Apart from a GREAT location (hence a 1 star!) - on the beach front and 20 minutes from Colombo Airport, this hotel was very poor! Customer service was not exceptional although I did feel like we're being rushed through at meals times! The hotel itself looks tired, broken and dated and cleanliness need to massively improve!!!

Overall this is a good place, we enjoyed a lot, so it is reasonable for the price. Food was excellent. There was many food verities for buffet. There are two swimming pool. One is a infinity pool. Rooms are clean. Balcony is awesome for relaxing.

Rooms have great view clean but there is issue that small ants show up sometimes but it seems ok it’s part of nature and isn’t harmful . Food are good but it seems not fresh. Good service but slow. Great view by the ocean.

I stayed at this wonderful hotel as an overnight transit passenger for SriLankan Airlines. The service exceeds my expectations. They have well furnished and spacious rooms. The staff are super friendly and always trying to help you in any way they can. I had my breakfast and dinner at this hotel. It was a 10/10. I hope to visit this wonderful hotel again.

First of all thank u for the great hospitality i felt really welcome, no pressure or stress while checking in. Friendly staff especially in the restaurant and the laundry man. Only thing i would like to give ahead is upgrade your spa because we had to find a place at another location because we want to go with a group and that is not really possible in this hotel. Food was delicious and waiters helpfull like u would expect in this amazing country.

The hotel is situated by the beach with a picturesque view from the balcony. The roooms are equipped with all necessary items. The cleanliness and maintenance is super. The care takers were very helpful. hope to visit again.

This were one of fantastic holiday which I had with my family. We were there for 2 days what a wonderful weekend we have spent with my family. Staff are friendly and very helpful. Room's are so clean and superbly located to see the sea view. Foods are superb and what a amazing variety of selections . Specially I should mention that about the General manager doing a Great job. Overall I must say that value for the money... best place to come back.. .

Was here on arrival 7 day quarantine. was lucky to get a good room in the new wing. The F&B manager Adrian was amazing he really went out of the way to make ur stay comfortable with so many restrictions in place. My sincere thanks to the team and the army for managing this so well.. from the airport to the hotel etc. everyone was very courteous, polite and helpful.

I enjoyed my stay at your hotel. The breakfast, lunch and dinner was excellent. I must comment on your supervisor -Adrian De Silva. He handled it with grace, charm and professionalism.. He is a credit to your organization. It was a wonderful experience.

Actually this place is amazing, rooms and services ware excellent. There's a big beach area and also very clean.we ware there in weekends, so they have arranged a buffet, I can give it hundred marks out of hundred , actually it much better than I expected.other special thing is their staff, all are very friendly and immediately attended for any requests which I made. The brother who served us THARUSHA is a very nice person, I highly recommend his service and request from management to look after employees like this.

We did not enjoy this hotel at all. Our room was in the ‘new wing’. It was poorly built and maintained. Hallway light were not switched on. It was dark. The elevator was severely scratched and floor mat ripped. Our room had some stains on the furniture. The shower is greasy and moldy (see photos). The staff is not well trained and some were not polite. We will never return to this hotel. Please avoid. Press like if you found this helpful.

Visited the restaurant on a Saturday afternoon. Very nice place. Direct beach access. The staff was really polite and helpful from the moment we entered. Impeccable service. They had only opened for the public 1 day prior so only a limited number of dishes were available. We had cocktails , fruit juice and burgers. Super reasonable. Highly recommended as a very chill hand out spot.

Great architecture. Food is decent and room service is quite affordable. Customer service could be a bit better. Not that they're rude but the staff could be a bit more attentive to the guests needs.

Wonderful place to take a break from work. Just an hour or less drive from Colombo and 20 mins from the Airport. Suitable for family outing and corporate functions. EASY access to sandy beach and meat and clean. FOODS are awesome and the hotel rate and other items are reasonable priced.

DELUXE DOUBLE ROOM (new wing) The room is nice and spacious. The breakfast was just ok. The 2 pools are very chill and has nice view to the beach especially with the sunset. The room had ants though, don’t forget any chocolates or sweets outside. The beach is a little busy on weekends its public beach. Better go in the early mornings and chill at the pool at the afternoon.

The rooms and toilets were clean. The service provided by the restaurant staff is great. The food was really tasty and well worth the price we paid. When most of the hotels have lowered their standards / quality due to high cost nice to see that Goldi sands is maintaining a good standard. Need to say that they have paid good attention when preparing food because we have come across places serving food with no taste at all.

