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Reviews of Samaya Fort Hotel

2.5 out of 5
Samaya Fort Hotel
No 76, Church Street, Galle

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 18 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 18 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Tatum

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay
We visited in April and we ended up extending one more night. It's a basic comfortable hotel with breakfast included during our stay. Both AC and fan in the bedroom. Best location to get to the fort. Although every shop and restaurant inside the fort area was tourist price, it's easy to walk out (or take a tuktuk) to the shops and restaurants near the bus station. We read a lot of negatives about the internet connection but the Wifi worked perfectly fine during our stay. Breakfast was sufficient for us. They can offer tuktuk to send to railway or bus station but we never took it. Friendly staff and helpful if you need anything. Place to sit and lounge outside of the rooms just be prepared for mosquitoes in the evening.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Uditha on 15 Aug 2018
Thank you for review sir.

8/10 Good

Jan, Manchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic, quiet and a great base
Ideally situated in the fort, the Samaya Fort is a no frills basic but very friendly hotel. The lady that runs it went over and above for me, for which I couldn't thank her enough.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Close to the fort, good wifi, quiet stay
We had a pleasant stay here. Breakfast is included which was toast, omelette, fruits(we had papaya and pineapple) and coffee. Number one thing for us is the location to the fort and the relatively quiet stay giving that we always end up in places that has a construction site during our 16 day visit in Sri Lanka. I read reviews about the Wifi not working. It worked well during our stay, in fact it was quite fast too! Lady at reception checked us in and she's always around when you need anything. There's fridge in the room to chill our drinks and enjoy lounging outside, but no kettle to make your own coffee or tea. The seating area outside the room is pleasant too. Recommend to book online rather than paying the walk-in rate. Tips to find cheap food: Go out to the town area near shops by the bus station. You can have same food (rice and curry or various rotti) at much lower prices than in the fort area. For alcohol, head to the Food City Supermarket and they have beers (chilled in the fridge) and spirits at much much cheaper price.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Ashin, Calcutta

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Location but . . . .
At check in there was only one person, a person who multi-tasks as receptionist, housekeeper, gardener, waiter, plumber and bell-hop without speaking a word of English! 2. The flush was mostly dysfunctional. 3. A lady receptionist joined in later. She also doubles as the chef for breakfast. 4. Location was very good. We could just walk out of the hotel and stroll around all the streets in the Fort area, which is the main tourist attraction.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean comfortable room located inside Galle Fort.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Location and very comfortable
We stayed at Samaya for one night and wished we could've stayed for longer, the hotel is great and the hotel is managed by very friendly hosts. The location is fantastic - a walk to the lighthouse and right in the middle of the beautiful fort area, highly recommended.

6/10 Okay

Wijay

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good location to explore!
Hotel location is really good. Service from people who work are excellent and breakfast was delicious. Rooms are small and not that clean tbh. There is a mosque nearby so early morning around 4am - loudspeaker starts and act as your morning alarm clock!

10/10 Excellent

LAUREN, UAE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and friendly staff!
We enjoyed our stay. The location is great. clean room, good AC, good shower and friendly staff.

6/10 Okay

Biwei

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The staff members are very helpful. Hotel is inside of the fort so easy access to restaurants and attractions.

8/10 Good

John, Perth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice place in the Fort
Great little hotel close to the lighthouse run by a lovely couple. Positives; bed was very comfy, relaxing balcony, close to the Dutch Hospital and Lighthouse. Negatives was the shower (very poor pressure), lack of tv in the room and the breakfast, which was nice but the same every day. A little variety or choice would've been good. Be aware that most restaurants don't serve alcohol...

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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

8/10 Good

Mats

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Mysig oas i hjärtat av Galle Fort
Trevligt litet hotell i hjärtat av Galle Fort. Bra läge. Trevlig personal. Rum och toaletter i behov av renovering / uppfräschning. Dålig WiFi.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Giuseppe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
rapporto qualità prezzo buono
struttura minimale, ma pulita. Personale molto gentile. Colazione come in strutture più grandi, soddisfacente. Posizione eccellente.

8/10 Good

Majken Young

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good and central
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Guillaume

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Top!
Super endroit. Pas des plus moderne, mais qui est accord avec la ville. Personnel charmant.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

sangdae, seoul, korea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
등대와 가까운 작고 예쁜 게스트하우스
갈레 포트 유적지 내 등대와 가까운 곳에 위치한 작고, 청결하고, 가성비 좋은 게스트하우스. 시설이 작아 여러가지 시설은 없지만(조식은 작고 깨끗한 식당에서 줌) 가까운 곳에 다양한 레스토랑과 바 그리고 각종 숍이 즐비함. 아침에 걸어서 등대 일출을 감상한 뒤, 자전거를 빌리거나 도보로 갈레포트 유적지를 돌아보는데 최적의 장소임.
침실
갈레포트의 일몰
등대 일출

8/10 Good

CHIHYUN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
悠閒的住宿
酒店距離Galle的堡壘非常近，晚上也非常安靜，不過蚊子好像特別多，貼心的是有蚊帳，雖然簡單，但是睡的舒服，早餐也非常棒，服務我們的女士也非常有禮貌。

10/10 Excellent

Troels E.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Zen in the Fort
Great simple place full of hospitality and zen in the center of the Fort