Anukama Resort

Great location Short walk to the beach Fabulous pool - my favourite in Sri Lanka Lovely clean chalet Gorgeous gardens Breakfast choice outstanding Saffron restaurant highly recommended Good wifi Friendly helpful staff

Breakfast and pool

WiFi was poor.

This is a really lovely resort - we did a lot of research for hotels in the area and read mixed reviews of the Anukama, but I think these are unfair. The staff here are exceptional, they work so hard and go out of their way to make your stay comfortable. The cabanas are fabulous and the pool a real treat. As a single mother it was great to feel so safe, able to sit outside and watch my child in the pool right by our room. The food is also very good - had the best prawn curry of our whole stay! It is not cheap but this area (Nilaveli/ uppuvelli) is very expensive. We found Anukama to be very reasonable price wise compared to others, and well worth it. It’s also very close to a quiet part of the beach which felt very special. Thanks for such a great stay.

The double room we’d initially booked was not great at all. There was no outside space, which wasn’t clear when booking. It would be fine for one night but not more. However, Bava was great and moved us to a different room. She was so understanding and she and the team were all so friendly and helpful.

1. Staff - I haven't seen such humble staff for a while, in my frequent travels! Very friendly, courteous, helpful and obliging, they are the best and greatest asset of this property. 2. Location - Calm and quiet. Closer to the beach but you are guaranteed a peaceful sleep 3. Layout and features - Nice appeasing layout. Good architecture, Beautifully laid chalets, surrounded by a clean, crystal clear warm pool that soothes all your body aches away. Euro and Aussie wall sockets are very convenient. Rooms with powerful air conditioner, large, firm and clean beds. Lots of towels provided. 4. General appearance - nice, clean and tidy. Good choice of tropical plants.

1. Room facilities - Inside rooms, a lot more need to be done. there is no telephone to contact the office. The manager gave me his phone number but half of the calls go unanswered. More drinking glasses, tea mugs and cutlery need to be provided. The multi level rack type 'table' is ugly and inconvenient to use, so need to be replaced with a long, low level table. 2. Bathroom/ Toilets are generally clean but heaps of facilities missing. No hair dryer, no towel rails, instant heater not working properly, grey water blocked in the gully. No bathmat provided, no toothbrush holders, no exhaust fan. 3. Dining hall - While it is a clean place, it doesn't have a hand wash sink inside. Hall needs sound absorbing panels as there was big echoing noise when 7 - 10 people chat which is frequent here. 4. Carpark - not big enough and need to be laid out with bays for easy pulling out without blocking other vehicles. No space to turn, so you need to reverse the vehicles 200m up to the main entrance to turn.