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Bentota beach is the location of a lot of luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. The beach itself is relatively quite. The Surf Hotel is unusual in the area in that it is very open at the front and all rooms have views of the sea from the balconies. Staff, food, quality of rooms are all excellent. Only thing some people might find annoying is occasional train that passes hotel...

Enjoyed our last night in Sri Lanka. After touring from Colombo, Sirigiya, Kandy, Galle and final destination Bentota. Our room boy Sugath was very thorough and made sure the room was clean and of a high standard. We had a riverview deluxe, so you could enjoy watching the water sports whilst relaxing on the balcony. Location couldn't be better. A quick boat trip acro...

while service in sri lanka is always lacking, the avani spa was better than most. the food was good (try the resturant, not the buffet) and the waiters did try to provide the best service possible. the rooms were clear and comfortable, all have a sea view. the massages are not as satisifying as in thailand or indo, but still relaxing and enjoyable. as with all places i...

This hotel richly deserves its status as the best hotel in Sri Lanka. Everything is near-perfect: the excellent location; the friendly, helpful and efficient staff; the excellent accommodation and the high-quality restaurant. Luxury in every sense.

this is a beautiful hotel in a great location close to the beach in bentota. the staff are very kind, the pool is great, and the overall atmosphere is wonderful. a few things to improve include better wifi (only in public areas and very slow) and some changes to the breakfast menu (it is always the same). we stayed in both deluxe room and suite categories- and altho...

We stayed here for three nights at the end of our two week trip around Sri Lanka. We got 58%off with Agoda. If we had paid full price we would have been slightly disappointed. The only thing this place is missing is a gym. The pool and beach right on your door step is picture perfect. Bentota is a quick and cheap Tuk Tuk drive away if you need anything from a store, ...

This villa is located right next to the beautiful clean beach in Bentota Sri Lanka. We had a room over seeing the beach. Love the design of the villa! Friendly staff and their service is excellent!!! We love this place so much and we are definitely coming back to stay here on our next trip to Sri Lanka again.

We stayed here for a couple of nights while we explored the south of Sri Lanka. What a great place to relax. Our villa was perfect - beautifully decorated, spacious and very clean. We ate at the private restaurant, were served tea on the verandah at 5pm and had al a carte breakfast in our room. The food here was exceptional. Nothing was too much trouble for th...

Traveled with my wife & my daughter (4 years old) to Bentota & stayed at Rockside beach resort. Bentota was affected by the recent cyclone & almost all smaller properties didn't have electricity. While rockside also got impacted, they were able to provide electricity throughout our stay. Unfortunately, there was no hot water nor was internet available. During the perfe...

After 6 busy and interesting days in Sri Lanka, we couldn't find more beautiful hotel than Heritance Ahungalla. The room have been cleaned twice a day. At the reception desk works very capable staff whome are always available. If you ever stay in this hotel please ask for mr Dinusha Kularathne. He made for us surprise in the room (flowers for wife and fruit basket). He...
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The hotel is beautiful and the staff is very friendly and caters for your every need, but at a steep price tag. Compared to restaurants around they charge a lot ($25 per person) for dinner or $15 for breakfast, a bottle of water is $6. Left a sour taste at check out.

quality boutique-style accommodation is rare in sri lanka, however the operators of panchi villa do their very best to fit the bill. while not directly located on unawatuna beach, this small hotel is only some 50 metres away. the only real disappointment is the lack of a pool, however unawatuna is arguably the best beach in sri lanka

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel very much. Rooms are clean, air conditioned and comfortable. The beach and train station is very near. But the main thing which has impressed us the most is the staff of this hotel. The manager of the hotel is just incredible. We felt ourselves like at home. Food are tasty and fresh. The seafood we ordered at the hotel probably is the ...

Amazing property with amazing view room. Very very clean beach. Amazing staff. Booked sea view facing 2nd floor deluxe room. Very spacious room. Jacuzzi bathroom. Very big balcony. Amazing stay. Ms. Tanuja helped us checked in the most convenient manner. Breakfast got less options. Recommended in all the manner. Very reasonable as compared to other high end properties ...

My family (wife, me and kids ages 2 and 6) stayed here several nights. We are architects and were visiting as many Bawa designed hotels as possible. The design is very nice and the furniture compliments. The literal next door hotel Villa Bentota is also a Bawa designed place and interesting to check out. Its interiors are a little overboard and compared i actually like...