Overall the hotel is alright, especially considering the fact that it's close to the airport. My boyfriend and I had a horrible room ('standard room'), which wasn't very clean and super noisy at night. However, the food was great, and the staff really attentive and friendly. The pool is amazing, too :)) there is an easy access to the beach :)

The rooms were clean, very comfortable, Yummy food and the staff was amazing. They went over and beyond to help make our stay enjoyable. I highly recommend this hotel for anyone.😊

We spent a fantastic holiday. Room,Service, and foods are very appreciated. They arrange buffet for weekend. There are variety of foods. Very tasty. Highly recommend about food. Thank you all staff for the memorable holiday

Rooms: Spacious, furniture was ample. However, during our stay, the arrangement was not child friendly nor couple friendly. Just they gave us beds. This is bad. Parking: No ample parking. They have around 10 slots at the hotel entrance, and you must be really lucky to grab a spot. If not, they ask you to park cars at the roadside. DONT DO THIS if you love your car. There is a spot about 200 meters away from hotel with another 10 or so parking spots, at the tourist police station. But that is far I say. if you want to drive around town during the stay, and it's raining, I don't think this is for you. Food: Well, I was lucky enough to find a long hair on my noodles on the first night. This was not that good. Wasn't able to enjoy meals that night but then during breakfast and lunch, it was good food I would say. Who knows if the string of hair came in from the kitchen or flew off from the head of a visitor? So full points given. Pool: There are ample pool space with three pools. However, Lifeguard service isn't good. Had a child drowned and the lifeguard was having a chat with his colleague from the other pool. This was terrible. So be careful. Although Locals aren't allowed to drink by pool side, if you have white skin, and even a hipster, you are allowed to drink despite of the notices. READ that again. Hotel Checking and Checkout: Well, they are superb but having few issues. if they are having bookings and back-to-back, they will become unorganized and messy. 12:00 Noon, they asked us to vacate the rooms. We asked for a porter at 11:40 and the guy came in at 12:20. Imagine that. Lunch is served at 12:30 and if you are having a meal, you can hang out at restaurant or lobby or across many places to sit and chill.

At a day out with family today.They had decent spread of food. Clean , beautiful beach front, very spacious, friendly and helpful staff. Great place to spend the day and relax for a very fair price. Definitely will be back hopefully for a stay over.

We hosted a party here. The hotel management was really friendly and helpful to make sure our event was a success . The staff offered an efficient service throughout the event. The buffet was spectacular, and we were able to choose from a variety of different cuisines at a very reasonable price. The location and event spaces within the hotel were grand and beautiful. No doubt that this is one of the best hotels in Negombo

Great location. And good food.... We had to request the hotel to bring us the dinner to our room from the buffet since we couldn't leave the little one in the room and the hotel was very flexible to fulfil our request. Great service

We got a Junior Suite Room. Room was Very clean and tidy. Enough space. Beautiful View. Staff are always friendly and helpful. When you book this hotel, request your room from the new building. They have two buildings one is old and other one is the new one. Only issue was the food. Good is tasty but no variety. All 3 buffet got potatoes and Dhal curry 😅.

Booked the hotel for a group visit. Initial communications were not very encouraging as several emails had to be sent for clarification on minor points and the assigned contact was not very contactable on phone. Subsequent communications were handled by Front Office Manager - Anthony, who did a very good job of coordinating. Property was nice and peaceful. Interior was tastefully done. Deluxe rooms were nice though the washroom could perhaps been more spacious. The two pool setup was very good especially since this was a group visit together with families. Food was good and options were nothing to complain about. Service was overall good but had several hiccups. On the plus side, they were addressed and corrected without delay. Some of the staff appeared new and would need to be trained more. Overall good and peaceful stay.

This place has a good Sunday buffet. A good spread. However, the day rooms allocated for the day package were not convenient as it was on the second floor . Service was good with one or two incidents such as no finger bowls for customers using hands during lunch. But overall a good experience.

Any Sri Lankan don’t select this hotel for quarantine. Their service is very poor and purposely delay PCR results for charge extra money for meals from guests. Extra Meal price Rs 1500/ for normal rice and curry lunch. Other quarantine hotels released their guests as early as possible but not them. Don’t choose this hotel. But SL army provides their best service. Hats off for them.

We chose Goldi Sands because we heard that they have a delicious buffet which you could find in Negombo. So we tried their dinner buffet on a Sunday. First we walked in and found a lot of Asian foreigners in the dining area. The tables are placed too close to others and difficult to walk around. The buffet was located separate to the dining in an air conditioned room. However it's sad to say that the reviews which brought me to try the buffet didn't serve me justice. Not much variety can be found. And the food is mostly based on Sri Lankan cuisine. They serve rice,noodles,few veggie options including salads and a few chicken dishes and one pork option only. Tom yum soup was not good. Desserts were not bad. A few puddings were there which were nice. Overall the experience was average. I hope they do better in the future.

