Taj Bentota Resort & Spa

We enjoyed the stay, food and the Beach. Really amazing property.

Lovely place, really quiet and peaceful! The team are amazingly accommodating and friendly. Location was good, just walk up you’ll be in the heart of town

Large hotel.The floors are a little confusing .The wonderful beach is quite a walk from the hotel pool, which is on the 4th floor of the hotel ( overlooking the beach and gardens.The curved pool was busy with families during our stay. Main restaurant serves buffet style breakfast/lunch/dinner with plenty of choice for most tastes.The little publicised Seaview Restaurant serves fantastic and very reasonably priced a la carte food.As always in Sri Lanka,be very cautious with the wine- it is expensive and generally not well-kept and therefore often past its best. Not much to see in Bentota itself. This hotel is probably best for families who wish to stay put,but it is not cheap.

Great hotel, very attentive staff and a lovely atmosphere!

Taj Bentota is a beautiful resort . Our room with a large balcony overlooking the sea was very comfortable and we were well looked after by our room attendant Janaka. He was always helpful and courteous . Food at all the restaurants was good . We enjoyed going to the Oriental Pavilion Chinese restaurant and Sea View restaurant where food and service by waiters was excellent. Daily buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at The Palms was of high quality too with a huge choice of delicious regional and international cuisine. Sam, waiter at The Palms was particularly efficient , providing excellent service. At reception Dumith Nonis was very pleasant and helpful . Overall the entire hotel ambience is pleasing though some areas could do with a bit of renovation , like the ensuite bathroom in our room 424 and some of the toilets and changing rooms in public areas of the hotel.

Good beach side property . Very good dining options if you are a vegetarian

The property has direct access to one of the best beaches of Sri Lanka

The Taj is coasting based on the Prestigious name. A complete disappointment and no where near a 5 star. Multiple issues one after another and we were approached by two managers one at dinner and the other upon checkout. This hotel is not an indicator of the general Sri Lankan hospitality. More of an embarrassment for me as a native Sri Lankan that came to Sri Lanka to propose to my girl friend and then did a mini tour with her and my best friend, both of whom are first time travelers to Sri Lanka.

We could not convince chef of best known Indian 5 star hotel to have atleast one Indian dessert in the buffet especially when Indians are one of major occupants at the hotel. Food scores zero if dessert is missing. Dirty closets, old bathroom fittings. I can’t believe there is no hand-shower in bathroom. Just not good enough. Staff also of mixed quality, some of them can’t speak one English sentence properly. Im wondering if Taj India has outsourced facilities at Bentota to some contractor to manage to their behalf ?

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