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Vinay A

Amazing resort and warm hospitality

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Jan 3, 2017
We were on a 10 day trip to Sri Lanka and stayed in 5 hotels. Spent 3 nights in Vendol. This was the best property and food was excellent!. Well located - midway Bentota and Galle..biggest swimming pool I have seen and beach facing hotel..which meant beach is just a short walk away. Damith and Chef Thushara made our stay memorable. Both went out of way to make sure our stay was comfortable and cooked marvellous dishes which even vegetarians could enjoy. Of all the hotels I stayed in Sri Lanka, only these two left an impression. I will come back here only because of these two gentlemen. We had an awesome time.
Date of stay: January 2017
Trip type: Traveled with family
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Reviewed December 28, 2016 via mobile

I stayed here for three nights thinking it to be a great place based on old reviews. It seems the management has changed recently and hotel looks to be deserted and lifeless. There is no bar and no room service menu. The only restaurant does not serve the dishes on its menu and compels you to go for its buffets dinners which are hopeless. Otherwise the hotel is beautifully designed with great views of the sea and pool from all the rooms with full glass windows. Poor maintenance and pathetic service with confused and tired staff makes one think not to come to this hotel again. It's not surprising that the hotel staff does not wear uniform and there is no wi-fi in the rooms. Only lobby offer wi-fi with very weak signals.

Date of stay: December 2016
Trip type: Traveled with family
2  Thank Rc M
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Reviewed October 26, 2016 via mobile

Communication was very poor....
Room was excellent
Food was superb
Service was average.
But basically they chased us out due to lack of rooms.
Beach is not good, hotel has not done anything to keep the beach clean and tidy.

Date of stay: August 2016
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
3  Thank Nilanka S
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Reviewed October 13, 2016

We had a really nice room with ocean views. It has plenty of room with nice furniture and a huge well-equipped bathroom. Pool is also a huge one and we were able to be there for a long time without getting disturbed by the others,
We had a problem with the TV and they fixed it immediately.
We had a nice breakfast and a dinner. The lunch was a set menu and it was not up to the standard when compared with the other two meals.
The negative points are; We did not have milk nor enough sugar packets to make tea. The other thing is room service did not come to clean the room though we asked them to come telling that they clean only once a day.
Anyway, we were able to enjoy our day very well because of the nice views and we were able to play at the beach with our baby without any disturbances.
I think that the management has to pay more attention to getting maximum benefits out of the well-furnished hotel by providing a better service to the customers. This has really nice rooms when compared with the other hotels. But less customers.

Room tip: Book ocean view rooms
Date of stay: August 2016
  • Trip type: Traveled with family
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1  Thank RosyU
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Reviewed October 2, 2016 via mobile

Very good hotel and friendly staff.we stayed as a group with my friends and family members.we got 4 double and 1 triple room.actually we enjoyed well.but improve your hotel food.need to be more staff this hotel.Staff at the reception is extremely friendly, helpful and reliable.special thanks for given front office Mr Dilshan.he was very friendly with all guest.Good luck for you and vendol resort.

Date of stay: September 2016
Trip type: Traveled with family
4  Thank sherinperera
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Reviewed September 4, 2016

We went there at around 2 PM and the welcome was not up to standard. There was no welcome drink, even water. After this incident, we didn't expect a lot from this hotel. But we were wrong.
Rooms were ready when we arrived and rooms were great, big room with a big bathroom. Had a small issue with in room telephone not working, got it fixed in 5 minutes.
Dinner and breakfast were buffets (I guess this is since it's a weekend and there were 30+ people around), and they were great. Not a lot of options, but food was delicious. Lunch was a let menu, again very good.
Had no hassle with the checkout as well.
Altogether it's a very good stay.

Room tip: Ocean View rooms have better view
Date of stay: September 2016
  • Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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4  Thank Krishan_Senevirathne
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