Randiya Sea View Hotel

Twin room was excellent for my family.

Parking space was not adequate although I was provided with a slot.

Disappointing

Wasn't expecting the electricity to go out! My room wasn't ready even though I was there much later than check in time. Wifi was on and off. Rooms were basic. Good location though and it was recommended so may be I was just a bit unlucky!

I booked single occupancy but was happy to see I was put in a triple room. The room is spacious but crowded. Luckily for me, I had abit of an ocean view. The pool was nice but just very awkwardly placed. It’s literally in front of the hotel at the reception driveway and people walking on the road or eating in the restaurant can watch you. The reception staff ladies were polite and accommodating. Balcony was lovely to enjoy morning coffee It’s literally right opposite the beach entrance and lovely cafes and souvenir shops. It’s close to almost everything especially coconut tree hill

Upon arriving, I had such a long day and wanted to have a nice cup of coffee, I was about to fill the kettle with water when I found a teabag and some old tea INSIDE the kettle which was so off putting. The bathroom hot water has mood swings - sometimes you have it, sometimes you don’t. The housekeeping staff make a lots of noise in the stairway so if your room is located there, it’s annoying. Lots of mould on the bathroom wall also

The pool was amazing, very warm and clean. The hotel was in a great location and right by the beach. The staff were very friendly and helpful with our bags/luggage. The restaurant food wasn’t the best and we had floor rooms which were quite exposed rather than tucked away. Id recommend a higher room.

Definitely not a sea view when we tried to check in a couple were asking to be moved due to a huge spider in their room. We went in and quickly decided this wasn't the place for us either - the room was humid and smelt of something I couldn't really understand. It also looked and felt a little cramped.

Great view,staff are good, need to improve facilities

Very convenient location of the hotel, right next to the beach with a beautiful view of the ocean. Very large and spacious room, has everything you need, a large refrigerator, safe, kettle and more. Very large and beautiful terrace. Elevator in the hotel. Friendly administration staff. I also liked that there are towels for the beach and pool. This is a rarity for Sri Lanka. Nice, clean pool and good restaurant. Very convenient that the room has a fan and air conditioning, it's cool. Very large bed. Our room had the best ocean view. I recommend staying in Merissa. But there are some nuances...

There are monkeys that climb all over the floors, we lived on the 4th floor and saw them almost every day on our balcony. The administration didn't warn us about this, and for some reason there are no warning signs. It's quite dangerous because they are quite aggressive and go in groups of several, they can steal your things from your room or balcony if you don't close the door to the balcony. To have your room cleaned, you have to go to the reception and ask for it and be present during the cleaning. They clean very poorly, they just make it look like a good cleaning, you need to motivate them with money. They won't give you water after cleaning. Something is constantly poured into the pool from the roof. Large buses and cars are constantly parked on the hotel grounds, I don't understand why, it creates a not very nice view of the pool. Very often the power went out, but not for long

Location was great. Staff were helpful. Pool was clean. Bedrooms were large. Balcony looked over the sea. Showers were hot

The location was great with balcony view of sea 20 meters from hotel. Lovely swimming pool to enjoy. Breakfast not included so can’t comment. The reception staff were so helpful and friendly and made everything easy. Room was enormous. Water was hot in the shower ?

Not a 4 star hotel.

Room was very noisy close to road. Dance party music played until nearly 4 in the morning. No hot water.

Location was too good...right across the beach. Lots of option for food and entertainment

Bad smell in the bathroom

Friendly staffAcross the road from the beach.

Unfortunately the photos are very misleading. Look at previous reviews for more accurate recent photos. Only 8 beds in total round the pool, all so close to each they touch. Pool area is actual on the car park - it just doesn’t show it on the photos. Rooms very old fashioned and many fixtures broken. Stayed 4 nights and rooms not cleaned or fresh towels given for our whole stay. Hotel on the banks of a sewerage river, awful smell in the heat. Extremely overpriced compared to other hotels in the area.

Excellent location, directly across from a public beach access. Large rooms and an outdoor pool made the stay very comfortable. Many beachfront bars/restaurants with lounge chairs and umbrellas. Beach itself was excellent and we were able to walk to a very nice restaurant for dinner.

Fantastic pool, very clean and maintained daily. There was a good selection of fruit for breakfast with option to have cooked eggs if required.

The carpet in the lift could do with changing.

Lovely big clean rooms, great location.

Can be noisy as it is right opposite the beach and some of the beach bars have loud music late into the night. Also on the main road.

We stayed in a sea view room on 4th (top) floor. The room was large and clean and it had a large fridge. The balcony was nice and gave views of the pool and the beach.Also very close to beach and all the beach bars etc

The water was cold in the shower.

It was very close to the beach and had nice views. Breakfast was good.

It was quite dilapidated and the rooms were not very clean.

good location.

Hotel was dated. Room was not very clean. Bathroom shower was broken and musty. Inclusion of breakfast in our rate was ambiguous and we got wrangled into paying 5,000RSL for a sub par buffet for 2 people. Pool is right by the entrance and not very relaxing or private. The restaurant plays club music from morning until night. Staff friendly but not very helpful or willing to rectify the issues with broken shower or honest misunderstanding about breakfast cost. Overall there is much better value to be had elsewhere I’m sure. Location is central.

Great location and helpful staff.

There was a bad smell in the room, also the room has lot of ants, they didn't clean the room for 2 nights...Also, the soundproofing isn't working, you can hear anything from outside.

Rooms, ambience, service, location, food.