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9.0
Service:
9.0
Cleanliness:
9.0
Food:
9.0
Amenities:
7.0
We flew to Sri Lanka for the second time. Originally booked a room at The Long Beach Resort in Koggala. Upon arrival in Long Beach, it turned out that there would be free rooms only in 5-6 days! I will not describe a fascinating two-hour conversation with the hotel guide and the hotel manager))) As a result of the negotiations, we were sent to the Shinagawa Beach Hotel located in a place with the romantic name of Balapitiya.
Pros:
1. The hotel is new, opened at the end of 2013. (accordingly, all the furniture, beds, sun loungers and indeed everything is absolutely new).
2. The staff is well-trained, polite, does not ask for a tip, responds to requests and wishes.
3. The rooms are chic (there are 30 of them in total), equipped with the latest technology, touch panels everywhere, all rooms and even all bathrooms have ocean views))))
4. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, even under an umbrella on the beach.
5. Excellent breakfasts, as for Sri Lanka (there is something to compare with).
6.
I was pleasantly surprised by the bathrobes, slippers and all kinds of soapy-ryolny accessories, they even give shower caps, creams, scrubs, disposable toothbrushes and razors, etc. (I really don’t need all this, but my wife was very pleased)))
7. The territory is not large, well-groomed and wisely thought out, given the number of rooms and tourists - there is enough space for everyone.
8. Particularly pleased with the beautiful deserted beach and a very calm ocean, in short, a paradise for pensioners))))
Minuses:
The main disadvantage of this hotel is its location. Balapitiya is a village in which the tourism business is just emerging (this hotel is the first), I would even say it is born in pain))) All other disadvantages stem from the first:
1. The hotel is located at the end of a narrow village street, our bus couldn't even get there.
There is nowhere to walk in Balapitiya, to eat too, you will not find souvenirs and normal shops during the day with fire, except for the old Buddhist temple (by the way, I advise you to go in, there is a cool rector-guide) there is nothing to see. And it would be nice if it was a village, but there are no normal settlements nearby either. Of course you can go to Bentota or Hikkaduwa, but it's expensive and time consuming. In short, longing, "cold", hunger and devastation ...
2. Nutrition.
A) Very high prices in the hotel restaurant and bar.
Since initially we booked a completely different hotel, our plans for rest and food were different, so we only paid for breakfast (BB). Breakfast is outstanding, no doubt about it. But the rest of the food had to be paid at its own expense ...
Dinner (regular buffet, without alcohol) - 33 c. u. e. per person!
Orange fresh - 750 rupees (+ also %)
A bottle of beer is 650 rupees.
A serving of french fries - 1000 rupees.
Other prices are the same...
B) There are no cafes, bars, restaurants near the hotel.
Local beachboys (about them a little lower) are taken to one single eatery at the guesthouse, about five kilometers from the hotel. There is a halabudka right on the sand, dogs sit under the tables, they cook tasteless, the prices are the same as in Bentota restaurants, I can only say one good thing - we didn’t get poisoned. Tuk-tuk back and forth 300-400 rupees, if you bargain well.
If you leave the hotel and turn right into the street, then there will be a guesthouse about a hundred meters away (next to the Ayurveda sign). You can arrange dinner/lunch with the hostess. I won’t say that it’s overeating, but if it’s too tight, you can have a bite to eat. Negotiate the price immediately! ! !
3. Beachboys.
Balaputs from nearby shacks got down from the palm trees and rushed headlong into the abyss of the "big" tourism business))) Enterprising Sri Lankan guys are sincerely sure that stupid tourists are obliged to overpay for everything three times more ...while they have little idea of HOW to earn money, compensating for this with arrogance and enthusiasm .
We have come across two closely:
Pial is an eternally smoky local "mafia"))) Offers tourists drugs on the beach, up to heroin! ! ! He forced the hostess of the guesthouse to include his kickback in the cost of meals (to double the price). I categorically do not advise you to go shopping with him or order anything - you will overpay a lot.
Kumar - roofs tukers that carry tourists to the local "restaurant", steams fruits from his own garden. He will bring not what you ordered, but what he has, he will take you not to where you need, but to where he has a rollback. An incredibly obsessive type, contact him once, he will guard under the hotel for days.
