We arrived at night a day late due to one of our party being sick, but there was no leniency in altering our arrival date even with more than 24 hours notice; we already expected as much, since it was impossible to cancel our booking at any time without forfeiting half our fee. The place has a beautiful view of the ocean and jungles from the rooms, and especially from the restaurant, but the rooms are stark, with some sort of industrial aesthetic that is jarring for Sri Lanka. There are nice pools and each room has a balcony, but also a glass wall, so at pool level that might be an issue: we wereon the 3rd floor. It is a very good hike to the beach, so anyone with mobility issues be warned! Luckily, we arrived with a car and driver, but there were no quarters for the driver at the hotel and the nearest was at another hotel; otherwise, there are just a few shuttles into and back from town. The reception staff and kitchen staff were cheerful and professional, but the restaurant prices were as if we were staying at a 5 star in Colombo, which this place, in my estimation, was not.

We arrived at night a day late due to one of our party being sick, but there was no leniency in altering our arrival date even with more than 24 hours notice; we already expected as much, since it was impossible to cancel our booking at any time without forfeiting half our fee. The place has a beautiful view of the ocean and jungles from the rooms, and especially from the restaurant, but the rooms are stark, with some sort of industrial aesthetic that is jarring for Sri Lanka. There are nice pools and each room has a balcony, but also a glass wall, so at pool level that might be an issue: we wereon the 3rd floor. It is a very good hike to the beach, so anyone with mobility issues be warned! Luckily, we arrived with a car and driver, but there were no quarters for the driver at the hotel and the nearest was at another hotel; otherwise, there are just a few shuttles into and back from town. The reception staff and kitchen staff were cheerful and professional, but the restaurant prices were as if we were staying at a 5 star in Colombo, which this place, in my estimation, was not.

Do not be fooled. This is a shabby, unfinished, poorly designed, poorly maintained (by unskilled workers particularly the paintwork in the rooms) hotel which does not come close to a 4 star. I have seen better 3 star hotels at half the cost. Do not be duped by the description "Boutique Hotel". It is a tourist rip off. Some of the issues/ problems are listed below:1. The hotel appears to have been built as cheaply as possible. Thy did not even bother to complete the external facade or the hallways / common parts with tiles or even paint as all is left as is bare concrete trying to be disguised as polished concrete - poorly done by cheap labour with cracks everywhere and discolouration and wrong materials. 2. The bathrooms are poorly designed - you have to bathe in the nude in full view of the front of the hotel and the public.3. we traveled as a family - there was no privacy for bathroom facilities which meant each time you wanted to use the shower or toilet, others had to vacate the room entirely as the bathroom is just separated by glass which is poorly obscured by cheap stick on film which goes only half way up and still does not provide adequate privacy4. The bathroom sinks were too low. The average height should be around 900mm high off the ground. Ours was only around 500mm which meant you had to kneel down to brush your teeth - what a joke5. No towel holders or hooks to keep your clothes - 6. appalling large side board around the bed which meant getting in and ou

Do not be fooled. This is a shabby, unfinished, poorly designed, poorly maintained (by unskilled workers particularly the paintwork in the rooms) hotel which does not come close to a 4 star. I have seen better 3 star hotels at half the cost. Do not be duped by the description "Boutique Hotel". It is a tourist rip off. Some of the issues/ problems are listed below: 1. The hotel appears to have been built as cheaply as possible. Thy did not even bother to complete the external facade or the hallways / common parts with tiles or even paint as all is left as is bare concrete trying to be disguised as polished concrete - poorly done by cheap labour with cracks everywhere and discolouration and wrong materials. 2. The bathrooms are poorly designed - you have to bathe in the nude in full view of the front of the hotel and the public. 3. we traveled as a family - there was no privacy for bathroom facilities which meant each time you wanted to use the shower or toilet, others had to vacate the room entirely as the bathroom is just separated by glass which is poorly obscured by cheap stick on film which goes only half way up and still does not provide adequate privacy 4. The bathroom sinks were too low. The average height should be around 900mm high off the ground. Ours was only around 500mm which meant you had to kneel down to brush your teeth - what a joke 5. No towel holders or hooks to keep your clothes - 6. appalling large side board around the bed which meant getting in and ou

