We were satisfied with our stay at this hotel. I was a little scared because of the negative reviews about the Join UP tour operator, but, fortunately, everything worked out very well with this tour operator, no complaints or complaints. Separate words of gratitude I want to say to our guide Svetlana, Svetochka, if you read it - a huge HELLO from Kyiv! ! ! The girl is very responsible, friendly, with such a guide it’s not scary to relax in a country whose language you don’t know at all, but you have problems with English, to put it mildly.
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We were satisfied with our stay at this hotel. I was a little scared because of the negative reviews about the Join UP tour operator, but, fortunately, everything worked out very well with this tour operator, no complaints or complaints. Separate words of gratitude I want to say to our guide Svetlana, Svetochka, if you read it - a huge HELLO from Kyiv! ! ! The girl is very responsible, friendly, with such a guide it’s not scary to relax in a country whose language you don’t know at all, but you have problems with English, to put it mildly. At any time and for any question, we called Sveta from the reception, and she helped us solve all our problems. So we did not feel the language barrier with the staff.
As for the flight (Fly Dubai), everything was studied in advance, so there were no surprises for us, we arrived almost without delay, everything was in order with the transfer there and back.
The accommodation is normal, we lived in a standard bungalow on the ocean, there are some nuances, but we were ready for 4 *, especially since we read the reviews.
The food is excellent, for every taste, fish, meat, vegetables, sweets, I liked everything very much, they gave shrimp only a couple of times, cooked with spicy sauce.
Live music is played during dinner. On my birthday, during dinner in a restaurant, our table was decorated with flowers and a cake with a burning candle under the "Happy Birthday" from the musicians was brought out as a gift.
The staff is very friendly and polite, and everyone is very fond of tips, spoiled by tourists. But very grateful people.
The territory is very beautiful, clean, well-groomed, large, coconut palm trees grow, so you can quench your thirst with coconut milk without leaving the hotel.
Every evening there are concert programs with colorful national dances and costumes. Interesting.
The ocean is the ocean: space, waves, jumped over the waves like children, so many emotions, charged for a year. Who loves the sea surface and diving - not here.
The nature is wonderful, we took an excursion to Galle, on the way we stopped by a turtle farm, a spice garden, and sailed in a boat on the river. A little tired, but satisfied. We took an excursion through the hotel guide Svetlana, we considered it safer.
If you are interested in details, write, I will answer everyone.
As for the flight (Fly Dubai), everything was studied in advance, so there were no surprises for us, we arrived almost without delay, everything was in order with the transfer there and back.
The accommodation is normal, we lived in a standard bungalow on the ocean, there are some nuances, but we were ready for 4 *, especially since we read the reviews.
The food is excellent, for every taste, fish, meat, vegetables, sweets, I liked everything very much, they gave shrimp only a couple of times, cooked with spicy sauce.
Live music is played during dinner. On my birthday, during dinner in a restaurant, our table was decorated with flowers and a cake with a burning candle under the "Happy Birthday" from the musicians was brought out as a gift.
The staff is very friendly and polite, and everyone is very fond of tips, spoiled by tourists. But very grateful people.
The territory is very beautiful, clean, well-groomed, large, coconut palm trees grow, so you can quench your thirst with coconut milk without leaving the hotel.
Every evening there are concert programs with colorful national dances and costumes. Interesting.
The ocean is the ocean: space, waves, jumped over the waves like children, so many emotions, charged for a year. Who loves the sea surface and diving - not here.
The nature is wonderful, we took an excursion to Galle, on the way we stopped by a turtle farm, a spice garden, and sailed in a boat on the river. A little tired, but satisfied. We took an excursion through the hotel guide Svetlana, we considered it safer.
If you are interested in details, write, I will answer everyone.
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The couple went on a last minute tour to one of the best hotels in Sri Lanka - the Bentotu Club. Gorgeous nature, a beautiful beach, a mesmerizing ocean, combined with cozy rooms, delicious food and unobtrusive service conquered the guys. Having got acquainted with the locals, they visited several excursions, rode tuk-tuks, bought souvenirs as a memory of a pleasant stay and returned to Donetsk satisfied.
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The couple went on a last minute tour to one of the best hotels in Sri Lanka - the Bentotu Club. Gorgeous nature, a beautiful beach, a mesmerizing ocean, combined with cozy rooms, delicious food and unobtrusive service conquered the guys. Having got acquainted with the locals, they visited several excursions, rode tuk-tuks, bought souvenirs as a memory of a pleasant stay and returned to Donetsk satisfied. The only remark was about the mediocre attitude of the meeting party - the company Joyne up, the guide at the hotel actively offered expensive excursions, but did not warn about the time of departure from the hotel, the tourists found out everything themselves. But this did not spoil the impressions of a vacation on a beautiful island in the Indian Ocean. They will definitely be back there!
