nice and clean, Dinning room far from rooms. In general, the stay of 4 days was pleasant. Not more

Miinukset: The Wi-Fi was atrocious. No Wi-fi in the rooms at all and in the lobby worked very poorly and intermittently. At the pool area no Wi-Fi. Anyone wanting decent Wi-fi for their stay should seriously consider anther resort.

Plussat: Lagoon paradise have a great location for their restaurant and breakfast is good.

Miinukset: A comfortable of family room.otherwise everything is fine.

Plussat: location & Kayak experience

Miinukset: Attitude of staff. Clenliness of room

Plussat: The place is wonderful with a pool surrounded by coconut trees. The restaurant facing the beach is magic

Miinukset: The rooms is big but the bathroom not very nice. Wifi in the common parts, not in the rooms.

Plussat: Lovely staff, spacious room, quiet location.

Miinukset: The pool claims to be open from 7:30 a.m. yet twice I was turned back and asked to come back in half an hour to allow for cleaning. Why not put the chemicals in at night to allow guests to swim before breakfast?

Plussat: The pool, the beach and the restaurant were well located. The food was good but too slow to come.

Miinukset: The room was disappointing: mice in the ceiling, water dropping from the ceiling at night, no decoration,... We had the room in front of the reception, it was noisy because of the cars stopping at the reception and the personnel sweeping at 6.00 am. The food was really slow to come (we had our meal 1h after order).

Plussat: The location is amazing and the property layout is ideal

Miinukset: Shower facilities closer to the beach.

Plussat: Hotelli oli todella ihana. Todellinen paratiisi! Yövyimme hotellissa 4 yötä ja paikassa olisi viihtynyt pidempäänkin. Ranta oli todella upea ja hiljainen - ainakin tähän vuodenaikaan. Suosittelen paikkaa kaikille :)

Plussat: Perfect Location, excellent beach, wonderful grounds and excellent cabanas and villas

Miinukset: Messy reception that looks like an office spoils the look of the place. The food appears to be on a seriously restricted budget. Very limited choice and very small portions. If you want extra fruit, you have to pay! 5 star feeling resort with amazing villas and cabanas but the stingy breakfast and messy reception spoil things. BUT, I would certainly go back!

Plussat: Location

Miinukset: Facilities and cleanliness was very poor.

Plussat: Hotel and cabanas was relaxing and nice...we enjoy our holiday

Miinukset: Sunbeds are not hotel's own...restaurants wants 8€ or you have to buy lunch if you want sunbed. Fridge on the room would be nice!

Plussat: Hospitality and service of staff. Facilities - restaurant, pool, bike hire. Close to beach. Quiet surroundings, beautiful gardens, private terrace. Ticks all the boxes.

Miinukset: Nothing really. Relatively short pool opening hours (9-6pm), it would be nice to have a swim before breakfast and in the evening.

Plussat: Breakfast was good, location was perfect, lovely room with comfortable bed and wet room, (we stayed in a villa, V6). Stunning beach 2 mins walk from villa and nice pool and bar area. Wildlife everywhere, squirrels, birds, monitor lizards. Bars close by and more 5 mins by tuk tuk on Medatakiya beach.

Miinukset: Nothing!

Plussat: it was exceptional, from the personal attention from the staff, to the food, to the setting...wonderful!

Miinukset: nothing

Plussat: Really excellent service and hospitality. Great pool and common areas. Beautiful views of the ocean and lagoon. Very relaxing.

Miinukset: Nothing.

Plussat: would always return when back in Sri Lanka! only 16 guest rooms but on a beautiful resort sized property with a very cool pool area to chillax. Also, Nick’s chef’s mastered the best food during our 14 day travels in the country. Rekawa beach not really swimmeable ...but sensationable for long walks during sunset times (go left towards the rock pools)! rooms super big with top notch balcony areas and very cool open air bathroom.

Miinukset: large bedroom category (accommodating for 3pqx) almost too big of a room ie half of the room is withiout furniture making it looking a bit odd)

Plussat: Everything

Plussat: Everything ... We could have solitude in our own private villa over looking an amazing view of the lagoon surrounded by garden and the odd monkey or two,squirrel and peacock

Miinukset: I can’t think of anything!

Plussat: Wow what an amazing accommodation with a 'home from home' feel! Everything Nick and the team did during our stay went the extra mile - from our arrival, decorations in the room, service during dinner and anything else we could possibly need. A member of our group who has travelled to 80+ countries put Buckingham Place in his top 3 and I can agree it surpassed all of our expectations. Amazing food, cocktails and wine to the incredible infinity pool and grounds of the property. Wonderful place which I would love to return to one day. Thank you to Nick, Umesh and all of the team who made our stay so memorable.

Miinukset: The staff on the evening shift were so above and beyond fantastic that the lunch staff didn't quite hit the same standard (it's not a criticism as such as they were still great, but when the bar is set so high you can't help but notice when this doesn't flow throughout all times of day). Wish I had booked for longer!

