A magnificent hotel. Sri Lanka has a very good cuisine. The staff is beyond praise. Like comfortable furniture. It's not noticeable when you need it, but it's always there and convenient when you need it.
In Asia, I expected an overestimation of the hotel's star rating. And then I would even raise it even more. You don't get this kind of service in every top five. I took a massage from the services. I really liked it.
Despite the distance from the ocean. There is no inconvenience in this. But you get silence. Relaxation. And it often feels like you're alone in the hotel. And everything works only for you.
Great idea. The room is cleaned every day. Friendly staff. This beach and hotel is suitable for a relaxing family vacation. It is easy to reach the main tourist beaches of the island by taxi or bus. The beach, as it seemed to us, is the most beautiful, calm and clean. The only negative is the menu at the hotel, as well as the lack of more or less normal cafes in the village. We found a great cafe nearby (20 min walk along the coast)- much tastier and cheaper. We recommend it.
The fairy tale Hotel)) very fond memories of our stay at Shinagawa beach. Small, cozy, aesthetic. The reception is very beautifully decorated - minimalism and natural materials. Spacious rooms with panoramic windows, a balcony and crazy ocean views. The hotel has only 3 floors, but you will have a great view from each room. To the beach 1 min. The beach is incomparable, the ocean is without waves. In February, the water was like fresh milk, I didn't want to get out. The main advantage of the beach at the hotel is that there are no waves, and if there are any, they are quite comfortable to jump. Vacationers from neighboring hotels constantly came to our beach, because it is impossible to swim near one of the hotels, it washes into the ocean. Sun beds are located on the territory of the hotel on the grass, which is very convenient. The territory of the hotel is guarded even from the beach. From morning to evening, a guard stands there and opens the gate for you at the entrance and exit. Outsiders won't get through. Therefore, we calmly left our personal belongings, phones and laptops on the sun beds and went to the beach. There are also safes in the rooms. According to the diet, we took only breakfast. The breakfasts at the hotel are decent, we ate up to our bellies)) a large selection of everything and everything is delicious. We had dinner a couple of times in the same restaurant at the hotel according to the menu. Prices are Moscow + top service fee and 20% tax. The sockets are British, as in all of Sri Lanka, so take adapters. In principle, the reception is provided upon request.
The staff is another advantage of the hotel) everyone is very responsive, friendly, smiling, any request was immediately fulfilled.
The only disadvantage of the hotel is the distance to the infrastructure and cafes. There is nothing nearby) It takes 15 minutes to walk to the shops, to go to the market and cafes by tuk-tuk. But it didn't bother us, we knew where we were going and this beach with a hotel is worth a trip) That is, there is nothing to do here in the evening and there is nowhere to go, you need to go. We were satisfied with such a vacation. If you need parties, you need to go to another hotel) here is a quiet, relaxing holiday.
And I also forgot to say, from morning to evening, annoying beach fights hang out under the tree at kolitka. As soon as you get out, they attack with their services of tuk-tukers and cabbies - I'll take you there, I'll take you here. They are very annoying. They have a trick, if you were picked up by a beach boy on the first day, then you can no longer ride with others, only with him))) so on the first day we agreed with one to take us to the nearest market (for 1 dollar in total). Then he called for a long time on WhatsApp, and after we went somewhere on another tuk-tuk, he began to claim that we should only ride with him)) In general, do not give them promises and your phone numbers, then they will bother you less)
And always bargain, they start voicing the price tag from 3000 rupees per trip. So we went to Hikkaduwa for 1,500 rupees, to Bentota also for 1,500 rupees, in the area of 300-600 rupees.