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Rested with friends at the Flower Garden Hotel in October 2012 - 13 days.
The hotel has chalets and a 3-storey new building with 10 rooms. They said that only a year since they were built. First we were shown one of the Chalets, and then a room in the building. We chose to stay in a spacious room on the second floor.
Indeed, everything is brand new, clean, marble finishes (stairs, countertops in the room, bathroom), a lot of wood, interesting antiques in the interior - a wonderful example of colonial style!
All pieces of furniture are expensive, made of good natural materials, we did not see plastic chairs in the hotel! Which is very pleasing and makes the hotel very harmonious and stylish.
We traveled around the country for several days, so we spent the night in other hotels, there is something to compare with. It was a pleasure to return to our hotel!
The territory is well-groomed, everything is clean. The riot of nature is everywhere. Along the pool there is a mini pond with real fish and blooming lotuses! ! !
We can say that the hotel is truly a Garden of Eden!
There is a large (by the standards of Sri Lanka) swimming pool on the territory of the reception-restaurant, closer to the chalets.
And in our building on the 3rd floor there are 2 smaller pools.
Everywhere there are cozy tables, armchairs, sofas, a gazebo.
There is an Ayurvedic office, a specialist is invited by appointment.
We really enjoyed the massage! Full body massage 1h. 20 minutes. - 1800 rupees. Back massage 30 min. - 800 rupees.
Separately, about the staff of Flower Garden.
These are the most polite, caring, helpful and nice people. Any issue was resolved within minutes.
The hotel feels the warm energy of care and attention, in the best traditions of hospitality!
In the room:
hair dryer is good! ! ! : )
tea and coffee accessories (tea (3 types), coffee, milk powder, sugar are replenished daily), water - everything is free
mini bar replenished every day
balcony (there are chairs and a table)
drying for things
there is even an umbrella! ! !
cleaning every day
Flower Garden is offered by our tour operators as 3 * (although in Europe as 4 *).
If the territory of the hotel were larger, you can safely put 5 *.
We didn't find any cons!
To the beach 5 minutes walk. The hotel is located at the beginning of the entrance to the street with cafes and shops.
Nearby they sell all kinds of fruits (a large pavilion is the only one on this street).
According to our observations and feelings, for an excellent holiday in this cozy and luxurious paradise, Flower Garden is undoubtedly the best hotel in Unawatuna and, most likely, one of the best on the entire coast of Sri Lanka!
There is often a queue for his booking, which is a rarity in general.
We went to see interesting places on a rented minibus with a local driver, it turned out much cheaper and more interesting than the offers of excursions from the tour operator.
Entrance ticket prices:
Sigiriya - 3900 rupees
Polonnaruwa - 3250
Dambulla - 1300
Kandy Buddha Tooth - 1000
Pinnawala Elephants - 2000
Paradenia Bot. garden - 1100
Yala nat. park - 2720 (+ separate car rental)
Kataragama - free and loved it
You can safely take the whole day to Colombo and Kandy, there is something to see, where to wander.
Once there was a 3-day route (two nights):
Unawatuna-Colombo-Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Dambulla-Kandy-Paradenia-Pinnawala-U nawatuna. We paid $ 190 for a car with a driver - there were 7 seats in the car, so it was comfortable for the two of us. The price does not change depending on the number of people. If we rented a car + gasoline ourselves, it would be a little cheaper, but longer in time, since the driver is oriented perfectly, but we are not. Their roads are special. There is one speedway - to Colombo, the rest are very winding, they did not build straight lines, so it is practically impossible to accelerate, only turns. There are few pointers. It gets dark quickly - lighting, of course, is not everywhere. It was hard for the local driver to drive in the evening, and they tried to do all the crossings in the dark. So we are happy with the decision!
Tuk-tuks traveled along Galle-Unawatuna-Koggala.
Galle-Unawatuna 5 km 300-400 rupees. By the end of our trip, prices had already begun to rise to 500-700 rupees - closer to the beginning of the season. The exchange rate in mid-October was 127 rupees per 1 dollar.
