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Facing the beachfront, DORMERO Hotel Sri Lanka Hikkaduwa Beach offers 5-star accommodation in Hikkaduwa and features an outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre and garden. With a terrace, the property also has a restaurant, as well as a bar. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. Absolute the best hotel we have been in Sri Lanka. If you go to Hikkaduwa this is the hotel you must choose. Nice personel so kind and helpful. Fantastic breakfast.Clean and beautiful rooms with amazing seaview. The atmosphere is calm and relaxing. We Will give this hotel our best rekommandations.

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9.9
Exceptional
126 reviews
Price from
US$220
per night

Villa Rumassala Luxury Chalets Unawatuna features a fitness centre, a garden and a sun terrace with swimming pool and continental breakfast in Unawatuna. The property is around 1.9 km from Jungle Beach, 4.8 km from Galle International Cricket Stadium and 5 km from Galle Fort. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. Exceptionally friendly and helpful people. The restaurant is also great. Clean, comfortable rooms. Nice outdoor space.

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9.3
Superb
286 reviews
Price from
US$80
per night

The Sun House has a garden, terrace, a restaurant and bar in Galle. Featuring an outdoor swimming pool, the 5-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. The property is non-smoking and is situated 1.9 km from Mahamodara Beach. Stunning colonial house converted to a boutique hotel. Tranquil garden and small pool, but fine to refresh after a hot day out. Beautiful views, we could see the sea from our room and we had monkeys outside our window watching us shower! The breakfast was delicious and there was plenty of it. Service was excellent too.

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9.6
Exceptional
227 reviews
Price from
US$183.75
per night

Ideally set in Galle, Taavetti offers air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, free private parking and room service. Among the various facilities of this property are a garden, a private beach area and a shared lounge. The hotel has an indoor pool, evening entertainment and a shared kitchen.

Taavetti offers a terrace. The area is popular for fishing and snorkelling, and bike hire is available at this 5-star hotel. From the moment I arrived the staff did an amazing job, nothing was any trouble and always a smile.. add to this an amazing building and decor you have an amazing hotel. I made the mistake of booking a place in the fort for the social aspect that was more expensive and half as nice in every department, probably forgo the 3 nights in the new place and return to Taavetti, you won't regret booking i promise you.

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9.2
Superb
251 reviews
Price from
US$200
per night

Set in Bentota, a few steps from Induruwa Beach, Villa Thamburu, Bentota offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a private beach area. Boasting room service, this property also provides guests with a terrace. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a shared lounge and free WiFi throughout the property. Wow what a great place to relax and enjoy your privacy. A bit away from everything but it was perfect for us... The villa was spacious and clean and it was extremely private.. lovely breakfast. The staff was very kind and attentive. The food was a bit pricey after adding all the taxes and service charge, but it was really good.

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9.6
Exceptional
206 reviews
Price from
US$244.20
per night

Located in Habaraduwa, a few steps from Koggala Beach, Josan Villa with a Glorious Beach and Sea View provides accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a private beach area. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, room service and a 24-hour front desk, along with free WiFi throughout the property. Each room comes with a balcony with a sea view. Overall our stay was just beautiful! We stayed for 6 nights at the end of our Sri Lanka trip. We chose the hotel as we wanted one directly at the beach (check: The Hotel is right at the beach and you have a perfect Sea-view from every Hotel), which isn't too big (check: The hotel has 3 rooms total, so you're not just a number) and has at least the possibility to eat there (check: breakfast was included, dinner was optional but we ate there 4 times) John (the owner) and his crew is a really nice and helpful person, he even took us once to Galle, as he had something to do there so we hadn't have to take an Uber there. He was always there for a small chat (if you wanted, he was never intrusive). The boys who work for him are phenomenal! Always nice and accomodating! But also never too much. There was a menu for breakfast where you could choose between different things, in our opinon there is enough choice for a week. We even got asked the last day if we want a typical sri lankan breakfast (which we luckily had as it was really delicious!). What we have to add is, that John wasn't above to clean the beach every morning himself! We saw him cleaning some stuff which felt down from the trees or got blown at the beach infront of the hotel. This shows his passion for this hotel. Hopefully the hotel and the crew stays at is! We really can recommend a stay at Josan Villa! We will be staying there, if we come back to Sri Lanka at some point. Thanks John!

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9.3
Superb
116 reviews
Price from
US$112.50
per night

Situated in Hikkaduwa, a few steps from Rathgama Beach, Crystal Sands Hikkaduwa features accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a fitness centre and a garden. Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, room service and a 24-hour front desk, along with free WiFi throughout the property. Guests can make use of a bar.

The area is popular for cycling, and car hire is available at this 5-star hotel. Very comfortable and loved the plunge pool

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9.2
Superb
324 reviews
Price from
US$140
per night

Set in Unawatuna, 1.8 km from Jungle Beach, Villa 73 Unawatuna offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. With free WiFi, this 5-star hotel offers a shared kitchen and room service. The accommodation provides airport transfers, while a bicycle rental service is also available. Very cozy Villa away from the crowd. The place is owned and run by a very nice couple . 11/10 customer service felt like a home . The owner even dropped me off to the railway station because it was very early in the morning . The breakfast is continental and quite good.

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9.1
Superb
209 reviews
Price from
US$75
per night

The Merchant features a garden, terrace, a restaurant and bar in Galle. This property is located a short distance from attractions such as Galle International Cricket Stadium, Galle Fort, and Galle Fort National Museum. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property.

The area is popular for cycling, and bike hire is available at this 5-star hotel. Perfect gem in busy pedler street. Food also great. Staff is super cool and always with smile.

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9.2
Superb
401 reviews
Price from
US$180.50
per night

Set in Balapitiya, 300 metres from Balapitiya Beach, Sundara by Mosvold offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a private beach area. 39 km from Galle International Cricket Stadium and 39 km from Dutch Church Galle, the property features a terrace and a bar. The accommodation provides room service, a concierge service and currency exchange for guests. An oasis of beauty and tranquility. Just eight rooms, more like a home than a hotel. Such peaceful views across the lawn onto the beach through ancient trees. It’s on a very rare patch of Sri Lankan beach with no other hotels or restaurants, just the local fishermen. It’s a magical stretch of beach with hardly any tourists on it. The powerful waves means its not ideal for swimming. But if you walk around the corner 15 min away there is a calmer huge beach, but much more crowded and built up . I did have a quick dip every day, but better to swim around the corner . On the way is a rock jacuzzi pool perfect for young kids, and very popular with the locals at the week end. I discovered it’s co owned/managed by a norwegian so the material standards are really high, beautiful local furniture, gorgeous interior decoration, sophisticated simplicity or is it Asian elegant ‘hygge’ ? The food is delicious, beautifully presented with a choice of local and international dishes, fairly priced as well. As a solo traveller it’s a real haven. The staff are particularly kind and attentive. The manager even called me at 22.00 when I wasn’t back to check all was ok.

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9.2
Superb
162 reviews
Price from
US$233.60
per night

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