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Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa

3.5 star property

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Property grounds
2 outdoor pools, sun loungers
Restaurant
Lobby sitting area
On the beach

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
$174
$174 nightly
$174 total
Total with taxes and fees
Feb 6 - Feb 7

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Kahadamodara Road, Kalametiya, SP, 82120
  • Place, Kahandamodara Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Nine Temples
    ‪16 min walk‬

Room options

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Ocean View Suite | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Ocean View Suite

  • 484 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed
  • Ocean view

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Partial Ocean View Room | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Partial Ocean View Room

  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Partial ocean view

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Garden View Room | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Garden View Room

  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed
  • Garden view

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Oceanfront View Room | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Oceanfront View Room

  • 484 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Ocean view

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Two Bedrooms Apartment with Garden View | Balcony

Two Bedrooms Apartment with Garden View

  • 1076 sq ft
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Queen Beds and 2 Twin Sofa Beds
  • Garden view

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One Bedroom Apartment With Garden View And Patio | Living area

One Bedroom Apartment With Garden View And Patio

  • 700 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Sofa Beds
  • Garden view

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Partial Ocean View Suite | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

Partial Ocean View Suite

  • 484 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed
  • Partial ocean view

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One Bedrooms Apartment With Garden View and Veranda | Minibar, in-room safe, individually decorated, individually furnished

One Bedrooms Apartment With Garden View and Veranda

  • 646 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Queen Bed and 2 Twin Sofa Beds

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About the neighborhood

Kalametiya

With a stay at Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa in Kalametiya, you'll be on the beach, just a 3-minute walk from Kahandamodara Beach and 11 minutes by foot from Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary. .This beach hotel is 0.9 mi (1.4 km) from Nine Temples and 1.1 mi (1.8 km) from Kalametiya Fishery Harbour.

What's nearby

  • Kahandamodara Beach - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Kalametiya Bird Sanctuary - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Nine Temples - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Kalametiya Fishery Harbour - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • Goyambokka Beach - 34 min drive - 17.5 miles

Restaurants

  • ‪නෝනගම Village - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Ruwani - ‬25 min drive
  • ‪Sea food - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Nimhira Sea Food Restaurant - ‬21 min drive
  • ‪Sea Horse Seafood Restaurant - ‬21 min drive

About this property

Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa

Beachfront, with spa services
Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa offers 17 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to furnished patios. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. This Kalametiya hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators and minibars. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
2 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 17 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and minibars. Rooms have private furnished patios. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature showers with rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Dip into one of the 2 outdoor pools or enjoy other recreational amenities, which include bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • 24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Children's pool
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massage
  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Cookware, dishware, and utensils
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 100 per vehicle (one-way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and window guards
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room
Property Registration Number PV103328

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

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Lankavatara Ocean Retreat & Spa Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 49 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 49 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 49 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 3 out of 49 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 49 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a place!! We stayed as a family of 4 (2 children 10/12) in an Oceanfront view room. Large double bed and 2 day beds for the kids! Clean and well appointed with a daily freshen up! We had the best time. So relaxing! A much calmer/quieter stretch of coastline (away from the busyness of Hiriketiya/ Weligama etc. Nice infinity pool to laze about in and plenty of sun loungers/cabanas for sunning, reading, drinking. Ocean, beach and waves were amazing, however, there are some serious rips/currents in the water so you may only be able to paddle around. No water sports. You can however do plenty of day trips (fishing), Udawalawa (to see the Elephants), to other beaches where you can surf/snorkel, cooking classes and Galle (old fort town - with hundreds of shops, cafe’s and restaurants. There is a good breakfast included in the cost of your room and a nice menu for lunch and evening meals. Plus there is a lovely family run restaurant across the street serving the best homemade currys and fish (caught by the family), plus a few others in walking distance. Staff were amazing and couldn’t do enough to help! We will be back!
Stayed 6 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sahil

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Honesty probably the best beach resort we have ever stayed at. The place is small and intimate; literally right on the beach. Such a relaxing environment. The staff are very friendly and personable. The food at restaurant was some of the best we had in Sri Lanka… and very reasonable prices for the quality. The sunsets on the beach were amazing. It’s a quiet area, with not much to do but chill and relax! Spend 4 or 5 days here and you will forget all your worries in life! Highly highly recommend a stay here
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Hernan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The service is impeccable, from arrival, to drinks at the beach to breakfast. The property appears to be relatively new, the rooms are spacious and so are the bathrooms.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jaini

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The perfect retreat to relax for a few days. The staff were helpful and the food was delicious. There’s also a great restaurant opposite the hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jana

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Checked out early as not great & no refund

The resort is nice and wonderful view of the pool, but the feel of it wasnt for us and tje wifi being terrible meantnww ciuldbt stsy are we needed to be able to do some onojne work. When we asked to check out 1 night early from our 3 night stay they said they would try to resell the room to refund it bacl it us but they never did. The resort being remotely managed means the onsite staff cantaoe aby decisions.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Dalia

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent!