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We went to this hotel on a honeymoon trip for 11 nights (one night is deducted from the flight) from 24.04. 2013 to 05.05. 2013. This hotel was advised to us by a girl from whom we took a ticket. She said we would be delighted, so in principle it was. Air Arabia flew approximately 10 hours with a transfer in Sharjah.
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We went to this hotel on a honeymoon trip for 11 nights (one night is deducted from the flight) from 24.04. 2013 to 05.05. 2013. This hotel was advised to us by a girl from whom we took a ticket. She said we would be delighted, so in principle it was. Air Arabia flew approximately 10 hours with a transfer in Sharjah. The tour operator Join UP met us at the airport with a "rude" local guide, and besides, we had to wait a long time for the transfer. This is perhaps the most embarrassing thing that happened.
The only way to get to the hotel is by ferry (free of charge of course), which runs every 10 minutes. We were brought to the hotel just in time for the end of breakfast, so we still had time to eat. We quickly settled (in a bungalow) and went to have breakfast. The room is good, clean and comfortable. The bed linen is white, in general, everything is fine here. No deficiencies were noticed. The only thing that bothered me was that geckos would occasionally sneak into the room. and once even a huge terrible cockroach!
Each room has a balcony, there is a table and two chairs, in general, romance.
The hotel is home to a variety of wildlife. Who we managed to see: chipmunks roam all over the territory (almost tame), iguana, monitor lizard, chameleon, geckos, and one night they saw some kind of animal, but didn’t make out ...The territory is well-groomed, flowers everywhere, wherever you look, the eye rejoices. The staff is very friendly. constantly smiling, always happy people : )
In general, you can write a lot and for a long time. But in short, we concluded for ourselves that you only need to go to this hotel.
I will write a little about the operator. I didn’t like that they were taken on excursions in “killed” minibuses, given that it takes 6 hours to go one way, it’s not very comfortable to sit, there is not enough space, there is practically nowhere to put your feet.
And we also observed such a situation: one day we returned from a walk to the hotel and waited on the shore for the ferry.
A Join Up car arrived with tourists who were supposed to be accommodated in our hotel. But it turned out that the tour operator, without notice, decided to check them (tourists) in another hotel, without indicating the reason. In general, all ferries stopped transporting tourists (any) to the territory of the hotel and we were witnesses to this drama. As a result, the guys "captured" the ferry and crossed to the other side, they swore there for a long time (as they were going to this hotel), the local police came and in the end they were taken somewhere else. An unpleasant situation ...10 hours to fly, and then another half a day to settle. Well, I hope they still had a good rest and were satisfied.
The only way to get to the hotel is by ferry (free of charge of course), which runs every 10 minutes. We were brought to the hotel just in time for the end of breakfast, so we still had time to eat. We quickly settled (in a bungalow) and went to have breakfast. The room is good, clean and comfortable. The bed linen is white, in general, everything is fine here. No deficiencies were noticed. The only thing that bothered me was that geckos would occasionally sneak into the room. and once even a huge terrible cockroach!
Each room has a balcony, there is a table and two chairs, in general, romance.
The hotel is home to a variety of wildlife. Who we managed to see: chipmunks roam all over the territory (almost tame), iguana, monitor lizard, chameleon, geckos, and one night they saw some kind of animal, but didn’t make out ...The territory is well-groomed, flowers everywhere, wherever you look, the eye rejoices. The staff is very friendly. constantly smiling, always happy people : )
In general, you can write a lot and for a long time. But in short, we concluded for ourselves that you only need to go to this hotel.
I will write a little about the operator. I didn’t like that they were taken on excursions in “killed” minibuses, given that it takes 6 hours to go one way, it’s not very comfortable to sit, there is not enough space, there is practically nowhere to put your feet.
And we also observed such a situation: one day we returned from a walk to the hotel and waited on the shore for the ferry.
A Join Up car arrived with tourists who were supposed to be accommodated in our hotel. But it turned out that the tour operator, without notice, decided to check them (tourists) in another hotel, without indicating the reason. In general, all ferries stopped transporting tourists (any) to the territory of the hotel and we were witnesses to this drama. As a result, the guys "captured" the ferry and crossed to the other side, they swore there for a long time (as they were going to this hotel), the local police came and in the end they were taken somewhere else. An unpleasant situation ...10 hours to fly, and then another half a day to settle. Well, I hope they still had a good rest and were satisfied.
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I WRITE ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT CAN SPIT A HOLIDAY FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE SHORE OF BENTOTA! HERE THE DOMINATION OF SOME BITTING INSECTS! THEY ARE EVERYWHERE! MOSQUITOES ARE RESTING COMPARED TO THEM. WHEN GOING TO SRI LANKA, WE TAKEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT MEANS FROM THIS MAD AND NOTHING WORKED ON THEM. AT THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT BUGS, BUT IT TURNED ALL THESE ARE STINGING CREATURES LIVING IN THE SAND! I STILL COULD NOT SEE THEM.
