1/5 Duane P. 4 months ago on Google
This
place
is
a
scam.
It
looks
NOTHING
like
the
beautifully
photoshopped
pictures
it
is
advertised
with.
Plus
the
place
is
badly
managed,
and
heavily
overpriced
for
its
quality.
Few
things
worth
noting
for
anyone
considering
staying
in
this
hotel:
1.
The
beach
in
front
is
completely
obstructed
by
rocks
making
it
inaccessible.
2.
The
rooms
are
unclean,
dingy,
some
of
them
overly
sized
for
no
reason,
full
of
mould,
concealed
stains
on
the
walls,
fabrics
and
upholstery.
3.
The
bar
smells
like
rotten
wood,
old
men,
and
smoke,
even
with
nobody
in
it.
4.
The
pool
looks
like
a
bath
tub
compared
to
the
pictures.
5.
The
4th
floor
is
practically
a
sauna
with
all
the
rooms'
A/C
"outdoor
units"
blowing
hot
air
while
hanging
in
the
corridor
UNDER
A
ROOF,
which
also
make
the
indoor
units
struggle
to
cool
the
rooms.
6.
There
is
no
lift,
just
stairs,
and
it's
a
4
story
establishment.
7.
All
the
room
doors
are
encoded
with
a
#1234
key
code
by
default,
and
unless
you
ask
to
change
the
code
to
a
personalized
one,
they
would
leave
it
like
that
for
everyone....
All
of
the
above
cost
over
200
dollars
per
room,
per
night!
That's
the
steepest
price
we
payed
in
any
accommodation
we
had
in
Sri
Lanka,
with
the
worst
conditions
by
far.
We
originally
planned
to
stay
2
nights
there,
but
quickly
realised
it
was
not
going
to
happen
aswe
did
not
want
to
stay
in
such
a
shabby
place
for
our
last
couple
of
days,
and
especially
since
the
Marriott
Weligama,
that
was
just
10mins
drive
away,
was
actually
cheaper
to
stay
in
including
breakfast.
THE
MARRIOTT!!
So
we
decided
to
cancel
our
stay,
but
the
manager
Rusi
would
not
allow
us
to
cancel
without
paying
at
least
for
one
night.
After
a
lot
of
arguments
and
haggling,
we
got
to
speak
to
the
owner
of
the
place
who
was
much
nicer
and
understanding,
and
we
managed
to
haggle
down
to
pay
25%
of
the
entire
bill
just
to
cancel,
which
was
still
unnecessary
but
it
was
worth
it
to
just
get
the
hell
out
of
that
nightmare.
To
the
owner:
You
need
to
seriously
reconsider
the
name
"Beach
&
Bliss",
before
you
actually
have
a
usable
beach
in
front
of
it,
and
drastically
improve
the
quality
of
the
place
to
even
remotely
reflect
the
"bliss"
you're
advertising.
More
importantly,
change
your
manager
Rusi.
He's
just
an
unpleasant,
inhospitable
nuisance,
and
if
anything
he's
making
the
situation
worse
there.
The
only
positive
thing
we
witnessed
in
this
place
was
the
barman
Kenath
that
welcomed
us
better
than
the
manager
ever
could,
apologised
to
us
about
the
state
of
the
hotel
on
his
behalf,
and
actually
served
us
nice
cocktails
with
a
smile
to
make
us
feel
better!
If
anything,
he
should
run
the
place,
not
these
unprofessional
money
grabbers
at
reception.
Thread
carefully
before
deciding
to
stay
here,
it
was
the
only
unforgettablly
negative
experience
we
had
in
Sri
Lanka
in
the
entire
2
weeks
we
stayed
there.
I
have
never
left
such
a
negative
review
on
an
accommodation,
but
unfortunately
this
place
has
been
granted
one,
in
the
hopes
of
saving
someone
else's
holiday
from
the
same
disappointment,
stress
and
hassle
we
went
through.