We've booked the standard sea view room, but've got the deluxe double room (with the "open" bathroom) at the check-in without any additional costs, and we found the room very good. The ocean view from the room balcony and even from the bed was fantastic. We've took a half-board in the hotel and never regretted our decision - the chef made brilliant and very delicious dishes for the dinner, and the breakfast was also good. And it costed cheaper compared to paying for the same dinner separetely afterwards. Additionally, the view from the restaurant terrace was amazing. Staff is very friendly and everybody speaks english (at least on the basic level). The current owner and the head manager always try to keep the hotel in a good condition, overwatching other staff and are often personally present during the working hours or even at dinner. The Unawatuna beach is nice and only 10-15 minutes walk. You can use the beach beds from the hotel restaurant (Cormaran Beach Club) and get the beach towels there as well (beach beds are free and towels cost only 50 rupees per day). The food in the beach restaurant itself we cannot recommend, though. Opposed to the hotel's restaurant, the beach restaurant has very average but overpriced food (you can find the same food at other beach restaurants, but twice as cheap).

Food was cold ... just dull looking hotel. Has not been painted. Pool area has no bar .. no music .. fitness room is a disaster. Staff is great .. young manager is great. Needs a better road almost broke my car driving in to that.

Food was cold ... just dull looking hotel. Has not been painted. Pool area has no bar .. no music .. fitness room is a disaster. Staff is great .. young manager is great. Needs a better road almost broke my car driving in to that.

Broken. This place was conceived with design in mind, but then everything went wrong in execution. Everything is essentially broken. The restaurants roof leaks under rain (in a tropical country!). The rooms have these weird glass walls that cant be blinded during the night. The bathrooms are even weirder, essentially outside the room exposed to people in the pool. Shower drain clogged, only scorching hot water, etc... The nice pictures of the pool and views, and the definition of boutique hotel make this place essentially an intentional scam. The only redeeming virtue is that the poor souls employed here are actually quite nice. But the £275 per night we paid make me still angry when I think back to the whole experience. Please, please, please stay away.

Broken. This place was conceived with "design" in mind, but then everything went wrong in execution. Everything is essentially broken. The restaurant's roof leaks under rain (in a tropical country!). The rooms have these weird glass walls that can't be blinded during the night. The bathrooms are even weirder, essentially outside the room exposed to people in the pool. Shower drain clogged, only scorching hot water, etc... The nice pictures of the pool and views, and the definition of "boutique hotel" make this place essentially an intentional scam. The only redeeming virtue is that the poor souls employed here are actually quite nice. But the £275 per night we paid make me still angry when I think back to the whole experience. Please, please, please stay away.

Just dreadful, no coffee at breakfast, no water to drink, not clean, useless service. No communication between staff. such a disappointment. No privacy in room, can walk from the pool into the room with no lock on bathroom door. i felt unsafe.

The hotel is perched above the main Unawatuna beach area - a bumpy ride up the hill. It is a modern concrete design with great views over the coast. Good - rooms have a funky design, large rooms, very bright (all white), good aircon, tv & cable, nice pool patio with lounges and chairs, great views, food was OK (new chef so will get better), very good large pool. Not so good - they have open-to-air bathrooms so no aircon, there was effectively no hot water in our room - took 10 mins to get lukewarm, floors in bathroom are very slippery when wet, lots of wear and tear in the rooms - loose taps, scraping door, gaps in plaster around fittings, flaky chair covering, room gets very light in the morning. If they kept the rooms better maintained it would be very good. If you want to hang out and relax it's not bad - we paid around US$100 for a good room as it's low season - i wouldn't want to pay much more when it's busy - if they fixed a few of the wear and tear issues it would be much better.

The hotel is perched above the main Unawatuna beach area - a bumpy ride up the hill. It is a modern concrete design with great views over the coast.Good - rooms have a funky design, large rooms, very bright (all white), good aircon, tv & cable, nice pool patio with lounges and chairs, great views, food was OK (new chef so will get better), very good large pool.Not so good - they have open-to-air bathrooms so no aircon, there was effectively no hot water in our room - took 10 mins to get lukewarm, floors in bathroom are very slippery when wet, lots of wear and tear in the rooms - loose taps, scraping door, gaps in plaster around fittings, flaky chair covering, room gets very light in the morning.If they kept the rooms better maintained it would be very good.If you want to hang out and relax its not bad - we paid around US$100 for a good room as its low season - i wouldnt want to pay much more when its busy - if they fixed a few of the wear and tear issues it would be much better.

Quite enjoyable but I have expected more at this price.

