Saman Villas, Bentota

Absolutely first class stay- everything was great

Lovely place. Beautiful setting. Thoughtfully and tastefully done. However we had booked a villa wth a private pool. What we didn't realise was that the villas were two story and so although the pool was 'private' in that we had exclusive access there was no privacy. The people upstairs when they were on their balcony were close enough that we could have had a conversation with them from the pool. For half the price we paid that would have been excusable but at £500 per night B and B it was not value for money. Also would have appreciated tea/coffee facilities in the room. We were entitled to one delivered free each day but for some reason this was only before 12 midday otherwise we had to pay.

Saman Villa is very well situated as you have long stretches of beach towards the north and south of the hotel for you to walk on The suite that we were in had spectacular view of the northern beach. We could see the lighthouse and Bentota town in the distance. There was a beautiful terrace where we had breakfast on the first morning. Service was impeccable as staff was friendly and helpful. They look after all of our needs. The bed was very comfortable and we simply loved the open shower and the huge bath tub in the en-suite washroom. We only had breakfast at the hotel restaurant and we would highly recommend the Sri Lankan special where we had authentic Sri Lanka cuisine such as the porridge which you take with palm sugar and the egg hoppers. Service was impeccable from the FnB team as they are very friendly and efficient. Overall, we had a wonderful time during our stay there and will definitely recommend everyone to stay here. Ask for Indika for your guide; he arranges very interesting day trips for you during your stay.

it was wonderful but there are always lizard in and around our room.