Nilaveli Beach Road, 31000 Nilaveli, Sri Lanka
#9 of 20 hotels in Nilaveli
Guests' ChoiceBased on 84 hotel reviews
7.9Cleanliness
7.7
Comfort
7.9
Location
9.1
Facilities
7.8
Staff
8.6
Value for money
8.0
Free Wifi
7.5
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End of dialog contentReviewed: March 26, 2025
Laura
GermanyBathroom very old, rusty, smelly Room was superficially clean but with lots of dust in the more "hidden" spots. Hardest beds we've ever slept on. Many mosquitoes in the room, no mosquito net Also a huge cockroach in our room the first night, probably from lack of proper cleaning expensive laundry: 1.000/kg
Great Location close to the beach Great pool, very clean Delicious breakfast Most of the staff genuinely friendly and nice
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: October 27, 2024
Melissa
Sri LankaThe only minor downside was the hot water, which was a bit difficult to adjust.
Overall, a good experience. The room was comfortable, and the staff was friendly.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: October 24, 2024
Isuru
Sri LankaGood staff. By mistake, we book the hotel stay one month in advance. But, they were fair enough to our stay without any issues. Place is quiet, good, and comfortable. The pool is good and has a kids' pool also. A restaurant is available on the premises.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: September 28, 2024
Andrea
GermanyRooms are scarcely furnished. No shelves or chairs where you can put your things. Our 3 bed unit was quite small. Bathroom was small too. When taking a shower the complete bathroom is flooded.
Nice pool area and near to the beach. Friendly staff.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: September 24, 2024
Elzbieta
PolandHotel should improve cleanliness - bed sheets had some stains, don’t look under the bed - you can find a lot of dust there
Hotel is near to the beach, there are some restaurants nearby, close for the trip to pigeon island. Rooms are big, staff is friendly and nice.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: September 10, 2024
Denisa
Czech RepublicThe location is really near by beach.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: September 3, 2024
Inês
RomaniaCleaning could improve (particularly in the bathrooms).
It's very well located, close to the beach and restaurants. The swimming pool is nice. The staff was friendly.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: September 2, 2024
Chathura
United KingdomLoved to have a fridge in the room, but the staff kindly allowed to use the restaurant fridge to store our drinks. Few mosquitoes in the area but we took our mosquito zapper racket.
Staff and the pool. Pool was very clean. Staff were very friendly and accommodating. Comfortable and big beds.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: August 28, 2024
Michael
United KingdomThe staff are really friendly and helpful, the pool is great, location is really good. Bed is very big and comfortable, nice room.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: July 25, 2024
Joanna
United KingdomThe hotel needed a little more TLC. We stayed for four nights in total, and it would have been nice to have fresh towels and for someone to clean the room, especially the bathroom. The staff were really helpful, but at times it was hard to find them if you wanted anything from the restaurant.
We loved the location as it is a 2 minute walk to the beach. The pool was also brilliant. When you could find the staff they were really really helpful.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: July 22, 2024
Martine
NetherlandsThe hotel and rooms were basic and lacked ambiance. We had some issues in both rooms with the drain of the shower (blocked, bad smell). The staff quickly helped us when we complaint. And we did not dare to use the pool because the water was cloudy.
The location was super. Just a few mintes walk from the nice beach & bars, that have such a nice vibe. We did a snorkling tour to Pigeon Island, which we would highly recommend.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: July 21, 2024
Lara
SerbiaPool should be a bit cleaner.
Clean room, big balcony, great pool, the beach is close…
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: July 18, 2024
Siobhan
IrelandPool was cloudy and had live insects swimming swarms. Bathroom was not clean, soap scum and residue on the soap dish, sink, some unknown brown stains on the wall. Needs a really good scrubbing. Corridors sandy and dusty. No room cleaning service No fresh towels offered
Location to the beach Large room Hot shower
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: July 2, 2024
Remedia
ItalyNice place, very kindly owner, excellent position, swimming pool, breakfast, restaurants nearby
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: June 13, 2024
Rachel
CanadaSome ants and mosquitos in bathroom
The pool and the general look of the hotel and the customer service
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: June 3, 2024
Yael
IsraelThe only reason it is not a perfect ten is because of the antes all over which is understandable for this places yet I would have loved it if there were no antes in the room .
Great location, amazing staff, Sigrit always was so helpful with everything we needed organized attractions with better prices . The room comes with A/C and hot water, great terrace .
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: May 28, 2024
Isabella
United KingdomThe WiFi was not very good and kept cutting out. However they were very apologetic and helped me to connect to a different network. I had a delicious breakfast one morning, but there wasn’t the same thing available the next morning unfortunately.
The swimming pool is lovely, the rooms spacious and clean. The staff are amazingly kind and helpful - one guy took me back and forth from the phone shop to mend my damaged phone, free of charge. Really sweet staff make this place great. Walking distance to a beautiful beach (although the restaurants there are very expensive). It’s a quiet area. They gave me a good scooter to rent also.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 25, 2024
Nethmina
Sri LankaRoom space not enough
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 19, 2024
Daniela
PortugalWe liked very much the staff, and everything was very cleaned!
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: May 10, 2024
Janiina
FinlandWater on the pool was quite dirty so it is not the best to swim. Hotel bathroom was a little dirty and hotel room didn’t have any chairs or nightstands. Sometimes we felt pressured by one of the hotel employees to use hotel services like tuktuk. Breakfast was the same every morning and didn’t include juice, it would’ve been nice if you could select from a few more options.
It was really close to the beach which had nice restaurants and beach bars. Outside area was cozy to hang around. They had tuktuk and taxi service you could use and you could also easily order tuktuk by yourself using pick me - app.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: March 30, 2024
Anna
Czech RepublicThe bathroom was very dirty when we came to the room, the swimming pool was quite dusty due to ongoing road reconstruction. No sun umbrellas by the pool.
The room is nice and big, location is close to the beach. The manager is very helpful. Very comfortable bed and good AC.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: February 19, 2024
Alexander
GermanyUnfortunately the WiFi isn’t that stable and fast but that might be out of hand of the hotel
The new pool is amazing and the staff is very friendly
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: September 22, 2023
Haim
IsraelStaff was amazing, kind and warming. They prepared dinner for us without additional cost when we arrived late to the hotel and no restaurants were open. They made us feel like home. Thank you guys
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: September 22, 2023
Matveeva
RussiaBed frame must be glued together. The beds are quite noisy. Pillows are not really comfortable
The staff was very friendly and tried to address our needs. Hotel area is taken care of, a lot of green space, the proximity of nature
Stayed in September 2023
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