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I WRITE ABOUT PROBLEMS THAT CAN SPIT A HOLIDAY FOR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN ON THE SHORE OF BENTOTA! HERE THE DOMINATION OF SOME BITTING INSECTS! THEY ARE EVERYWHERE! MOSQUITOES ARE RESTING COMPARED TO THEM. WHEN GOING TO SRI LANKA, WE TAKEN A LOT OF DIFFERENT MEANS FROM THIS MAD AND NOTHING WORKED ON THEM. AT THE FIRST TIME I THOUGHT BUGS, BUT IT TURNED ALL THESE ARE STINGING CREATURES LIVING IN THE SAND! I STILL COULD NOT SEE THEM. GOD FORCE SOMEONE LIE ON THE SAND NEAR THE OCEAN! - THEN GET SUCH CHESANINA THAT YOU WILL REGRET ABOUT YOUR ARRIVAL! BITES TURN INTO LONG NON-HEALING ROOTING WOUNDS. and THAT EVERYONE WAS MORE UNDERSTANDING, I PLACE A PHOTO. AS FOR THE HOTEL ITSELF, IT IS POSSIBLE TO PUT A SOLID FOUR. NATURE, OCEAN, ANIMAL WORLD, HOTEL LOCATION OUT OF COMPETITION. HOWEVER, YOU WILL NOT HAVE TO SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN! EXCEPT TO GO TO THE BELT AND JUMP ON THE WAVES (SAND WILL BE NOT ONLY IN PANTS, BUT IN ALL "HOLES"). REMAINS FOR BATHING A POOL OF USUAL RECTANGULAR SHAPE WELL, JUST WITH HOT WATER. AS TO FOOD, IN 2010 IT WAS MUCH MORE VARIOUS. THERE WAS SEAFOOD (CRAB, SHRIMP, SHELLS). NOW THE SAME FOOD IS SINGLE AND BY THE END OF THE HOLIDAY I WANT TO GET OUT OF THERE FASTER. THIS IS NOT TURKEY! WILL BE BORING! THERE IS NOTHING TO DO IN BENTOTA AND ONLY THE CRAZY CAN BUY RAG IN THEIR STORES. REALLY LOCAL COLOR OF POOR QUALITY! SO, LORD, I DON'T DISCOUNT ANYONE, BUT I WARN ABOUT SUCH THE PROBLEM OF SRI LANKA! SUCCESSFUL REST! APPLY A THICK LAYER OF REAGENTS AND GET A BEAUTIFUL tan
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Good afternoon! I want to write several shortcomings at once: -sometimes they forgot to put soap, shampoos and gels, but they brought it immediately upon request; the bed was not changed every day; there are very few young people, there were more Germans aged 45 and above, single girls or guys should not go to this hotel.
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Good afternoon! I want to write several shortcomings at once: -sometimes they forgot to put soap, shampoos and gels, but they brought it immediately upon request; the bed was not changed every day; there are very few young people, there were more Germans aged 45 and above, single girls or guys should not go to this hotel.
Everything else we liked, very friendly staff; very tasty cuisine and a large selection of dishes; convenient location of the hotel; there is a shade where you can hide in the heat.
As for excursions, the cheapest way is to go with Beach Boys, who will come to you and invite you to the so-called mini office, do not be afraid to go with them, they are very friendly and the prices are much cheaper than with guides or right from the place where you bought the ticket!
Regarding mosquitoes, no one bit us, we did not splash with any means.
Buy seafood at the market and ask them to be opened to you in neighboring restaurants. This pleasure costs $ 20 per 1 kg.
Tuk-tuk is the cheapest transport, do not believe that they are stoned or drunk, we only came across all adequate and understanding at least a little Russian.
Sri Lanka is a fairy tale, so be sure to visit this country!
Everything else we liked, very friendly staff; very tasty cuisine and a large selection of dishes; convenient location of the hotel; there is a shade where you can hide in the heat.
As for excursions, the cheapest way is to go with Beach Boys, who will come to you and invite you to the so-called mini office, do not be afraid to go with them, they are very friendly and the prices are much cheaper than with guides or right from the place where you bought the ticket!
Regarding mosquitoes, no one bit us, we did not splash with any means.
Buy seafood at the market and ask them to be opened to you in neighboring restaurants. This pleasure costs $ 20 per 1 kg.
Tuk-tuk is the cheapest transport, do not believe that they are stoned or drunk, we only came across all adequate and understanding at least a little Russian.
Sri Lanka is a fairy tale, so be sure to visit this country!
