Beautiful property and grounds, but has started to show wear and tear, which is a shame - because it really is a lovely hotel. Private View from my room was a blind wall, while there was a good view of the lush garden from entrace door. The issue is, opening the curtains to get this garden view will limit your room privacy. So not very practical in design. Rooms are quite spacious however. Ordered ala carte meals, and their service could improve in terms of time and also getting the order-notes correct. They had twiced missed the very simple instructions/ requests I had made. Food could improve in taste too, for the price they charge. The next-door-Jetwing Lagoon offer better meals at a better price. Staff were friendly, decent and welcoming. Overall, can recommend and may return myself, but with hesitations.

I traveled from Canada July 26, 2021 and booked this hotel for only two days but ended up staying for 2 weeks and would like to mention as to why this hotel is so special to me. The staff members at this hotel were so helpful, polite, courteous and friendly. I was given a beautiful, large clean bedroom. I must say that I had not stayed in any hotel that had such a large room and an en suite. I was very pleased. Its a lovely and peaceful hotel to relax away from the busy city. Arie Lagoon is a beautiful villa type hotel in a beautiful setting with gardens that has lovely rooms with private verandas, the view of the lagoon from the restaurant area is spectacular, It has a large clean pool close to the lagoon and another close to the reception area. Many other amnesties as well. There is a play area for kids as well. The property is immaculately maintained I must say even during this pandemic.One of the best hotels that i have been to and I recommend this hotel to anyone that would like to visit Sri Lanka. You will never be disappointed.The food is amazing. There was a sea food buffet that I enjoyed which had many kind of variety that was delicious.

A modern beautiful and well run hotel. big rooms. friendly people. Only downside is that the location is half an hour by tuk tuk from all else in Negombo.

Simply perfect

Such nice people, and the resort looks beautiful. A few

Incredibly kind people in a beautiful setting. 10 min tuk tuk from frenzied but very cool Notembo. Sri Lanka is an amazing place....

We really enjoyed out stay at Arie Lagoon. The hotel grounds were very tranquil and peaceful. All of the staff were extremely friendly to us during our entire stay. Even even came back to a crocodile and elephant towel figures in our room! The hotel is in a small village so it’s quiet nearby if you are looking for a relaxing holiday. The only negative experience was when we checked out of the hotel and asked for a tuk tuk to drop us in Negombo beach front. The manager or reception staff ( we are not sure) asked the tuk tuk drivers across the road for a price which offered a price 4 times higher than the actual as we checked through uber. We did say that’s unreal and instead of the hotel staff helping us, they just went back inside without apologising or offering another transport. We ended up finding our own tuk-tuk for the real price and of course tipped our driver. It was just unpleasant to be lied to just because we are tourists. Apart from that everything else really was excellent!

Good location. Nice lagoon view. Food is OK. Friendly staff. Rooms are OK. Mosquitos and lizards are everywhere. Had to change rooms because of lizards.

I did enjoy my stay at arie lagoon And staff were friendly and courteous, special thanks to Tharindu the front office manger was very helpful and made my stay extra special hope to visit again

The rooms were spacious, plenty of amenities for the whole family, the pools were quite pleasant and gardens were beautifully maintained. The food options were superb for breakfast.

Memories of the wonderful and perfect stay will remain a lifetime.

The set up by the pool is great. Lounge in the water, and right by the bar and restaurant. The spa is an extra luxury, get a massage right there

Arie Lagoon welcomed us with a comfortable transfer from the airport. Initially when we arrived there all staff were welcoming with lovely comfortable and spacious rooms. First day went by with no issues. However we had been given the wrong room and did not complain as this appeared to be their choice. On our second and final night we were asked to pay a substantial amount and/or move room due to a staff error placing us in room which caused a large convenience and put a damper on our stay. Pool area was lovely with suitable sun loungers, attentive waiting staff and good choice of local and western food. Rooms were tidy and clean. Spa available which one of us used for a massage which is recommended. There was also a small gym area. We would stay again. Laitha (sorry wrong spellings) and Sengena were very good.

Service is good. Room floor is not nice.

We found termites in the bathroom. And the service is very slow. Bed linens were in very poor quality. However their food is good!

Great place abd very friendly staff Beautiful swimmingpool

A nice enough hotel but the pool was not clean. This may not be typical since we were visiting in the weeks after the bombings and there were very few tourists around.

Helpful and friendly staff, quite place, and there is a private pool

Probably one of the best resort experience I had. The staff is extremely kind and helpful. They accommodated to our requests very fast and went out of their way to make our stay a memorable one. We will definitely come back.

What a disappointment!! From the start of the booking it was just an unhappy place! Hotel is beautiful and the location is fabulous but the staff at reception and at the resturent need training how to treat customers. We had a late booking and the guy at the reception made it very difficult for us. Breakfast is very basic! I mean very very basic for a 4 star hotel. Who gave the rating!

staff are inexperienced and food selesction is ok but the hotel itself has an amazing setting and very well kept and decorated

Really nice hotel, we stayed during 'Wet' season, so it was pretty empty. only used it to be close to the airport for an early flight the next day. not as close to the airport as we had thought, and being on the sea-side of the lagoon makes driving to and from a hassle if there is traffic, especially by the local fish market. still a very nice hotel, friendly enough staff, and did the job.

Hotel beautiful grounds and room clean pool great but food was mediocre at restaurant and hotel location is remote so need car or taxi to go elsewhere

This place has the ability to be a very charming resort. The hotel info said there were multiple restaurants and a wine bar at the resort, but there was only 1 restaurant. You could see the building where the rest were supposed to be but they were not being used. Our room was very nice, felt clean, aside from half the glasses being dirty every day and many bugs in the room. The pool and view were great, the decking surrounding the pool in need of repair. We did not see many other guests staying at the resort, but with a little fine tuning this place could be really great. The food was delicious.

I was a bit hesitant to book this hotel as it’s only a few months old, but the early reviews were very positive and I wanted someplace quiet for a couple of days in between two busier stops on my holiday. I’m so glad I did! This hotel is super calm and peaceful. The buildings are low and spread out on the property, so there are a lot of open spaces. The pool is large and there is ample space to not have your lounger on top of your neighbor’s. Every single staff member was so friendly, helpful, and accommodating. Upon checking in (which was super speedy), I realized there was a problem with my bathroom window. As soon as I mentioned it to Anuradha (awesome manager!), she set out to find a solution. Turns out the window couldn’t be fixed quickly, so I was upgraded to an even bigger room before I could finish saying thank you. Two notes—as others have mentioned, definitely bring bug spray. You’re between two bodies of water after all! But it was also very breezy when I was here, so I managed to escape most of the mosquitoes.