Club Villa

Thank you for a wonderful day.

Beautiful hotel full of character and parts designed by Geoffrey Bawa. Grounds immaculate with beach access. Lovely staff and great restaurant.

Bathroom dark, bed a bit hard.

Quiet location near the beach with good pool, nice food and friendly efficient service

Train noise all night

A beautifully maintained property with stunning swimming pool, extensive grounds and lovely gardens. The food and service provided by every staff member was outstanding!

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The gardens were exceptionally well kept. The staff were always polite & charming. Always helpful & would do everything with grace & a genuine desire to please. I couldn’t have been more delighted.

Nothing really. Our room was a little small & we had no view of the gardens, but comfortable & well kept.

Set in beautiful and beautifully maintained grounds, Club Villa is a charming and comfortable place to stay. Designed by famous architect Geoffrey Bawa, the property remains true to his ideals of natural materials used simply to complement nature and include Sri Lankan culture inside and out. The staff are fantastic: very friendly and offer superb service. The food at the restaurant was excellent, so much so that we barely ventured further in the five glorious nights we stayed there.

The Villa has a vintage feeling and the garden is incredibly well kept. Location is great, 2 minutes from the beach. It felt like having a private resort for ourselves. Staff was really friendly and accomodating.

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We had a perfect stay! Location, room, breakfast, pool, staff, everything was really great! This is one of the few places that I would like to go back!

nice architecture beautifull garden. beach nearby. good location

chlorine in swimming pool. confusing final settlement. missing bedside cabinet and bedside lamp.

We have stayed at Club Villa before and it is a delight. Set in beautiful gardens right next to the beach with lovely comfortable rooms, great beds, really friendly and helpful staff, good food and really relaxing peaceful too. A real haven to come back to after a day out. Love the fact that the trains go right through the garden and it’s fun to wander down the railway track to other bars and beaches. Set down a quiet lane, It’s easy to get tuk-tuks right outside the door.

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Access to fabulous beach, such a well maintained property, staff were very helpful, food was glorious

There was nothing to dislike

top service, ausgesprochen freundliches personal, sehr schönes gebäude (architektur), toller garten, sehr gutes frühstück

The hotel and grounds were so beautiful. The pool was great and the staff were amazing. They happily moved Sun loungers into the shade under the trees for us. We enjoyed watching the trains come past and they didn’t keep us awake. Our room was spacious with a very comfortable bed and the best shower we’ve ever had. The food in the restaurant was excellent, we enjoyed every meal we had.

Our only very small criticism is that we were only given 2 small bottles of water a day. In very hot weather this just wasn’t enough, especially when we also needed to use it for cleaning our teeth. We felt it was a shame that there were no sun loungers or bar on the beach. Several of the nearby hotels provided these and it would have been nice to relax and watch the sea. So saying, a couple of minutes walk and we could sit and have a drink and watch the waves at a nearby hotel.

Amazing. Awesome. Beautiful. Laid back. Upon arrival we felt like set back in time. Picturesque scenery opened to us from our balcony view to the pool on the left, the beach in front, walking over the rails of the still going railway of Sri Lanka, and to our right side squirrels, parrots and birds of all colours on trees as old as the building and a perfect shaped cultivated lawn. Feeling like early 1900 in time when Europeans still tried to conquer this part of the world instead of enjoying it, like I do nowadays, eating like a goddess in France, still sitting at one of the most beautiful beach stretches Sri Lanka has to offer. In walking distance of the town called Bentota, one of the prettier ones. Geoffrey Bawa, the architect of this 18 room (including 7 Suites) house knew about aesthetic, Bohemian, Hedonistic lifestyle. I admit it saddens me not being able to share a cup of tea with good old Geoffrey because he lived from 1919 until 2003. Only the good ones..... Don't miss to walk and sleep in the walls created by a genius mind. Maybe the spirit will hop to you. Who knows it might blow your mind or lighten it up? Dare to take the risk? Guess you can only win, nothing to loose.

