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Normal hotel. Rested in many countries and mostly 5 * and all inclusive. Surprised by the negative reviews. We arrived from Kyiv at 3 am, drove to the hotel a little more than an hour. We bought a phone card at the airport (to the right of the central exit, where the guides meet). The Dialog card costs 1000 rupees, 850 immediately to the account. a call to a home number in Ukraine is 17 rupees, to a mobile 23. They checked into the room right away and provided breakfast (although the payment was from 12 noon). We lived in a bungalow on the 2nd floor. All plumbing worked, air conditioning and no roof leaked. The bungalows are pretty. Yes, the room is small, but why is the size here? Linen changed and room cleaned daily. True, if you don’t leave 100 rupees (they don’t even take 50) or a dollar, they won’t bring water to the room, although they are required to have 1 bottle per person. But they bring it on demand. There are no torn towels on the beach. Breakfast is the usual - eggs, pancakes, sausages, pineapple. banana and papaya. Didn't take lunch. Dinner is normal, but a lot of spicy and not everywhere they write. You pick up a whole plate, but there is nothing to eat. Sweet is always the same. Dinner was not great, but we didn't leave hungry. . Amazingly delicious crab with sauce! The territory is large and clean, the locals are constantly cleaning. Almost all Russians and Ukrainians and Germans. Almost all are elderly, young and almost no children. The staff only speaks English. In the evening there is nothing to do, there is no animation as such. Afternoon aqua aerobics water polo. The ocean is rough, but it is interesting to jump on the waves. Locals constantly stand behind the fence and offer something. Loaded of course, but not much. We went on excursions with a local guide Ratna (stands behind a fence on the beach). Normally, he speaks Russian well. But he began to become impudent and inflate prices. Bargain. I do not recommend traveling with Dana from some travel agency to the reception. Constantly transfers excursions and without warning about it. There were many dissatisfied. I also do not recommend traveling with Lelik, dishonorable. And a couple of times you can come to his restaurant on the beach. The prices are normal and after his meal the stomach had no pettensions. There was no acclimatization, they drank only bottled water and washed themselves with it. All fruits were first doused with boiling water. There were no health problems. You need to smear against the sun constantly and even under palm trees. The sun seems to be gentle, but then.... ! Our repellents do not help against their mosquitoes. Do not open the windows and balcony at night, mosquitoes will fly in. Should give a fumigator. Mosquitoes bit, but everything is in order, there is no malaria. You can go to the market nearby (through the railway crossing, fruit is cheaper there). Sri Lankans ask money everywhere, for any service, they don’t do anything just like that, in my opinion, they don’t even smile just like that. I didn’t like it very much, I don’t think these people are sincere. Although, perhaps, if such a life, then what remains to be done. They look at us stupidly, as if, sorry, "suckers with a wallet. " The only ones who liked it were a couple of shop near the hotel. Elderly man with glasses and his wife. (the second shop on the right, if you face the hotel) Very decent, they can sew anything you want to order. you can also order any souvenir from them (if you saw somewhere and did not have time to buy), they will bring and take a very small extra charge. In deep shock from trips on the roads. There are no traffic rules, no traffic lights! Conditionally go in one and the other direction. Who turns where he wants, you just need to signal. And against the background of this movement, the speed of 40 km / h seems just cosmically fast! And when you ride a tuk-tuk, there are no other thoughts in your head besides prayer! An accident occurred in front of our eyes, 10 meters away, but this is not surprising at all with such a ride. At the airport, they will first enlighten the bags and lightly search them. No one opens any bags and checks nothing! You can carry whatever you want freely. In general, I am satisfied with the rest. There are no complaints about the hotel, the main thing is that everything is very clean. Very beautiful beach, as in the photo. Chipmunks and herons run around the territory, a monkey lives on palm trees. The elephant Monica is often brought in. I was with a child of 11 years old, he really liked it. Go and you won't regret it! The locals said that Induruva is much worse. We went on an excursion with the Russians, they say that in their hotel (which one I didn’t ask) there is no electricity and water, the conder does not work, this is terrible! And here in good, clean, calm. Yes, it’s not glamorous, but glamor costs other money, you need to understand this. And if you are going to see the country and just relax, it is very suitable. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer