Illanthadiya, 61360 Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
#20 of 46 hotels in Kalpitiya
Guests' ChoiceBased on 31 hotel reviews
8.8Cleanliness
9.0
Comfort
8.8
Location
8.6
Facilities
8.7
Staff
9.7
Value for money
8.4
Free Wifi
5.0
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Reviewed: March 26, 2024
Mary
United States of AmericaBeautiful whimsical details with a rustic tropical beach vibe, and extremely helpful and attentive staff. In house chef cooking made to order delicious Sri Lankan dishes. Just the place to get away from it all. We ended our 2 week trip here and it was the perfect R&R. Spent our last day on the water with the Dolphins.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 11, 2024
Elisabeth
United KingdomOnly a zip up door to our room. Wind turbines dwarfing the beach.
Amazing food & they went out of their way with a v late breakfast after a dolphin trip & an excellent packed breakfast for a 5am start the following day. Original tweaks, like using shells for taps!
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: March 6, 2024
Justin
United KingdomTher3 is noth8ng not to like
From the fabulous beach to the stunning and comfortable glamping tents, everything was perfect. We were so lucky to find this beautiful hotel having been very disappointed with a previous booking elsewhere. We got a room last minute. Best decision ever.
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: January 25, 2024
Trevor
AustraliaNoting
magic way to end our 3 week trip to Sri Lanka; with a couple of nights ar Dolphin Beach. Pool was the kids favourite and in the sand; with magical sunsets. Family tent was great and everything worked and the Dolphin boat trip in the morning was truely amazing
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 18, 2024
Sanjaya
AustraliaBar facilities
Friendly staff, fresh food very nice atmosphere.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: January 7, 2024
Cumaran
SwitzerlandThe accommodation was indeed glamping, but better shower facilities would have been the cherry.
Direct access to the secluded 'private' beach. Very friendly & accommodating staff with tasty food available throughout the day.
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: October 26, 2023
Schumacher
AustraliaWe were only there half a day and one night and it was off season therefore we didn't get a good chance to experience the facility. The staff were excellent and the dinner and breakfast they provided was some of the best we had in two weeks travelling.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: August 11, 2023
Bas
NetherlandsGreat staff, brilliant location for kitesurfing.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: August 9, 2023
Fiona
United KingdomNothing
The rooms are gorgeous, very clean and comfortable. I loved the tent theme, the outdoor shower was the best. All of the other areas were comfortable and clean. The pool was lovely, all the staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was delicious. We were out of season so very quiet and unable to do any water activities as the sea was rough.
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: July 9, 2023
Anja
BelgiumThe people were very friendly and on top they put in a lot of effort to help us collecting our lost luggage from the airport.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: May 15, 2023
Sindhuja
AustriaThe food was great, freshly prepared delicious meals for both vegetarians and non-vegetarians. The staff is super friendly and goes out of their way to make things comfortable for us.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: January 7, 2023
Priyan
AustraliaOutdoor bathroom tended to attract wildlife
Stunning location, comfortable tents, very friendly and attentive staff
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: April 16, 2022
Armin
GermanyQuite pricey for staying in tents. Water quality of the pool could have been more convincing. Hard to keep sand out (well, it is a tent on the beach)
Nicely executed version of glamping, saw dolphins as promised. Food was excellent, staff very friendly.
Stayed in April 2022
Reviewed: March 15, 2022
Karen
IndiaWhat a great place- so glad we headed north! The tents, food, location, staff, pool, beach were all wonderful. Also recommended: the boat ride out to see the dolphins. We saw hundreds of them- truly spectacular.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: March 10, 2022
Samamtha
United Kingdomeverything was good
the location was amazing! stunning. dolphin watching was awesome! organised at resort. food delicious and staff just brilliant.
Stayed in March 2022
Reviewed: January 22, 2022
Mini
Sri Lankathe location was ideal Dolphin watching so special food outstanding a friendly relaxing time
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: January 15, 2024
Billyb21
United KingdomThe weather was really bad - it rained the entire time and the facilities were over run with flies.
Great staff and location
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: May 11, 2023
Alex
SwedenDue to few customers was the choice of food very limited which was very disapointing since we choosed the pace for their description of restaurants. All in all the whole set-up need maintenance.
Staff was extremely service minded. Nice big "rooms".
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: January 5, 2023
Subhan
Sri LankaRats running above the tent sometimes. Ripped inner fabrics. Should give concern on this. Other than that it’s such a nice stay.
Location Staff Food
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: January 17, 2022
Sue
United Kingdomunfortunately there are huge wind turbines that straddle the resort and although they are not particularly noisy you are aware of them. the power station is not particularly pretty either but didn’t bother us. the location feels very remote which we actually liked.
wonderful location on a deserted stretch of beach. tented accommodation was spacious and very well designed. cool during the night and day. good restaurant & good cocktails. the dolphin watching trip was the absolute highlight of our trip!!
Stayed in January 2022
Reviewed: February 10, 2022
Anonymous
PolandSome facilities needs upgrading.
it should be mentioned, that the hotel is neibouring to wind power plant. The general concept of the hotel is fine but siting 10 meters from huge fan is not relaxing. The hotel is located on the empty beach. the food was great.
Stayed in February 2022
Reviewed: February 8, 2024
Anne
FinlandThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in February 2024
Reviewed: January 21, 2024
James
United KingdomThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: July 29, 2023
Shlomi
IsraelThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in July 2023
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