Plussat: Everything was amazing the staff the food even though my partner is a fussy eater they prepared anything we asked for. There was no tea and coffee making facilities in the room but every morning they brought a pot of tea at anytime we requested plus we went on a safari at 5am they gave us a flask and breakfast. Amazing hotel from start to finish ❤️

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: The massage treatments where great. Hotel surroundings beautiful beach under hotel amazing staff very helpful and friendly.

Miinukset: Breakfast was poor menu not much chose.

Miinukset: Excellent location. Beautiful hotel. But room service and facilities are poor. No telephone to contact reception even.

Plussat: We travelled in Sri Lanka for over three weeks in December/ January and stayed at several hotels in different regions. Eva Lanka was for us the overall best experience. The hotels location is absolute fantastic with a beautiful, lush, large and well maintaned garden overlooking the ocean, lots of flower, animals and birds (I counted at least 15 species of birds in the garden) and two nice and clean saltwater pools. We stayed for 9 nights, both in a bungalow and in one of the newer 2- store buildings. AC worked fine, rooms big and well designed/clean and both with a stunning ocean view. We also liked the set up/design of the lobby and restaurant departments. The hotel was one of the first built in the area, and of course it has some patina, for us it only contributed with charm and a personal touch. Staff service was excellent, food good (not exceptional), with both continental and Sri Lankan breakfast, lunch and dinner. Wifi worked ok, not an important issue in paradise. Manju, the manager, David & Franscesca, the owners, made us feel like we where at home. So friendly and caring. Sara in the reception, is now like a daughter for us. On top of that a fantastic private beach with a basic but funky local restaurant. No problems swimming in the ocean if you are observent and used to open sea, my 11 years old loved it and we spotted lot of corall fish snorkling around the rock reefs (masks free of charge from hotel). In walking distance you have several quiet beaches and we used the hotels surfboards free of charge. You can acces Unakuruwa beach by feet (800 meters on a trail). Nice break point, not much people and a small but great surfcenter (Bay Tour Surf Center) and a few, low budget, beach restaurants. My son and I walked there everyday and connected to the local surfers, that were super friendly. We would absolutely return to Eva Lanka, a perfect spot if you like nature, water activities, relaxed atmosphere and tranquility.

Plussat: Stunning location, best beaches in Sri Lanka and hardly anyone on them. Property was very peaceful with lovely gardens. Hotel manager was very accommodating, did everything to make our stay enjoyable.

Miinukset: Food a bit pricey, so we chose to eat dinner outside the property. Buffet dinner a bit disappointing for the price, not a lot of meat options - mainly vegetarian.

Plussat: I liked the beach and location, it is very beautiful.

Miinukset: The staff is not attentive and not friendly. For three days I didn’t get my room cleaned. When I insisted on room cleaning they just made up the bed but didn’t provide clean towels! Food is double the price of other hotels and is very bad quality. Above all there are no umbrellas, no cabanas, no shower near the beach. All in all the service is very bad. When I checked out I was told the amount I pay in US dollars, but when I saw my bank statement I found out that they charged me more.

Plussat: Property was well situated...good beach...good chalet

Miinukset: The manager Mr Manjhu...declined to give me a check out bill whilst checking out.. Whilst checking in...they kept us waiting for 1hr..saying room not ready. They put chlorine in the pool whilst we were actually swimming in it...hows that possible i mean.. No towels in pools.. No hot water in chalet...which didn't bother us much but overall the manager and receptionist didn't give me the respect i deserve as a human being.. forget me being a client coming to spend money over there

Plussat: Nice calm environment for family and very helpful staff. Well organized and user friendly environment. Spacious and clean

Miinukset: Nothing

Plussat: The view

Miinukset: Everything else. Especially, I was told by the manager that in their 20 year history, they never provided driver’s accommodation. I had to send my driver few kilometres down to get his accommodation.. Heard from the driver that this was Manager’s setup..

Plussat: Beach was very nice. Room was clean and comortable with a great view. Pools were nice, food was very good, and the staff was very kind, helpful, and fun.

Miinukset: Everything was wonderful

Plussat: The friendliest hotel we stayed in all of Sri Lanka, the staff went above and beyond to ensure we got the most out of our stay in Mirissa, gorgeous room excellent shower, delicious breakfast! A truly wonderful stay!

Miinukset: N/A

Plussat: Erittäin siisti, loistava aamupala, ystävällinen henkilöstö.

Miinukset: Hotellin viimeistelyssä vähän toivomisen varaa. Kph pieni, joten lavuuqri sijoitettu huoneeseen.

Plussat: The location of this property is good, about 5 minute walk to the main Mirissa Beach and about 15 minute walk over the hill to 'Secret' Beach (that everyone knows about!). The pools nice and has a few nice sunbeds. The room was spacious and a lovely bathroom and shower. The breakfast was fairly standard but the egg man was very good.