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My wife and I spent 10 days at the hotel, before that we had a 4-day trip around the country. We consider ourselves travelers who have already seen something, that is, we have the opportunity to compare. General impressions of the hotel are positive. To begin with, I will say that when, after a trip around the country (we were a group of 14 people), we were brought to our hotel, many of those who went to settle further deteriorated their mood.
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My wife and I spent 10 days at the hotel, before that we had a 4-day trip around the country. We consider ourselves travelers who have already seen something, that is, we have the opportunity to compare.
General impressions of the hotel are positive. To begin with, I will say that when, after a trip around the country (we were a group of 14 people), we were brought to our hotel, many of those who went to settle further deteriorated their mood. Rather, the toad crushed. The fact is that the hotel is located on an island at the confluence of the Bentota River into the ocean. Not only did the boat come to meet us, but the view from the pier to the hotel was so wonderful that everyone got out of the bus not only to say goodbye (during the four days of the trip we became quite friends) but also to make a whole photo session against the backdrop of the river and the view of our hotel.
Rooms in the hotel are of two categories - deluxe and superior. The deluxe suites are located in the very center, in a complex-shaped two-story building. Superiors are located more inland, in one-story bungalows (there are three rooms in one bungalow. All rooms have a similar layout and a small verandah. Deluxe ones are slightly larger and have more recent repairs. All buildings are connected by brick paths, over which floorings from the rain are installed. Then there is in the midst of a downpour (usually in the evening) there is no problem from anywhere in the hotel to comfortably walk to a restaurant, reception, bar, etc. and back.
1) Deluxe rooms are closer to the bar, which means that until 23-30 in the evening the music will not let you fall asleep. In terms of silence superiry is preferable.
2) Some deluxe rooms have interior doors between them, making your neighbors audibly accomplices in your life. If this is critical for you, go to the reception and ask to remember the number.
The food in the restaurant, in my opinion, is somewhat monotonous, although there are both local and European cuisines. Fortunately, about a day later, shrimp and lobster are grilled for a fee at prices 3 times cheaper than in Bentota's sea food restaurants. Unlike Thailand, sea food restaurants in Sri Lanka are much less common.
From excursions from the hotel you can go:
! ) for a two-day trip around the country (people traveled, saw almost as much as we did in four days). There are nuances - the quality of the guide and hotels for the night. Some of our friends were pleased with the trip, others returned in the evening of the first day and spat terribly (on the guide and on the hotel). By the way, we also spat a lot on our guide on a trip around the country.
2) go to the sea to see whales and dolphins (cool!!! )
3) boat safari on the river
4) fishing in the ocean
5) fishing in the evening on the river.
Naturally, all excursions will be offered to you by a representative of your tour operator (we had Joining Up - in our opinion, it is far from the best of the operators in terms of the quality of the organization of recreation). But all this is possible and (in my opinion) it is better to buy from local beach-boys (the best are Pati and Adid). On your very first trip to the beach, polite guys will come up to you and offer their services in perfect Russian. Pati is definitely the "boss" there and is already somewhat imposing, and Adid is only at the beginning of the journey, but he is doing well. I had a birthday on the day of departure - so he gave me such a party on the shore - just a bomb.
Generally terrioriya hotel "licked" and very green. Have a nice holiday.
General impressions of the hotel are positive. To begin with, I will say that when, after a trip around the country (we were a group of 14 people), we were brought to our hotel, many of those who went to settle further deteriorated their mood. Rather, the toad crushed. The fact is that the hotel is located on an island at the confluence of the Bentota River into the ocean. Not only did the boat come to meet us, but the view from the pier to the hotel was so wonderful that everyone got out of the bus not only to say goodbye (during the four days of the trip we became quite friends) but also to make a whole photo session against the backdrop of the river and the view of our hotel.
Rooms in the hotel are of two categories - deluxe and superior. The deluxe suites are located in the very center, in a complex-shaped two-story building. Superiors are located more inland, in one-story bungalows (there are three rooms in one bungalow. All rooms have a similar layout and a small verandah. Deluxe ones are slightly larger and have more recent repairs. All buildings are connected by brick paths, over which floorings from the rain are installed. Then there is in the midst of a downpour (usually in the evening) there is no problem from anywhere in the hotel to comfortably walk to a restaurant, reception, bar, etc. and back.
1) Deluxe rooms are closer to the bar, which means that until 23-30 in the evening the music will not let you fall asleep. In terms of silence superiry is preferable.
2) Some deluxe rooms have interior doors between them, making your neighbors audibly accomplices in your life. If this is critical for you, go to the reception and ask to remember the number.
The food in the restaurant, in my opinion, is somewhat monotonous, although there are both local and European cuisines. Fortunately, about a day later, shrimp and lobster are grilled for a fee at prices 3 times cheaper than in Bentota's sea food restaurants. Unlike Thailand, sea food restaurants in Sri Lanka are much less common.