Modern boutique hotel tucked away in the hills overlooking a lush jungle. Hotel has the potential to be really great, however, it appears somewhat neglected in areas. Little extras can make it a great little spot for total relaxation. Door locks, including bathroom doors malfunction; no hooks for hanging towels in bathroom; mold by pool; etc. But overall, a great find. Lana, the hotel manager is great.

This hotel has a modern design. We stayed at a room directly by the pool and it was a fun experience. The hotel is few minutes away from the beach.

Its was remarkable stay, I love every single moments of it.View from rooms balcony was simply awesome.However, sometimes i was bit fed up with so many incects and lazzards coming into toilets and balcony areas in the evenings, usually staff was quick to come and get rid of them.But they have to take some steps so that they do not arrive at all.I would have given 5 out of 5 only the above mentioned prob stoped me on 4 though.I would love go back again.

Its was remarkable stay, I love every single moments of it. View from rooms balcony was simply awesome. However, sometimes i was bit fed up with so many incects and lazzards coming into toilets and balcony areas in the evenings, usually staff was quick to come and get rid of them. But they have to take some steps so that they do not arrive at all. I would have given 5 out of 5 only the above mentioned prob stoped me on 4 though. I would love go back again.

We booked three superior rooms but there was one room short for us. But the manager tried hard to solve this problem and arranged one standard room and give back the refund. Wasted some time but it was fine. The swiming pool and ocean view is awesome esp sunset at the restaurant. The best ocean view i have seen. The meals are really tasty but it takes over one hour to wait. Overall, it is quite worthy to stay. This hotel is not too far to Galle also.

We booked three superior rooms but there was one room short for us. But the manager tried hard to solve this problem and arranged one standard room and give back the refund. Wasted some time but it was fine. The swiming pool and ocean view is awesome esp sunset at the restaurant. The best ocean view i have seen. The meals are really tasty but it takes over one hour to wait. Overall, it is quite worthy to stay. This hotel is not too far to Galle also.

We booked three superior rooms and it was a great experience. Although at the beginning, the hotel didn't have enough room for us. The manager tried his best and solved the problem though. Loved the view of swimming pool and the ocean. The only disadvantage is that you have to take a tuktuk to go to the beach, about 150rs one way. The hotel has shuttle bus too(9:30-10:30 and 17:30-18:30). And meal serving is a bit slow.

Great views and sunsets from restaurants and room. Clean and comfortable rooms if not a little stark. Great location, surrounded by nature, kingfisher seen from balcony on first night. Very good infinity pools, overall a good hotel.

Hotel was far from 4 star quality. Rooms unavailable at check in, even after 2pm. Minibar check sheet from previous guest had not been acquitted. Had to change rooms as room next to reception was too noisy. Wifi did not work for the first 24 hours. Blinds did not cover upper parts of glass walls in rooms so if you like a dark room, this is not the hotel for you. Breakfast very poorly organised, possibly the worst coffee I have ever tasted in my life, we were thankful for Sri Lanka Tea bags! Checkout we were presented with a room service bill that was not ours. After investigation it was for the room we changed into before we had even moved. I could write a thesis on everything wrong with this hotel, but both my partner and I put it down to a lack of good management, and accountability to basic guest services. This was the low point of our trip to Sri Lanka, and I would not recommend to anybody. There is a reason they offer cheap guest rates!

Hotel was far from 4 star quality. Rooms unavailable at check in, even after 2pm. Minibar check sheet from previous guest had not been acquitted. Had to change rooms as room next to reception was too noisy. Wifi did not work for the first 24 hours. Blinds did not cover upper parts of glass walls in rooms so if you like a dark room, this is not the hotel for you.Breakfast very poorly organised, possibly the worst coffee I have ever tasted in my life, we were thankful for Sri Lanka Tea bags!Checkout we were presented with a room service bill that was not ours. After investigation it was for the room we changed into before we had even moved. I could write a thesis on everything wrong with this hotel, but both my partner and I put it down to a lack of good management, and accountability to basic guest services. This was the low point of our trip to Sri Lanka, and I would not recommend to anybody. There is a reason they offer cheap guest rates!