Miinukset: Unfortunately, there was a slight problem with the drains in our bathroom which caused a bad smell, the hotel was very apologetic and jetted the system through a couple of times but the problem was only partly improved. Also, our double room was two singles pushed together which was uncomfortable in the middle, if we were to go back we would definitely pick a room by the pool.

Plussat: everything was amazing...they arrange the cake for my mum’s birthday ...gave us tip about trips and arrange a driver for us and amazing safari tour...the receptionist were one of the best she helped us with everything and was soo kind...I have stayed in many hotels in sri lanka and over the world but this one was one of the best experience I ever had

Plussat: Friendly staff. Good breakfast. Walk to harbour and beach. Comfortable sleep. Tea & coffee in room.

Plussat: Stylish, lovely breakfast area, great swimming pool (although we mainly swam in the sea as it was so close)

Miinukset: Initial room that we booked was a little dirty and not quite what we expected, in talking to the staff we managed to get an upgrade for only $5.00 per night and the room we got was amazing. Great size (triple and there were only two of us) huge beautiful bathroom and seperate private balcony. The bath however wasn’t plumbed in so we couldn’t use it, but don’t think we would have anyway. Strangely the kettle and hair dryer had different plugs to the wall sockets so we couldn’t use them either. Overall, very helpful and polite staff and great stay!

Plussat: Beautiful rooms, restaurant and pool, the kindest and most helpful staff could not have asked for better service

Miinukset: Everything was great

Plussat: Hyvä palvelu, kiva allas, ranta lähellä

Miinukset: Pihakalusteet voisi olla kivemmat. Lisää aurinkotuoleja

Plussat: The pool was nice & preferred the rooms that overlooked the pool rather than the deluxe rooms. The room we were initially given was a deluxe room which we had booked, but it was on the ground floor with not very nice views. They were very happy to change us to one of the double rooms overlooking the pool & it was a much brighter room. The staff were lovely & our room was cleaned every morning. The breakfast was really good too. Shame we were there when the lockdown happened however staff were really good & helpful. Hope everyone is safe & well.

Plussat: We stayed here for one night, we arrived pretty late in the evening and actually left at 6am for a whale watching trip so we didn't get a chance to enjoy the hotel as much as we wanted to. On first impressions the staff were great, very attentive. The room was huge, a lot bigger than we were expecting, very comfortable with a lovely balcony overlooking the pool! We were impressed with this room. The hotel was quiet, we got a good night sleep before our early morning. We left our bags in the room the next day because no one was at the reception, this turned out to be fine, when we got back to pick them up they had brought them down and kept them safe for us. Whilst we waited for our taxi we chilled out by the pool for 20 minutes, which made us wish we had one more night here to enjoy the hotel and facilities! We can't comment on the breakfast because we left before it started. This hotel is only about a 15/20 minute walk to the end of the marina for whale watching, and 5 minutes to the beach! Fab locations.

Plussat: -Rauhallinen ja hyvä sijainti (rannat ja pääkatu muutaman minuutin kävelymatkan päässä) -Hyvä aamupala -Todella mukava ja ystävällinen henkilökunta

Miinukset: - Ei mitään valitettavaa

Plussat: Groundfloor family room with direct overview of the pool, nice room design.

Plussat: Beach and waves were amazing and right next to the bar. The overall ambiance was good and pleasant. The staff was continuously pleasant and one of the owners went out of his way to make sure everything was up to our needs.

Miinukset: Cocktail menu and food could be more varied but we were very picky to begin with. and eating there provided a good experience overall. The dirt road to get to the hotel was very bumpy and pothole-y but once you land the experience is great.

Plussat: Aamupala oli erinomainen. Huone oli todella iso ja siisti. Suihku oli erinomainen. Ranta oli upea, siisti ja lähes tyhjä - oma rauha. Hyvä uima-allas, mukavia oleskelu alueita ja aurinkotuoleja. Mahtava paikka rentoutumiseen!

Miinukset: Ruoka oli melko kallista ja taso vaihteli.

Plussat: Great place. Very good breakfast. Nicely designed rooms, very convenient. Well maintained surrounding.

Plussat: Paradise! Right on the sea front, with the most beautiful beaches we’ve ever seen, so natural and quiet! The hotel couldn’t have done enough for us, in fact we ended up returning after 2 days when we weren’t very impressed with our hotel further up the beach... We stayed in the beach bungalow and it was just superb, a big room, amazing shower with deck chairs and privacy at the front. The breakfast was perfect and set us up well for the day, and the evening menu had lots of choice with some delicious European/Sri Lankan dishes. Thank you to our hosts for making our stay so special, relaxing and welcoming. We hope to see you again some day!

Miinukset: Nothing at all....

Plussat: Beautiful and peaceful.

Miinukset: Isolated from other restaurants etc.

