Good location on the mountain.
All rooms have ocean views.
The staff understands English and solves problems at any request (the adapter is plugged in, the air conditioner was noisy-they fixed it, the breakfast box was assembled for the tour in a couple of hours )
A towel for the beach should be taken at the reception.
The hotel was opened in 2018, with their humidity until 2024, it didn't take much.
Especially the elevator (I pressed the button, it remained in my hand )
There were ants in the room. But you get used to it , and the little lizard , thank God , there were no more guests .
The view is stunning over the ocean.
It takes about 10 minutes to walk to it.
No need to take breakfast. We ate on the beach. The hotel's food is so-so 😕
Bottled packaged water is provided in the room. Cleaning every day. Peacocks were met on the territory
The hotel is wonderful, despite its slightly neglected condition. We want to come again!
(We were in a room with a terrace and a Jacuzzi in early March 2024)
Among the advantages: INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL OCEAN VIEWS, silence and sounds of the jungle (no noise from the main street), proximity to the beautiful Jungle Beach (15 minutes on foot, as well as to the main beach), responsive sweet English-speaking staff. It felt like we were far away in a secluded place, although it was only 15 minutes to the very center of tourist life, and this was the perfect balance for us. We woke up to the cries of peacocks and were also pleased with the stylish minimalistic interior in the room.
Of the cons: hot water rarely appears (mostly it is just warm), plumbing in traces of lime. And for those who do not like sports: you will have to climb the mountain to the hotel (but you can get there by tuk-tuk in 7 minutes). There were also problems with the door to the terrace in the room, but at the first request everything was quickly fixed. The breakfasts are monotonous, but we had enough of everything.
I highly recommend this hotel to those who do not want to hear the engines of tuk-tuks and the screams of vacationing tourists, who need to wake up and immediately see the ocean, who like hiking in the jungle. Also, for those who are ready to shower almost in the open air (real hedonism) and for whom hot water at +35 is not particularly important.
I do not recommend the hotel to those who are not at all ready for the "imperfections" that are generally inherent in all hotels in Sri Lanka, as I understand it.
We were preparing for the worst by studying the reviews, but everything turned out to be just fine.
Thank you for a wonderful stay, Villa Thawthisa 🥰
We booked this hotel on booking. In fact, it turned out to be closed and no longer works. Upon arrival, the guard sent him to another place, said that the check-in was from the other side - I wandered along this mountain with a tuktuker, I barely found any bungalows in the jungle. The reception said that now this hotel is here. They offered to move into these bungalows in the jungle a couple of kilometers from the sea for the same price. We went to another hotel. Liars!