My family and I spent our holidays in this hotel in Bentota. Everything was excellent howe I can suggest some facilities to them, for example, they can apply some light from hotel to beach since when you back from the beach to your room you should pass 100 meters from a corridor of beautiful trees but it's dark. They help you to arrange your plan to visit Bentota and o...

Lovely to be in the quiet garden here at the end of our hectic tour. So much better than "posh "hotels. The pool was beautiful too. The host family is sweet, and Manjulu was very helpful. We booked a river safari and our airport transfer through him, both very reasonable. He was happy to take the 4 of us in his little car wherever we wanted to go also. A relaxing end...

This place is just lovely. The rooms were spacious and clean, with wonderful outlook to the well kept large grounds. Location is superb as away from noise but 5 minutes to all the action and necessities. 5 mins to surf beach, 3 mins to train station ( walking). Perfect. Highly recommended. The issues with internet and getting our oven going were resolved by the...

as i arrived i felt at home in less than a minute, welcomed with a complimentary drink and shown to my massive room with a double bed which could have fitted four. the pool is small but charming, spotless and great to have a dip in when it gets so hot. the food was great on the first night and ok on the second. compared to other areas of sri lanka the prices were hig...

I really enjoyed a great time in this guest house during my 2-day trip with brother. The host is so nice and kind to us, she offered fresh fruite juice to us for free when we get there, and also told us some nice spots and useful information to travel, which is really very helpful. The room is very clean, quiet and tidy, makes you just feel like at home. There's also a...

This was a fantastic place. Not even a year old, the facilities were exceptionally maintained and the compound looked exquisite. The outdoor pool was lovely. well maintained and very clean. The water was lovely to swim in. The surrounding gardens were beautiful, neat and extremely tidy. As a couple we loved it and could not fault a thing and the colours for the environ...

Very pleasant stay at this hotel. Although right next to the railway line, which added a bit of character to the place, although they start early in morning (5am!) and go past till late. But this didn't spoil our stay there. As with all other hotels we stayed at, they cater for westerners and do not serve the local Sri Lankan breakfast unless you order it and that mea...
After a long overnight flight and taxi journey, we arrived at the guest house at about 10am. We took a taxi from the airport (at I think about 6000 LKR), and after the driver had asked around a bit (there is no signposting on the property) we were welcomed into the guesthouse by Upul and his wife. The room exceeded our expectations and was clean and comfortable, with a...

Everything at Sea Rock Villa was delightful. From the moment we arrived until the moment we left, we enjoyed being here. The room was spacious and very comfortable. The staff were charming and were always very attentive without being intrusive. The location, right on the sand, was the best of the many other hotels along the beach. We wouldn't hesitate to stay here ...
Cheapest hotels in Bentota

We stayed in the top floor of the house for what initially meant to be 3 nights, but we stayed 5 as we loved it so much. The house is modern, super clean, managed extremely well, and superbly maintained. The upstairs bedrooms have airconditioning, clean fresh sheets, towels, pillows. The deck is fantastic to sit and relax. Adequate self catering facilities or you ...

No mosquito net although pictures and description show. Area has a lot of mosquitoes. No private beach, as advertised. Minimal sea view. Mostly view is of the building, a thick jungle in front and the outdoor shower in the yard. Many rooms had strong odor of mold. Location not close to shops or restaurants.

I had a very nice time at ananda villa bentota. Ananda and his wife took really good care of me. They helped me in any way they could, driving me in a motorbike to places if i needed and giving me information and advises of the surroundings. I recommended it if you're looking to get to know the local life a little more. It felt like home

Only stayed there for one night because of transit reasons, so I can't say much about the surroundings. There is a supermarket close by and some fruit/veg vendors and restaurants. Abd it is super close to the bus and train station. The place itself was ok. I definitely had way nicer rooms for the same amount of money elsewhere in Sri Lanka. The bed/matress was kind of ...

Its a normal room, nothing fancy. Wimala and her son are really helpful. The breakfast was included and it was one of the best I had during my trip. She is a bit confused about where you made the booking or if it was Euros or Dollars so better take with you the confirmation!

