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Reviews of Palm Paradise Cabanas & Villas Beach Resort Tangalle

3 out of 5
Palm Paradise Cabanas & Villas Beach Resort Tangalle
Goyambokka, Tangalle

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 23 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 22 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 62 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 62 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Al, Jeddah

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful property especially if you take the Villas, the beach is public but it was the best beach for our young children to swim in. The food provided at the public beach is some of the best we had.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020
Response from PPC TEAM on 2 Feb 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPRECIATION

10/10 Excellent

Anindya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from PPC TEAM on 2 Feb 2020
THANK YOU FOR YOUR APPRECIATION

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Swimming pool is very small. You can’t swim before 9:00 Am and is closed 6:00 Pm. Breakfast cold including cold coffee. Staff don’t understand what you want on breakfast. Very bad hairdryer and a lot of gaps between roofing and walls. Doors difficult to lock. Reception very helpful, young boys who work here also very helpful. Beach very nice but raf
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

AKB, Canada

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The most perfect of locations. Gorgeous beach, traditional and modern setting.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The villa accommodations here are fantastic - spacious and beautifully designed. The cabana we stayed in the first night felt dark and a little run down. But, when we asked to upgrade, the staff were very accommodating and offered us a fair price to do so. Overall, a good stay. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice resort in the nature - a lot of palm trees, nice pool, beach close. Unfortunatelly the breakfast in the restaurant was very poor, every day the same. Did not like the cofee. Long waiting for the dinner ordered from the menu. I don ´t reccomend eating at the beach.
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

francesca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location
The hotel was in a lovely area right round the corner of the beach. Breakfast was amazing! Afternoon tea is served at 4pm and is a nice extra.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Tangalle getaway
We loved our stay here! The Cabana villas are just gorgeous, and super spacious! The breakfast and hotel staff were also lovely and the close proximately of the beach was ideal. My only negative was only booking one night.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Simon, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely fantastic!
We stayed in one of the Villas at Palm Paradise and really loved it. The hotel exceeded our expectations. I was a bit worried before booking that it wasn't right in the centre of tangalle but after staying here I would definitely stay again. It has a really lovely beach just below the hotel which is probably one of the nicest beaches I've been to. Also a Tuk tuk to the restaurants works out at under 2 GBP. Other than that, the room was really incredible and the grounds are lovely. It was a really relaxing place to stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Secluded beach and amazing pool
These cabanas are incredible! Was lovely to fall asleep to the sound of the ocean. The pool area was also a highlight, beautiful clear water and plenty of sun lounges. The breakfast was also delicious. The town was a fair walk from the cabanas but work it to have your own secluded beach.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Calum

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful place but not a lot of sleep!
A lovely tropical complex right by Goyambokka beach, the pool and ocean are close by and the cabana itself was simple, rustic & eco-friendly (you may get the odd bug or gecko joining you though!) The restaurant food & breakfast are ok but staff are attentive and want you to have a good stay. The issue was that we hardly slept because our cabana was so close to the rough waves of the ocean this time of year, is probably fine in high season though. A true Sri Lankan experience but try and request a cabana away from the sea if you can!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Paddy, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great rustic cabins right by the beach.
We stayed at Palm Paradise for two nights but really could have stayed way longer. The cabin was simple but totally adequate ( interesting shower heating system!!! ) within a short walk of both the beach and their amazing swimming pool/cafe complex. We did'nt go anywhere or do anything - just stayed in the complex enjoying the beach, the pool and the cabin. Having a great restaurant on site made everything so easy. We loved it.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2018
Response from Rohan on 3 May 2018
Thank you so much for your valuable reviews.

6/10 Okay

Mel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, over priced basic cabanas
The location of this tropical paradise is great and the gardens are lovely but the cabanas are beyond basic and way too overpriced compared to everywhere else we have stayed in the last 3 weeks on our trip in Sri Lanka
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Wendy

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Needs improvement
We arrived by TukTuk & no one came out to greet us or help with luggage. The lobby/office was deplorable with guests huddling in chairs using wifi. The property has a gem location but needs a stylish upgrade, serious landscaping upgrades, A/C in beach bungalows & the layout is off. The restaurant should be closer to the sea with views over that beautiful beach. Hope they can rectify this property as it has such great potential!!!!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Very rustic experience, right by the beach
Pros Clean Right by the beach Food at the restaurant was decent Cons Quite basic Need a car to go in and out. Nothing much else to do except laze by the beach. One night stay will be enough.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The beach was the only bonus to the hotel. No wifi in rooms, only in reception area. The shower was awful and the room was basic

6/10 Okay

kat, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Absolutely fine but characterless
We had a nice stay here. Really nice room close to beach. Nice terrace where you can hear the sea all day. Nice garden with hammocks. Downsides were unhelpful staff. Characterless restaurants. No presence on beach which is a shame as you are clearly staying there for the beach and beach cafes v basic. No local knowledge or advice from staff. Only male masseuses. Away from tangalle town. Very rough sea (not hotel's fault clearly but for info!). Oh and the LOUDEST bird who wakes at sunrise and pecks at his reflection in the window next to the bed. So loud and so early.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Peaceful, clean, relaxing, luxurious villas.
Just wonderful - stayed in both a cabana and a villa and can highly recommend each of them.