Wunderschöne Gartenanlage, ruhig (ausser ab und zu kommt ein Zug) aber nicht tragisch. Das Personal ist sehr freundliche und aufmerksam. Wir waren vor 2 Jahren schon in diesem Hotel. Wie damals kann ich wiederholen: alles soweit ok, aber die Ausstattung ist in die Jahre gekommen. Warum wir trotzdem wieder gekommen sind? uns gefällt die Lage, der Garten und der wunderschöne nahe gelegene sauberer Strand. Ein Strand, den man wirklich als sauber bezeichnen kann, denn das ist in Sri Lanke leider nicht oft der Fall. - Schade eine wunderschöne Insel wird langsam "zugemüllt*

Preis - Leistung! Preis etwas überhöht

L’endroit est magnifique que se soit la piscine, le jardin, la plage. Nous avons dîner 2 soir au restaurant et la carte est très variée. Les plats sont généreux et délicieux. Le personnel de tout l’hôtel est aux petits soins.

Notre chambre se trouvait au niveau de la réception et c’était très bruyant. La chambre ne représentait pas ce que j’avais réservé par rapport aux photos sur le site de reservation. C’est dommage.

Meget stille og hyggeligt sted. Vi overnattede 4 nætter og nød hver eneste time. Lækkert værelse lige ud til haven - super dejligt pool område med et pæn stor pool og dejlige ligge stole. 100 m til havet og stille strand med blødt sand og rent vand. Personalet er virkelig søde og snaksaglige - på den gode måde. Din seng bliver redt om morgenen og ingen om aftenen -gjort klar med myggenet og dynen lagt lidt til side - klar til at putte! Lækker morgenmad. Restauranter på stranden og andre med tuk tul 5 min.

Vi synes at der burde være rent drikkevand som man bare frit kunne tage. Der bliver kun serveret 2 små flasker hver dag - hvilket slet ikke slår til.

素晴らしい

特に朝食の雰囲気とプールから海につながるロケーションが気に入りました。

スタッフの方が部屋に入る際に、ドアを開けっぱなしにしていたので、虫が入るのではないかと少し気になりました。

Lage ist gut.und schone Garten sehr schon

Zimmer sehr dunkle

So peaceful and wonderful staff

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Bawa design. Landscaping and pool were great. The food was great

Bathrooms in desperate need of upgrade.

Мы останавливались в отеле на 2 ночи. Всё было прекрасно! Удивительное, тихое место с неповторимой атмосферой и превосходным сервисом!

Nádherné koloniální ubytování s překrásnou zahradou, hned u pláže absolutně bez lidí. Moc hezký bazén v zahradě. Super jídlo. Příjemné ceny.

Na konci zahrady jezdí vlak. Ale nakonec i to bylo pozitivní. Jede jen několikrát za den a byla to zajímavá atrakce pozorovat ho z pár metrů

The historic property was set in the most amazing gardens and the beautiful Geoffrey Bawa bungalow was lovingly restored and kept

Setting and facilities

Club Villa ist einer unserer Lieblingsorte in Sri Lanka, wir kommen immer wieder hierher zurück: wunderschöner Garten, die, teilweise von Geoffrey Bawa entworfenen, Häuser, die schöne Ausstattung und das freundliche Personal: hier stimmt einfach alles. Und ja: das Hotel liegt hinter der Bahnlinie, aber wir empfinden es überhaupt nicht als störend wenn hinter dem Garten ab und zu ein Zug vorbeifährt. Und direkt dahinter liegt ein wunderschöner kilometerlanger sauberer Strand, der zu ausgiebigen Spaziergängen einlädt.

Lugnet, miljön, personalen , trädgården och stranden

Sängen var alldeles för hård

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Beds were very hard

Das Hotel ist sehr schön. Das Frühstück ist gut und reichhaltig. Es wird auf alle Sonderwünsche eingegangen. Das Essen im Restaurant ist sehr gut und reichlich. Hervorragend auch das Service Personal und das housekeeping

Leider fehlen im Zimmer funktionstüchtige Steckdosen.

Amazing Gardens, stunning swimming pool, fantastic breakfast, nice old colonial hotel

The room we had on the second floor was like going back in time, however I do prefer working plumbing. The staff were amazing but trying to book a spa appointment was difficult as not always on site called in when needed and not clear what hours or when she would be available

Nice property good location

Mattress were just not good . very hard spring mattresses. For double bed even length of mattress was short and gap was filled by inserting a round pillow. Edges of mattress was not smooth . Good variety at restaurant quite limited.

Charming artefacts and small number of rooms Excellent attentive staff

Maybe some opportunity to visit nearby beach Some boisterous youngsters dominating pool without staff asking them to calm down and with disregarding parents

Super schöner Garten und Poolbereich, tolles Frühstück, Nähe zum schönen Strand.