We stayed here for 2 nights during new year's eve and found the accommodation to be decent considering the price - LKR 2800. No fancy stuff and pretty much what is required for budget travel. The non A/C room was clean, nice table to write things down - overall decent accommodation at stones throw from Aluthgama railway station, Bentota River water sports, Bentota b...

We loved our stay here! The staff were the nicest!! They sorted out a tour to see the crocodiles which was the cheapest anyone was offering by far! But the quality of the tour was worth 10x the amount paid! We had a boat to ourselves and the nicest guy showing us everything! Nothing was too much at this guest house! The breakfast was amazing so much food and cooked so ...

Stayed there in single room dormitory for 2 nights. Very clean room and nice sit out area. Mr.Indica and staff's are very friendly and helpful. Very peaceful location. Well connected by road and railway. NOTE: They can add Sri Lankan food items in menu card instead of only having European food.

Our stay was good but we had a problem as we arrived the owner of the place mention as he didn't acknowledge the booking done with agoda so he had sold the rooms to some one else , we has booking for 3 rooms and he gave us only 1 room of which he was like he will shift to another problem which is away from the location ... I would request please when people are paying ...

The owner couldn’t of been more accommodating! Went well out of his way to help me with what ever I needed. Showed me good places to eat and how to get to the beach. I will %100 recommend this place to any one going to Bentota and will hopefully one day come back again!

Tripna was a great base for exploring Bentota. It was on the lake, but the beach was just 15 minutes walk away. The room was nicely presented with fan, AC, TV, and fancy new bathroom. Breakfast was delicious. Staff were friendly and helpful. The highlight was the leafy courtyard that backs directly onto the river. A lovely way to cool off at the end of the day.

Very nice villa which has a lovely garden, swimming pool. Staff is very helpful. Nice breakfast on the patio outside. Comfy room with mosquito net. Only thing is that the villa is away from beach and you can either walk or take a tuk tuk. The house is away from main road and in that sense quiet, only thing which could happen anywhere that the dogs from neighbourhood m...

Rathu and his family are great, very welcoming and accommodating. It was 3 of us and we all fitted perfectly into the room with one massive king size bed. Mosquito net over the bed protects you from them at night. It’s very quiet and we had a great night sleep. In the morning we had omelette and toast with a nice cup of tea served up in English tea pot set which was ve...

My family and I spent our holidays in this hotel in Bentota. Everything was excellent howe I can suggest some facilities to them, for example, they can apply some light from hotel to beach since when you back from the beach to your room you should pass 100 meters from a corridor of beautiful trees but it's dark. They help you to arrange your plan to visit Bentota and o...

stay was decent, but of the two rooms i booked AC was not working in one and the staff did not care to get it repaired which led 3 of us to sleep in one room. The mat in the washroom was already dirty which should have been changed. 2 sandwich for INR 800!! thats too costly

A very good and nice place, new and very confortable. The owner is really nice and willing to help, he recommended a good restaurant nearby and it was really good! It's in a quiet street 1 km away from the beatiful beach. The price seemed quite good to us (we were budgeted travellers), and we're sure it was our best stay in price/quality ratio terms. Totally recommende...

Leaving this place just felt like leaving home behind. We first booked two nights but had to stay 2 nights longer because i got sick. And actually this was the best thing that could happen to us. After leaving for some round trip through Sri Lanka we couldn't stop thinking about this wonderful family and this wonderful place to stay, so we decided to come back to have...

Walauwa Villa, Ahungalla is an excellent place to stay and relax. I would rate it the best of all the other places I visited during my week's trip in Sri Lanka. The Walauwa Villa family is very welcoming and sweet. I fell in love with this place and the family.I look forward to visiting it again sometime and would recommend this place to all travelers. You would not re...

Pleasant stay with great staff... Ready to help. Breakfast is awesome. Close to the beach and well connected with major attractions in Bentota and Hikkadua. 1.5 hours to Galle which can be covered in a day. Since it is situated on Galle Road, ocean view rooms can be a bit noisy including the train line at the back but doesn't make much difference. There is also an Indi...

It's easy to find this place. Not far from Railway Station and Bentota Beach. Nearby also have City Food. The owner is friendly and his wife too. Facilities all complete I used it to cook. The price is also reasonable lesser than USD 25. Only a bit dim at living room. A light bulb is spoilt. Over all it is recommended if you want to a short stay.