8/10 Good

Danila, Switzerland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Living in a real Palm Paradise
We enjoyed three days in the cabanas of Palm Paradise located next to the beach. The garden is amazing, a paradise for all kind of birds. The cabanas are very comfortable and cleen with a nice veranda. Fortunately every bed has a mosqito net! You can't stay without! The restaurant offers delicious meals for a good price. There are some other restaurants nearby, but as the food was excellent we didn't go out. There is another small restaurant/coffeeshop next to the swimmingpool, very stylish but also very expensive.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
Left 3 hours after check-in
We were hoping to relax on the beach for a few days after several days in tea country, but had to leave only a few hours after checking in after a very unpleasant experience on the beach right in front of our cabana. A local man claiming to offer tours approached each of the guests on the beach and most expressed that they are not interested. I did the same when he approached me, politely explaining that I am not interested in tours. His anger exploded. He made wild accusations about my choice to stay at Palm Paradise, made racist comments and assumptions and expressed his intense rage at Palm Paradise and its management. My boyfriend and I felt so unsettled by the encounter that we thought it best to get a change of scenery, especially considering there is very little security at palm paradise despite the security points you see on the map. The gate to and from the beach can be accessed by anyone and there is a long alleyway in the middle of the property that is open to the street and beach with no security. I'm sure many vacationers have a good time here, but our experience was very alarming. We of course received no refund for the early check-out and ate the cost of a prepaid two night stay for the sake of feeling safe and being able to enjoy our holiday elsewhere. The hotel staff didn't even seem interested the reason behind our early check-out and didn't seem to care as long as they didn't have to issue a refund.

8/10 Good

Tabitha, Godalming

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing wildlife!
Lovely room in nice gardens, amazing wildlife; monkeys around the pool, Peacocks everywhere and even hornbills on the Terrace! Beautiful secluded beach as well. Would definitely recommend.

8/10 Good

Barbara, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The best pool
Absolutely fantastic swimming pool. We spent 3 days at PPC and devided our time between the pool and the ocean, our girls loved it after having backpacked for nearly a week. Food is good, especially the Sri Lankan buffet on sunday evening. Lunch salads at the pool are also lovely. We had a family cabana with a big kingsize bed and a normal double. The shower at the beach wasn't working which was a pity. The showers at the pool were fine and the one in the Cabana was good. You can have Sri Lankan breakfast (Hoppers) if you order the evening before.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stay in villas, avoid cabanas.
The cabanas are basic , & very expensive for what you get. I'd recommend staying in the villas attached to poperty. Much better value.

10/10 Excellent

Sinead, Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Villas are amazing
We booked a family cabana but moved to the triple villa after 1 night. Cabanas too open & basic for us. But I can see the appeal. The villas where fantastic. All glass so amazing view & no Mosquitos! Fridge was a great addition.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It feels like you're staying at your own private beach. The cabanas proximity to the ocean is amazing especially at night, listening to the crashing waves.

6/10 Okay

Ariane, Montreal, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Good service, but aging facilities
We visited Palm Paradise in October during the very low season. We were the only two clients of the hotel on both nights we were there. We received good attention from the staff, especially at the restaurant which serve really good meals at decent price. We had the chance to "decide" with the chef the meal that we would get on the set menu as we paid for half-board. It saved it, because if not, the set menu does not worth it. The cabana was ok, clean but very humid and with aging beds and chairs. The beach is beautiful, but very small in high season and you have no choice but to pay a drink or two at one of the little beach restaurants to be able to pass your day there. Lot's of dogs too... The pool is beautiful. We enjoyed our stay, but it was overpriced for Sri Lanka, even with low season rebates.

6/10 Okay

muriel

Dommage
Cadre magnifique,piscine agreable,mer à proximité mais transats réservés aux restaurants,personnel sympathique sauf à la réception. Le point extrêmement negatif est le hurlement des chiens la nuit,nous avons passé 2 nuits épouvantables
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jörgen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Palm paradise cabana near the beach
We spent 4 nights at a Cabana near the beach. Had some bad luck with weather as it rained 2 days and the ocean was stormy. Nice secluded beaches near the cabana and friendly people.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leonita

