Wella Devala Road, Yaddehimulla, Unawatuna, 80600 Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
#57 of 111 hotels in Unawatuna
Guests' ChoiceBased on 199 hotel reviews
8.1Cleanliness
8.6
Comfort
8.6
Location
8.3
Facilities
8.1
Staff
9.0
Value for money
7.9
Free Wifi
6.6
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End of dialog contentReviewed: April 20, 2025
Krish
Sri LankaThe food selection is decent, but the taste could definitely be improved. The bakery items could be fresher as well. Additionally, the parking situation is terrible, and the Wi-Fi coverage is quite poor. Overall, there’s potential for a better experience if these issues were addressed.
This is a wonderful retreat that offers the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of daily life. The location is serene and tranquil, providing a much-needed break. The rooms are beautifully appointed and extremely comfortable, making it easy to relax. The staff were friendly and attentive, ensuring a pleasant stay.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: March 9, 2025
Anne
FinlandThe hotel is bit worn, and room prices are still quite high. We had for example lots of stains in our sofa, one of the wardrobes door couldn't open properly, fridge's shelf was broken, fuse went off several times when we wanted to intensify air conditioning at the second floor bed room. The staff tried to fix the fuse problem, but it still kept going off randomly. We then just lifted the fuse switch up again by ourselves. There wasn't a sink or any shelfs at the first floors bathroom (toilet + shower), instead the sink was next to the bathroom glass wall on the bedroom's side. There aren't any hand towels, but this seems to be a sort of standard in Sri Lankan hotels. Based on previous reviews, we knew that there wasn't much windows in this type of room, and it wasn't a problem for us. There was a nice balcony at the third floor facing the hotel roof and sea, but there wasn't anything to hang e.g. your wet swim wear or towels. We had our own clothesline with us.
Large rooms, everything was clean, comfortable beds, good breakfast and good food at the restaurant, friendly and helpful staff. Even though there aren't much space for sun beds, we manage to find beds when ever we needed them, nice and not crowded pools. Short walk (about 7 - 8 min.) to the nearest beach. Lots of restaurants and shops nearby within short walking distance, easy also to get a tuk-tuk. Peaceful place away from the Unawatuna's hustle and bustle. Nice to listen to the ocean and see the waves hit the rocks at the shore.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: March 5, 2025
Steve
United KingdomShower was often too cold.
Excellent staff, very helpful. Good value
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: January 25, 2025
Amelia
United KingdomJacuzzi in room didn’t work but we didn’t mind.
Spacious rooms, really clean and lovely. Plenty of space for baby to crawl around. The staff were absolutely amazing. So so friendly and welcoming to us all. Helpful at the front desk and supportive when our son was ill. Beautiful salt water pool. Brilliant breakfast.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: January 12, 2025
Lavanga
Sri LankaRoad is narrow & traffic is high
Rooms were spacious. Food was great. Friendly staff
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: December 18, 2024
Nanayakkara
New ZealandNothing
The room and the room facilities
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: October 30, 2024
Thilakshi
United KingdomNothing
Please stay. Rooms clean. Staff very friendly. The hotel is dog friendly. That's is most important thing. Food ok.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: October 21, 2024
Rick
Australiaexercise bike in need of many repairs, its almost unusable masseuse massaged feet unprotected then massaged head small pool was closed 4 days for cleaning checkin time was about 15 minutes Security box was not bolted to the wardrobe and could be easily carried away
friendly helpful staff clean swimming pool large rooms breakfast was excellent
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: October 18, 2024
Charles
AustraliaThe hotel could do with some maintenance especially to the outdoor areas, pool surrounds. Although there are loads of staff working at the hotel they are not paying attention to things like providing pool towels are asking guests if they would like to order a drink, etc.
Breakfast was really good, great selection of Sri Lankan and Western options. The location is good, short walk to the beach and several good restaurants.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: October 15, 2024
Laleema
IndiaThe location and facilities are lovely. But really it is the staff and the service that made this such a comfortable stay. The property struggles a little when the rains come in full force, but the welcoming nature and willingness to help of the staff makes it a comfortable and lovely stay. The rooms are generously sized and clean.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: September 8, 2024
Kevin
NetherlandsI expected more from the front desk; wifi-problems in the room took quite long to be resolved and they were not able to facilitate transport beyond their own vehicles. Not a really big deal. Don’t book this for the kids play room; it was terrible; poor lighting and dead cockroaches; had to ask twice to remove them. That was a bigger deal for me.