The hotel was ok, but the wifi is really really poor, we lost connections every 3 minutes. The location is great, but not close to beach, the hotel is actually located on the hill. Make sure bring some anti mosquites spray~

The way the rooms are rated in this hotel, while booking we expected outstanding rooms and panoramic beautiful views.Upon check in when we recieved our room, the moment we entered we noticed great sea view from our superior room and super bright room with all the sunlight in the world coming in the room. Guess what, there is no option of blocking the light as there are no curtains.So you can forget about sleeping in the afternoon.Going ahead on the room, it has some mediocre looking and not so well maintained furniture. The washroom is a BIG issue, it is an open layout and be ready to view sea from washroom in afternoon and lizards and bugs in the night. The washroom is highly uncomfortable as people outside can get your partial view while you taking shower.Moreover there is no locker in the room which is an essential part of any 3 to 5 star hotel.Facing all this, we expected next day waking up to a great buffet breakfast which was a part of the hefty fare. To our utmost disappointment there was such poor buffet that was beyond our expectations.Let's talk about the hotel location now. It is located on a hill top with no availability of restaurants or taxis nearby in a radius of 1 km, so be ready to walk down a hill every time you hungry or wish to go to a beach. During night time this road gets absolutely isolated and dark and the hotel do not provide any shuttle.Icing on the cake was when there was no electricity for two hours as there is no power back up. Not recommended.

The way the rooms are rated in this hotel, while booking we expected outstanding rooms and panoramic beautiful views.Upon check in when we recieved our room, the moment we entered we noticed great sea view from our superior room and super bright room with all the sunlight in the world coming in the room. Guess what, there is no option of blocking the light as there are no curtains.So you can forget about sleeping in the afternoon.Going ahead on the room, it has some mediocre looking and not so well maintained furniture. The washroom is a BIG issue, it is an open layout and be ready to view sea from washroom in afternoon and lizards and bugs in the night. The washroom is highly uncomfortable as people outside can get your partial view while you taking shower. Moreover there is no locker in the room which is an essential part of any 3 to 5 star hotel. Facing all this, we expected next day waking up to a great buffet breakfast which was a part of the hefty fare. To our utmost disappointment there was such poor buffet that was beyond our expectations.Let's talk about the hotel location now. It is located on a hill top with no availability of restaurants or taxis nearby in a radius of 1 km, so be ready to walk down a hill every time you hungry or wish to go to a beach. During night time this road gets absolutely isolated and dark and the hotel do not provide any shuttle.Icing on the cake was when there was no electricity for two hours as there is no power back up. Not recommended.

Views, pool, bed, A/C were all amazing. But the devil is in the detail, shoddy workmanship, a disapointing buffet breakfast (omelettes were the only good part), terrible wifi and poor staff service makes what could be an incredible hotel just okay. You're paying for luxury and they tried hard, but nothing is quite right. If you're okay with putting up with all the little things, on the whole it's a beautiful spot, the rooms are lovely, and as long as no-one can see you showering (because the showers are outside and the privacy screen is not very high) its actually great showering outside.

This is a wonderful hotel with superb swimming pools with beautiful views. The hotel is located at the top of a hill so a bit of climb to get home from the beach. Hotel provide a daily shuttle bus service to the beach.

A truly disappointing and regrettable experience. We arrived at 3:30pm to check in and we're told our room wasn't easy for another hour. The food is probably the worst I have had in my 2 trips to Sri Lanka, breakfast was always a let down with stale bread and a toaster that never worked, we eventually gave up on eating breakfast there and ventured out to find some lovely nearby cafes. On the first day I ordered a cheese burger that cost 1000 rupees and I can honestly say it was the worst burger I have ever eaten. The restaurant is called 200 degrees for the views but you would easily be mistaken it was for the temperatures in there, it was like an oven with no fans or air conditioning making it very uncomfortable. The power consistently turned off, the wifi only worked half of the time and when it did it was so slow and unstable it was unusable. The sheets and towels were of very poor quality with very visible stains on the sheets The pool areas are nice but there are no umbrellas or shaded areas. The hotel is still under development and the staff were unfriendly. We talked to other guest who had the same views and experiences. We saw several guests at different times complaining to the front desk. This place has potential but it is currently wasted.

Under construction and it was on hotels.com

it was a quick one night stay but we enjoyed it every bit. Their white and grey color theme make sure you feel like you in heaven. Even the instruments and equipment are either white or grey. We took the Superior room with direct access to infinite pool. The view was breath taking. Hotel staff were kind and helpful. Doors and other materials are high tec. Need improvements in Wiring and minor details. Some wires are visible including water lines in few places. But those will only remind you that you are not actually in heaven :-)