Шри-Ланка это не только отель Sri Lanka is not only a hotel

We flew with a transfer to Dubai. Kyiv-Dubai 5 hours 20 minutes 2 hours in Dubai, Dubai-Colombo 4 hours 15 minutes At the Colombo airport, it was striking that no one was in a hurry to go anywhere. The layout is slow. Visa on arrival - $40 from a person. It is better to change money at the airport, the rate of 1 dollar is 140.15 rupees. It is obligatory to keep the check (then you can exchange the remaining rupees for dollars back on this check at the purchase rate, but there will be another commission of 500 rupees).
From the airport to the hotel we traveled by bus for another 3.5 hours. In general, the road is quite tiring.
We arrived at the hotel around 11:30. Fortunately settled in the rooms immediately, did not wait until 14.00. The power system was taken "HB". We were treated to a cocktail and our things were taken to our rooms.

The hotel itself is quite good. Built thoughtfully. Good swimming pool. Palm squirrels, almost tame, run around the territory. They can get into the room and steal food. if left. Monitor lizards of various sizes run around, but you should not be afraid of them, they do not bite.
The hotel rooms are not big, the TVs are old, but we only turned it on once. There is a kettle. There is tea and coffee.
Safe. The bathroom is a little tired, but it fulfills its purpose (washing, toilet). The sockets in the room are not the same as ours, so it's better to take an adapter.
There are no sun loungers on the beach. Sun loungers and towels on site. But if you wish, you can roll out a sunbed to the beach. You need to be careful when swimming in the ocean, there are very strong waves. The water was 26-27 degrees.
The contingent of the hotel - 60% of pensioners (Germans, French, Austrians, Belgians, Poles). In the evening there is live music.
The food at the hotel is adapted for Europeans, but you need to read the names of the dishes. There are spicy dishes with spices. All alcoholic drinks are paid beer 300-400 rupees (2-3 dollars). There were chicken and beef. Few salads. Fruits (pineapple, bananas, tangerines, papayas, mangoes, lychees, watermelons). For lunch we went to restaurants near the hotel. At the exit to the beach, to the left of 200-300 meters. Were in Sun Flowers (Sunflower) and Sasha. Both there and there it’s normal, but Sasha was given the advantage. Wait for the order of course accounted for from 30 minutes to 1 hour. But the food is delicious. Delicious seafood soup (800 rupees), shrimps with different sauces 700-900 rupees per serving. Fish, squid, lobster. Beer - 300 rupees. The invoice for payment will necessarily include a 10% service fee (this is a state tax).
On the beach we got acquainted with the local Indiko scourge, he differs from the majority of Lanikians in his big stature. We ordered all excursions from him, which we do not regret a bit. Its price is 2-3 times less than that of tour operators. We went on an excursion along the river ($10 per person for 2.5 hours). We went to Kandy ($45. Tea plantation, tea factory, botanical garden, for the whole day). We went to the port of Galle.

For shopping, we went to the city on tuk-tuk (local taxi). The average price is 200 rupees (round trip). The driver will take you wherever you ask (fruit, alcohol store, tea shops, etc. ). Will accompany you everywhere.
We went to the local market (on Mondays). It's interesting just to look at everything (how they sell, how they trade). The noise is strong. The Lanicians are different from the Egyptians, the Turks. No thirst for profit, greed. They may invite you over. We hit Sri Lanka's Independence Day. All alcohol stores are closed on this day, you can’t drink. We asked a local to find a beer for us. He found us (brought it by tuk-tuk), gave him money as a token of gratitude, did not take it.
The country itself is very bright and beautiful. Lots of greenery. Really exotic. To summarize - the hotel itself is not bad. The impressions that you get in this country cover all the hardships of flights, the shortcomings of the hotel.