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Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa

3.5 star property

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Ocean View Suite | Balcony view
Building design
Lobby sitting area
Restaurant
2 outdoor pools, sun loungers

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Pool
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning
  • 24/7 front desk

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Kahadamodara Road, Kalametiya, SP, 82120
  • Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Turtle Watch Rekawa
    ‪25 min drive‬
  • Tangalle Beach
    ‪32 min drive‬

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Two Bedrooms Apartment with Garden View | Balcony

Two Bedrooms Apartment with Garden View

  • 1076 sq ft
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

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One Bedroom Apartment With Garden View And Patio | Living area

One Bedroom Apartment With Garden View And Patio

  • 700 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

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Ocean View Suite | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Ocean View Suite

  • Ocean view
  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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One Bedrooms Apartment With Garden View and Veranda | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

One Bedrooms Apartment With Garden View and Veranda

  • 646 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

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Partial Ocean View Room | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Partial Ocean View Room

  • Partial ocean view
  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Garden View Room | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Garden View Room

  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Oceanfront View Room | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Oceanfront View Room

  • Ocean view
  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Partial Ocean View Suite | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Partial Ocean View Suite

  • Partial ocean view
  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa

3.5-star Kalametiya hotel with private patios
Spend the day on Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa's beach or relax by one of the hotel's 2 outdoor swimming pools.
Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to furnished patios. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. This Kalametiya hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and minibars. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa features 2 outdoor swimming pools and a children's pool. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This beach hotel also offers spa services, a terrace, and tour/ticket assistance. For a surcharge, an airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is offered to guests. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa is a smoke-free property.

Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage
  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 100 per vehicle (one-way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards
Property Registration Number PV103328

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

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Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 41 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hernan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service is impeccable, from arrival, to drinks at the beach to breakfast. The property appears to be relatively new, the rooms are spacious and so are the bathrooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jaini

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The perfect retreat to relax for a few days. The staff were helpful and the food was delicious. There’s also a great restaurant opposite the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Checked out early as not great & no refund

The resort is nice and wonderful view of the pool, but the feel of it wasnt for us and tje wifi being terrible meantnww ciuldbt stsy are we needed to be able to do some onojne work. When we asked to check out 1 night early from our 3 night stay they said they would try to resell the room to refund it bacl it us but they never did. The resort being remotely managed means the onsite staff cantaoe aby decisions.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Dalia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent!

Lovely stay, lovely staff and great food. The hotel is away from the main Tangalle town, but we enjoyed that. rooms are roomy and nicely designed and furnished. Food was great and our overall experience was that we will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Modern hotel with nice decor, the sea view room was more of a ‘partial sea view’ as the room was on the ground floor behind a big green hedge. Not worth the price I paid. The ocean is too rough to swim in but the pool is nice. The Srilankan breakfast is good but the lunch and dinner options could definitely be improved. Overall I think it’s overpriced for what it is.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning setting with beautiful architecture. A perfect escape.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the peace and quiet. Wish I'd stayed there longer
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Loved architecture, design, build, quality of build and products. Location on the beach is wonderful. Really beautiful. Manager and Receptionist speak great English and do wish to be helpful. Juices are really superb. Middle of nowhere down multiple dirt tracks, 30 minutes from Tangalle, food is in my opinion dreadful and I preferred not to eat and drink a juice. Heavily loaded with salt and cook has no idea how to cook basic western food. Multiple electricity issues with no aircon, WiFi or electricity in my room over days. I was DOWNGRADED from whst I had paid despite manager saying he would find same class room - he gave them all to new customers arriving that day. Room I was allocated was dirty with footprints, toothpaste splash all around top that sink sits on, sun lotion splash all over patio area. Couldn’t wait to leave
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gilad, Tel Aviv

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
From the moment we came we felt so welcomed, the staff here like a small family. The rooms are amazing. The place is a bit isolated but don’t worry you have here everything, the food in the restaurant is absolutely wow. If you want a place to relax and enjoy a few days this is the perfect place, I am fully recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Aurore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Splendide

Dernier pour notre périple au Sri Lanka. Pas de regret d’avoir choisit cette hôtel. Le personnel est au petit soin. La piscine et la plage rendent le lieu magique. Nous vous profiter avec la fille des massages dont je recommande vivement. Nous y avons très bien mangé, choix avec menu traditionnel ou plus occidental.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Per H.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ursula

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Wir waren 6 Nächte dort, haben dann aber auf 5 Nächte verkürzt. Essen war mega lecker, Personal außerordentlich freundlich. Zustand des Hotels ist gepflegt und wird auch in Stand gehalten. Die Lage ist sehr einsam. Es gibts nichts Drumherum. Außer sehr viele frei laufende Hunde. Man musste ständig aufpassen, um nicht von irgendeinem Hund angesprungen zu werden. Besonders schlimm war der Hotelhund. Das war auch ein Grund unserer früheren Abreise. Für zwei Nächte sehr empfehlenswert, mehr sollte man sich dann sehr gut überlegen,
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ignacio