Great little home stay with new clean and modern rooms. The view from the balcony and room was amazing right across the river. The guest house also had a boat hire service which took us around the bay and river which was excellent. The breakfast was the best we had in Sri Lanka. One of the best places we stayed.

We had a great stay. The beach is a five minute walk away. Bentota beaches were the best we saw in Sri Lanka. If you are on a budget and cant afford the fancy resorts stay at Chami Villa. They have a surf school on the beach with free loungers. You can walk around and dine at the resort beaches and if you want a massage and a swimming pool just pop round the corner to ...

We really like this hotel in Induruwa. We spent here 4 days and they were great! The staff in this hotel is very friendly and helpful. They have the best owner! We enjoyed the meal in their restaurant, it was the best restaraunt for us in Sri Lanka. We wish a lot of guest for this place!

We stayed here for 4 nights. The room we had were downstairs and very basic. But it had what we needed, a comfy bed, fan and AirCon, table + chairs, clothesrack and bathroom. We booked the placed based on the reviews we'd read. And we certainly were not disappointed. You walk straight onto the beach, which is a lovely quiet beach (no people trying to sell you anything)...

I really enjoyed a great time in this guest house during my 2-day trip with brother. The host is so nice and kind to us, she offered fresh fruite juice to us for free when we get there, and also told us some nice spots and useful information to travel, which is really very helpful. The room is very clean, quiet and tidy, makes you just feel like at home. There's also a...
4-star hotels in Bentota

Enjoyed our last night in Sri Lanka. After touring from Colombo, Sirigiya, Kandy, Galle and final destination Bentota. Our room boy Sugath was very thorough and made sure the room was clean and of a high standard. We had a riverview deluxe, so you could enjoy watching the water sports whilst relaxing on the balcony. Location couldn't be better. A quick boat trip acro...

We stayed here for three nights at the end of our two week trip around Sri Lanka. We got 58%off with Agoda. If we had paid full price we would have been slightly disappointed. The only thing this place is missing is a gym. The pool and beach right on your door step is picture perfect. Bentota is a quick and cheap Tuk Tuk drive away if you need anything from a store, ...

We enjoyed our stay at this hotel very much. Rooms are clean, air conditioned and comfortable. The beach and train station is very near. But the main thing which has impressed us the most is the staff of this hotel. The manager of the hotel is just incredible. We felt ourselves like at home. Food are tasty and fresh. The seafood we ordered at the hotel probably is the ...

My family (wife, me and kids ages 2 and 6) stayed here several nights. We are architects and were visiting as many Bawa designed hotels as possible. The design is very nice and the furniture compliments. The literal next door hotel Villa Bentota is also a Bawa designed place and interesting to check out. Its interiors are a little overboard and compared i actually like...

We are travelers from the neighboring country, India. Induruwa is a little beyond Bentota. Its worth staying here than in bentota as its still undisturbed. I Loved the service there in Induruwa beach hotel. Worth every single rupee that we spent. Diwankar is this guy who is EXTREMELY sweet. I just loved th breakfast Buffet, the pool and the softest sand in the beach. T...

We booked the room with at last minute at the full moon festival, the booking info. hadn't reached the hotel when we arrived after the evening, however the hotel manager came by taking tuktuk when he heard of our arriving, considering we had already had the long traveling that day, he went out order the chinese food for us, which was the most genuine chinese food I had...

Stayed at the Club Bentota Hotel for a friend of mine's wedding ceremony, and must say it was by far the best resort wedding I've been to. There was nothing fancy or luxurious about the Deluxe Room I stayed in, but it was kept tidy and very clean. didn't come with much toiletries except one small shampoo and soap, guess they make it a point to be one of those environme...

We had amazing experience staying in this hotel. First of all is a designer villa owned by reach local which gave it to Jetwing for management afterwards. It has 4 rooms. 2 Standart, one superior and one superluxe. We booked a Standart, but recieved a free upgrade to superluxe. Which has 30m2, Seaview, huge bathroom, huge wardrobe. This room used to be the owners room....

Had a lovely stay at the Roman Lake!!! This is a small romantic roman villa style hotel located in tropical and quiet surroundings. Perfect getaway for couples and honeymooners to relax and unwind. Rooms are big and beautifully designed and overlook the pool and the river offering magnificent views. Beds are really comfortable and bathroom is huge. The Emperor Room...

