Suite Lanka

Location was good but hotel itself was bad. Room was reasonably clean but toilet was broken. Facilities were old

Our two weeks in Sri Lanka has been the best holiday we think we’ve ever had. Half of that time (the relaxing half!) was spent based out of Suite Lanka in Hikkaduwa. A Colonial style hotel nestled neatly and beautifully on Narigama Beach (a 20 minute stroll south of the hugely inferior Hikka beach strip), Suite Lanka ticks all the boxes as a small, personal, quality and welcoming boutique hotel. We just loved it and departing after a week felt like leaving family - hugs were involved. The hotel team runs to 13 staff - just about outnumbering guests- and everyone did everything they possibly could to make our week special. It’s such a team effort that I’m not going to pick out individual staff members for particular praise - they’re all getting a mention. Siri, Roshan and Kumara as the management team were enormously helpful in facilitating trips and activities for us, as well as being all round good eggs. The restaurant is rightly very well regarded across Hikka and the service provided by Sithum and Madura is first rate. The food is extremely good and whilst the kitchen team (that’ll be Janaka, Vishwq, Krishan and Kanthi - ) are rightly proud of their excellent curry and rice, the star of the show for us might well have been the Sri Lankan breakfast. Sithum and Madura provide unobtrusive and excellent housekeeping (hibiscus flowers on the made beds every day!) and both Pradeep - security - and Shiroma - gardening- gave evening and morning smiles and waves respectively. Sri Lankan people are universally kind, gentle giving. Suite Lanka and its staff epitomise that. We’ll be back.

We loved this place. It is by far the best place on this beach. The rooms are fantastic. We stayed five nights, three in the pent house and two on the bottom floor. The penthouse is fabulous but we actually preferred the smaller ground floor (with a child easier for him to run about). The staff were brilliant, the food amazing. Altogether we loved it.