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
La estancia en Lankavatara fue espectacular. El hotel se encuentra en medio de una playa virgen rodeada de naturaleza. El servicio de todo el stuff fue simplemente excepcional, son la esencia de este hotel. En especial nuestro camarero Malshan se encargó de que todo fuese perfecto. Nos hicieron una cena romántica en la playa sin coste extra, nos llevaban las bebidas a la hamaca, siempre con mucha servicialidad. Suelen tener este tipo de detalles. Las habitaciones muy modernas y bien equipadas. SIn duda el mejor hotel de todos los que estuvimos. Comida muy rica, todos los platos están adaptados a los gustos occidentales, a penas pican. El chef es todo un maestro. Sin duda un espacio para relajarte, disfrutar y dejarte llevar. Los precios de la carta y del spa eran moderados para el bolsillo europeo, Se puede ver el menu en su web.

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Un séjour 10/10

Un séjour parfait ! Un hôtel intimiste avec une grande et belle plage, le personnel au petit soin, le spa était super je ne peux que recommander
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Franz

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super schönes Strand Hotel. Ideal zum abschalten. Gutes essen, netter Service nur leider etwas langsam. Sonst alles Top.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

LAURENT

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bien pour une ou deux nuits.

Chambre panoramique au premier étage spacieuse, très agréable avec grand balcon vue mer. Il n'y a pas de TV mais le wifi est bon. Arrivée en fin d'après midi. L'hôtel n'est pas très facile à trouver (petite inscription sur le mur à gauche de la route). Je n'ai pas trouvé le personnel particulièrement chaleureux et nos échanges ont été limités au strict nécessaire. Séjour de deux nuits. Premier diner pris au restaurant en face et le deuxième au restaurant de l'hôtel. Malgré une pré-réservation à 17 heures 30 pas de possibilité d'avoir une langouste 350g. Les repas pris avec mon guide et mon chauffeur étaient bons mais chers, sauf les desserts qui étaient moyens. Mon chauffeur et mon guide ont estimé que leurs plats de noddles étaient bons mais pas assez copieux pour le prix.Le petit déjeuner traditionnel est correct mais j'ai été surpris par le plat très chaud qui est servi dans un grand bol à la fin (peut être du riz au lait ?). L'hôtel est très isolé, la plage est propre mais la mer est très dangereuse. Il n'est pas possible de se baigner dans la mer.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Christoph, München

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Staff & service
Im Hotel angekommen wurden wir von niemandem Begrüßt, was wahrscheinlich an unseren Rucksäcken lag. Wir « Pöbel » kamen ja schließlich mit dem TukTuk und nicht mit einem privaten Fahrer. Allgemein könnte die Anlage wunderschön seien, jedoch laufen überall wilde Hunde umher, welche vom Hotelpersonal ignoriert werden. Die Hunde folgen einem überall hin in der Hoffnung etwas zu essen zu bekommen. Am Pool oder Strand eine Kleinigkeit essen? Unmöglich. Neben den Hunden ist der Service das wohl größte Problem. Komplett untrainiertes Personal, was hochnäsig über allem steht. Um ein paar Beispiele zu nennen: Die Hunde? Egal ob man Angst davor hat oder nicht, die sind halt da. Das Sri Lanka Frühstück? Gibt es nur, wenn man es am Vortag bestellt. Doof nur, dass einem das keiner sagt. Die Cocktails sind geschmacklich nicht gut, viel zu viel Wasser. Kokosnüsse gibt’s hier nicht. Tipp: Im Hotel neben an gibt es welche zu kaufen :) Die kaputte Klimaanlage habe ich noch gar nicht erwähnt. Als ich Bescheid gab, hieß es, sie wird repariert. Irgendjemand hat dann auch gegen halb 12 nachts etwas repariert,nur leider nicht unsere Klimaanlage. Falls ihr Pech habt und eure Klima auch nicht geht (oder fließend Wasser - fällt regelmässig aus) so dürft ihr auf keinen Fall die Türe offen lassen! Sonst kommendie Hunde sofort zu euch in’s Zimmer. Im Meer könnt ihr nicht baden, Lebensgefahr aufgrund von Strömungen! Das Abendessen ist geschmack. langweilig. Kühles weit vorher bestellten, sonst lauwarm.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Établissement magnifique au bord de la mer ... Chambres très propres , personnel disponible tout en étant discret. Restauration correcte mais un peu chère (vous trouverez néanmoins de quoi vous restaurer pour moins cher et très bon juste en traversant la route 😉). Établissement idéal pour un moment de "farniente" en fin de séjour.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really loved that hotel. The staff was kind, friendly and passionate. Some did not speak well english but they try and go fetch some help if they can’t help and want to learn. The food was good. Price in the range of new sri lanka (were everything is about 1000 rp) the room was clean, big and comfy. Only thing is the wave are too strong and it is difficult to swim in the ocean and it is not recommended.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Picard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Voyage en couple

Que du bonheur
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020