Great property and staff! Highly recommended

The Riff is fabulous as are facilities and particularly the staff were all excellent. Raymond runs a tight ship. When you are in the hotel you could be in any fabulous beach location however once you step outside the door you remember you are in a third world country.

Super nice hotel and rooms. Friendly helpful staff and great roof terrace with a great japanese restaraunt. Magic.

Beautiful and clean hotel, Design suites are beautiful. Overall stay was excellent, look forward to returning.

Beautiful hotel on the quiet side of Hikkaduwa. Great place to enjoy the beach without the packed in feeling of the center of Hikkaduwa. Gorgeous pool and rooftop and the food is fantastic. Staff is friendly and helpful. Only negative was construction going on right next door. Our room was just on the other side of the wall from it so it was loud at times. Never at night however. All in all, an excellent choice for Hikkaduwa beach!

Incredible hospitality and beautiful place to stay. Very relaxing and lovely decor. Very friendly and helpful staff.

Incredible hospitality and beautiful place to stay. Very relaxing and lovely decor. Very friendly and helpful staff.

We had an amazing stay. Great food, hotel and beach!

Highly recommend this place. Comfortable, stylish and peaceful with great service!

Centrally located, the Riff is a great place for a short getaway. Beautiful rooms with a gorgeous view of the beach and extremely friendly and helpful staff is what you can look forward to. What stood out for us was their amazing fresh breakfast.

Nice boutique hotel with amazing rooms and service. The staff was really nice and made our stay wonderful. I will surely come back.

Nice boutique hotel with amazing rooms and service. The staff was really nice and made our stay wonderful. I will surely come back.

This hotel was the best of our honeymoon. The staff were brilliant, the hotel was immaculate and it was the one place that actually does some of the small things to be that little bit more eco-friendly - e.g. glass bottles of filtered water versus 8 plastic bottles a day. The food was also the best we experienced on our trip, especially the seafood/sushi.

This hotel was the best of our honeymoon. The staff were brilliant, the hotel was immaculate and it was the one place that actually does some of the small things to be that little bit more eco-friendly - e.g. glass bottles of filtered water versus 8 plastic bottles a day. The food was also the best we experienced on our trip, especially the seafood/sushi.

The food was amazing. Service great, room wonderful

The property is super nice looking, designed in a minimalistic decoration, staff is amazing - gentle and super attentive with great service. The pool was nice overlooking the ocean. The rooms were big and nice overlooking the pool and the ocean. I had a wonderful time

From the moment I arrived the rude guy at check in told me that he didn’t have my booking and started to argue with me! Well done and great start to a supposed 5* hotel. This guy was a joke. No free drink cards or anything to offer. Anyway the hotel is very small and underwhelming, for the money it’s a joke, small entrance with nothing inside. Then you have the small pool and beach you can’t swim in behind. The small restaurant was a huge failure, I paid a ridiculous 1,500 for a basic and bland rice and curry and found a deal fly in my food. I wish I took a photo but I was so tired I forgot. When I complained the food and bev manager was unprofessional and deny it, then they come out with a free cake to shut me up. Your a joke and I felt sick I could not enjoy my lunch. The pool had zero service and no food or drink was offered to me, I was ignored the entire time for any service to look after me. No free upgrade even though there was only a few people in the restaurant. Everything was so expensive. The room was ok except for the loud banging at 8am that woke me up. When I called up they could not give a shit. All in all this hotel is 3* at best and NOT WORTH THE MONEY! I’ll never be back.

From the moment I arrived the rude guy at check in told me that he didn’t have my booking and started to argue with me! Well done and great start to a supposed 5* hotel. This guy was a joke. No free drink cards or anything to offer. Anyway the hotel is very small and underwhelming, for the money it’s a joke, small entrance with nothing inside. Then you have the small pool and beach you can’t swim in behind. The small restaurant was a huge failure, I paid a ridiculous 1,500 for a basic and bland rice and curry and found a deal fly in my food. I wish I took a photo but I was so tired I forgot. When I complained the food and bev manager was unprofessional and deny it, then they come out with a free cake to shut me up. Your a joke and I felt sick I could not enjoy my lunch. The pool had zero service and no food or drink was offered to me, I was ignored the entire time for any service to look after me. No free upgrade even though there was only a few people in the restaurant. Everything was so expensive. The room was ok except for the loud banging at 8am that woke me up. When I called up they could not give a shit. All in all this hotel is 3* at best and NOT WORTH THE MONEY! I’ll never be back.

I’m not sure where to start. AMAZING! Pure bliss. The staff were amazing, location is right on the beach. FOOD (omg!), proper 5 start quality. The ingredients are locally sourced, the chef has worked at some of the top restaurants in London. Presentation was amazing. We could not fault the service, it’s obvious the staff have been trained professionally. The owner is such a sweetheart and really looked after us. This place is somewhere you can really unwind. The view from the rooms was breathtaking. The sunset from the rooftop was perfect. Perfect in every way.

Great location - the beach is very relaxing. Staff is extremely friendly.