From excursions from the hotel you can go:
! ) for a two-day trip around the country (people traveled, saw almost as much as we did in four days). There are nuances - the quality of the guide and hotels for the night. Some of our friends were pleased with the trip, others returned in the evening of the first day and spat terribly (on the guide and on the hotel). By the way, we also spat a lot on our guide on a trip around the country.
2) go to the sea to see whales and dolphins (cool!!! )
3) boat safari on the river
4) fishing in the ocean
5) fishing in the evening on the river.
Naturally, all excursions will be offered to you by a representative of your tour operator (we had Joining Up - in our opinion, it is far from the best of the operators in terms of the quality of the organization of recreation). But all this is possible and (in my opinion) it is better to buy from local beach-boys (the best are Pati and Adid). On your very first trip to the beach, polite guys will come up to you and offer their services in perfect Russian. Pati is definitely the "boss" there and is already somewhat imposing, and Adid is only at the beginning of the journey, but he is doing well. I had a birthday on the day of departure - so he gave me such a party on the shore - just a bomb.
Generally terrioriya hotel "licked" and very green. Have a nice holiday.
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My friends and I went to Bendota in February, to be honest, we expected the most ordinary vacation, when we were taken to hotels, we were a little upset, everything is so modest, pale. . . in a word, no way. . but when they brought to our hotel all the bad things were dispelled! The hotel is large, beautiful, bright, juicy territory.
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My friends and I went to Bendota in February, to be honest, we expected the most ordinary vacation, when we were taken to hotels, we were a little upset, everything is so modest, pale. . . in a word, no way. . but when they brought to our hotel all the bad things were dispelled! The hotel is large, beautiful, bright, juicy territory. The rooms are good. Our room was near the ocean, the view is simply indescribable! The food was good, a lot of spicy food (for an amateur). It rained only twice and then for 10 minutes. The staff is very good, kind! Excursions were taken from the local battlefield Adida, just a great guy! He is smart, tries hard, very kind.....And most importantly, his excursions are not expensive...... he fiddled with us all day, and took just a penny (when compared with the prices of a hotel guide), 2 times cheaper, that's for sure! It's very easy and interesting with him. At the beginning of the holiday, I had a birthday, so Adid and his friends organized an unforgettable party on the ocean, they played drums, sang songs, walked on hot coals, Adida's sister cooked delicious baked fish, king prawns fried with some kind of sauce everything was very tasty. They also brought their own vodka, of course they liked our Ukrainian one more)))) For all this, each of us paid 40 bucks. In a word, I have never had such a birthday!! ! I didn’t want to leave the hotel, right up to tears, how much I liked everything. And with this opinion, I did not leave alone. We all miss Adid very much, our whole company exchanged Skype and phone numbers with him and now we periodically call each other. We recommend that you take excursions from Adida, you just won’t regret it!! ! Next year we want to return to this piece of paradise and enjoy your vacation!!! ))
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Don’t think that I’m spoiled, but I really want to tell you how it was... at first I took out my husband’s brain that I wanted to go to Lanka because of the massages and just the ocean with the hotel I didn’t think for a long time, since I was in bentota in May and everything was on the level. My husband thought and thought and made a New Year's gift, and here I was, all in anticipation of a chic vacation, relaxation and the ocean, counting down the days until the trip.
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Don’t think that I’m spoiled, but I really want to tell you how it was... at first I took out my husband’s brain that I wanted to go to Lanka because of the massages and just the ocean with the hotel I didn’t think for a long time, since I was in bentota in May and everything was on the level. My husband thought and thought and made a New Year's gift, and here I was, all in anticipation of a chic vacation, relaxation and the ocean, counting down the days until the trip. Well, it's not a secret for anyone that the flydubay airline has the ability to delay flights for at least an hour, so without much upset, I went to the dutik to stock up on vacation wine since there is no wine there and it costs a lot in the hotel . . the flight went quite successfully, as usual, it shook a little over the ocean, and at 6 in the morning I was all happy waiting for the transfer in Lanka)))) With the transfer, again, we were lucky in the minibus for 3 hours, but for Lanka it’s too fast)))) upon arrival, they settled right away and even fed them at least for breakfast and was late, but just said that I hadn’t been with them for the first time.
And now, after the road, shower and breakfast, we ran to the ocean....it turned out to be not as warm as in May, you can say that it is much colder, but as I remembered that it was minus at home... I climbed to swim, there was no sun, as vacationers said for several days plus, very often for all 10 days of rest there were prolonged rains, but still people, including me, managed to get burned))
After the ocean, I decided to go to Laluna (a local Ayurvedic center) where they had a gorgeous massage in May. And here I was disappointed with the oil that they used to do before, they replaced it with something terribly smelly that you have to wash it off for a long time and wash your head like that several times to get rid of the smell and the massage consisted only in lightly rubbing this mixture, having concluded, she refused to massage the head, because in addition to the stink, they also pulled out a bunch of hair and asked for just a synchronous massage, but for men to do it, who would understand why they knead the body at least a little.
