Restaurant is expensif

location, staff, food/restaurant, room

Stayed in December 2024

The staff were not helpful at the breakfast buffet. They were very lethargic.

The location and view are awesome

Stayed in January 2025

Private section of the beach was amazing! The pool was also stunning!

Stayed in February 2025

We had a leak in our room when we arrived and there were bugs from the light in my sons room. The staff were excellent in getting both issues dealt with immediately which is a credit to them and that the hotel knows what it's doing and the staff care.

Nice pool overlooking the ocean, great private beach with sunbeds and table service, good ocean views and decent breakfast and good food from the menu reasonably priced.

Stayed in January 2025

Excellent views, private beach, super friendly and helpful staff (special thanks to Sudesh), confortable facilities. Highly recommended.

Stayed in December 2024

- Air conditioning in the TT and pool table room was mostly turned off making it too hot to play there. - Lack of sea activities like kayaking which are expected to be available in such resorts.

The view from the room is nice from the upper floor rooms. A beautiful and a clean swimming pool. Adjacent beach is great with some part surrounded by rocks thus having a controlled flow of waves, making it a perfect spot for swimming and enjoying the waves at the same time. Food is amazing and so is the staff. Loved the fact that everyday breakfast had some different items unlike some of the places which have same buffet everyday. Other facilities like Table tennis, pool table, archery etc. were in decent condition too. Dilshan from the reception was very helpful in making our stay comfortable and addressing our requirements.

Stayed in December 2024

We absolutely loved the property and staff’s attention. We have been on a 9 day trip to SL and this was the best property that we stayed in. The room was huge, with excellent design and decor, and lovely ocean views. The staff were friendly and very helpful with everything we asked of them. The range of breakfast options was great for a hotel of this volume (low). My partner’s dietary requirements are gluten-free / dairy free food… and she generally struggled throughout our trip, but the chef did their best to provide alternatives . The private beach and the swimming pool were definitely worthwhile It is away from the hustle bustle of Ahangama’s hotspots … but that was a positive for us.

Stayed in December 2024

Beach

Stayed in April 2024

The beautiful location on the beach, the nice staff and the comfortable pool area.

Stayed in February 2024

Just that the food was often cold when it should have been hot!

Modern hotel with a sparkling clean pool. Beautiful private beach - not too busy. Rooms cleaned daily with fresh bedding and towels. Very helpful staff who could speak English and help in any way they could. Quiet area but only a 500 tuk tuk ride from the town where you could buy cheap locally made pottery, baskets, coconut mugs and sculptures. Fresh fish laid out - you choose they cook at DILS. Buffet food was ok but tended to be cold. Breakfast was excellent with western and Sri Lankan offered. Comfortable bed. Balcony with a sea view. Restaurant on the top floor with 360 view through ‘all glass’ surround. Lift to easily access everywhere. I would come back!!!

Stayed in January 2024

My stay at Garton's Cape booked through Booking.com was fantastic! The beach views were stunning, the room was spacious and clean, and the food was delicious. The staff was super friendly, and it was great value for money. Can't wait to go back!

Stayed in January 2024

Clean space, and welcoming staff!

Stayed in January 2024

The location of the hotel isn't ideal if you want to explore the culinary scene in Ahangama (and believe me, there is much to explore from this amazing casual East Falafel, Turkish Sisters, to the fancier Tel-Aviv style Citra resturant). The main surfing beach along with all the attractions are a 10 minute tuktuk ride away, and we simply didn't have energy for the haggling (the hotels never help you find a driver who would give you a fair price; it's like their in cahoots to get you for every dollar), so we chose to have dinner at the hotel restaurant, which we regretted. The place was almost empty, and the atmosphere was sad. I had a Caesar salad which was just mayo mixed with bacon chips and lettuce (no parmesan at all) and some weird-tasting prawns. My partner had some stir-fry, which was really lacking in terms of sauce. I had an extremely salty and equally expensive margarita. We left wishing we had gotten out for dinner. Their Sri-Lankan style dishes looked good, but after 3 weeks of curry, we just wanted something more familiar. Breakfast was ok.

