Malee Villa (Beach Inns Holiday Resort)

We booked at the last minute at 8pm and the staff could not have been more welcoming and accommodating. The room was spotless and spacious. The facilities including pool, beach access and dining area were all great. The hotel arranged our next day transfer very efficiently. A great location for a relaxing beach break. The snorkelling nearby was really good.

Everything was excellent.

Malee Beach Villas is in a fantastic location, just a few steps from the beach, with the restaurant and café right by the water. One of the highlights for us was being able to snorkel directly from the hotel. Just a couple of hundred metres along the shore, we were able to see turtles very reliably—often six or seven at a time—which was a real highlight for the whole family. There’s also some healthy coral and a lovely variety of other sea life. Breakfast was simple but delicious—we particularly enjoyed the granola and smoothie bowls, as well as the banana pancakes. The rooms were spacious, cool, and very clean, making it a comfortable place to return to after a day in the sun. We also ate at the restaurant several times and found both the Western and Sri Lankan dishes to be very tasty. It was great to have good coffee in the mornings and enjoy drinks at the bar in the evenings. The staff were very friendly, helpful, and accommodating throughout our stay. We especially appreciated how relaxed they were about our checkout on the final day—we were able to keep one of our rooms until around 2pm, which really took the pressure off and meant we could properly enjoy our last morning. Overall, this is a brilliant spot for a relaxed family beach holiday, and we would happily stay here again.

Die Umgebung, das sehr freundliche Personal, Pool, Strand mit Liegen und Bar hat den Aufenthalt für uns besonders gemacht. Für uns stand Erholung im Vordergrund.

Modernes gepflegtes Hotel. Nettes Personal. Gute Massagen. Das Haus direkt am Meer hat natürlich die bessere Lage.

Great value for money, fantastic location by the beach, really nice rooms, great breakfast buffet, very helpful and friendly staff. A nice pool as well. All you could hope for really! Would definitely go back.

Prachtige locatie vlakbij het strand met zwembad, fijn balkon, goed bed, airco en fan. Zeer vriendelijk personeel en een hele fijne vibe. Weg van de drukte van Mirissa, maar toch vlakbij restaurants en uitgaansgelegenheden.

Niets. Integendeel, we hebben zelfs 2 extra nachten geboekt.

Läget! Egen strand med solsängar som var gratis. Bra mat och shakes. Bra service. Värdeskåp på rummen. Välstädat och bra pool. Fantastisk frukostbuffé!!!

Saknas stolar på rummet.

Fantastiskt läge, trevlig och hjälpsam personal

Excellent accommodation, lovely friendly staff , delicious food, great pool. All perfect .

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Staff were wonderful, very attentive! Location was amazing and breakfast was excellent every morning. Make sure you try the local dishes!

Storage for clothes - would have benefitted from a set of drawers so suitcases could be unpacked

Great pool Across street from ocean Excellent breakfast included with perfect ocean view from restaurant Perfect beach right beside-with turtles! Next to surf beach

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Great location on the beach with a nice restaurant / bar by the Ocean. The pool was large and quiet. The family room we booked was spacious with two single beds and a double. The surrounding area felt safe and it was nice to stroll around to the other restaurants in the evenings. The manager was friendly and helped up with whatever we needed. Food was great and the banana pancakes for breakfast were perfect! We’d stay here again and could have stayed longer.

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We had a room on the top of the house with a nice balcony. The street were the hotel is, is very busy but it was not overly noisy. The food and beverage in the restaurant was really good and was not so expansive. The pool was clean and spacious. 200meter from the hotel is a snorceling spot directly in front of the beach and we saw a lot of sea turtles.

The bathroom had a real foul smell. The water kettle did not work. It was the first time in Sri Lanka were the host did‘nt support our further travelling.

Very nice property.. very clean.. delicious breakfast included in price.. right on the beach.. restaurant has excellent views of the ocean.. awesome little swim beach ( including turtles!!) and surfing just a couple of properties down. They have more accommodation rooms just behind the main property across the road with a lovely and very clean pool which offers part shade (a good thing). These rooms have glimpses of the ocean from the balconies. I would prefer ocean front views but those rooms were not available. Make Villa has excellent food and an outstanding Ayurvedic massage centre ( must do). They also advertise bicycle rental.. but there are no bikes. We found a bike rental very close by… a fellow who actually runs a bike shop and we rented very sturdy/well kept bikes for a day. It was also a lot of fun -we gave the rental information to the management-I hope they keep it for future customers.

Super room with balcony with views of pool and sea. Lovely shower. Great location with beach bars, restaurants, scooter hire, shops. Chilled vibe - lots of surfers! Gorgeous pool. Had the included breakfast - gorgeous smoothie bowl one day and the Sri Lankan choice of string hoppers and Dahl the next - delicious! Plus fruit and tea. All eaten overlooking the beach. Gave us secure parking for our Tuktuk. Recommend staying - excellent value for the price.

Only minus was our room (No.44) had no blackout curtains or bedside lockers. Very minor. Dogs barking quite a bit but then there are a stray dogs around.

The pool was warm so our boys absolutely loved it. Restaurant by the beach was great.

