We spent the last week end (3rd to the 5th Feb 2012) at Royal Palms on HB basis. The hotel was claimed to be full (may be due to the fact that is was the season in Sri Lanka). The room was fairly large in size with a personal patio with a view of the pool/sea. It had the basic... More

Stayed here in Dec for a couple of nights with my wife. Wasn't sure what to expect as I was going by a couple of pics that I saw through a friends FB. The hotel has an older charm to it, but very nicely decorated and very expansive grounds to wonder around in. There is another hotel right next door(can't... More

My wife and I stayed at the Royal Palms during June 2011, and we had an absolute wonderful time. The hotel is clean, well managed with friendly and attentive staff. Nothing was too much trouble. The food was plentiful and excellent. We normally prefer to travel and explore, but this time it suited us to stay on the resort most... More

We booked the hotel for four seniors directly with Tangerine Tours and arrived after touring the island for one week. Our initial impressions were good and this did not change over the seven days. We booked half board, and although we had the option to change to all inclusive, we stayed on HB as we did not really need the... More

Stayed here for 10 nights in September via Mercury Direct. Dated but still beautiful - large beds and a very large lizzard in the hotel grounds - minus half a tail. The sea here is very angry and the hawkers are always a pain everywhere you go. My main problems with this hotel are :- 1) Breakfast is only half-cooked... More

We stayed here for just under a week. Hotel is a decent 4star with nice decor and rooms. Bit dated in parts. Pools were good. Food better than expected with fresh cooked options every night in the restaurant. Staff were not overly friendly, which was poor. There is nothing much around the hotel and there were constantly hawkers on the... More

We stayed at the Royal Palms over Christmas. We arrived at around midnight, shattered after the long drive from the airport. The reception area was very stylishy decorated for Xmas with plenty of comfortable seating for us whilst we checked in and sipped on the ice cold complementary cocktails. Rooms were large, beds were very large, all very clean but... More

The Palms is a super place to stay when visiting south east Sri Lanka. It is well within reach of the many tourist sites but a visit to the Highlands will require overnight stays. The next time I go, I will definitely reserve more time for the Lands End Falls trek and further explore the cultural triangle. The Hotel is... More

We stayed at the hotel over Christmas and went home on 30th December 2011, we were upgraded to a mini suite as it was our 25th wedding anniversary and we had a great room right near the beach, wonderful. The food was great, all homemade, international cuisine, but would have enjoyed a bit more Sri Lankan food. Staff were great,... More