Lovely stay, lovely staff and great food. The hotel is away from the main Tangalle town, but we enjoyed that. rooms are roomy and nicely designed and furnished. Food was great and our overall experience was that we will be back!
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with group, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Modern hotel with nice decor, the sea view room was more of a ‘partial sea view’ as the room was on the ground floor behind a big green hedge. Not worth the price I paid. The ocean is too rough to swim in but the pool is nice. The Srilankan breakfast is good but the lunch and dinner options could definitely be improved. Overall I think it’s overpriced for what it is.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning setting with beautiful architecture. A perfect escape.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the peace and quiet. Wish I'd stayed there longer
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Loved architecture, design, build, quality of build and products. Location on the beach is wonderful. Really beautiful. Manager and Receptionist speak great English and do wish to be helpful. Juices are really superb. Middle of nowhere down multiple dirt tracks, 30 minutes from Tangalle, food is in my opinion dreadful and I preferred not to eat and drink a juice. Heavily loaded with salt and cook has no idea how to cook basic western food. Multiple electricity issues with no aircon, WiFi or electricity in my room over days. I was DOWNGRADED from whst I had paid despite manager saying he would find same class room - he gave them all to new customers arriving that day. Room I was allocated was dirty with footprints, toothpaste splash all around top that sink sits on, sun lotion splash all over patio area. Couldn’t wait to leave
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Gilad, Tel Aviv

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
From the moment we came we felt so welcomed, the staff here like a small family. The rooms are amazing. The place is a bit isolated but don’t worry you have here everything, the food in the restaurant is absolutely wow. If you want a place to relax and enjoy a few days this is the perfect place, I am fully recommend.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ricarda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Traumhafter Strand!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Karina Juhl

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastisk!

Wow! Et fantastisk hotel. Virkelig sødt personale, som er flinke og rare. Generelt er der en rar stemning på hotellet, hvor man føler sig velkommen i det sekund, man træder ind. Fed beliggenhed lige ud til den uberørte strand. Vi kommer igen og kan ikke anbefale nok!
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alexander

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely place, really off but relaxing and beautiful environment. Add fans in the restaurant to get rid of the mosquitoes at night and it’s five stars. Unfortunately many of the dishes on the menu wasn’t available. Make sure to visit the restaurant across the street.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stefan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Aurore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Splendide

Dernier pour notre périple au Sri Lanka. Pas de regret d’avoir choisit cette hôtel. Le personnel est au petit soin. La piscine et la plage rendent le lieu magique. Nous vous profiter avec la fille des massages dont je recommande vivement. Nous y avons très bien mangé, choix avec menu traditionnel ou plus occidental.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Per H.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 9 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ursula

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Wir waren 6 Nächte dort, haben dann aber auf 5 Nächte verkürzt. Essen war mega lecker, Personal außerordentlich freundlich. Zustand des Hotels ist gepflegt und wird auch in Stand gehalten. Die Lage ist sehr einsam. Es gibts nichts Drumherum. Außer sehr viele frei laufende Hunde. Man musste ständig aufpassen, um nicht von irgendeinem Hund angesprungen zu werden. Besonders schlimm war der Hotelhund. Das war auch ein Grund unserer früheren Abreise. Für zwei Nächte sehr empfehlenswert, mehr sollte man sich dann sehr gut überlegen,
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ignacio

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
La estancia en Lankavatara fue espectacular. El hotel se encuentra en medio de una playa virgen rodeada de naturaleza. El servicio de todo el stuff fue simplemente excepcional, son la esencia de este hotel. En especial nuestro camarero Malshan se encargó de que todo fuese perfecto. Nos hicieron una cena romántica en la playa sin coste extra, nos llevaban las bebidas a la hamaca, siempre con mucha servicialidad. Suelen tener este tipo de detalles. Las habitaciones muy modernas y bien equipadas. SIn duda el mejor hotel de todos los que estuvimos. Comida muy rica, todos los platos están adaptados a los gustos occidentales, a penas pican. El chef es todo un maestro. Sin duda un espacio para relajarte, disfrutar y dejarte llevar. Los precios de la carta y del spa eran moderados para el bolsillo europeo, Se puede ver el menu en su web.

10/10 Excellent

Alexandre

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Un séjour 10/10

Un séjour parfait ! Un hôtel intimiste avec une grande et belle plage, le personnel au petit soin, le spa était super je ne peux que recommander
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Franz

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super schönes Strand Hotel. Ideal zum abschalten. Gutes essen, netter Service nur leider etwas langsam. Sonst alles Top.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2023