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Palagama Beach

3.0 star property
Family-friendly beachfront location with outdoor pool

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Outdoor pool
Terrace/patio
Bar (on property)
Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, bed sheets
Premium bedding, in-room safe, desk, bed sheets

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • On private beach
  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Pool
  • Air conditioning
  • Laundry

Room options

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Budget Double Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Premium bedding
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
Daily housekeeping
  • 39 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Garden Cabana Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Premium bedding
Sofa bed - queen
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
  • 17 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

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Beach Cabana Room

Highlights

Air conditioning
Premium bedding
Sofa bed - queen
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
  • 19 sq m
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed

Deluxe Villa, 1 Bedroom, Non Smoking, Garden Area

Highlights

Air conditioning
Premium bedding
Sofa bed - queen
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Free bottled water
Coffee/tea maker
Desk
  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Queen Bed
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About the area

Map
12 Palmyra Avenue, Alankuda, Kalpitiya, 61360

What's nearby

  • Ruwala Nature & Adventure Park - 9 min drive - 4.7 km
  • St. Anne's Shrine - 19 min drive - 10.5 km
  • Dutch Fort of Kalpitiya - 42 min drive - 28.3 km
  • Base Hospital Puttalam - 43 min drive - 30.3 km
  • Kalpitiya Beach - 44 min drive - 26.8 km

Getting around

  • Colombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.) - 178 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Thasleem Hotel - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Diana Restaurant & Baar - ‬16 min drive
  • ‪Breeze Bar, Aarya Lagoon - ‬15 min drive
  • ‪Blue Lagoon - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Adhly Fine Dine - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Palagama Beach

Family-friendly resort
You can look forward to a poolside bar, a terrace and a garden at Palagama Beach. The on-site restaurant, Coralia, features international cuisine. In addition to a playground and a library, guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • An outdoor pool and a children's pool
  • Free self-parking and valet parking
  • Bike hire, a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge) and supervised childcare (surcharge)
  • A front desk safe, concierge services and meeting rooms
Room features
All guest rooms at Palagama Beach offer thoughtful touches, such as premium bedding and air conditioning, as well as amenities, such as safes and free bottled water.
Extra conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with free toiletries
  • Coffee/tea makers, ceiling fans and daily housekeeping

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Coralia

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Library
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Separate bedroom
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On a private beach
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Spa services

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 9:00 AM - 10:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per night.
Cots (infant beds) are not available

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 55

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 110 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash

We should mention

This property does not have any lifts
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Palagama Beach Hotel Etalai
Palagama Beach Etalai
Palagama Beach Resort Kalpitiya
Palagama Beach Resort
Palagama Beach Kalpitiya
Palagama Beach Resort
Palagama Beach Kalpitiya
Palagama Beach Resort Kalpitiya

Frequently asked questions

Does Palagama Beach have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is Palagama Beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Palagama Beach?

Self-parking and valet parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at Palagama Beach?

Check-in start time: noon; check-in end time: 10:30 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Palagama Beach?

Checkout is at noon.

Does Palagama Beach provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of USD 110 per vehicle applies.

Where is Palagama Beach located?

This Etalai resort is on the beach, 2.6 mi (4.1 km) from Ruwala Nature & Adventure Park, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Alankuda Beach and St. Anne's Shrine. Kalpitiya Beach and Dutch Fort of Kalpitiya are also within 20 miles (32 km).

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Palagama Beach Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 11 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 1 out of 11 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 11 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 11 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 11 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.6/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Direkt am Strand

Wunderbare Anlage direkt am Strand. Sehr freundliches Personal.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Frances

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Picturesque and wonderful

This little hotel is so wonderful. The pool is honestly to die for. So picturesque, especially at sunset, although pretty amazing all day long! The staff are amazing and so accommodating. It’s true the margaritas are fav, although sadly they couldn’t offer them in the second night of my stay. But as I left, they were doing a shopping run, to replenish. My room was comfortable and super, the only thing missing for me was A/C. I had a massage and it was excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff delightful, good chef, great breakfast choices. Accommodation quite quaint and possibly a little tired but perfectly comfortable and very private. Fantastically relaxing place and a good pool. The margaritas were excellent but bar not well stocked. We loved it - we stayed five nights at the end of a four week trip which had been pretty hectic so we very much appreciated the peace and quiet
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Away from the crowds