We booked a sea view cabana BB and it was absolutely worth it. Beautiful and cozy wooden chalet overlooking the ocean with fantastic big bathroom (with two open air showers, which were super comfy for us a couple). Nice breakfast and decent bar & restaurant for lunch and dinner. Very neat territory, being always taken care of. The staff could be a little more friendly...
5-star hotels in Bentota

Bentota beach is the location of a lot of luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. The beach itself is relatively quite. The Surf Hotel is unusual in the area in that it is very open at the front and all rooms have views of the sea from the balconies. Staff, food, quality of rooms are all excellent. Only thing some people might find annoying is occasional train that passes hotel...

while service in sri lanka is always lacking, the avani spa was better than most. the food was good (try the resturant, not the buffet) and the waiters did try to provide the best service possible. the rooms were clear and comfortable, all have a sea view. the massages are not as satisifying as in thailand or indo, but still relaxing and enjoyable. as with all places i...

This hotel richly deserves its status as the best hotel in Sri Lanka. Everything is near-perfect: the excellent location; the friendly, helpful and efficient staff; the excellent accommodation and the high-quality restaurant. Luxury in every sense.

this is a beautiful hotel in a great location close to the beach in bentota. the staff are very kind, the pool is great, and the overall atmosphere is wonderful. a few things to improve include better wifi (only in public areas and very slow) and some changes to the breakfast menu (it is always the same). we stayed in both deluxe room and suite categories- and altho...

This villa is located right next to the beautiful clean beach in Bentota Sri Lanka. We had a room over seeing the beach. Love the design of the villa! Friendly staff and their service is excellent!!! We love this place so much and we are definitely coming back to stay here on our next trip to Sri Lanka again.

We stayed here for a couple of nights while we explored the south of Sri Lanka. What a great place to relax. Our villa was perfect - beautifully decorated, spacious and very clean. We ate at the private restaurant, were served tea on the verandah at 5pm and had al a carte breakfast in our room. The food here was exceptional. Nothing was too much trouble for th...

After 6 busy and interesting days in Sri Lanka, we couldn't find more beautiful hotel than Heritance Ahungalla. The room have been cleaned twice a day. At the reception desk works very capable staff whome are always available. If you ever stay in this hotel please ask for mr Dinusha Kularathne. He made for us surprise in the room (flowers for wife and fruit basket). He...

Amazing property with amazing view room. Very very clean beach. Amazing staff. Booked sea view facing 2nd floor deluxe room. Very spacious room. Jacuzzi bathroom. Very big balcony. Amazing stay. Ms. Tanuja helped us checked in the most convenient manner. Breakfast got less options. Recommended in all the manner. Very reasonable as compared to other high end properties ...

We had one of the best vacation at Vivanta by Taj earlier this week. Beautiful property , very good location , view from the rooms facing sea was awesome. Probably one of the best hotels in Bentota. Choice of restaurants but if you want to go out , you can walk to good local restaurants such as Golden Grill, Malli's and Amal . It would be good if Hotel can introduce so...

The Bentota Beach Hotel is an excellent refuge from the noise and bustle of Bentota. There is nothing to complain about with this hotel, the staff are polite and attentive, and no request for help or assistance is too much for the staff. The food offers an excellent a la carte menu, along with an extensive buffet offering both Western and Oriental dishes. We only st...

We booked here after extensively researching hotels along this stretch of coastline. This was the end of our three week trip and we really wanted to stay in a perfect place before we went home. This was it! We were not disappointed. We arrived in quiet season (we were the only people staying for two nights, with 12 or so staff to assist us!!!), and were greeted with...

We have just returned from a 4 night stay at Taru Villas in Bentota after a 16 day trip around the island.Taru Villas was the highlight of our holiday. The decor in the villa is designed to a very high standard and the villa is set in beautiful grounds, just set back from a gorgeous beach.The villa only caters for about 5 double rooms and a suite, however there was onl...

we stayed couple.we had the best experience here.it was the first and only one hotel in the rever in SriLannka.very peaceful,relax and surprise.our hotel was moving with special breakfast.staffs,captain and service also fantastic.we are going back again.

