Hotel Hambantota dengan Gim

The hotel is very new, everything is in a very good condition and we liked the concept that it’s not a standard Hilton. You can feel that the service routines are not at the level as it should be, but the staff were always friendly a helpful.

Pantai di hotel terlalu bergelombang untuk berenang dan hanya dapat berjemur di bawah sinar matahari. Tetapi tidak jauh, ada pantai awam lain yang berjarak lebih dari 100 meter, di mana anda boleh berenang. Terdapat banyak pilihan untuk sarapan dan makan malam bufet, dan rasanya enak. Sudah tentu, ada kesilapan yang berlaku, seperti bahu daging lembu yang terlalu mentah. Terdapat sedikit perkara untuk kanak-kanak berhibur. Terdapat bilik permainan di mana anda boleh menggambar, menonton TV, bermain permainan, dan lain-lain, tetapi penyelenggaraannya tidak begitu baik. Perkhidmatannya umumnya baik, diantar. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat lebih banyak bahan untuk pertunjukan, dan beberapa butiran perlu diberi perhatian. Secara keseluruhan, nisbah harga / prestasi rata-rata, dan ia harus dilakukan.

The hotel is not that simple to get to. Once you leave a nice hard top road, you have to drive down a long dirt road for about 10 mins to get to the hotel itself. That road can become a bit flooded if it rains hard - as it did on one day we were there - and that can prevent some guests getting in and out of the hotel. We’d had a lovely quiet evening meal one night and only found out afterwards that there had been a large group due in but couldn’t get down the road. Generally, it’s ‘normal’ vehicles and buses that bring people but, on occasion, a 4x4 would be better. On the days we arrived and left the roads were passable but you could see how they become easily impassable with rivulets running across it. The hotel though is lovely. The old one was washed away in the tsunami but the replacement looks strongly built, with its exposed concrete and stone construction there for all to see. That doesn’t make it cold and like a factory though. Far from it. It feels like it belongs where it is and its appropriate for a climate that varied between sun, wind and heavy rain whilst we were there. Whilst there are bedrooms on the ground floor (plus the gym and spa), most of the hotel’s common spaces are on the top floor, where reception, the bar and a la carte restaurant are. The main restaurant is one floor down, which has a nice view from the verandas around the outside. We had drinks in the bar on a couple of evenings, choosing to sit on the covered balcony as the indoor space - complete with pool table - whilst lovely was rather cold. The cocktails we had were really well made and come with our recommendation. We didn’t try the a la carte restaurant. Frankly, there was no need to from a food perspective. It was excellent all the time in the main one. The hotel tends to get large groups stay, who like to sit together (and create quite a noise), so the main restaurant can get quite noisy. The a la carte would offer a break from that as it’s in its own, quiet space. We genuinely couldn’t fault the food at the hotel. Breakfast always had a large choice ranging from cold offerings, cereal and salad, through to traditional Sri Lankan and hot western options. Tea and coffee was to order whilst you helped yourself to juice. The story was similar for evening meals too. If anything, evening meals catered less for western palettes and more for the Chinese guests that frequent the hotel. There were always lots of local Sri Lankan dishes too, which were simply delicious. All the hot food was outside the main restaurant space, under cover, with much of it being cooked in front of you. The cold starters and desserts were indoors. I have to say, one odd highlight was the soups. Every night there were 2 soups on offer and they were really good. I did have a tiny bug bear sometimes, which correlated with the busiest nights. That was the staff were a little too keen to clear plates. On occasion, you’d literally be chewing still and hadn’t quite put your cutlery dow

Island Group had the pleasure of organizing our first leisure group of 2025, a group of 110 single travelers, for a 3-night stay from January 26 to 29, 2025, at Shangri-La Hambantota. The hotel Team provided seamless check-ins, well-prepared rooms, and exceptional service. With world-class facilities, dining, and recreational activities, our guests enjoyed a truly memorable experience. We highly recommend Shangri-La Hambantota for leisure groups and look forward to future collaborations!

Our last stop in Sri Lanka, for 5 days, before going to Colombo. The hotel environment is really nice and the pool is big enough so our child got to swim nonstop. Nonetheless, the hotel room, even though it was spacious, had some defaults: the curtains didn't close completely so the blackout is just a waste. We stayed on the first floor, with garden view, so the bathroom was very big but there was no separation between the toilette and the shower which meant that every time we used it, there was water everywhere. We asked if we could change but apparently all the rooms on the 1st floor are like that and the 2nd floor rooms were more expensive. Moreover, the food was a bit of an issue for us: we were aware we were going off-season but the main restaurant was always closed for midday (for our entire stay) and the menu they offered on the restaurant above the lobby area was mainly fast food or very spicy food, which was problematic with our child. On that note, and if you don't like spicy food, make sure to ask a hundred times if it's not spicy. The night we arrived we ordered pizza and spaghetti bolognese - and asked for it not to be spicy - and both things were unetable. Who makes a super spicy spaghetti bolognese? The pizza was supposed to be a chicken one but it was also very spicy. We ended up eating some snacks, we brought with us, in the room. The breakfast buffet was good, specially if there were lots of guests, and the dinner was OK: again, they didn't have a lot of non spicy choices for chicken or fish. Everything is quite spicy even though they say it is not (I guess we just don't have the same level of tolerance for spicy food). Overall the hotel is not bad but it could be better, specially if it is rated as a 5 stars hotel. The room needs some renewal and the bathroom situation really needs to be addressed.

Lovely cool pool front room, spacious and clean. Nice hot shower with good water pressure. Outdoor dining with buffet breakfast and dinner, good selection of food. Kitchen packed takeaway breakfast to take on safari. Quiet complex, pool lovely and clean, plenty of lounges. Would be nice to have an area to lounge with a drink and relax. Overall a pleasant stay.

Stayed for four nights and had a fantastic time at the hotel. Great experience when checking in and were warmly greeted by the general manager and other staff. Lovely hotel on the beach front with lots of positives at the hotel. Large room with lovely shower and a nice balcony. Great breakfasand reasonable prices on drinks 🍻 and other meals that were available during our stay. Staff very friendly and many good restaurants within walking distance especially Top Secret restaurant. Superb facilities such as pool table 🎱 table tennis 🏓 darts 🎯 and table football ⚽️. Lovely swimming pool that was clean. Will definitely be back when in Tangalle in the future