Strandhotels in Aluthgama

'Ich mag keine Viersterner. Ich mag gemütliche, freundliche Plätze, die menscheln, die ruhig kleine Fehler haben dürfen, in denen ich mich aber so richtig zu Hause fühle (mein zu Hause hat auch kleine Fehler). Das La Luna ist ein netter Ort. Nach zwei Tagen haben mich alle mit Namen angesprochen, die Kellner haben mir den Kaffee aufs Zimmer nachgetragen und mir gezeigt, wie man Papardan frittiert, der Zimmer-Boy hat mir täglich selbst gepflückte Blumen gebracht und mit den Zimmernachbarn hat sich...

'Very relaxed, easy going place, great location, breezy view of estuary. It's a large room, nice furniture, bedding etc. Bar, very diversely stocked supermarket, resistant and coffee shop downstairs, means you have most things at your fingertips. Beach is 5-10min walk, as is boat hire, (all the fun craft available). I hired a kayak for an hour, very pleasant easy lagoon and estuary paddle.its a short walk from Aluthgama station. Bentota is over the bridge. '

'It was cleen and good staf. The wew over the river was whery nice'

'I stayed 4 nights and Riverbank Bentota and had a wonderful experience there. Although the hotel is slightly difficult to spot from the road, I didn't have trouble finding it. It is a short walk from the Aluthagama train station so great for people who are coming with the train from Colombo. The hotel is lovely and small so perfect for people who don't enjoy the huge crowds of tourists in some of the larger hotels. My room was very spacious and had a lovely high ceiling. It was also clean and...

'Firstly I have to say that I am totally unaccustomed to leaving negative reviews, but sadly I have to say "don't go" to this, no doubt once very classy, little boutique hotel. Before going any further it is worth mentioning that the staff (we only saw 3!) were lovely, extremely well meaning, and obliging. (We're guessing/deducing, severely let down by an absentee owner). Apart from the staff, the only other attribute was the superb position, overlooking and directly onto the river estuary....

'Essentially this is a serviced apartment and not a hotel or a resort. The rooms we were given was spacious with a sitting area, a fully equipped kitchenette, a dining area, a large TV and a Desktop [ who needs a desktop on a holiday?] The toiletries consisted of a sliver of a soap for 3 people!!! The property was managed by the driver [acting as a manager], with no front office / front desk. No passport details were obtained from us! Breakfast was eggs, toast, juice and and seasonal fruit...