In general, the rest would have been a success... if it were not for one but... MOSKITUES. Since the weather was rainy and the hotel is located between the river and the ocean, they became more active, I thought that the smart one had scooped up a bunch of ointments, but believe me, the ointment helps once or twice, and then everything is useless. that one day at all lay in the room. Citronella oil also does not really save, I tried to smear aloe (natural, torn out opposite Ayurveda at the hotel), at least somehow relieves itching.
The living creatures at the hotel are still the same, but more snakes already impudently climb 2-meter pythons eh....fun))))
The kitchen is normal, you definitely won’t stay hungry, I didn’t try the drinks at the bar except for the cocktail, they were too cloying, but there were also normal ones. Of course, the tea is delicious, I brewed it with ginger and lime, the taste is unusual, well, I ate fruit, the paradox in the hotel constantly ate papaya, but it was not very sweet, and I bought it at the market and brought it home well, it’s just sugar delicious))) and it costs a penny only half a dollar for By the way, a kilo is delivered normally. Pineapples are also cool, yellow, fragrant, they are also carried in normal luggage, but I advise you to take mangoes in hand luggage, because in luggage it somehow suffocates and becomes tasteless
A separate topic is spices, I'm obsessed with them, so I scooped up cloves and coriander and cardamom and cinnamon and vanilla sticks, as well as vanilla nature powder, believe me, it all differs many times from our spices, but I advise you to buy in a regular supermarket in bentota from a few times cheaper there five times more than in spice gardens and somehow more beautifully packaged))) and in general, spice gardens are a complete scam for tourists aloe vera cream, which tourists row most of all in the store costs about 3 bucks in the same place about $ 30
You can walk around the city calmly on foot (although the locals are knitted in the hope that when they go to the store with you, they will get a kickback, so to speak, like he brought you there, so feel free to send them right away and go to supermarkets with a fixed price, by the way, there is still brown rice in everything $ 1 per kg of basmati is very cool. Well, you can immediately negotiate the price on a tuk-tuk, in general, a maximum of about $ 2, he should roll you around the shops and then take you back to the hotel. loaded to the full decided to take a tuk tuk asked to take us to another supermarket so he took us to a souvenir shop after my arrival took us where we needed to arrive at the hotel asked the bastard $ 10 my eyes popped out on my forehead after they sent me to the right place (there it is understand) apologized and asked for $ 5, they gave only $ 2.5 and said to go for good. Don’t think that I’m so angry, no, but they just try to rip off as much money from the tourist as one told me l, you are white, it means you are rich, and since you are rich, you simply have to share with them as the Buddha said. For $ 15 I went by tuk tuk to a neighboring town (about an hour drive) along the way the consequences of the tsunami are very clearly visible there was just the peak itself , has not yet been removed, even though seven years have passed. In Hikkaduwa, this is where I went chic snorkeling, the fish are in no way inferior to Egypt, although the corals are not colorful and huge turtles on which you can swim, diving was also the most positive moment of my trip))) I didn’t go anywhere else because I traveled all the excursions in May, half of which wasted money, nerves and time (((
Almost everyone who was gnawed by mosquitoes was waiting for their departure home, and now this happy day has come....you are going in the hope that in the evening you will find yourself at home, wash off and sleep well, but . . the glorious flydubay airline has prepared a surprise for you....departure from Colombo with a delay of 1.5 hours, but oh well, there is a massage room where you can hang out, by the way, the massage is at an excellent level and the prices are pleasing)))) which cannot be said about Ayurveda in bentota. In Dubai, the transfers are all registered for everyone, but it turned out that the plane had already left without us (all other flights to Samara, Donetsk, Ufa waited for their tourists), but alas, to Kyiv....And then the panic begins... what's next in a day only 2 flights to Kyiv, one flew away without us, and not everyone managed to exchange tickets for the second one, since there were few places to find an airline representative and it’s unrealistic to make claims again, not to anyone I was lucky to fly away on the same day....though from Kyiv by train I was naturally late, I had to buy another plane ticket to Lviv (there are still those wastes)))) so I ended up at home that evening, all bitten and swollen from long flights, but at home)))) they were completely spoiled to Lanka
And now, after the road, shower and breakfast, we ran to the ocean....it turned out to be not as warm as in May, you can say that it is much colder, but as I remembered that it was minus at home... I climbed to swim, there was no sun, as vacationers said for several days plus, very often for all 10 days of rest there were prolonged rains, but still people, including me, managed to get burned))
After the ocean, I decided to go to Laluna (a local Ayurvedic center) where they had a gorgeous massage in May. And here I was disappointed with the oil that they used to do before, they replaced it with something terribly smelly that you have to wash it off for a long time and wash your head like that several times to get rid of the smell and the massage consisted only in lightly rubbing this mixture, having concluded, she refused to massage the head, because in addition to the stink, they also pulled out a bunch of hair and asked for just a synchronous massage, but for men to do it, who would understand why they knead the body at least a little.