Plussat: We wanted to stay 4 nights, but after the first day we cancelled our next hotel and stayed for 2 more days. The place is just utterly beautiful, the view from the room was stunning and the food and breakfast absolutely delicious. The room was clean and everybody was more than happy to help us with anything. This was one of our favorites places to stay in Sri Lanka. If we could give this place 11 points, we would give them 13.

Miinukset: That we had to leave.

Plussat: The manager Kirill and the very friendly staff, delivered impeccable and very attentive service during our stay. Though I am an experienced traveller I was still overwhelmed by the hospitality and professional yet still friendly and familial attitude we were treated with at all times during our stay. Cannot recommend this place highly enough. We hope to come back some day.

Plussat: Loved everything- the spacious and clean room, the location which was right on one of the most beautiful beaches we've seen, the Granola and French press coffee for breakfast and the staff/management who were super friendly and always around for a chat. We will come back.

Miinukset: Had Dinner in the Hotel on one night and were a bit disappointed. Ordered one vegetable pasta dish and one chicken dish and both didn't taste good. So unfortunately this is a little minus and we wouldn't recommend having dinner in the hotel. There are a few brilliant restaurants around though.

Plussat: Beautiful quite beach, nice rooms, friendly staff and good food.

Plussat: This small hotel was right on the beach, which was one of the best beaches I have ever visited! It was absolutely stunning with very few people. The hotel was really nice with good food and facilities. I would recommend the rooms with a sea view. We were sad we only had two nights here and could have definitely stayed for longer. A definite highlight of our trip!

Plussat: Very nice, large and clean room! Relaxed atmosphere, good food.

Plussat: Siisti hotelli jossa uima-allas. Hotellin edessä oleva ranta ei sovellu uimiseen mutta kävelymatkan päässä on toinen hyvä ranta. Hotelllin vieressä myös kaksi hyvää ravintolaa. Kannattaa vuokrata hotellista skootteri tai kulkea tuk-tukilla muille rannoille.

Miinukset: Liikenteen melu hieman häiritsi mutta korvatulppien avulla siitäkin selvittiin.

Plussat: old and need refreshment

Miinukset: old and need refreshment, this looks like an old hotel and not well maintained compared to other locations

Plussat: Like the sea view room

Miinukset: Every thing was excellent

Plussat: Avaruus ja siisteys oli hyvää luokkaa. Ystävällinen palvelu ja avuliaisuus.

Miinukset: Sijainti oli hieman haastava. Toki tuktukilla pääsi paikasta toiseen.

Plussat: Sea view

Miinukset: Likes everything, can't remember anything didn't like

Plussat: We stayed in the sea view room and the view from the room was so beautiful and waking up to the beautiful blue ocean was breathtaking. The resort was very clean and even the food was amazing. The staff was really nice and helpful.

Miinukset: The outside doesn’t look all that but the inside tells a different story.

Plussat: Our room which was huge was very clean as was the bathroom with bottled water provided. The breakfast was very good and plentiful. We had a lovely sea view room with balcony and seating. The hotel also provides a laundry service which we took advantage of - very good value! A lovely pool to cool off in. This hotel is highly recommended! You can walk to bars and restaurants from the hotel within 10 minutes!

Plussat: Good rooms and bathroom.

Miinukset: Further out of Tangalle than I thought. But near a good beach and The Cactus beach cafe

Plussat: Room was very nice and amenities

Miinukset: Breakfast was not the best and also wifi didn’t really work

Plussat: I like their services

Plussat: - Swimming pool was super - WiFi was really good - People were really nice and helpfull - They provided scooters for rent which is nice because the location is pretty far of Tangalle and other places

Miinukset: - We ordered a TukTuk via the hotel to travel to a new place. However the driver didn’t showed up... The hotel staff told us he had arranged a new drive which earned him more money and offered us a new driver, but that costed us more money. Strange way of doing business... Tip to the hotel: don’t work with those kind of TukTuk drivers because it makes your service look bad.

Plussat: Loistava pieni keidas kaiken vuorilla rehkimisen jälkeen! Henkilökunta +10. Paikka on tosiaan rauhallinen, ei mitään äksöniä. Meilöä juuri hyvä akkujen lataukseen. Ja huoneet oli isoja ja kauniita!

Plussat: Vartija oli mukava ja ystävällinen. Oli myös kivaa kun sai lainata polkupyöriä ilmaiseksi. Allasalue oli ihan kiva.

