Northern Province Vacations from SAR3,047

The hotel was convenient for the airport, but was disappointing overall. The room and bathroom were spacious and opened onto a small sitting area by the pool. The bed was comfortable. However the room was grubby, the bathroom floor mat was dirty and it all just looked like it needed a good clean. We had dinner there as there werent any other options for the time we arrived, but the offering was underwhelming and the food was cold. We weren't sure if they had to send someone out to bring it - we had the impression that there wasnt a chef or cook there. We booked a 5a.m transfer to the airport, and that was good, but the poor guy who took us appeared to be the only person there and he was trying to book in a group of travellers whilst we sat there anxiously waiting for him to get us to the airport. It was Sri Lankan New Years eve, so he said that the other staff were on holiday. We felt that the hotel could be so much better if they had more staff with experience and a better cleaning staff. We were a bit confused by the expedia rating as we felt that it was far short of what we'd been led to expect.

We arrived at the hotel late at night, but was greeted with a great surprise that our room was upgraded to a corner suite! (as other rooms were fully booked on that day) The view from the room was fantastic with river, pools, sea views on the both sides. Also there were Dilmar tea prepared in the room which we enjoyed so much during our stay! The highlight for me was the breakfast - the restaurant was so beautiful, and the food was amazing with lots of Sri Lankan and other food options! Very accessible to the peaceful beach and we enjoyed the sunset on the beach bed too. I would really love to stay longer in this resort, so would definitely be back soon!

Very friendly service from the staff. I would rate the staff as excellent. Room was so small to the level it is just usable. Breakfast was OK. Good value for money, if you are OK with limited space within the room.