Ein Tuktukfahrer direkt vor dem Hotel zockt den doppelt bis dreifachen Preis ab als üblich.

Everything! Beautiful colonial stay with gorgeous manicured gardens / grounds

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It is perfection. Beautiful buildings with stylish /interesting interiors. Fabulous service, and such friendly staff. Lovely pool. Good food. Peaceful! No wonder many guests are regulars.

Lots of mosquito but staff do their best to reduce their access to human flesh- sprays, anti mozzie coils, and all encompassing netting around the beds.

Nice garden and pool, food is good

The rooms are quite compact and urgently need refurbishment. For a property that positions itself as an upscale resort, the overall condition felt outdated and below expectations. What was most disappointing was the refusal to provide drinking water on the day of check-out. Basic amenities like this should never be withheld, especially at a premium hotel. When I raised the issue and mentioned my previous positive experiences in the country, the manager responded by asking how much I paid for the room — an unprofessional and unnecessary remark. A resort at this level should prioritise consistent service and guest comfort. It’s about maintaining the standards expected from a high-end property.

Beautiful property. A masterpiece by Bawa. Loved everything about it. Staff were excellent. Will definitely stay again.

If I can be really picky, Id say to give a face lift to the front car park and entrance.

We didn’t just like, we LOVED staying at Club Villa. We stayed for a week and could have stayed longer. The building was elegant with touches of history. The gardens were beautiful and the pool meticulously maintained. The beach was at the end of the garden over the railway tracks. From there you could walk for miles along the sand on the beautiful beach. Housekeeping was excellent, rooms serviced daily, bed turned down in the evening. We were very well looked after. The breakfast was excellent, enough to keep you fuelled for the day. We also took dinner at the restaurant which had a great range of options- Sri Lankan and Western. The food was excellent! The staff learned our routines and preferences and made us feel so much at home. Despite the cyclonic weather we experienced at the end of the week, we felt safe and cared for. They worked so hard to make sure that there was no inconvenience for guests. We were very sad to leave. We will certainly visit again.

There was nothing to dislike!

Our favourite place to stay. Beautiful gardens, pool, lovely food.

Good location, aesthetic property, rustic and comfoetable rooms, homely and tastey food.

I think it was perfect for me.

Fantastic views

こじんまりした空間、ホテルというよりは邸宅という佇まい。 出張終わりで静かに過ごしたかったので、こちらを予約したが結果とてもよかった。 朝ごはんは西洋スタイルとスリランカンと選べ、両方ともボリューミーかつ美味しかった。 スタッフもおおむね皆さん感じがよかった。 掃除も行き届いており気持ちよく滞在できた。

レセプションの女性が接客業向きではない気がした。 こちらが困っているのに、助けを求めるまで知らんぷり。 レストランのメニューのバリエーションが今一つ。 夕食を2回利用したが、どれもヘビーですぐに飽きてしまった。 スリランカのホテルあるあるだけど、スリランカ料理以外のものは正直味が･･･

Everything went well beyond my expectation. Staff were immensely helpful. I was mesmerized with the architecture, cleanliness and the comfort. Breakfast was delicious, healthy and neatly spread. Lunch and dinner were also wonderfully served. Ice creams were so nice! It was a wonderful experience .

Nothing could have been better than what we received here.

Fortunate to be able to stay in an affordable Geoffrey Bawa designed Villa. Enjoyed relaxing in the tranquil gardens with the added bonus of complimentary cups of tea and cake brought out to us by Randive. Had a delicious meal in the Villa restaurant with fabulous service from Travic Brinsly and Randive. Lovely room and the ‘turn down’ on our bed was a nice unexpected touch. We were fortunate to be the only guests staying, however all the services were still readily available. Would definitely stay again!!

Club Villa was such a beautiful place to stay! We stayed there for 2 days at the end of a busy trip travelling around Sri Lanka and we needed rest and relaxation! Everything about it was exceptional - best shower, comfortable spacious room! We loved the gardens and pool! The food was one of the best that we had in Sri Lanka! And above all the staff were so helpful and couldn’t do enough for us, we thank them very much. Wish we had another day or two. Mary & Sean (Ireland)

المكان صغير جدا وبسيط ولا يرقى الى مستوى 5 نجوم كما هو مذكور وبالنسبة للقيمة فيعتبر غالي والفطور بسيط جدا .. مرافق الغرفة بسيطة جدا والتكييف ليس بالكفاءة المطلوبة .