Conclusion:
If you want a relaxing quiet holiday, pay for breakfast + dinner and you are not embarrassed by the remoteness from tourist centers - this hotel is for you!
Pros:
1. The hotel is new, opened at the end of 2013. (accordingly, all the furniture, beds, sun loungers and indeed everything is absolutely new).
2. The staff is well-trained, polite, does not ask for a tip, responds to requests and wishes.
3. The rooms are chic (there are 30 of them in total), equipped with the latest technology, touch panels everywhere, all rooms and even all bathrooms have ocean views))))
4. Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, even under an umbrella on the beach.
5. Excellent breakfasts, as for Sri Lanka (there is something to compare with).
6.
I was pleasantly surprised by the bathrobes, slippers and all kinds of soapy-ryolny accessories, they even give shower caps, creams, scrubs, disposable toothbrushes and razors, etc. (I really don’t need all this, but my wife was very pleased)))
7. The territory is not large, well-groomed and wisely thought out, given the number of rooms and tourists - there is enough space for everyone.
8. Particularly pleased with the beautiful deserted beach and a very calm ocean, in short, a paradise for pensioners))))
Minuses:
The main disadvantage of this hotel is its location. Balapitiya is a village in which the tourism business is just emerging (this hotel is the first), I would even say it is born in pain))) All other disadvantages stem from the first:
1. The hotel is located at the end of a narrow village street, our bus couldn't even get there.
There is nowhere to walk in Balapitiya, to eat too, you will not find souvenirs and normal shops during the day with fire, except for the old Buddhist temple (by the way, I advise you to go in, there is a cool rector-guide) there is nothing to see. And it would be nice if it was a village, but there are no normal settlements nearby either. Of course you can go to Bentota or Hikkaduwa, but it's expensive and time consuming. In short, longing, "cold", hunger and devastation ...
2. Nutrition.
A) Very high prices in the hotel restaurant and bar.
Since initially we booked a completely different hotel, our plans for rest and food were different, so we only paid for breakfast (BB). Breakfast is outstanding, no doubt about it. But the rest of the food had to be paid at its own expense ...
Dinner (regular buffet, without alcohol) - 33 c. u. e. per person!
Orange fresh - 750 rupees (+ also %)
A bottle of beer is 650 rupees.
A serving of french fries - 1000 rupees.
Other prices are the same...
B) There are no cafes, bars, restaurants near the hotel.
Local beachboys (about them a little lower) are taken to one single eatery at the guesthouse, about five kilometers from the hotel. There is a halabudka right on the sand, dogs sit under the tables, they cook tasteless, the prices are the same as in Bentota restaurants, I can only say one good thing - we didn’t get poisoned. Tuk-tuk back and forth 300-400 rupees, if you bargain well.
If you leave the hotel and turn right into the street, then there will be a guesthouse about a hundred meters away (next to the Ayurveda sign). You can arrange dinner/lunch with the hostess. I won’t say that it’s overeating, but if it’s too tight, you can have a bite to eat. Negotiate the price immediately! ! !
3. Beachboys.
Balaputs from nearby shacks got down from the palm trees and rushed headlong into the abyss of the "big" tourism business))) Enterprising Sri Lankan guys are sincerely sure that stupid tourists are obliged to overpay for everything three times more ...while they have little idea of HOW to earn money, compensating for this with arrogance and enthusiasm .
We have come across two closely:
Pial is an eternally smoky local "mafia"))) Offers tourists drugs on the beach, up to heroin! ! ! He forced the hostess of the guesthouse to include his kickback in the cost of meals (to double the price). I categorically do not advise you to go shopping with him or order anything - you will overpay a lot.
Kumar - roofs tukers that carry tourists to the local "restaurant", steams fruits from his own garden. He will bring not what you ordered, but what he has, he will take you not to where you need, but to where he has a rollback. An incredibly obsessive type, contact him once, he will guard under the hotel for days.
Conclusion:
If you want a relaxing quiet holiday, pay for breakfast + dinner and you are not embarrassed by the remoteness from tourist centers - this hotel is for you!
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