Miinukset: Hotellille tullessa sisäänkirjautuminen kesti ja kesti ja en edes tiedä mitä odottelimme siinä. Asiakaspalvelussa parantamisen varaa. Todella hidasta palvelua. Sänky oli epämukava ja selkä oli joka kerta kipeä aamulla. Aamupalalla kun ruoka oli tosi tulista (tilasimme itse tulista) ja suussa poltti, menin tarjoilijan luo, että tarvitsemme vettä nyt, kun polttaa suussa, niin tarjoilija lupasi tuoda sen pöytään. Hän kuitenkin meni ensin keittiöön tekemään jotain, vaikka olisi voinut antaa minulle suoraan edessä olevasta jääkaapista sen veden mukaan. Menin toistamiseen pyytämään/ostamaan sitä vettä, että nyt tarvitsee heti, niin tarjoilijalla ei vieläkään ollut mitään kiirettä tuomaan sitä. Kannataa katsoa mihin astuu hotellialueella, sillä kolmen päivän vierailumme aikana koiranjätöstä ei siivottu pois, vaikka aluetta muuten haravoitiin. Näimme myös käärmeen huoneemme edustalla. Uloskirjautuminen kesti joku parikymmentä minuuttia ainakin, en taaskaan tiedä missä ja mikä taas kesti. Huonelasku kannattaa tarkistaa tarkasti, sillä meiltä oli yritetty periä ruoka, mitä emme olleet syöneet ja ruokien hinnatkin oli laskussa erit, mitä listassa. Ihmettelimme miksi huonettamme ei ole siivottu ja menimme kysymään asiasta, niin meille sanottiin, että, kun ette ole laittanut kylttiä oveen, että "make up this room", niin huonetta ei siivota ja se on teidän vika. Sanoimme, että sisäänkirjautumisen yhteydessä ei asiasta mainittu mitään, niin työntekijä vain pyöritteli silmiä ja oli silmiin nähden erittäin tympääntynyt meihin. Uima-altaan nurkissa oli paljon veden alla uivia hyönteisiä.

Plussat: Wi-fi yhteys toimi.

Miinukset: Sijainti oli todella syrjäinen ja resortilla ei ollut mitään aktiviteetti mahdollisuuksia sateisella säällä. Bungaloweihin tuli katosta vettä läpi.

Plussat: great place - right behind the beach and wonderful staff

Plussat: Great experience for the first nights in Sri Lanka. Amazing infinity pool, nice staff and a German owner who cares about his guests. Everything was clean and bungalows are spotless, massive bathroom and shower. Resort is kinda in the middle of nothing but you can rent a motorbike or borrow a bike to get around. If you are looking for a calm place with the sound of wild ocean this is definitely the place. Highly recommended!

Plussat: Great place to spend some time

Miinukset: Nothing to add here

Plussat: amazing beach. very quiet, lovely staff,

Miinukset: free bikes great but needed replacing. Restaurant food a little bland

Plussat: The Rooms were comfortable and clean

Miinukset: Even though the room rate is Rs. 16 000 something We paid Rs. 47 000 for half board two rooms. Staff lied a lot. They were saying they will prepare lunch for us since we will be late to come from Ella. Not even a welcome drink was given. For meals just gave us an Ala carte with meals which we could even have at restaurants in colombo. Had to pay 2000 for each person for lunch for this kind of Ala carte. For two meals they did the same thing so we did not take the breaks fast which was included in half board package. Usually money is taken at the time guests are checking out. They made us pay even before we enter rooms. We had a very bad time. We have visited the same place twice before and we chose this place again since we knew it was really good. This time we had the worst experience ever. Really disappointed. Staff was really bad. The person who was talking to us before our arrival did not even show up when we asked him to because of his lies. Not even a single thing from this place worth that much money. Their were only few foreign groups, I guess they did not argue since they did not know what was happening.

Plussat: Excellent 7 kilometers long empty beach.

Plussat: The room was excellent - comfortable bed - awesome air conditioning and very spacious. "Tharindu" our waiter was excellent !!!

Miinukset: Didn't like being charged a 'half board rate' that was way more expensive than the locally booked rate, only to discover that, due to a lack of guest bookings, the buffet in the restaurant would not be offered. This happened on a previous visit to this hotel in 2017 - so this must be their standard way of operating. Although the room was great, the majority of the hotel is now looking "tired" (broken sunbeds, broken parasols, broken tiles within the swimming pool, dog mess on the lawn uncleared for 3 days)

Plussat: Everything was excellent the hospitality and the quality of service were perfect.i would recommend this resort for anyone who seek the calmness plus isolated tranquil environments in a beach resort. Special greetings to the receptionist who is utterly helpful and supportive with arrangements.

Plussat: NIce place, good staff and very nice service. also good entertaining experince

Miinukset: no

Plussat: Location was very private. Silent beach and overall location was ideal.

Plussat: Really just not a nice resort - very old and tired and the rooms are horrendous. You might as well stay at a YMCA ... last night there were so many bugs in our bed we could sleep

Miinukset: Everything about my stay - the food was horrendous and the cleanliness was awful

Plussat: Friendly Staff. à la carte food was good. spacious room.

Miinukset: No covered parking. Parking is outside the hotel across the road. Requested for some items in the room that i had forgotten to pack. They were never delivered.

Plussat: The staff was really friendly. Good location - close to the beach and to the main road but the location is quiet.