Beautiful, minimalist, eco friendly. The Riff absolutely exceeded all our expectations. Absolute wow factor from entrance to foyer, room and view, pool, food and the amazing staff....everything about our stay was incredible. We didn’t want to leave but we’ll be back for sure!

The hotel was amazing, whether it was the rooms, service, or just the pool, everything was very well cared for. We were staying during the explosions in Colombo, and although we were technically checked out, the hotel staff let us stay at the hotel and still made us feel like guests by offering their facilities and services to us until our flight later on that night. I would most definitely stay at this property again!

Perfect. Such a beautiful place!!! The rooms a new and clean. The beach is beautiful!! The Stuff is awesome! The Food ist delicious!

Wonderful set up on a great beach. Staff very helpful and courteous.

Good place for relaxing. Staffs are willing to help. the only inconvenience is the location. There is 30 mins walking distance to get the train station and stores.

This was my favorite hotel experience in Sri Lanka. The beach is amazing, and that us not all. The rooms are lovely with modern yet warm feel. The balcony and spectacular oceanview is worth the extra cost. Service was top notch. Food was delicious. The best location and beach in southern Shri Kanja and worth the added price. If I were to do this trip again, I would stay in this hotel longer.

This was my favorite hotel experience in Sri Lanka. The beach is amazing, and that us not all. The rooms are lovely with modern yet warm feel. The balcony and spectacular oceanview is worth the extra cost. Service was top notch. Food was delicious. The best location and beach in southern Shri Kanja and worth the added price. If I were to do this trip again, I would stay in this hotel longer.

Staff service and food quality were excellent. Dylan, Salomon, Kashulya and the head chef were excellent in terms of dealing with guests and made us feel at home. Definitely value for money.

New hotel with modern design to both room and common areas (amazing rooms). Right on the beach, excellent for swimming and easy surfing. A bit too high waves for younger kids. Great quality of food only area of improvement was service level, slow and/or incomplete, especially since breakfast is not buffet but table service. Time to take order and deliver food and drinks could sometimes be longer than 30mins for quite simple orders. Location is about 1k outside of Hikkaduwa which require short Tuktuk transportation but give a relaxed and quiet surrounding.

Well, our stay at the Riff Hikkaduwa ended as it started, with disappointment.We arrived at the airport and looked for our pre-booked transfer, we couldn’t see it. We then had to go and buy a local SIM card to call the hotel to ask where our driver was, only to be told that we hadn’t booked, we were then told they would get back to us ASAP - by this time (hot, sweaty and nearly an hour after landing), we just said could they sort a ride for us. We then had to go back through all our emails to find our booking and the hotel confirmation of said booking (the hotel should have done this). They then agreed that it was their error and covered the cost of the transfer. Didn’t really deal with the fact that instead of arriving calm and cool we were hot and sweaty and fed up after a three hour journey in a basic van.We finally arrived at the hotel and the location is perfect with beautiful views to the ocean. We then had a lovely lunch and all was good.However, there was more disappointment to come.the service was mediocre when meals ordered only certain items turned up, the food was inconsistent. We had a seafood platter that was practically inedible. Our final disappointment was on our final day, we needed to get to breakfast at 7am (the same time it is every day) to be ready for transport to the airport at 7.30. We were then told we couldn’t eat until 7.30. Hikkaduwa beach is stunning but unless the service is uplifted to 5 star standard I wouldn’t recommend this hotel.

It was an amazing surprise for a hotel that only opened 3 months ago. Gorgeous setting, well designed and impeccably styled. From the moment I walked in to leaving the every amenity was thought about. The food was incredibly good, especially the Sri Lankan curries. Oh and the Tea, delicious. Loved the special touch for the new year and departure gift. Really special. Excellent I will come back again and refer to friends for sure.

Well, our stay at the Riff Hikkaduwa ended as it started, with disappointment. We arrived at the airport and looked for our pre-booked transfer, we couldn’t see it. We then had to go and buy a local SIM card to call the hotel to ask where our driver was, only to be told that we hadn’t booked, we were then told they would get back to us ASAP - by this time (hot, sweaty and nearly an hour after landing), we just said could they sort a ride for us. We then had to go back through all our emails to find our booking and the hotel confirmation of said booking (the hotel should have done this). They then agreed that it was their error and covered the cost of the transfer. Didn’t really deal with the fact that instead of arriving calm and cool we were hot and sweaty and fed up after a three hour journey in a basic van. We finally arrived at the hotel and the location is perfect with beautiful views to the ocean. We then had a lovely lunch and all was good. However, there was more disappointment to come.the service was mediocre when meals ordered only certain items turned up, the food was inconsistent. We had a seafood platter that was practically inedible. Our final disappointment was on our final day, we needed to get to breakfast at 7am (the same time it is every day) to be ready for transport to the airport at 7.30. We were then told we couldn’t eat until 7.30. Hikkaduwa beach is stunning but unless the service is uplifted to 5 star standard I wouldn’t recommend this hotel.