4/5 chandana s. 1 year ago on Google
I
booked
this
hotel
as
it
was
close
to
a
place
I
needed
to
visit
daily.
At
the
time
of
the
booking,
the
location
was
my
primary
concern.
As
such
the
location
is
pretty
good
-
situated
on
the
Marine
Drive,
it's
pretty
easy
to
get
a
car
or
tuk
on
Uber.
I
would
advise
not
to
grab
a
tuk
from
the
road
-
that's
just
asking
to
be
ripped
off.
I
was
greeted
with
a
delicious
pink
guava
welcome
drink,
and
the
check-in
formalities
were
very
efficient.
I
was
given
a
room
upgrade
to
a
sea
view
room,
and
the
room
was
gigantic
-
the
size
of
a
junior
suite.
The
view
of
the
ocean
was
stunning,
as
you
can
see
from
the
photos.
The
air-conditioning
was
good,
and
sufficient
to
battle
the
April
heat
and
humidity.
Across
the
Marine
Drive
is
the
Wellawatte
beach,
which
is
lackluster
by
Sri
Lanka
standards,
and
to
get
to
it
you
only
need
to
cross
the
road
and
two
railway
tracks.
Easier
said
than
done.
Sri
Lankans
obviously
learn
driving
from
Grand
Theft
Auto,
and
crossing
the
road
is
like
being
the
frog
in
the
arcade
game
Frogger.
If
you
survive
that,
the
honey
coloured
sand
and
the
warm
sea
is
worth
it.
Don't
go
swimming
there
though
-
just
grab
your
backpack
and
walk
(or
take
a
tuk)
to
the
nearby
Kinross
beach,
with
it's
shallow
depth
(up
to
a
point)
and
wide
expanse
of
glittering
coral
sand.
There
are
many
nice
restaurants
by
the
seaside
if
you
walk
south
along
Marine
Drive.
The
hotel
room
had
a
safe,
coffee/tea
making
facilities
a
surprisingly
comfortable
bed,
and
a
bathroom
with
full
amenities.
The
only
reason
I
gave
it
4
stars
is
because
the
hotel
has
obviously
not
been
fumigated
after
covid
closures,
and
the
moment
you
turn
on
the
lights,
you
see
things
scurrying
away
-
not
the
Periplanata
americana
type,
but
more
the
Blatta
orientalis,
if
you
want
to
get
technical.
It
didn't
bother
me,
but
it
might
be
an
issue
for
some.
Still,
this
hotel
is
absolutely
worth
the
price,
and
very
nicely
located.
There's
a
swimming
pool
and
a
bar
with
live
music,
but
I
didn't
get
the
chance
to
try.