Miinukset: The stay was far beyond our expectations. After our arrival we were brought to a near propery (a villa) without pool or a sea view, nothing in common with the pictures. After phone conversation with the manager he said that the hotel is fully booked but he'll try to find us a room for us in the hotel. We were accommodate in the hotel around 5pm (3 hours after check-in time). The room was overall clean but the bathroom was really dirty. Poor Wifi, no cable-TV and some other amenities which were present in the lisiting prior our booking. As other guests already mentioned - the prices in the restaurant are extremely high. It's no surprise that the restaurant was fully empty. We are not happy with our stay and we consider that the night rate was too high for what you get.

Plussat: A very nice place and restaurant with very personal attending pleasant service. Eric the manager did everything in order for us to enjoy our stay. Nice rooms and a wonderful balcony with a view over the ocean. Great place for our family!

Plussat: A paradise close to a nice fantastic and calm beach without a mass tourism! We stayed at a large really great room and the whole place has a relaxed and nice atmosphere. The staff are really great and helpful and our family spend great days here. We really recommend this place.

Plussat: At first sight this place is a bit scruffy and could do with a bit of a makeover. What sets it apart though, except for the beautiful pool and amazing beach view, is the staff. Eric and his team really tried to make our stay as comfortable as possible and meet our needs in the best way.

Plussat: View and near the beach. nice pool and kind staff

Miinukset: location - far from Tangalle! Being on my own, i felt bored there! The bed was awful too in the first floor room - it had collapsed! my back was in pain for days after!

Plussat: Very good location right on almost deserted beach,wild nature,very quiet place. Family room nice decorated.big patio.

Miinukset: Family room which we had is remote from main building and not beachfront. A bit sulky with small windows with no view. Beds short and uncomfortable. There’s kitchen with very old utensils,100 cups but no one teaspoon

Plussat: We stayed here for 4 nights with our 2 children. The villa is quite far out of Tangalle and not in walking distance to any shops but the location on a beautiful, very quiet beach and with a pool was superb. Eric and his team were very kind and helpful. There was a mix up on our room for the first night but Eric quickly sorted this and we ended up in the ground floor 2x interconnecting deluxe rooms next to the pool. These were nicely furnished. Would recommend these for small families over the family room which appears to be in a separate building quite far from the pool and beach. Food at the Esperanza restaurant was delicious. We also had a lovely meal at Five, Teo resorts along the beach. Five also do great yoga classes.

Miinukset: Suggest all rooms have fridges and kettles given how far away the shops are. For the price, breakfast should definitely be included - this was our most expensive accommodation in our 3 weeks in Sri Lanka and everywhere else we got breakfast included. Beach towels would be helpful too.

Miinukset: Our villa was not in the main building with pool and restaurant. We had to leave the object and go 2-3 minutes to another building, which with small children was quite uncomfortable.

Plussat: Good personnel and nice hotel generally with lots of potential.

Miinukset: The location was not ideal, breakfast underwhelming and has to improve. I don’t think the beach is swim-friendly.

Plussat: Hotel situated on a beautiful beach in Tangalle. In the season we were one of several couples on the beach a few kilometers long. Hotel staff very helpful. The manager has helped us several times. Large clean rooms with a beautiful view. The pool was very clean, cleaned every day. Breakfasts ok though could be more varied. Overall, the hotel itself is rated 10/10

Miinukset: Nothing!

Plussat: Resort is very nice, has clean swimming pool, very close to nice beach.

Miinukset: Food wasn’t good quality and even when you want order very often wasn’t available. When they change this, resort will be complete.

Miinukset: Very isolated and nothing around it. The value for money is not exceptional for Sri Lanka. Good place for a family (or an old couple) who doesn’t want to move too much. I wouldn’t recommend for young guys.

Plussat: Nice room near the beach.

Miinukset: We ask for a takeaway breakfast, they said that it will be delivered in our room in the evening but nothing.

Plussat: Clean, comfortable rooms, nice pool in the garden, very caring and friendly staff. We’ve stayed for 1 night only, but still enjoyed this place. Could stay longer :)

Miinukset: All good, but way to the beach is a bit uncomfortable.

Plussat: Very nice area one side lake one side sea . Good big room with ac. Has a dining area looking at pool and kitchen also. 3 min to sea and have sunbeds . Not too much people on beach very calm and nice

Miinukset: Breakfast is okey but restaurant is expensive and you dont get what you pay. Small portions and expensive .Try other fish restaurants near around better.Also threre are many insiscts around because of lake

Plussat: The location is very nice, the beach is very wide and sandy. The ocean can be quite rough when it is windy. Calm in the morning.

Miinukset: The restaurant had very small portions of food. There is a local restaurant on the beach nearby that is better value and tastier.

Plussat: Clean and comfortable room with good AC. The owner is amazingly friendly and very helpful. 5 minute walk to the beach and the touristy restaurants, 2 minute walk to the town and bus station. Overall amazing value!