Between Unawatuna and Galle there is a small place along the road (landmark - many boats) where fishermen sell fresh catch - prices are excellent, everything is fresh. For example: small tuna for 1.2-1.4 kg - 400 rupees per kg, barracuda, squid - 350-400 rupees per kg. The choice is large. In Galle there is a fish market - everything is more expensive there and not everything is fresh. Checked many times. : ))
Between fishermen and tukers there is an open enmity. Fishermen don’t pay tukers for the tourists they bring (they don’t want to raise prices) and sell to everyone at a good price, they are ready to bargain and give way well.
That is, if a tuker brings you to a market or a shop, then the prices are inflated to pay for the "services" of the tuker and are almost not inferior. For example, small squids, in the places where the tuker drove, were offered to us for 800 rupees, the fishermen have them for 400.
Many tukers on order to be taken to fishermen are taken to fish shops, where prices are higher and then they pretend "I didn’t understand, I thought, just for fish. " You need to follow the road and exactly name the place where you want to get off.
If you see that the tuker gets up and goes with you to the shop, the market, then say that you yourself will go and see everything. He must stay and wait for you. Unless of course you go both ways.
By the way, you can cook fresh fish in restaurants by paying for cooking. Not all are taken, but you can find. Barakuda was prepared especially tasty for us at the Pink Elephant in Unawatuna. For cooking they took 800 rupees, which included a very tasty salad.
Restaurants on the beach in the evening sell fresh fish themselves, then they cook it in front of you, prices are an order of magnitude higher than 1500-3000 rupees per kg. , king prawns are counted by the piece : )) 7 pieces - 1200 rupees, you can and should bargain. Our record is 20 pieces for 1300 rupees. The market price is 800 rupees per kg. - Again, how do you trade.
On the beach they wear 100-150, for 50-60 you can negotiate. They grow everywhere.
Our holiday was a success, we liked everything. Ocean of impressions : ) and positive! We miss you already. . .
The hotel has chalets and a 3-storey new building with 10 rooms. They said that only a year since they were built. First we were shown one of the Chalets, and then a room in the building. We chose to stay in a spacious room on the second floor.
Indeed, everything is brand new, clean, marble finishes (stairs, countertops in the room, bathroom), a lot of wood, interesting antiques in the interior - a wonderful example of colonial style!
All pieces of furniture are expensive, made of good natural materials, we did not see plastic chairs in the hotel! Which is very pleasing and makes the hotel very harmonious and stylish.
We traveled around the country for several days, so we spent the night in other hotels, there is something to compare with. It was a pleasure to return to our hotel!
The territory is well-groomed, everything is clean. The riot of nature is everywhere. Along the pool there is a mini pond with real fish and blooming lotuses! ! !
We can say that the hotel is truly a Garden of Eden!
There is a large (by the standards of Sri Lanka) swimming pool on the territory of the reception-restaurant, closer to the chalets.
And in our building on the 3rd floor there are 2 smaller pools.
Everywhere there are cozy tables, armchairs, sofas, a gazebo.
There is an Ayurvedic office, a specialist is invited by appointment.
We really enjoyed the massage! Full body massage 1h. 20 minutes. - 1800 rupees. Back massage 30 min. - 800 rupees.
Separately, about the staff of Flower Garden.
These are the most polite, caring, helpful and nice people. Any issue was resolved within minutes.
The hotel feels the warm energy of care and attention, in the best traditions of hospitality!
In the room:
hair dryer is good! ! ! : )
tea and coffee accessories (tea (3 types), coffee, milk powder, sugar are replenished daily), water - everything is free
mini bar replenished every day
balcony (there are chairs and a table)
drying for things
there is even an umbrella! ! !
cleaning every day
Flower Garden is offered by our tour operators as 3 * (although in Europe as 4 *).
If the territory of the hotel were larger, you can safely put 5 *.
We didn't find any cons!