In general, the rest would have been a success... if it were not for one but... MOSKITUES. Since the weather was rainy and the hotel is located between the river and the ocean, they became more active, I thought that the smart one had scooped up a bunch of ointments, but believe me, the ointment helps once or twice, and then everything is useless. that one day at all lay in the room. Citronella oil also does not really save, I tried to smear aloe (natural, torn out opposite Ayurveda at the hotel), at least somehow relieves itching.
The living creatures at the hotel are still the same, but more snakes already impudently climb 2-meter pythons eh....fun))))
The kitchen is normal, you definitely won’t stay hungry, I didn’t try the drinks at the bar except for the cocktail, they were too cloying, but there were also normal ones. Of course, the tea is delicious, I brewed it with ginger and lime, the taste is unusual, well, I ate fruit, the paradox in the hotel constantly ate papaya, but it was not very sweet, and I bought it at the market and brought it home well, it’s just sugar delicious))) and it costs a penny only half a dollar for By the way, a kilo is delivered normally. Pineapples are also cool, yellow, fragrant, they are also carried in normal luggage, but I advise you to take mangoes in hand luggage, because in luggage it somehow suffocates and becomes tasteless
A separate topic is spices, I'm obsessed with them, so I scooped up cloves and coriander and cardamom and cinnamon and vanilla sticks, as well as vanilla nature powder, believe me, it all differs many times from our spices, but I advise you to buy in a regular supermarket in bentota from a few times cheaper there five times more than in spice gardens and somehow more beautifully packaged))) and in general, spice gardens are a complete scam for tourists aloe vera cream, which tourists row most of all in the store costs about 3 bucks in the same place about $ 30
You can walk around the city calmly on foot (although the locals are knitted in the hope that when they go to the store with you, they will get a kickback, so to speak, like he brought you there, so feel free to send them right away and go to supermarkets with a fixed price, by the way, there is still brown rice in everything $ 1 per kg of basmati is very cool. Well, you can immediately negotiate the price on a tuk-tuk, in general, a maximum of about $ 2, he should roll you around the shops and then take you back to the hotel. loaded to the full decided to take a tuk tuk asked to take us to another supermarket so he took us to a souvenir shop after my arrival took us where we needed to arrive at the hotel asked the bastard $ 10 my eyes popped out on my forehead after they sent me to the right place (there it is understand) apologized and asked for $ 5, they gave only $ 2.5 and said to go for good. Don’t think that I’m so angry, no, but they just try to rip off as much money from the tourist as one told me l, you are white, it means you are rich, and since you are rich, you simply have to share with them as the Buddha said. For $ 15 I went by tuk tuk to a neighboring town (about an hour drive) along the way the consequences of the tsunami are very clearly visible there was just the peak itself , has not yet been removed, even though seven years have passed. In Hikkaduwa, this is where I went chic snorkeling, the fish are in no way inferior to Egypt, although the corals are not colorful and huge turtles on which you can swim, diving was also the most positive moment of my trip))) I didn’t go anywhere else because I traveled all the excursions in May, half of which wasted money, nerves and time (((
Almost everyone who was gnawed by mosquitoes was waiting for their departure home, and now this happy day has come....you are going in the hope that in the evening you will find yourself at home, wash off and sleep well, but . . the glorious flydubay airline has prepared a surprise for you....departure from Colombo with a delay of 1.5 hours, but oh well, there is a massage room where you can hang out, by the way, the massage is at an excellent level and the prices are pleasing)))) which cannot be said about Ayurveda in bentota. In Dubai, the transfers are all registered for everyone, but it turned out that the plane had already left without us (all other flights to Samara, Donetsk, Ufa waited for their tourists), but alas, to Kyiv....And then the panic begins... what's next in a day only 2 flights to Kyiv, one flew away without us, and not everyone managed to exchange tickets for the second one, since there were few places to find an airline representative and it’s unrealistic to make claims again, not to anyone I was lucky to fly away on the same day....though from Kyiv by train I was naturally late, I had to buy another plane ticket to Lviv (there are still those wastes)))) so I ended up at home that evening, all bitten and swollen from long flights, but at home)))) they were completely spoiled to Lanka
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Have you ever imagined paradise? I can call myself lucky because I saw him in reality. The first day of stay on the island, frankly speaking, did not please. The tropical rain did not subside and brought me autumn weather from the Motherland. But an evening walk along the Indian Ocean could not fail to impress! Gorgeous waves, knocking down foam, warm water will not leave anyone indifferent! The nature of the island of Sri Lanka is generally a separate issue.