Plussat: Golden Lodge is a great place to stay. Room is comfortable with great bad and private bathroom. It is very close to beach and restaurants. We could rent a scooter there, which safe our time. Highly recommended! :)

Miinukset: Main door was closed in the evening. We needed to ring bell in order to get in. Not a big deal thought.

Plussat: We really enjoyed our stay at golden lodge. Nice room with everything you need (even AC, which was amazing considering the high temperatures). We had all our meals at the guesthouse and we really enjoyed the fresh food, the prices were super reasonable. The owner is super nice and always ready to help you with everything you need. They also rent motorbikes for a good price and they provide laundry service for a reasonable price as well.

Miinukset: There was no hot water in our room but that wasn’t a big problem considering de warm weather.

Plussat: Good location.

Miinukset: The rooms are pretty small, as well as the bathroom. The locks on the doors do not really feels secure.

Plussat: Close to the beach and bus stop as well

Miinukset: We would have preferred the newer rooms but for low budget the room was quite ok, bathroom as in many places small, wet and uncomfortable

Plussat: Great location

Miinukset: The toilet was leaking, the whole room wasn’t clean (lots of mould on the ceilings), not very secure as al you have to lock your door is a small padlock.

Plussat: We absolutely loved our 3 nights here, so much that we rebooked another 2 nights! The owners hospitality is next to none, and always has a welcoming smile for you... the property is very conveniently located just a 2 minute walk to the beach, shops and restaurants but also very quiet at night! food at the restaurant here is also delicious, and at such a reasonable price. We look forward to returning to the golden lodge.

Plussat: The owner was so helpful, he helped to organise a safari and helped us to look for transportation to our next destination! Great location super close to the bus stop and the beach.

Miinukset: The door wasn’t the most secure when you were inside the room, there was no lock from the inside other than sliding a latch, but that could easily come undone/ was not secure enough.

Plussat: Good place to stay in, location ok and nice room

Plussat: The Sri Lankan breakfast could be improved. Central location lot of food stalls around

Miinukset: The breakfast

Plussat: Very nice people Central located place Great view from the dinning hall on to the ocean!

Miinukset: The aircon made a lot of noise, and went off and on all the time

Miinukset: wifi did not work properly

Plussat: The view and the beds. Room was big and good service Fair price.

Miinukset: The place is under construction and the toilet is not fresh enough.

Plussat: The House, the Staff, the Food, the Beach - everything was perfect and absolut relaxing.

Plussat: Staff was amazing, always available to fulfill every request. Position, right on the beach. Cleanliness and room design. For NYE the staff organized a lovey seafood dinner with live music for all the guests, ending with firework and a glass of champagne on the beach. Th staff has been also extremely helpful to rent a scooter and to arrange for transport back to Colombo airport.

Miinukset: Only one small suggestion, the garden could be used and presented in a much better way

Plussat: Nice boutique hotel in Japanese style. Fronts on to a glorious clean strolling beach. Not much hassle from locals. No loud noises from neighbours. Food is prepared and presented well. Staff are quiet but always there when you need them.

Miinukset: Prices were a bit expensive by Sri Lankan prices. If you want busy bars and restaurants don't come here. It's quiet here.

Plussat: Everything was good. Peaceful and calm.

Miinukset: There is no AC.

Plussat: It is the BEST place to stay I've seen in all of Sri Lanka - both homey/cosy and boutique/with great architecture. Part of the staff is family, so I guess this also helps to maintain the feeling of home. Food is very, very good and the beach is a gem - very secluded (almost private), clean, with awesome waves (good for swimming), and real working people going into the ocean to fish at 4am. AMAZING EXPERIENCE for people to want to get away from it all and really relax. 9.9/10.

Miinukset: Not bad things, but rather something to take into account before going: 1. Free breakfast is great but basic - eggs, toast, some fruit and coffee - it's not a breakfast bar. You need to pre-order lunch and dinner in the morning at a separate cost to get the best food experience. Budget ~15 USD/day for the two meals with beer - will be more than enough. 2. This is a beach to relax. Look elsewhere for jet skis, scuba diving, etc.

Plussat: Incredibly good value for money, Isana is a real gem.

Miinukset: nothing!

Plussat: Very cool hotel Japanese design in every detail, Nice indoor space fot eating or reading. Very nice breakfast served in a nice way. We recommend end local bread and curry.

Miinukset: One satir step was hard to see. It can cause accidents when you suddenly takes two steps. Please make it visible.

Plussat: We stayed here the second time, we enjoyed everyday. You can relax in the garden right next to the beach, grab a bodyboard and have fun in the waves, enjoy the great food (try the seafood barbeque). Dont expect parties- its a place to relax and enjoy stillness. The staff is wonderfull, the manager very nice and kind and helps you wherever he cans :) thank you and hopefully See you next year again!

Plussat: Awsome accomodation. Beach for ourselves! They also lent us bodyboards for free and arranged all the transport around. Very friendly and helpful staff!