The hotel is situated on what looks like a lovely private beach. There is a pool overlooking the ocean and we had the room on the ground floor which gave us private access to the pool and beach area. The staff were very friendly and the lobby area was beautiful.

Stayed in January 2024

Furniture is a tad run down and could do with updating.

Absolutely loved our Panoramic View Room with direct views of the ocean and the private beach. The sounds of waves were magical and great contribution for a deep nightly sleeps. We also enjoyed the pool next to lapping waves. Some of the best foods we had are served at the hotel restaurant. Staff were all amazing, hospitable, polite and friendly and they made our stay. Super comfy beds. Great location as only a few minutes away from the fabulous Kabalana Beach.

Stayed in January 2024

Limited facilities. Limited food options

Sea view

Stayed in December 2023

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Staff is very helpful and ready to attend any request any time. Breakfast was good, rooms are clean.

Stayed in November 2023

Price and the facilities. Food was really bad

Location and the staff were really friendly

Stayed in September 2023

The weather, but that's not the fault of the hotel. We read some comments beforehand about the road noise, which from the one side of the room with the doors open you can hear the road, BUT there is a second balcony in the Panoramic Suite overlooking the sea and is better anyway. However if using the hotels beach area and sun loungers, noise from the road will not lead to a peaceful experience. The mattress was very uncomfortable, which after complaining the manager had it replaced for one that was very comfortable and made a huge difference to our stay. We had an experience with Tuk Tuk driver territory wars with the so called designated hotel driver angry with the driver we had booked in from outside. We booked someone else because the hotel driver wasn't available, and suggested to do so by reception staff. It ended with the other driver being evicted and we had to use the hotel driver, which was also far more expensive than others. He did however have a change of tune, apologised, was very kind, gave us a free drink at sunset. Therefore all is forgiven. The hotel staff should have been clear and more helpful when the situation escalated.

It was a lovely stay at Gartons Cape. We booked the Panoramic Suite, which is huge and has two balconies looking out to sea. The hotel is on the coastal edge offering a fantastic view. We went in late April, which was a very quite period, at one point we were the only guests there. The food is good, room service was at times slow but very hospitable. The staff are very nice.

Stayed in May 2023

the food we ordered from the menu was not good. needs improvement. delicious juice and pancakes for breakfast. the staff was very nice.

nice place, well cleaned, good service, kind staff.

Stayed in January 2023

It was very dated. Holes in sheets, doors to balcony didn’t close, pool area was uneven and full of water that was so hot you couldn’t walk round pool.

Right in a lovely beach with sun loungers under the trees. Very helpful waiter at breakfast (on day one I asked what the Sri Lankan breakfast option was. There wasn’t one so on day two he organised one for me without my asking). Lifeguard very attentive.

Stayed in April 2025

Water pressure in the room in all the taps

We were extremely pleased with the hotel, the staff was very courteous and prompt, good location and they had lot of options of water sports like Snorkelling. We would highly recommend this hotel to our friends and family

Stayed in March 2025

Just that it was a 30 min walk into the middle of Ahangama but there were still good food options approx 10 min walk away. Also the pillows: too flat with one but too high with two! Maybe consider some slightly firmer pillows.

Gorgeous hotel. Right on the sea front. Lovely big rooms with beautiful view of the sea. Delicious breakfast and other food ordered in the evening. Such friendly, helpful staff. Gorgeous swimming pool with view of the sea. Would recommend.

Stayed in March 2025

Location, felt you had to get a tuk tuk everywhere

Pool area was lovely but felt the staff were never there to order from, always had to walk into reception in my bikini to order food and drinks to the pool. We also booked massages in the spa thinking it would a proper spa like vibe but turns out it’s only a room rented out by other spas. We really enjoyed the massage but just didn’t feel like we were in a spa. Breakfast was very good and had something for everyone on the menu. Over all comparing to other hotels I stayed in around Sri Lanka i felt the staff could have been more friendly.

Stayed in January 2025

Didn't have much time to stay there.

The whole place was wonderful.

Stayed in January 2025