We were at the last leg of our Sri Lankan holidays. Turned out to be the most apt surroundings to wind up our holiday. Very calm and serene locale on the river front with boat facility to take you to the golden beach of Bentota. Easily one of the best beaches we saw in SL. Staff at this hotel were most cordial and helpful. Definitely recommended for family stay.

Every thing was great I like evening thing in this hotel Food is available 24 h . The swimming pool was amazing. There are 3 big swimming pool + one for the kids I recommend this hotel to best staying in bentota. The price is perfect comparing for what you will get
Traveler impressions of Bentota
Bentota beach is very beautiful and with calm waters good for swimming. The waters are much calmer than in other beaches on the west and south coast, making it easier to swim but not giving any opportunities for surfing or body boarding.
all the enjoyment is in the water, good place to see a see forest and have a good fish theraphy massage.
Although we were only able to do a day trip to Bentota as most of the properties were full. The location would be ideal for a 3-5 days' stay and there is plenty to do in terms of night life dining and activities on the beach and water.
A rather small city. Bentota river safari is one of the main attraction. Beach is exceptionally clean.
There are many upscale resorts. You'll probably spend the most time in the resort so choose a comfortable one.
There are few eating options in the area itself, we ate at Luccullus reataurant/hotel a cheap place just across the railway walkover from the Avani, the food was quite good and recommend this place as a budget option, we also had a meal at The Malus Restaurant, walk towards the railway walk over and keep going, it's upstairs above some souvenir shops just on the other side of the tracks, food is first class but fairly expensive, same as you would pay at home, you have to keep in mind that most places charge you at least 10% on the bill and some mostly more upmarket places another 12% as well, there's not a lot of options out of the hotel and what's there is mostly expensive seafood places, snacks, roti's and samosas are everywhere and very cheap to keep you going, so hard for budget travellers, hard to find places in Sri Lanka to do laundry out of the hotel, I couldn't find any in Bentota.
friendly people. nearby chopping centers. places to visit specially the fort and the museum the jewellery factory and fishermen village but when you took their picture dont give them the amount of the money they ask for just pay them half of what they ask.
Being a tourist hot spot for a long time, Bentota has always been a frequent item in tour itineraries.
The beach would be beautiful but sadly is totally dominated by 5 star resorts. There are no cafes or facilities.
City was nice and the people were kind and nice even thou they are very poor... Vivanta by taj hotel is your distention.
Poor area! Very few bars and restaurants around. Not much of attractions or activities. Expansive food (x2 compare to Negombo).
Bentota is unfriendly and not cosy at all- Hikkaduwa a few km away was relly good! People were sneeking around us and one man followed us after our ATM visit.
my advice : do not stay there. a few resto (russian or very expensice in resorts only), did not see any tourists, did not see the beach (nothing on the beach anyway)
Met a young guide called ansh who was great - honets and his prices fair. He looked after us and made our stay a great time.
Bentota is place which should no0t be missed if you are in srilanka tour as it is one of the best beaches and during weekends it has good night clubs as well.
Bentota itself doesn't have a village/town of attraction as such. Bentota is about hte beaches, and staying within the perimeters of the hotel that you are staying in.
we didnt go into bentota but from previous experience with similar small towns they are all noisy and mad with traffic.
A quaint and small beach town ... lovely old railway station and nice to see local playing football
located 100 km from colombo towards south,easy accessibility via express high way,nice beach lot of activity fro young children like boating,swimming,sea scooter,surfing mainly family relaxing zone.
City Bentota is not beautiful, there are some other beaches adjacent to this area, you can see all the attractions from one place.
It is weird that in a place filled with foreigners, that there is so little to do. The souvenir shops are very hard to find.
private beaches, close to hikkaduwa where you can scuba dive and a lot of other sports activities like boat riding
Prefer the countryside, maybe 3 km inland, less tourists and more interesting things, very nice local people.
Nice places to get Sri Lankan antiques but one should bargain well to get something that is worth the money.
Beaches are beautiful wear sunscreen and stay hydrated. Herbal gardens some advice would be to ask exactly how much donation they want for the demonstration massage beforehand and watch out for wondering hands when massaging especially as a woman and say what is off limits it is very informative
If you are a fan of architecture, there are some places in bentota designed by famous architect, Geoffrey Bawa.
There are nice hotels in this area. Beaches are nice. City areas are not very well developed, but you will find shopping areas and food courts around.
Beaches, relaxation and Spa, Turtle Farms, sightseeing and a tour around, nothing much for shopping.
This is a sleepy town,it gets very quiet after dark,there is no night life or restaurants of good standard,it is ideal for relaxing and getting some rest and ideal place to get away from the daily chores to relax for a couple of days with a nice long evening walk on the lovely sandy beach after dinner but no action for the younger traveller.
Bentota's best hotels with breakfast

