Naomi Beach Resort - Adults Only

Расположение было превосходным: в тихой части пляжа, вдали от главной дороги Галле-Велигама. Хорошо меблированный, с балконом с видом на пляж и океан. Дружелюбный персонал - даже пришел найти нас, когда прямо перед столовой лежала черепаха. Столовая имеет потрясающий вид. Пляж тихий, с хорошим прибоем, естественными бассейнами для купания и черепахами, видимыми в море. Очень рекомендую.

Location is excellent for sea and surf (beware rocks to get out and back which is manageable on a short board but not easy on a long board) and lots of places to eat locally. The hotel is in lovely gardens with a great pool. A gate from the gardens lead you to the beach. Room 301 is spacious (stairs only in hotel) good sized bathroom, balcony with excellent sea views. Food great and all staff work hard and long hours to make everything work efficiently. They are all polite and cheerful and been a significant part of our stay.

Had a wonderful four days staying here, with a first floor balcony room looking out over the pool to the beach beyond. Bed was very comfortable and shower was great. Staff were quick to sort out a noisy air conditioning unit outside the adjacent room that disturbed our sleep one night. Breakfast was good but not as good as other similarly priced hotels we stayed at where we often also got a fruit smoothie. It would also be nice to receive a cafetière of tea each as the one provided only gave one and a half cups. But staff were always happy to provide more tea when asked. The only annoyance was the background piano music playing through speakers in the lobby, dining area and pool all the time. Whilst the intention is to create an ambience of refinement and luxury, I found volume too loud such that it became so annoying I had to ask them to turn it off or turn it down. They turned it down but it was returned to the same volume the following day so we tended to avoid the pool and visit the beach instead. Sun-beds are provided by the pool, but no sun-beds are provided on the beach in front of the hotel and you can’t swim directly in front of the hotel due to rocks/coral. But walk 50m to the left for a lovely area where you can swim and get fresh coconut, smoothies and food provided by a lovely lady called Dilini, who runs a stand on the beach called Banana Restaurant. Then as the day comes to an end, walk 50m the other direction from the hotel to sit outside one of the many beach bars (just small shacks selling soft drinks and cans from a cooler) watching surfers and maybe see the occasional turtle popping its head out of the water as the sun sets. Magical.

If location is everything, then this gorgeous place has it. Right next to an extraordinary beach - wild, powerful, magnificent - and easy access to Weligama and Mirissa. The hotel is small - 12 rooms, all ocean-facing. It is simple - no television, no room service (though we didn't actually try, and they're lovely people so they might have brought stuff to us if we'd wanted) - but we didn't need that anyway. Pool is great. Menu relatively limited but the food is great and reasonably good value. Staff are fantastic - polite, smiling and always happy to help. One thing - Room 301 was musty with an unpleasant smell. But the views from the top floor, where we were staying, were out of this world, truly. And ... great cocktails :-)