To the beach 5 minutes walk. The hotel is located at the beginning of the entrance to the street with cafes and shops.
Nearby they sell all kinds of fruits (a large pavilion is the only one on this street).
According to our observations and feelings, for an excellent holiday in this cozy and luxurious paradise, Flower Garden is undoubtedly the best hotel in Unawatuna and, most likely, one of the best on the entire coast of Sri Lanka!
There is often a queue for his booking, which is a rarity in general.
We went to see interesting places on a rented minibus with a local driver, it turned out much cheaper and more interesting than the offers of excursions from the tour operator.
Entrance ticket prices:
Sigiriya - 3900 rupees
Polonnaruwa - 3250
Dambulla - 1300
Kandy Buddha Tooth - 1000
Pinnawala Elephants - 2000
Paradenia Bot. garden - 1100
Yala nat. park - 2720 (+ separate car rental)
Kataragama - free and loved it
You can safely take the whole day to Colombo and Kandy, there is something to see, where to wander.
Once there was a 3-day route (two nights):
Unawatuna-Colombo-Sigiriya-Polonnaruwa-Dambulla-Kandy-Paradenia-Pinnawala-U nawatuna. We paid $ 190 for a car with a driver - there were 7 seats in the car, so it was comfortable for the two of us. The price does not change depending on the number of people. If we rented a car + gasoline ourselves, it would be a little cheaper, but longer in time, since the driver is oriented perfectly, but we are not. Their roads are special. There is one speedway - to Colombo, the rest are very winding, they did not build straight lines, so it is practically impossible to accelerate, only turns. There are few pointers. It gets dark quickly - lighting, of course, is not everywhere. It was hard for the local driver to drive in the evening, and they tried to do all the crossings in the dark. So we are happy with the decision!
Tuk-tuks traveled along Galle-Unawatuna-Koggala.
Galle-Unawatuna 5 km 300-400 rupees. By the end of our trip, prices had already begun to rise to 500-700 rupees - closer to the beginning of the season. The exchange rate in mid-October was 127 rupees per 1 dollar.
Between Unawatuna and Galle there is a small place along the road (landmark - many boats) where fishermen sell fresh catch - prices are excellent, everything is fresh. For example: small tuna for 1.2-1.4 kg - 400 rupees per kg, barracuda, squid - 350-400 rupees per kg. The choice is large. In Galle there is a fish market - everything is more expensive there and not everything is fresh. Checked many times. : ))
Between fishermen and tukers there is an open enmity. Fishermen don’t pay tukers for the tourists they bring (they don’t want to raise prices) and sell to everyone at a good price, they are ready to bargain and give way well.
That is, if a tuker brings you to a market or a shop, then the prices are inflated to pay for the "services" of the tuker and are almost not inferior. For example, small squids, in the places where the tuker drove, were offered to us for 800 rupees, the fishermen have them for 400.
Many tukers on order to be taken to fishermen are taken to fish shops, where prices are higher and then they pretend "I didn’t understand, I thought, just for fish. " You need to follow the road and exactly name the place where you want to get off.
If you see that the tuker gets up and goes with you to the shop, the market, then say that you yourself will go and see everything. He must stay and wait for you. Unless of course you go both ways.
By the way, you can cook fresh fish in restaurants by paying for cooking. Not all are taken, but you can find. Barakuda was prepared especially tasty for us at the Pink Elephant in Unawatuna. For cooking they took 800 rupees, which included a very tasty salad.
Restaurants on the beach in the evening sell fresh fish themselves, then they cook it in front of you, prices are an order of magnitude higher than 1500-3000 rupees per kg. , king prawns are counted by the piece : )) 7 pieces - 1200 rupees, you can and should bargain. Our record is 20 pieces for 1300 rupees. The market price is 800 rupees per kg. - Again, how do you trade.
On the beach they wear 100-150, for 50-60 you can negotiate. They grow everywhere.
Our holiday was a success, we liked everything. Ocean of impressions : ) and positive! We miss you already. . .
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