Bentota beach is the location of a lot of luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. The beach itself is relatively quite. The Surf Hotel is unusual in the area in that it is very open at the front and all rooms have views of the sea from the balconies. Staff, food, quality of rooms are all excellent. Only thing some people might find annoying is occasional train that passes hotel...

After 6 busy and interesting days in Sri Lanka, we couldn't find more beautiful hotel than Heritance Ahungalla. The room have been cleaned twice a day. At the reception desk works very capable staff whome are always available. If you ever stay in this hotel please ask for mr Dinusha Kularathne. He made for us surprise in the room (flowers for wife and fruit basket). He...

Enjoyed our last night in Sri Lanka. After touring from Colombo, Sirigiya, Kandy, Galle and final destination Bentota. Our room boy Sugath was very thorough and made sure the room was clean and of a high standard. We had a riverview deluxe, so you could enjoy watching the water sports whilst relaxing on the balcony. Location couldn't be better. A quick boat trip acro...

We stayed here for three nights at the end of our two week trip around Sri Lanka. We got 58%off with Agoda. If we had paid full price we would have been slightly disappointed. The only thing this place is missing is a gym. The pool and beach right on your door step is picture perfect. Bentota is a quick and cheap Tuk Tuk drive away if you need anything from a store, ...

My family and I spent our holidays in this hotel in Bentota. Everything was excellent howe I can suggest some facilities to them, for example, they can apply some light from hotel to beach since when you back from the beach to your room you should pass 100 meters from a corridor of beautiful trees but it's dark. They help you to arrange your plan to visit Bentota and o...

this is a beautiful hotel in a great location close to the beach in bentota. the staff are very kind, the pool is great, and the overall atmosphere is wonderful. a few things to improve include better wifi (only in public areas and very slow) and some changes to the breakfast menu (it is always the same). we stayed in both deluxe room and suite categories- and altho...

Every thing was great I like evening thing in this hotel Food is available 24 h . The swimming pool was amazing. There are 3 big swimming pool + one for the kids I recommend this hotel to best staying in bentota. The price is perfect comparing for what you will get

while service in sri lanka is always lacking, the avani spa was better than most. the food was good (try the resturant, not the buffet) and the waiters did try to provide the best service possible. the rooms were clear and comfortable, all have a sea view. the massages are not as satisifying as in thailand or indo, but still relaxing and enjoyable. as with all places i...

Leaving this place just felt like leaving home behind. We first booked two nights but had to stay 2 nights longer because i got sick. And actually this was the best thing that could happen to us. After leaving for some round trip through Sri Lanka we couldn't stop thinking about this wonderful family and this wonderful place to stay, so we decided to come back to have...

My family (wife, me and kids ages 2 and 6) stayed here several nights. We are architects and were visiting as many Bawa designed hotels as possible. The design is very nice and the furniture compliments. The literal next door hotel Villa Bentota is also a Bawa designed place and interesting to check out. Its interiors are a little overboard and compared i actually like...

The stay was utterly perfect! We booked it on a whim 2 days before after reading reviews about you having your own apartment and it being spacious! We were not dissapointed! Was an absolute Bargain for what it was! And soo close to bentota beach.. I Would Much Rather stay here then ANY opf the plush hotels in Bentota. Walking distance to everything.. They have a bar an...
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At a lot of the newer Sri Lankan hotels,you could be anywhere in the world, just the same concrete and glass buildings and the usual buffet meals. Not so here at Oasey Beach, this is the real deal. Older style bot with everything you need and right on the beach. The staff were amazing.very helpful , friendly and genuinely trying to make your stay a pleasant one. Food w...

I really enjoyed a great time in this guest house during my 2-day trip with brother. The host is so nice and kind to us, she offered fresh fruite juice to us for free when we get there, and also told us some nice spots and useful information to travel, which is really very helpful. The room is very clean, quiet and tidy, makes you just feel like at home. There's also a...

we stayed couple.we had the best experience here.it was the first and only one hotel in the rever in SriLannka.very peaceful,relax and surprise.our hotel was moving with special breakfast.staffs,captain and service also fantastic.we are going back again.

