Nilaveli Beach Resort

The beach is the best we experienced in Sri Lanka. Soft white sand, warm, long shallow water, comfy, shady lounge chairs. Managing staff was very helpful and friendly.

The food and bar choices were not very good. I'd rather see them stick with traditional Sri Lankan food (which was better), than to try and impress with a huge menu.

Wonderful staff, super friendly and helpful, and very efficient and professional.We enjoyed a lovely room with a king bed, nice furnishings, great bathroom, and porch with a sea view. We could not have asked for more.John was amazing in the restaurant, delivering wonderful cocktails, dishes, and breakfasts. We really enjoyed our meals while watching the waves roll in along the beautiful beach.Very highly recommended!

What’s not to like.. amazing location with literally a private beach to ourselves as there are no other resorts nearby, incredible bungalow right on the beach front, a nice and clean swimming pool overlooking the beach, good quality, food, and excellent value, and very friendly staff all across the property

There is a large murder of crows on the property, which became pretty irritating after a couple of days.. nonstop growing and even stealing food from the plate plates. Not sure what can be done about it, but it seemed like they weren’t that bothered about it…

Beautiful location, nice big rooms and very helpful and friendly staff.

Food ok, but I expected a little more to it for a hotel like this

Very nice location on the beach, looks very beautiful and relaxed. Nice room. The stuff is very nice and the overall hotel and ambiance is nice as well. The also did a nice towel swabs for our honeymoon.

Didn’t have hot water even once during our 3 days stay. The food is just bad, it’s not tasty and does not fit visual description, the choose is poor as well. Went to other hotels to have a docent dinner. No TV in the room, no conditioner and the shampoo is very weird quality.

We were lucky to find this lovely boutique resort at Nilaveli. After some adventure time in Jaffna and Anuradhapura we were ready to chill out for a few days. The staff were outstanding, super friendly and keep the place in tip top shape. Big thanks especially to Sen! The rooms are meticulously clean (as is the entire property), and we we so well looked after. The staff checked in several times on my partner who was not feeling great and offered to arrange a visit to the doctor if needed. We loved it here and highly recommend!!

Amazing Lovely breakfast (especially on Sri Lankan new year). Ate at the restaurant 3 out of 5 nights. Has a lovely beach and loungers and a pool. Nice big bathroom. Staff were lovely.

It is located right in front of the beach, which is really really beautiful and enjoyable. The staff are very helpful, especially Channa in the restaurant who, even though he works long hours under great pressure, is so calm and helpful and does his best to accommodate every request and he always remembers the needs of each client

A very laid back hotel.We were often alone in the hotel but this was because it was off season.Inspite of being alone we were offered all the normal facilites and selection of food.

Perfect location on the best part of the Nilaveli Beach. Very well appointed rooms - especially a very comfy bed. Very pleasant staff. Good breakfast.

Food choices are limited ( specially for Vegetarians).

Staff and serviceResort layout

Lizards and cockroaches/cricket in roomPlastic on the beach

Apart from the above mentioned staff the rest were welcoming and were there for anything we needed and very polite. Very nicely kept rooms and grounds.

The beaches either side absolutely covered in litter and plastic bottles, such a shame and let the area down. The hotel beach was very clean. On our first night there we were the only 2 people in the resort which was a but weird and were made to feel a little uncomfortable by one if the waiters who dud nit speak or understand basic very simple English and had to revert to his colleague each time. Then continued to hover and stare throughout our dinner and breakfast rather than leave us to it. Tooo much attention and focus which made us a little ill at ease.

Very comfortable and clean rooms. Helpful and friendly staff. Quiet and peaceful location

You couldn’t walk along the beach very far and as we’re off season there wasn’t much to do

Good beach; Excellent breeze throughout the day

Poor quality room; very bad lighting

Top hotel at a wonderful beach, very nice wooden cottages, friendly staff and reliable service e.g. the airport transfer. On the way from Colombo to Nilaveli and Trincomalee You are passing jungle and national parks, having wild elephants on the road, an exciting experience also, even though it is a car ride by around 5 hours. Warmly recommended!

Location was good.

The bathroom was dirty, and the shower was rusted. The hair dryer didn't work. Food menu didn't have much items to choose from.

Very friendly staff, lovely beach, food was great and reasonably priced, room was very spacious and comfortable. A really lovely place to relax for a few days.

For the price, some of the smaller details in cleaning the bathroom were missed, there was some dirt on the tap by the sink, the glass for toothbrushes on the bathroom wall wasn't clean and there was some blue liquid on the tiles by the shower (it could have been cleaning product that wasn't removed). This wouldn't put me off staying here again though! The guy in charge of the restaurant called to my room to take my dinner order in advance, this wasn't a problem but it would be useful to let guests know about this system at check in and to leave a copy of the menu in the room so that they can read it in advance rather than having to decide on the spot.

Location, location, location, loved it. Small cozy resort. Rooms were good, clean. Very friendly staff .

Food was average, wished they offered more Sri Lankan options. Waiter was not able to communicate well.

Perfect place to spend a relaxing holiday at the beach. Beautiful, large, comfortable, and well equipped rooms, excellent service on all departments, beautiful beach, very good restaurant with varied menu. For breakfast (we always took Sri Lankan) and were offered different dishes for each of the three days we spent there. You are out of town and therefore will need transportation to go anywhere. This can be easily arranged through the hotel (that has also a private tuk-tuk), but honestly, apart from a lovely three hours tour of Trincomalee city, the only thing we really wanted was to enjoy the peace and beauty of the resort. Even with heavy rain it was wonderful to sit in the room's veranda.Tip: if you are an early riser you can watch the local fishermen in the process of retrieving the nets with the catch. Fascinating!

No people there. Really next to ocean. All great

Would be nice if staff clean more the beach.