Great place to spend your day. Very calm place & specially customer service is really good. Special thank goes to Mr. Anura he was really supportive. He really helped us to spend & enjoy our day without any issues. Thank you very much for that.

Rooms are clean and okay. Buffet is also perfect with various options and delicious. Staff members are very friendly too. General manager came him self and checking the everything is fine or not by discussing with the customers during the lunch. I stayed with my wife and she also enjoyed the stay. The night I stayed there some boys came nowhere to the hotel beachfront almost front our rooms starting to singing then fighting again singing, it went almost more than 2 hours and it was pretty much loud. Overall I satisfied with the stay. Prices are very reasonable comparing with other hotels in this area. Can recommend for anyone.

Overall, it's quite satisfying stay with my family. The location was superb, providing easy access to Negombo ⛱️. The rooms are clean, and the sea view from the balcony in the afternoon was memorable. The manager was a super cool guy and personally chats with everyone. We stayed on weekends, and the buffet meals were very good with a variety of options. Personally, I mostly enjoyed the breakfast. Most of the staff was very friendly and helpful, except for a few waitresses in the dining area.

We have placed a prior reservation for Lunch Buffet and came all the way to the hotel just to see the lobby instead of having lunch. The staff simply informed us there were no tables and asked to wait 30 to 45 min for a vacant table. Pathetic. The hotel is too crowded and avoid this place if you are looking for a calm and relaxing stay/dining.

On the beach, nice hotel with friendly staff. We had ground floor room in older part of Hotel with balcony leading to pool (2 of them together). Very comfortable with complimentary waters. Hotel has 2 levels of older rooms & a new multilevel complex. Restaurant is under cover but open which is pleasant. Food is OK - not a huge variety. Eggs/omelette cooked to order. Coffee was horrid. Tea & juices ok. Bar was very popular in afternoon. Beach is wide & sandy. Very interesting early morning watching the fisherman pulling in the nets with daily catch. Area is a bit out of town but various food options close by - seafood & other.

Thank you so much that I was able to spend 12 wonderfully beautiful days in your hotel. From the first day I felt very welcome. The whole service from day one to the last day was super super good. Thanks to all the employees for these 12 super days with you hotel I came as a stranger and am leaving as a friend

Good location for a short stay after a flight. Nice pool and facilities. It is on a beach as well. There are restaurants around the area and you can walk without an issue

Lovely hotel with great staff. I was only there for one night but the staff were excellent. Food wise I only tried breakfast. That was really good

We enjoyed the day so much. The room was awesome. Excellent ,tasty and variety of foods. All the hotel team members including waiters are very friendly and they gave us good service. 2 pools are also very clean and tidy.

Good hotel. We love the food. Beautiful sea view.

Nice Hotel, Services on time. Really love the Room Service staff very polite and great, always with a smile and a positive energy, helpful and more on.

It was so disapointing the facilities was very poor. The wifi was so weak and no signal at all. The room was not clean and the floor was so dusty. It was not a good experience at all. I could keep continuing but I dont think it would make a difference. But I would not recommend this hotel even to my worst enemy.

Had to spend one night for mandatory quarantine from 22/09/21 - 23/09/21. We were charged Rs 14,000 for a double room. The room and the bathroom were very dirty. The commode seat had stains. Couldn’t believe how dirty the towels were. The sofa and the chair had stains and looked like they haven’t cleaned it for some time. The room had a kettle, tea and coffee. No shower gel or shampoo. Can’t believe a 4-star hotel couldn’t maintain the property to a better standard. There were so many stray dogs everywhere. They gave us a packet of rice and curry for lunch. Just with rice, fish, dhal, Gotu kola, aberralla and papadam which looks like they have got it from an outside restaurant. For dinner, they gave a packet of fried rice and chicken. They have to understand not everybody eats rice for dinner. At least they could offer some choice of food. The next day morning they gave the breakfast pack with two fish buns, a buttered sandwich and two sausages. We got our PCR test results around 8.30 am and the staff rushed us to check out of the hotel. We asked them if we could stay till 10 am as the person coming to pick us had to come from Colombo. They said we can’t stay in the room but to come to the lobby and wait. They just want the money. Seems to be a big scam. They are ripping off our hard earn money. Rs. 14,000 for the room with three basic meals and Rs. 13,000 for PCR test for two. Horrible experience. Don’t ever go to this hotel.