Plussat: Fantastic location! Perfect sandy beach. Sweet staff. Food tasty.

Miinukset: No air condition. Rooms very dark and poorly lit. Had to order food far in advance.

Plussat: Really nice staff and garden with monkeys and lizards. Food was delicious. Even during high season we were almost the only ones at the beach. It is a wonderful quiet and relaxed place perfect to chill out.

Miinukset: Inside the room the wifi is not available.

Plussat: Great breakfast

Miinukset: Everything ok

Plussat: Well designed . Luxurious. MeLs on our own veranda. Crabs and huge monitors as part of the natural scenery around our little house. Food to die for.

Miinukset: All was perfect.

Plussat: The only thing going for this place is air-conditioning. Few other hotels in Tangalle have AC, but they seem preferable to The Waves.

Miinukset: Very buggy, mosquitos, centipedes, fleas.

Plussat: The staff welcomed us with a fresh juice. Our cabana was super clean and comfy, good mosquito net and even a jacuzzi! Sri Lankan breakfast is served on the terrace with a beautiful view on the sea. The best part is the private beach - truly amazing place to relax. You can have dinner in the resort or a resort next door. Try to find sea turtles on the beach at night, go kayaking (available in resort) or walk around the little paths in the area. Great place for a few relaxing days on the beach!

Miinukset: Sea is a little rough for swimming but there are some places nearby for bathing in the sea.

Plussat: Amazing location and very nice host and staff.

Plussat: Beautiful place, great host, good price. Exceptional experience.

Miinukset: The wifi didn't really work (not that you'll need it in such paradise).

Plussat: Lovely place, super quiet, lots of animals to see around. Very comfortable stay. Staff really looks after you. Great place to chill for a few days. Will definitely come back here.

Miinukset: A bit tricky to find it but totally worth when you do.

Plussat: The breakfast was excellent. We had a choice of many Sri Lankan dishes or continental. The staff, Saliya and Savindu, were super friendly and helpful. On the first night we decided to have dinner at a small restaurant on the beach a few meters away. (The beach is in total darkness because of the turtles hatching) Saliya the Manager on duty escorted us to the restaurant. He was aware that I was nervous to come back on our own, even though my spouse was with me! He turned up around the time we finished our dinner and escorted us back in the dark. This is service beyond our expectations. Thank you very much. We stayed in the chalet, which had all amenities. Super double bed and large bathroom with shower. The A/C was an added bonus.

Miinukset: On the second day when we requested one Sri Lankan breakfast and one continental breakfast, that appeared to be a problem. We both needed to select the same type of breakfast.

Plussat: Location is very close to the beach

Miinukset: We took deluxe double room with seaview. Concrete floor in bathroom, looks unclean. Washbowl stand is extremely shabby and old, whole bathroom is in a very bad state. Room is not much better, bedsheets kind of covered with something oily on touch. Worst part were cockroaches in the bathroom. No choice at breakfast - you just get to eat what you are served. Our worse stay in Sri Lanka so far. Not anywhere close to "deluxe". Picture of bathroom under lobby, cannot add 2 pictures for same category.

Plussat: We stayed with a group of 14 people. The location near the beach is perfect. The welcome drink and breakfast were fine.

Miinukset: We saw a rat in 1 of the rooms...

Miinukset: Lovely stay

Plussat: I like the location. Only location

Miinukset: The room was very dirrty! Disgusting cabin, toilet in the room, near bed. Disgusting mattress with some old stains (awaful). My partner during the shower saw a rat in the hole of the bathroom’s wall. Last but not least: each night horrible smell of hydrogen sulfide (Probably from the toilet from nearby room).

Plussat: Perus aamiainen ja hyvät tuorepuristetut mehut kuuluvat hintaan. Ystävällinen henkilökunta. Hyvä sijainti lähellä rantaa ja ravintoloita. Hotellista saa myös hyvää ruokaa ja drinkkejä. Hyvät sängyt. Huoneet siivotaan pyydettäessä. Mukava paikka ja kotoisa tunnelma.

Plussat: Very friendly staff, we loved stay here. Nice breakfast, essential but good! Few meters from the beach, not the best one in tangalle though, but with a bike you can easily reach all the best ones

Plussat: The hotel is located near a small fishing beach. At breakfast there was always a fresh juice.

Miinukset: There was a strong smell of urine in our room. This was because the toilet is in the small room right next to the bed. The shower was not clean either. The huts were unfortunately also not completely tight. We asked the employee to rent us a car for the further journey. The driver did not get the money but the employee of the accommodation. Afterwards we learned from the driver that he got much less than what we paid. Therefore I would not recommend the shuttle service here.

Plussat: Cute cabana at good price, close to beach and restaurants, nice private balcony. Felt safe female travelling alone

Plussat: Nice little rooms in a tree house style. Unfortunately very warm in the night. Great location, only 3 minutes from the beach. To the city centre it is 5 minutes.