With a direct view of the sunset over the infinity pool, this isolated resort, built by a famous architect, will make you want to stay longer. Spa services, delicious food, helpful staff, comfortable natural building materials will charm you. Don’t miss it!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

nancy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful and peaceful in every way

We arrived tires, having biked 90km to get there, and were immediately set at ease by the kind staff. We were provided with a lovely and spacious cabin upgrade with a king sized bed and hot water showers. Out stay continued to get better. Swimming in both the infinity pool and the lovely ocean beaches. An excellent choice of drinks at the lovely bar. The best food ever! The staff helped us plan our activities, including Ayurvedic massage treatments at their spa. We could have stayed a week!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

With the effort to get there!

Host Denzil was very accommodating with our very late arrival and early departure. He arranged the drivers both ways for seamless transport. Ours was a short stay so we did not get to check out the park safari - but will deff return for that. Palagama Beach is a wonderful refuge from daily life - the pool, lounge and restaurant are delightful - lovely a la carte menu and the best Margaritas in all of Asia! The shaded cabanas round the pool are the perfect place to catch the sea breeze and lounge away an afternoon. Lovely a la carte menu and the best Margaritas in all of Asia! Minnie the resident dog is an important contributor to a friendly, comfortable atmosphere. Shirodhara and head massage treatments from Rohan at the spa could very well become addictive!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Tom + Laura, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect honeymoon destination

We stayed here for 5 nights at the beginning of our honeymoon in Sri Lanka. We had a wonderful stay. The beach cabana was lovely. The food was a very enjoyable mix of Sri Lankan and Western cuisine. The staff were very helpful and made it very easy to arrange activities such as dolphin watching and safari.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

6/10 Okay

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness

Charming and basic accommodation but fairly remote

This hotel is very basic but very charming. It is accessed by a dirt road of 4 km and staff will arrange tuk tuks as necessary. One good thing is that you will not be bothered by people selling items on the beach, the locals are mainly fishermen and it was fun watching them fish off the beach. It is very relaxing and the pool is good and well maintained. The staff are all very helpful and will arrange tours and special food orders.The walls of the beach villa are made of palm leaves with open areas which allow insects in but the bed does have a very efficient mosquito net, which they will spray with repellent.There is no ac, fridge, tv or wifi in the room. Part of our bathroom was in a small compound with no roof but clean .The communal areas are open with no ac and could do with fans to move the air around. If you have no appetite for nature being close, this may not be the place for you. As a final recommendation , the vines growing the sand by the beach could be removed, as they can be a trip hazard.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quel chouette endroit !

Nous avions réservé 4 nuits au Palagama Beach après un circuit de 8 jours au Sri Lanka. Le repos que nous avions souhaité avoir après ce voyage magnifique mais relativement fatiguant, nous l'avons trouvé là dans ce petit paradis terrestre, havre de paix, petit éco-hôtel de taille familiale, sympa à tous les points de vue. Très bonne cuisine ! Le personnel souriant, gentil, efficace, aussi bien au restaurant, à la réception que pour l'entretien de la chambre et les endroits communs. Wifi gratuit aux endroits communs : piscine, bar, resto, réception Excursion en bateau avec accompagnant sympa qui connaît bien la vie sous-marine et qui parle en connaissance de cause, aussi bien pour l'observation des dauphins (un vrai spectacle !) que pour la beauté sous-marine pendant le snorkling. Il nous a proposé de filmer avec notre "gopro" sous l'eau pour les 2 excursions et nous en gardons des images et des souvenirs absolument magnifiques. Un endroit où on se sent chez soi et que je souhaite recommander vivement !
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Turid Rossbach

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful hotel, great view/location/food/drinks!

Wonderful hotel, such a relaxing stay with lovely helpful staff members always happy to help