Some furniture fabrics should be refreshed. Should provide some good coffe/tea options in the room

Super nice staff, beautiful views and nature

Stayed in December 2022

There are a lot insects but I don’t blame the property it is located in the middle of the jungle.

Everything the location, the staff, the food, and their lovely dog Maxi

Stayed in November 2022

The Sri Lankan breakfast was missing the delicious sweet variations that we usually got during our stays in different hotels. I mean, what was served, was absolutely tasty but from our perspective, most Europeans love some sweet breakfast variations and the Sir Lankan kitchen offers great coconut flour and recipes.

We had an amazing time at Tabula Rasa! From the first minute until the farewell we felt perfectly taken care of. The facilities are wonderful, the rooms are big and with a huge balcony and great views. It was the perfect hotel to unwind and enjoy some calm moments whilst swimming in the pool by yourself or reading a book on the veranda. The staff was incredibly friendly, funny and welcoming!

Stayed in October 2022

The distance from sea but the forest made it up

Tabula rasa was a 6 on 5 star stay for us. 1. The staff- friendly, informative and comforting especially Gayan and Paridul 2. The food was brilliant. Extra points for the refreshing welcome drink 3. The location 4. The view - unbeatable-extra points for the free upgrade 5. Maxi and her friends- always kept us company 6. The ambience and wilderness- calming relaxing and perfect on point to wht we wanted

Stayed in October 2022

Amazing hotel. If you wanna fell yourself like in paradise without questioning that is the hotel. Staff, room design, foods are flawless.

Stayed in October 2022

Breakfast is nice, but for lunch or dinner it's worth exploring the restaurants outside if you are a foodie.

Beautiful hotel. Was lovely to stay there. Rooms are beautiful, so peaceful. The pool is gorgeous. Plenty of wildlife ( in a good way) monkeys jumping on the trees around but out of the property and colourful birds flying around. No bugs in the room and the AC was working perfectly. Staff is very nice. The walk to the beach isn't short but totally worth it.

Stayed in May 2022

Food was average for the price.

The pool area was fabulous . Loved the spa. It was a really relaxing stay.

Stayed in January 2025

The staff...it's not that they were unfriendly, not at all. But just slow, very slow... If you hav to ask for a towel at the swimming pool...4 times and get it 50 minutes later, that's just not up to standards. Especially because it's not a cheap hotel! The same with food ordering... I never heard 'It is coming' more in my life... but it wasn't coming. They should train the staff more, then this place would be awesome... And ps: stick with your local food dishes...NY's eve dinner was terrible, because they tried to do western stuff, but failed unfortunately.

First of all the resort is located on the top of a hill with magnificent views over the jungle and the ocean. It is small and cosy with a nice swimming pool and terrace. Our house with a little infinity plunge pool was super clean and smelled super nice when we arrived. Easy to go the beach either on foot (20-25minutes...a bit of a climb when you come back) or by Tuk-Tuk

Stayed in January 2025

The hotel is too far away from anything and to get to the city center we had to arrange for transportation. After a shower, worms started coming out of the drain!! Terrible experience. We arranged for a driver to pick us up via the hotel. The hotel couldn’t be bothered to speak to the driver themselves and shared our number with him, he ended up at the wrong location and we had to pay the price. Later on, the manager didn’t handle the situation well and tried to pin the issue on us instead of taking responsibility.

Only that it was relatively new with good views.

Stayed in January 2025

On arrival the staff made a mistake in the payment then start harassing my friends to fix the payment, including threating to deduct wages from the staff. Even when asked to provide details for payment they ignored the request and then without informing me process a payment to my credit card without authorization.

Stayed in February 2024

it’s not like 5 stars I don’t know how it’s become 5 star hotel no TV, room smells and after 10pm in the hotel everything dark no lights on 😕

only very quiet

Stayed in February 2024

The location was very remote. If you are staying here, please expect to have to get a tuk tuk everyday to and from the main towns such as Unawatuna. Tuk tuk drivers wait outside the hotel and charge roughly 10x the price you would normally expect to pay in Sri Lanka. They are taking advantage of the fact that this is a 5 star hotel and being so remote. These guys are allegedly nothing to do with the hotel, but conveniently sit directly outside and when you ask reception for a tuk tuk - miraculously one of the guys outside comes in to collect you. I suspect the hotel is working with them and splitting inflated profits. If you are considering booking a taxi to get you to and from Tabula Rasa, please don’t book with the hotel. They wanted to charge us £120 one way when in reality, this is double the price of booking a transfer through the likes of booking.com or any other reputable transfer company, which offered this service for £60 one way. This is what we chose to do as it was far cheaper. The food, be it fairly good, is expensive. Much more than you would expect to pay in other hotels in Sri Lanka. We opted to pay extra to have breakfast provided within our stay. You would naturally assume that water would be included at breakfast right? Well, not exactly. The hotel charges $2 per bottle of water, which I find absolutely disgraceful and disgusting. They are capitalising on the fact you need to drink water in such a hot climate. No complimentary water in the room either, this was also chargeable at $2 a bottle. An utter disgrace as you have already paid for breakfast so this should be included. The general condition of the hotel was tired. Flaking paint, rough edges and generally tired interiors can be seen everywhere. Within our room we had broken picture frames, marked walls and general obvious areas of heavy use. This place really does need a freshen up and refurbishment.

The views were stunning, the main pool was very nice, the food was good, the bed was comfortable.

Stayed in February 2024

I book a suite with private pool and they give me the small private pool and they said it’s full

I like the pool view

Stayed in December 2023

I didn’t Iike the location as the road was not easy to get to. It was very narrow and we were scared to reach the location. It wasn’t safe to drive at night this is why we checked out the moment we reached

The staff were friendly

Stayed in December 2023

decor is sadly really outdated and hasn’t been replaced in a long time. It’s one of those places that could be really beautiful but it’s missing the finer details- there were lots of areas that needed better cleaning, stains on the upholstery etc, old battered furniture. food needs to be better in comparison to other hotels nearby. could be lovely but just feels like it needs a big refresh.

very friendly staff, good views from the hotel and nice pool l.

Stayed in January 2023

service was under par for price payed breakfast was disappointing

Great jungle location with wonderful facilities easy access to Galle and surroundings gréât potential

Stayed in December 2022

-Staff slow and inexperienced. -Room not ready on arrival. -Basic menu. -The chat system does not work. -There is not TV.

-The plunge pool room with stunning views. -Location. - Common pool. -Massage.

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