The location of the hotel is absolutely beautiful and 4 nights just wasn’t enough! Our room was spacious with a lovely balcony and views of the sea. AC very efficient and the room and beds comfortable. Very clean, good size bathrooms with good showers. Breakfast was lovely outside with the sea and beach just feet away. Food was excellent in the restaurant and we ate here every night. I hope the area around here doesn’t get too developed as it feels fairly low-key and unspoilt. Very much enjoyed the sun loungers by the beach with the hotel’s small beach bar with friendly staff. Great swimming pool too if you want a change from the beach.

The private beach is very nice and food is very good.

Matara apparently is more for locals so it wasn’t over built or overcrowded, when we travel we prefer nature and tranquility so it was perfect. The beachside location of the hotel, the size of the room, the pool, the restaurant and being able to eat in front of the ocean all day. Friendly and accommodating staff. Close to everything

The best part of the Villa is the sea front restaurant. It's very nice to eat breakfast looking on the sea. Food is good, but nothing exceptional.

It's not the cleanest place.

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It was our favorit place for sure! So we booked one more night after two nights what we had allready there. Very friendly and helpful staff, good food, nice rooms… and allways smile faces 😍

A really delightful place to stay. The pool is lovely. The beach is 30 seconds walk. A very beautiful place. The restaurant is veer good. My room had a great veranda and wonderful view.

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The staff are so lovely and helpful.. Nice size family room and comfy beds. The food in the restaurant is really good and it's right on the sea front. We saw a turtle walking up the beach to lay its eggs while we were having dinner one night! The hotel organised a great fishing trip for us. We brought all the fish we had caught back to the hotel, and the chefs cooked them all for us for our lunch.

Rooms a little tired and aircon a bit noisy

It's a great place , it's a complex of 3 areas , in front of the beach , amazing stay.

Location

Smell comes from room when we first entering.

The food in the restaurant was excellent

Perfect service and delicious food Best in madiha

Everything was perfect

Lovely hotel which great facilities. The staff are really nice and helpful and the food is really good.

Our room was a little small for a couple but I’m sure they have larger rooms

I was there for three nights over new year and it was better than I could have hoped… I managed to lock myself out on the balcony and messaged the front desk and someone came immediately to let me back in (ooops lol), lovely room, I was in 101 and it was beautiful, great view, had a kettle and fridge and a lovely bathroom, slight leak under the sink but just put a towel there and it was no problem, bed is huge and very comfy, can hear the ocean which is nice, didn’t use the pool but looked lovely and the restaurant was fantastic, didn’t use the spa but my friend did and said the massage was amazing, great location near all the cafes and bars but not too noisy at night as they are a few doors down. Had air con, and fan option. All in all, didn’t want to leave and will potentially be going back next week :)

Nothing… it was more than perfect in my opinion

+ very friendly and professional team + the sunset view + the food in the restaurant + the breakfast choices + size of the room + prices (room and food)

- the massage is not good

location is great in the very calm and lovely part of Matara, Mediha and Polhena, the rooms were spacious, with still nice view, even if the other side of the road, restaurant is the best of the whole Mediha / polhena area with great breakfast and lots of varieties for dinner and located on the beach with possibility to see turtles, fishermen, ... . Staff is so helpful (i had a medical problem during the stay)

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Excellent breakfast

Excellent staff and yummy breakfast. Nice facilities and shows that the take care of their property. Location is fair, the beach is quiet which is nice but still a tuk tuk ride from main beaches and restaurants. There are a few good restaurant options near the hotel. Good value.

Staff were extremely polite and helpful and were keen to ensure that guests were having a wonderful stay. The whole trip was good value at this basic but clean and friendly guest house. We tried a couple of restaurants in the immediate area and hands-down the guest house's restaurant was the best of the bunch, the breakfast was especially delicious. The private beach was also the best spot in the immediate area as it was clean and safe with sunbeds which the staff were pleased to set up for us. Although we didn't get a chance to use the pool this also looked clean and inviting. There is private parking available on request.

Don't recommend the 360 restaurant next door as food was mediocre and staff deliberately kicked a puppy for no good reason. Stay at the Beach Inns restaurant instead.

Host/Manager was very helpful and committed to make our stay perfect as possible. Pool was good size and breakfast was amazing. Sea was suitable for swimming although it's monsoon season due to rock and reef barrier.

All good

comfortable bed, ac worked well, wifi did not work in my room but in the Lobby and Restaurant the wifi was Good. Restaurant is across the street looking at the ocean.

perfect location, nice pool, very good breakfast and friendly always helpful staff

The room is nice and big, cleaned upon request. Restaurant is right downstairs, they also offer a bunch of extra services, including currency exchange, which is very handy in Sri Lanka.

AC was out of order some days but this is mainly due to power cuts.

Ideal location with young children. Quiet road. Easy access to beaches. Lovely pool. Good food choices. Good outside eating area.

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Fantastic location. Great pool. Friendly staff and delicious food. Small touches by the staff made this a great stay for families

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Owner was so welcoming, free upgrade to our room. Fantasic pool facilities. Private beach access also.

All positive