لا يوجد به فعاليات سوى المسبح فقط ..

Breakfast was delicious and we had a wonderful room. There were lovely gardens leading over the railway to the beach with a good pool. Dinner in the evening was good.

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Everything was wonderfull! The staff members, The Garden, The food! It was a lovly stay! Thank you!

Beautiful property. Very quiet and nice atmosphere. Staff were all very friendly and helpful

The doors have a window above them so the corridor light lit up the room all night

Lovely peaceful environment. Friendly staff. Relaxing pool. Good food.

Staff warm attentive Great menu Fab pool Very close to the beach

Walking distance to the beach made it a special location but i would have preferred if it had place to do youga or meditation.

No place to do youga or meditation

The stylish architecture, the peaceful atmosphere and the proximity to the amazing beach.

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Excellent location , direct access to Beach (across railway line) and very nice pool and grounds to enjoy onsite.

Beautiful building and grounds leading across the railway line to the beach; comfortable room.

this was a last minute booking, and we loved it so much !!! the place was superb, so peaceful, comfortable and loved the design aesthetic. It was a real treat to stay in a Bawa designed property. The garden and pool area was lovely and the restaurant and all the staff did a wonderful job.

I can't think of anything.WIshed we had stayed longer.

Really nice Property. Nice rooms and great food. Staff go out their way to help you out. Amazing train that passes every 20 minutes when you’re having a swim

It really felt like going back in time; beautifully decorated by Geoffrey Bawa giving the typical tropical movement vibe. Very tranquil place, the garden is stunning, breakfast delicious and you have the luxury of the swimming pool and just a 5 minute walk away also the quiet beach. The train running through the garden only every once in a while makes it extra special. The noise never bothered me while I am a light sleeper (as of midnight until +/- 05:00 the train doesn't pas by anymore anyway). There are many guests who have been coming back for years. That already says enough. The staff is incredibly friendly. Absolutely loved it here, thank you for this special experience and truly hope to come back in the future!

The temperature of the swimming pool is quite warm. But can imagine it is difficult to cool properly with the high temperatures during summer.

Location Very peaceful Great pool and gardens Great access to the beach Great staff

Next door hotel had a wedding and music played until 3.00am on final night

The hotel is charming with a tropical, colonial feel. The rooms were spacious and offered a comfortable bed and an outside balcony. We enjoyed lounging around by the pool area and walked across to the beach daily. The hotel has only a small number of rooms, making it an ideal place for rest and relaxation. The staff were all very friendly and helpful and the restaurant served authentic Sri Lankan cuisine. Location, price and facilities were all very good.

Staff were excellent. Pool and garden exceptional. Location next to beach very good

Seating area undercover was dark and uninviting and deserted. Outside seating area was nice during day but not set up for evening with mosquitoes. Food and menu were average considering the villa price. Bathroom very small

We took all our meals at Club Villa during our 3 day stay which were delicious and beautifully served by the ever attentive staff in a peaceful and elegant dining area adjacent to the stunning garden. The immaculate pool is in the garden where towels were provided, also available if you want to go to the beach a few minutes walk beyond the garden and railway track. Our room was beautifully furnished in the Dutch colonial style, with a fabulous view of the garden. Indeed we loved being immersed in the fabulous architecture and design of the hotel by Geoffrey Bawa, really a special place to relish with delightful surprises to see around every corner.

Nothing, as Club Villa exceeded our expectations in every way - our only regret was having to leave.

Exceptional grounds and garden setting. The Bawa architecture sets it apart from other villas. Easy access to one of the best beaches that we visited in Sri Lanka.

The choice of half board arrangements would have been helpful.

We had an exceptional stay at Club Villa. It is the most beautiful historical property, set in lush green gardens, with a beautiful pool to laze your day away. Our room had so much character and the terrace overlooking the garden was perfect. Both breakfast and supper were especially good. It was a couple of minute stroll down to a white, fine sand beach. All in all perfect.

That we only stayed one night.

This is an exquisitely appointed and delightful hotel. Fascinating architectural history.

We loved it. Even the trains at the bottom of the garden!

Beautiful location and excellent property!! Value for money! Great services and an amazing place to come and relax

Nothing. There is nothing to not like about this place