Blue Turtle Hotel

Pool facilities

We moved to the Blue Turtle at the last minute after deciding not to stay at our original hotel, and we were made to feel welcome immediately. The staff were attentive, friendly and genuinely helpful throughout our stay. They organised our safari for us as well as our onward taxi, which made everything very easy. The hotel has a lovely open-plan communal area which is perfect for relaxing and having a drink, and the large swimming pool is fantastic and very well maintained. We particularly enjoyed the setting, with peacocks and monitor lizards wandering around the grounds! The food was also excellent. Everything was cooked to order, with a good choice of Sri Lankan curries, other Asian dishes and Western options. Our rooms were comfortable and each had its own balcony, fridge and kettle, which were useful additions. Overall, the Blue Turtle turned out to be an excellent last-minute change of plan. Great pool, good food, lovely surroundings and, most importantly, genuinely friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended.

Large pool, beautiful property with gardens and animals, good location in town, able to provide a breakfast box for early morning safari

Breakfast box could have been better (sandwich with too much butter, 1 small slice of pineapple and a small piece of butter cake) - could have had more fruit

Pool and garden are beautiful, bed is comfortable, staff is friendly

The bathroom is aweful. After using the shower everything is wet and the water doesn’t flow away. From the shower to the toilet (under and around) the toilet the tiles were yellow to brown due to the residues of lime and dirt. The window is broken and could not be closed, so dozens of mosquitoes came inside. On the chairs on the balcony there are no cushions, so it is quite uncomfortable to sit there. We left one day earlier because we did not feel comfortable at all.