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Have you ever imagined paradise?
I can call myself lucky because I saw him in reality.
The first day of stay on the island, frankly speaking, did not please. The tropical rain did not subside and brought me autumn weather from the Motherland. But an evening walk along the Indian Ocean could not fail to impress! Gorgeous waves, knocking down foam, warm water will not leave anyone indifferent!
The nature of the island of Sri Lanka is generally a separate issue. I have never seen such exotic, bright colors. On the territory of the hotel there are chipmunks, monitor lizards. There were no monkeys, which pleased) After all, they are the bearers of all kinds of bad things. But chipmunks are a miracle. They ate out of our hands. Caught in the frame somehow drinking my Coke from a glass) Monitor lizards absolutely do not touch anyone. True, the doors were closed at night, so they advised)
Excursion to Kandy is something. Even the long road could not spoil the impressions: we left at 5 in the morning and returned at 12 at night. The elephant ride was fun, we didn't have to ask for a photo shoot. Apparently people are already so accustomed to tourists that they take a camera without special requests) True, they need to give a couple of ruppies, but deservedly)
The spice garden was a little tired, as we were in a hurry to the Botanical Garden and the Temple of the Tooth Relic.
It is simply unrealistic to get around the Botanical Garden, a day is not enough here. Karsota everywhere, greenery, the territory is excellent!
In the temple it is obligatory to walk without shoes, we preferred socks. The city is not very clean) In general, to understand the religion of the inhabitants - Buddhism, it is worth visiting the temple.
Separately, I want to highlight the indigenous people. They somehow behave in a special way, it’s even difficult to explain their customs, but I have never seen so much care and awe for foreigners. You will say, of course, who does not want to have his pen gilded. But this is not so at all... After each excursion (in addition to Kandy, we also went along the Bentotta River, examined the area), we were always asked if we liked everything. I am already silent about the fact that for 2 ruppies we were taken for 2 hours shopping and told where it is better to buy.
You can say a lot and only good things. I really want to go back.
And, most importantly, I was convinced that there is heaven on earth.
I can call myself lucky because I saw him in reality.
The first day of stay on the island, frankly speaking, did not please. The tropical rain did not subside and brought me autumn weather from the Motherland. But an evening walk along the Indian Ocean could not fail to impress! Gorgeous waves, knocking down foam, warm water will not leave anyone indifferent!
The nature of the island of Sri Lanka is generally a separate issue. I have never seen such exotic, bright colors. On the territory of the hotel there are chipmunks, monitor lizards. There were no monkeys, which pleased) After all, they are the bearers of all kinds of bad things. But chipmunks are a miracle. They ate out of our hands. Caught in the frame somehow drinking my Coke from a glass) Monitor lizards absolutely do not touch anyone. True, the doors were closed at night, so they advised)
Excursion to Kandy is something. Even the long road could not spoil the impressions: we left at 5 in the morning and returned at 12 at night. The elephant ride was fun, we didn't have to ask for a photo shoot. Apparently people are already so accustomed to tourists that they take a camera without special requests) True, they need to give a couple of ruppies, but deservedly)
The spice garden was a little tired, as we were in a hurry to the Botanical Garden and the Temple of the Tooth Relic.
It is simply unrealistic to get around the Botanical Garden, a day is not enough here. Karsota everywhere, greenery, the territory is excellent!
In the temple it is obligatory to walk without shoes, we preferred socks. The city is not very clean) In general, to understand the religion of the inhabitants - Buddhism, it is worth visiting the temple.
Separately, I want to highlight the indigenous people. They somehow behave in a special way, it’s even difficult to explain their customs, but I have never seen so much care and awe for foreigners. You will say, of course, who does not want to have his pen gilded. But this is not so at all... After each excursion (in addition to Kandy, we also went along the Bentotta River, examined the area), we were always asked if we liked everything. I am already silent about the fact that for 2 ruppies we were taken for 2 hours shopping and told where it is better to buy.
You can say a lot and only good things. I really want to go back.
And, most importantly, I was convinced that there is heaven on earth.
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My husband and I went from 15.09. 12-25.09. 12. The weather is super, it rained at night, the water, like the air, warmed up to 30 degrees Celsius... The hotel is super!! ! The staff is SUPER!! ! The food is great!! ! There is simply nothing to complain about. I will definitely return there!! !
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My husband and I went from 15.09. 12-25.09. 12. The weather is super, it rained at night, the water, like the air, warmed up to 30 degrees Celsius... The hotel is super!! ! The staff is SUPER!! ! The food is great!! ! There is simply nothing to complain about. I will definitely return there!! !
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