Arugambay Surf and Sand Hotel

This is likely the best resort in Nilaveli. It is truly beach front. The rooms were spacious with a large comfortable bed. Lovely pool and grounds. A good restaurant and bar with reasonable prices. Helpful and friendly staff. We enjoyed drinks and meals at tables on the beach. We chose Nilaveli for its magnificent beach with few people around. A visit to Upuveli confirmed our choice!

Nothing really.

Great stay! The room was clean and comfortable with good equipment. The Wi-Fi was fast and reliable, and the breakfast was tasty and well-prepared. Would definitely recommend it!

Super stay here .. amazing people running the Hotel .. breakfast was home cooked and great! .. location 5 mins from the beach and so much nicer being just on the edge of the main town .. Great value for money accommodation .. comes highly recommended!

The location

The only problem in 3 weeks was at this place! This place is overpriced and not clean. The owner is the worst, lying about not being able to change the dates and not receiving my request from Booking.comHe was avoiding us the whole time.Until there was a cockroach in our room, he got uncomfortable and wanted to finally help us to change our stay. At that time I could see on his phone that he was receiving all my requests from booking.comHe promised me he would help us the day after and again he was lying.I don’t know how he gets the reviews online, but I assume it’s all fake.

Hotel manager was amazing. He arranged for us a different tasty breakfast every day and made sure that it included Gluten Free optionsHe also helped arrange tours and made sure that when we paid for something it was at a good price Good location

Very poor WIFIHot water stream was poor but as we mainly showered during the day it was ok to shower with a cold streamWe had some issues with our rooms (manager helped fix them)

Really nice Place to stay with comfortable an clean rooms with balcony. Quiet at night and a lot of plants, but still close to everything you need, just a short walk to the beach. I loved the food there, especially the breakfast which was different everyday and big portions! I felt very safe and the owner and staff are amazing people! They helped me with a lot of things. I totally recommend staying here, also good for long sta

Comfortable bed, very big bathroom, good AC, with balcony. The room has everything I needed and was clean. It's very quiet, no noise from the street in the room, but still located at the main street and close to the beach, just a short walk! The hotel has a restaurant so it's possible to eat breakfast, lunch and dinner there. The breakfast is amazing, I especially like that I got a different breakfast every day and the portions are big. The staff is very nice. The owner is very kind and helped me with everything, I felt home here and ended up staying for a long time. I totally recommend this hotel, for short or long stays.

Comfiest bed I’ve had in Sri Lanka. Good breakfast different meal each morning. Good value

Comfortable rooms and good value for money. The owner is very helpful. He took the time to install a new socket in my room as I didn't have a travel adapter! Perfect location right beside the beach. The breakfast was nice too ?

Truly a wonderful place and a gem in Arugam bay! Surf & Sand felt like a home away from home for us. The room was spacious and clean, AC working well, quiet at night and the best thing was the cooking- we got a different breakfast set every day and we ordered dinner several times as well as it was delicious - best (and by far the biggest!) plate of Kottu we had in Sri Lanka. The host family helped us with everything we needed like taxi service for a great price. The location is perfect, a walking distance to the beach, restaurants cafes and shops. Thanks for everything, we had a blast and would come back in the blink of an eye!

Quiet place, has AC and a comfortable bathroom, clean and nice, probably the best value for money I’ve had in arugam bayThe host was very helpful, even about things that he was not obliged to

The staff were friendly and helpful

Small rooms but still good location

Great breakfast every morning. The owner was great and there's ac in the room

The staffs are very friendly and helpful. Room is clean and breakfasts are delicious.

It’s was a very nice hotel that included amazing breakfast. The owner was kind and helpful and the rest of the staff as well. The hotel is located in the calmer side of Arugam Bay which was great for a good night sleep. :) We stayed in a double bed bedroom which had everything we needed.

Located on the main street, large room, comfortable bed, owner was very helpful with requests, breakfast was delicious.Owner recommended a surf instructor when we arrived and booked it for the following morning - would highly recommend Fais, we had a great morning surfing

As the property is on the main street it can be loud with live music.

Rooms were basic but clean and beds comfortable!

Disappointing!

No manager on site, nobody to assist with checking in or out. No bill given for cash payment.

Tasty breakfast and very good location, friendly owner and I especially appreciated having a refrigerator in my room ☺️

Everything was Ok

The owner is super nice, the place is located in arugam bay with around 10 minutes walk to everywhere you want but still you don't have the noise from all the parties around.Room was big and spacious and include an AC.The owner can also include some tours around which was great and helped with everything I needed