Very very good, no complaints. The owner greeted us during our stay and every member of staff was extremely attentive to our needs without ever stepping the mark and being intrusive. I felt our comfort was genuinely important to all staff and the breakfast we had was so good that my 75 year old mother told the chef it was the best omelette she had eaten in her life! We...

We really like this hotel in Induruwa. We spent here 4 days and they were great! The staff in this hotel is very friendly and helpful. They have the best owner! We enjoyed the meal in their restaurant, it was the best restaraunt for us in Sri Lanka. We wish a lot of guest for this place!

Walauwa Villa, Ahungalla is an excellent place to stay and relax. I would rate it the best of all the other places I visited during my week's trip in Sri Lanka. The Walauwa Villa family is very welcoming and sweet. I fell in love with this place and the family.I look forward to visiting it again sometime and would recommend this place to all travelers. You would not re...

The villa is run by Mr. Henry and his team of dedicated staff who took great care of us. It's located close to the Bentota beach. The rooms are spacious and well maintained. The swimming pool and garden areas were nice as well. The breakfast was awesome and the overall upkeep of the place was nice. Definitely a good place to stay in Bentota.

as i arrived i felt at home in less than a minute, welcomed with a complimentary drink and shown to my massive room with a double bed which could have fitted four. the pool is small but charming, spotless and great to have a dip in when it gets so hot. the food was great on the first night and ok on the second. compared to other areas of sri lanka the prices were hig...
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The hotel is beautiful and the staff is very friendly and caters for your every need, but at a steep price tag. Compared to restaurants around they charge a lot ($25 per person) for dinner or $15 for breakfast, a bottle of water is $6. Left a sour taste at check out.

Amazing property with amazing view room. Very very clean beach. Amazing staff. Booked sea view facing 2nd floor deluxe room. Very spacious room. Jacuzzi bathroom. Very big balcony. Amazing stay. Ms. Tanuja helped us checked in the most convenient manner. Breakfast got less options. Recommended in all the manner. Very reasonable as compared to other high end properties ...

The hotel is brand new and boasts the most beautiful rooms with large comfortable beds, huge bathroom with rain shower, powder room for the ladies, and a large balcony looking directly over the ocean where one can enjoy a lovely sunset. Designed with a keen eye for detail by the European owners and managers, the Whispering Palms Hotel was a boutique hotel that ticked e...

Traveled with my wife & my daughter (4 years old) to Bentota & stayed at Rockside beach resort. Bentota was affected by the recent cyclone & almost all smaller properties didn't have electricity. While rockside also got impacted, they were able to provide electricity throughout our stay. Unfortunately, there was no hot water nor was internet available. During the perfe...

This villa is located right next to the beautiful clean beach in Bentota Sri Lanka. We had a room over seeing the beach. Love the design of the villa! Friendly staff and their service is excellent!!! We love this place so much and we are definitely coming back to stay here on our next trip to Sri Lanka again.

It was a wonderful time staying in Charlot Home Stay. It is just a few minutes walking distance to the beautiful Bentota Beach, located in a nice area with a nice garden to stay in the shadow of the Mango & Palm Tree...The meals, which the owner Charlot is cooking, are very delicious and authentic, every day different, a real Sri Lankan experience! Charlot is so wond...
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Bentota is a coastal city, and the main attraction is arguably Bentota Beach, which offers a beautiful and clean beach with a very clear and calm sea perfect for several days of swimming, diving, snorkeling, or just soaking up the sun. There are several hotels ranging from luxury beach resorts to modest guesthouses, located just steps from the sea.
The Bentota River Safari which goes along Bentota River and lagoon is a popular activity among visitors to this area. The safari takes visitors on a cruise along the river, where you get a chance to see reptiles and other creatures, or enjoy water sports such as jet skiing. Most hotels will help their guests arrange these tours and activities, and planning as early as possible is advised.
Bentota is home to beautiful botanical gardens and nature reserves, two of which were built by two highly respected landscape architects who also happened to be brothers. A few hours of walking among the beautiful landscaping of Brief Garden or Lunuganga would certainly be time well spent.
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