Stayed in 1day Quarantine. Location & hotel is good but food is very bad. I think because of Quarantine food

The view was the best that I have experienced. Best place to lay yourself

The reception staff needs to be trained to handle guest in a far more polite and professional manner. Showing attitude to guests is not acceptable no matter how busy it gets. However, from the bell boy to the restaurant and bar, the staff was very very nice. Very polite and attentive even with a few staff working. The food was average. The rooms were quite nice and clean. Leaving the hotel, once again the reception staff didn't even bother to look up and acknowledge. Not a very pleasant experience.

Lovey Hotel at negombo. Direct way to the beach and everything was great. Comfortable room tasty foods. Helpful and polite front staff always attend to their guest and professional service from all. Thank you sands you and the team

Visited for a day-out with a bunch of friends. Charges were reasonable and food was great! Got an upstair room with a balcony. Room was ok, but the mattresses seemed old and were not comfy. Hotel is very crowded on weekends

Kaindly and better service and good food ... weekend evening function also very good...

Except front office staff others were really friendly and nice. Reception staff has no clue on what the customer service is. Restaurant staff is very polite and friendly. Overall staff needs much training on customer service. Food was alright.

My family had a day out last week. Hotel and room was great. Staff was very helpful and friendly. Buffet was very good

Time well spent there.. it was really nice...

Wonderful stay at goldi sands One of the best vacation that we have spent at this amazing place at negombo. Well organizing from reception staff and warmly welcome on arrival. As my opinion this is a very beautiful hotel than I expected and you are always safe at the hotel under covid. Because they placed sanitizer in public places, reserved a time for the pool , should wear the mask in public places ect. I visited there with my friends and this was a enjoyable stay and a best experience I ever had. Thank you goldi sands and will be back... hope to have your flexible service again..

Came for dinner. I won't say anything about the live band but great food at good prices. Happy wife, happy life.

We are coming for the fourth time. Even after the Corona interruption, we found everything to be just as pleasant and friendly as before. The management is very accommodating and particularly well organized. The staff was friendly, everything was very clean! A nice room with a balcony and a view of the palm trees and the sea. That's why we like to come back again and again! All the best!

We had the opportunity to go for the dinner buffet on a Thursday night. However I wasn't quite impressed with the variety that was offered. I saw pork in the menu although, booking.com says they offer Halal food and quite a number of Arabs staying here.

It is on the beach. You can enjoy beach view while eating in the restaurant. Rooms are comfortable and from hotel rooms you can enjoy the view of beech. You can ask for halal and vegetation cusine of your choice. Staff is cooperative and following all SOPS of COVID-19

The evening gathering with the classmates were awesome last Sunday at Goldi Sands. Thinking about it, the venue, the service and the food from Goldi Sand added an extra glamour to our rendezvous. The party room with ample space and arrangement, was all to ourselves for a fabulous evening. Especially, the food preparation was at its best. Goldi Sand experience inside the hotel is unique than the outward look of the hotel. Thanks to Adrien and the team for the personal attention, and for making the evening beautiful for us.

We enjoyed the Goldi Sands hotel. There were two pools, unfortunately not deep enough to dive in. The view from the room was nice, we saw the pools and a bit of the sea. We drank good fruit drinks. It was nice staff and good service. It was close to the beach and lovely waves. However, the vendors on the beach were a little stubborn.

It's a suitable place for a day out with kids. Our Kids enjoyed their food especially desserts, the silent pool , direct access to beach and the rooms. Our special day was also a memorable day. Thanks a lot. Special thanks for Anura for patiently answering the queries I asked him before reservation. He also confirmed that all was well during our stay. Hope to be back soon.

We loved the stay and hospitality at the hotel. The food was really tasty. Would have appreciated if the buffet had a better spread. Overall we had a really nice time.

Excellent. What else to say. The service provided by the staff is superb. Location is fantastic. Two pools. Food is tasty, specially PORK stew and chicken local curry is very delicious. If possible arrange toddy for guests. You should have a solution for the dessert corner specially during the weekends. A long queue is there. Very polite and active staff.

We went to Goldi Sands for a day stay. It was perfect as they had a Sri Lankan New Year festival also the same day. The facility has a new wing and the pools are beautiful. The beach is pristine, well maintained. Kids love the beach. The buffet lunch had too many choices and food was tasty. Hotel seems to support local businesses, has a local artist displaying his work, we ended up buying an art piece too. Great experience and a day we’ll spent.

We went in a weekend. It was awesome. First of all, their staff is really friendly. And food is excellent. Sea view rooms are there. Really good place, value for money I would say.

It was a great experience overall. Stayed there long time back but I still have the memories and it was amazing being there. It’s right on the beach and you will find many weddings around season time. Their breakfast buffet was good as well.