Good restaurant with nice staff. Great pools with fantastic views. Very spacious accommodation.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: September 5, 2024
Gregor
Sri LankaInitial room was completely flooded Flooring was damp and water coming through floor .replacement room which wasn't same size or view was adequate .Aircon didn't work sometimes and needed maintaince no means of adjusting Aircon with regards fan . Hotel was tired in appearance .needs upgrading .staff were lovely and very clean
Very clean and staff were lovely
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 29, 2024
Franklin
Sri LankaFloor was constantly wet and A/C didn’t work
Really nice location with ocean view from the balcony and pool
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 18, 2024
Holger
ChinaExtra tour arrangements and day trips are not bad, but overpriced and average value for money. Instead, book with some reliable agent in the village or over in Galle to get better deals without subcontractors, endless excuses for non- performance, or completely unnecessary detours to ‘herbal gardens’ or other ripoff schemes. Location is a bit tricky - at the end of a dead end road just outside Unawatuna. We were once stuck for a few hours after heavy downpour and flash floods covering the only village road out. Hotel-run massage services are eagerly sold, but overpriced and poor value for money - no real professionals, If you’re stopping over in the area, it’s a nice choice. But for a more up-market, less tourist trappy village atmosphere nearby, better stay in Galle to enjoy a very nice fortress town, excellent food, cafés, cool shops and lots of nice little hidden corners.
The hotel layout and design is quite lovely. The family room was in fact a small 2-floor townhouse with a nice rooftop terrace. The seaside is spectacular - a natural array of rocks where waves can crash several meters high depending on the tide and weather. Staff have been very helpful and always super friendly. Breakfast buffet was excellent with many healthy choices. Beautiful pool areas and lots of nice corners to chill.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 17, 2024
Raveen
Iraq1. The hotel uses physical keys, which is a security concern as they can be easily copied. 2. Hot water barely comes through in the shower. 3. The Wi-Fi doesn’t reach the rooms on the third floor. 4. The area around the hotel is too dark at night, which can be scary, especially with dogs barking. 5. The safe box wasn’t working properly; you need to enter the code multiple times to get it to work. 6. No elevator available. 7. The breakfast was average. 8. Pets seem to be allowed, which resulted in dogs barking at midnight and early morning. 9. The towels were dirty.
1. Excellent location near shops and restaurants. 2. Very kind and helpful staff. 3. The hotel offers two pools—one saltwater and one natural—which is great. 4. Large room with a comfortable bed.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 6, 2024
Davina
United KingdomArrived at check in time but room wasn’t ready till and hour and half later, though could use facilities but everything inside cases, Quiet in evenings, only one night had a show and dinner which was lovely. £11pp not including drinks Some ambiance in the evenings to keep guests in hotel would be good. We ended up eating out in evenings locally with live music.
Rooms were lovely spacious, beds very comfy, air con effective, pools were great lots of seating areas and clean. Restaurant staff friendly and chatty. Shuttle to the beach house was excellent though not consistent, to get closer to the beach and use sunbeds there included but limited amount or to walk around the area to browse in the shops. Breakfast was very good though repetitive but lots of choices Sports hall with gym and pool and foosball for kids was great addition. And free to use.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: July 29, 2024
Leah
United KingdomWe felt that the hotel was very overpriced for the area and Sri Lanka. There were not enough sun loungers, and only one or two were in the shade. The room we stayed in was located right next to the work that the hotel was completing. This work was noisy, which meant afternoon naps and layins could not happen. Our A/C kept tripping the electrics throughout our stay, which meant that we kept having to get up through the night to access the fuse board and switch the A/C back on. The restaurant had themed food nights. However, my children don't eat fish, so on the night that they did a seafood night we had to go elsewhere to eat, which we did not want to do.
The accommodation was beautiful, with lots of room for me and my family. We asked for another bed and were not charged extra, and it was done with limited fuss. The breakfast in the morning was great and had everything for everyone. The pools were also lovely with an amazing view. We had lunch by the pool while staying there, and the food was great. My daughter and I had facials and a sports massage, and this was really good value for money, and we really enjoyed it.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: July 21, 2024
Marek
Czech RepublicAmazing pool and friendly staff....very good breakfest!
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: July 8, 2024
Brooke
AustraliaNo access to actual beach from Property. Didn’t like the fact you had one physical room key to share across everyone.
The option of 2 types of pools was great, the service and restaurant amazing. 2 story apartment was the best. Pool table was a plus too
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: July 7, 2024
Shachar
RomaniaVery friendly and helpful staff. Cleanliness of the facility and room.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: May 29, 2024
Hedi
Qatarthe 2 room suite I booked unfortunately were without windows even though it was very specious and nice for 2 adult and 2 kids .
The Hotel was amazing location is very closed to different facilities, staff are wonderful very helpful always cheerful and ready to help from reception to housekeeping & Restaurants ALL are exceptional THANK YOU ALL you made our stay more than wonderful .
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: May 4, 2024
Paul
United KingdomNo lift/eleavator. Rooms where a bit dated, could do with revamp.
Nice pools, nice staff.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: April 15, 2024
Dan
United Arab EmiratesThe great family room over 2 floors felt very luxurious! The staff were first class, the meals were amazing and the location was great for being on the sea and near other restaurants and beaches.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: April 14, 2024
Ubesiri
United KingdomVery poor wifi
Nice spacious rooms.
Stayed in March 2024
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