We had a family vacation in this hotel at the end of March-beginning of April 2018. The ticket was taken from the tour operator Elita Travel Club.
Flight: The flight was Moscow-Sharjah-Colombo from the low-cost airline Air Arabia. Food is provided on board the aircraft for a fee, but you can take food and water with you on the plane. The flight lasted 11 hours with a transfer.
Permission to enter Sri Lanka was ordered online on the website of the Government of Sri Lanka. It cost $5 less per person than upon arrival at the airport. Children under 12 years of age receive a permit free of charge.
Upon arrival, we were met by a representative of the tour operator, we exchanged dollars at the rate of 154.4 rupees per dollar, bought a local tourist SIM card from Dialog for 1350 rupees. We reached the hotel in 2.5 hours by highway with one stop in a comfortable car (the way back from the hotel to the airport took 1.5 hours).
Hotel: We arrived at the hotel at seven in the morning. Check-in at this hotel takes place at two o'clock in the afternoon. They gave a pack of cigarettes and a chocolate bar "Alenka" at the reception, and at 9.45 our room on the first floor overlooking the ocean was ready. The room itself is frankly shabby and requires immediate repair, some lighting lamps did not turn on, handles, locks, hecks were covered with a greenish coating from moisture, the room was constantly damp. For 10 days the bed was not changed, and the quality of cleaning and the number of towels per person did not depend on the number of tips (sometimes they left a full set of towels, and sometimes one towel for three people. Usually one hundred rupees and five cigarettes were left for the cleaner. However, to the data conditions and features of this hotel we were ready.
Beach and Ocean: The ocean is very beautiful and powerful. It crosses out all the minuses of the hotel. There was always a wave and red flags, but you can swim if you go into the ocean between the waves and not be afraid. The beach is municipal and a little cluttered with quicksand and various debris from the ocean and tourists. The sun is very hot, so sunscreen with an SPF of at least 50 is essential.
Meals: We only took breakfast. The food is monotonous, but you can always choose what you can eat. Minus the food - the Chinese. They come in an organized manner, sweep away all the food in an organized manner, and leave in the same organized manner. So after this raid for another half an hour, the spacings can stand empty.
The first thing that catches your eye when you go out to the beach will not be the ocean and clean sand, but the arrogant face of the scourge of battle, which will immediately begin to impose on you various excursions, shrimp, fruits, and your own tuk-tuk for trips. After reading laudatory reviews about Jiminy, they contacted him before arriving in Sri Lanka and were very sorry. Intrusive, believes that from the locals you should communicate only with him. Doesn't keep promises. Having ordered shrimp and beer from him, they did not wait for anything, although he regularly took the money. When vparivanie two-day tour promised to visit a lot of interesting places. In fact, we went with a guide who couldn’t even connect two words in Russian, and we never visited half of the promised places. The guide all the time referred to the lack of time and the fact that we were not promised a visit to these places. Would highly recommend Jiminy and his team. It is better to chat with several beach-boys upon arrival and choose the option that suits you. Since until the moment you book an excursion with them, they will try to attract you with low prices for tuk-tuk trips, shrimp, etc.
I wish you a pleasant stay in this hotel!
Flight: The flight was Moscow-Sharjah-Colombo from the low-cost airline Air Arabia. Food is provided on board the aircraft for a fee, but you can take food and water with you on the plane. The flight lasted 11 hours with a transfer.
Permission to enter Sri Lanka was ordered online on the website of the Government of Sri Lanka. It cost $5 less per person than upon arrival at the airport. Children under 12 years of age receive a permit free of charge.
Upon arrival, we were met by a representative of the tour operator, we exchanged dollars at the rate of 154.4 rupees per dollar, bought a local tourist SIM card from Dialog for 1350 rupees. We reached the hotel in 2.5 hours by highway with one stop in a comfortable car (the way back from the hotel to the airport took 1.5 hours).
Hotel: We arrived at the hotel at seven in the morning. Check-in at this hotel takes place at two o'clock in the afternoon. They gave a pack of cigarettes and a chocolate bar "Alenka" at the reception, and at 9.45 our room on the first floor overlooking the ocean was ready. The room itself is frankly shabby and requires immediate repair, some lighting lamps did not turn on, handles, locks, hecks were covered with a greenish coating from moisture, the room was constantly damp. For 10 days the bed was not changed, and the quality of cleaning and the number of towels per person did not depend on the number of tips (sometimes they left a full set of towels, and sometimes one towel for three people. Usually one hundred rupees and five cigarettes were left for the cleaner. However, to the data conditions and features of this hotel we were ready.
Beach and Ocean: The ocean is very beautiful and powerful. It crosses out all the minuses of the hotel. There was always a wave and red flags, but you can swim if you go into the ocean between the waves and not be afraid. The beach is municipal and a little cluttered with quicksand and various debris from the ocean and tourists. The sun is very hot, so sunscreen with an SPF of at least 50 is essential.
Meals: We only took breakfast. The food is monotonous, but you can always choose what you can eat. Minus the food - the Chinese. They come in an organized manner, sweep away all the food in an organized manner, and leave in the same organized manner. So after this raid for another half an hour, the spacings can stand empty.
The first thing that catches your eye when you go out to the beach will not be the ocean and clean sand, but the arrogant face of the scourge of battle, which will immediately begin to impose on you various excursions, shrimp, fruits, and your own tuk-tuk for trips. After reading laudatory reviews about Jiminy, they contacted him before arriving in Sri Lanka and were very sorry. Intrusive, believes that from the locals you should communicate only with him. Doesn't keep promises. Having ordered shrimp and beer from him, they did not wait for anything, although he regularly took the money. When vparivanie two-day tour promised to visit a lot of interesting places. In fact, we went with a guide who couldn’t even connect two words in Russian, and we never visited half of the promised places. The guide all the time referred to the lack of time and the fact that we were not promised a visit to these places. Would highly recommend Jiminy and his team. It is better to chat with several beach-boys upon arrival and choose the option that suits you. Since until the moment you book an excursion with them, they will try to attract you with low prices for tuk-tuk trips, shrimp, etc.
I wish you a pleasant stay in this hotel!
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