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were very clean and nice. We were very warmly welcomed and the staff was always friendly and very helpful. Very tasty breakfast. Highly recommended. The beach was very close. Everything here was beautiful in nature. A whole cabanna to yourself with many things to use.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Non mi è piaciuto nulla. Nemmeno frigo bar. Pessima esperienza.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hôtel très bien situé sur une plage paradisiaque, les villas sont splendides
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Erik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Marianne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotellet byder på nogle meget meget dejlige udenomsarealer. Man bor nærmest i en stor park, som er velholdt og ryddet konstant. Grunden ligger to minutters gang til stranden og to minutters gang til swimmingpool. Stranden er helt vidunderlig. Kæmpe bølger, men man kommer hurtig ud hvor man ikke kan bunde.Restauranten, der hører til Cabanas, hvor vi boede, er absolut ikke særlig god. Morgenmaden var enkel og ok. Men aftensmaden var under alt kritik. Vi spiste der to aftener, og det er fortryd vi i den grad Til gengæld var restauranten ved swimmingpoolen rigtig, rigtig god, så det kan vi anbefale at man benytter sig af. Cabanas jeg er hyggelige, og simpelt indrettede. Der er ikke aircondition men to blæser. Det hele er af ældre dato, men funktionelt. Vi kunne dog have ønsket os en elkedel på værelset. Den kunne vi så få, fordi vi var heldige, der var kun to til hele komplekset. Det er et kompleks, der sætter meget stor pris på at bevare miljøet, og Det fremgår i fleres henseender.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Sara, Viersen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Zwischen Vila und Cabanas liegen kleine Welten. Komfort und modernes wohnen in den Vilas, eher gediegen, alternativ und rustikal erscheinen die Cabanas! Das Personal für uns, wir bewohnten eine Vila, war immer sehr freundlich und umsorgend. Zum Frühstücken dürften wir direkt am Pool im Pavillon lukullisch verwöhnt werden. Danke für den schönen Aufenthalt in einer traumhaft schönen Anlage mit direktem ebenfalls tollem Strand.
Stayed 7 nights in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 10 nights in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Godt familievenligt hotel med pool og ved stranden
Vi boede på hotellet i seks nætter med vores to børn på 6 og 9, da andre havde givet stedet fine anbefalinger. Vi boede i "Family Villa with Attick", som er absolut anbefalelsesværdigt. Gode senge, fint badeværelse, køleskab, sofa og lille bord, dejligt lyst og rummeligt. Der er god plads mellem villaerne og cabanas, så man oplever at have lidt privatliv. Stedet ligger ved stranden og der er stier ned til stranden flere steder på hotellet. Stranden er fin, og man kan godt bade i havet. Vi syntes det var lidt for vildt til at bade der med to børn. Swimmingpoolen er også fin. Den er trekantet, dvs den lave ende er ikke så stor, men der er faktisk god mulighed for at svømme i den. Der er to restauranter på hotellet. Vi benyttede hovedsagligt den ved poolen, som lavede lækker mad, men også lidt dyrt. Den anden restaurant ligger ved receptionen. Den laver også fin mad og er lidt billigere. Vi oplevede personalet som meget hjælpsomt og opmærksomt. Stedet var pænt og velholdt, og der var også gartnere til at gå og sørge for at udenomsarealerne så pæne ud. På stranden findes også små spisesteder, som serverer frokost og aftensmad. Det vi prøvede var i orden. Vi tog en tuk-tuk ind til Tangalle by (ca 10 min) og fandt også gode spisesteder derinde. Vi havde booket hotellet lang tid i forvejen som afslutning på 12 dages rundrejse på øen. For os (voksne) blev det lidt ensformigt at bo samme sted i seks nætter.
Response from Rohan on 3 May 2018
Thank you very much. See you again.

8/10 Good

Camilla, sweden

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mycket bra läge vid stranden. Fint poolområde med mycket god mat och trevlig personal i poolrestaurangen.
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2017
Response from Maleesha. on 14 Nov 2017
Thank you so mush for your valuable comment.

10/10 Excellent

Sandra, Germany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice location, excellent staff
Perfect stay for some relaxing days. You can have some short trips in the area or just relax at the beach.
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

daniel

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

10/10 Excellent

lone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Høflig og venlig betjening
Utrolig sødt personale, som hele tiden sørgede for at vi havde hvad vi havde brug for.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
dårlig service
middel

8/10 Good

Anne Marie

Liked: Cleanliness
Bo i et med dyrerne og bølgerne
Hotellets manager var arrogant både ved ind- og udcheckning. Måske fordi vi havde vores 1 årige søn med.

10/10 Excellent

Stefanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Erholung pur !!!
Tolle Cabana Anlage direkt am Strand. Sehr gepflegt und einfach traumhaft schön. Der Strand war auch ein super. Die Cabanas selber sind sehr geräumig und gemütlich. Das Essen war auch gut, der Service sehr zuvorkommend. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt und wären gerne länger geblieben, war aber alles schon ausgebucht. Die Besitzer, ein deutsches Pärchen, waren auch sehr hilfsbereit. Wir werden wieder kommen.

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

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

10/10 Excellent

cyril, mudaison

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
superbe....
un endroit magnifique, ls cabanes au top; restauration impeccable....que du ++++++

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fantastich gelegen cabana's; een aanrader!
Cabana's met veranda onder de palmbomen, uitzicht op de indische oceaan, omgeven door bij zonsopgang kwetterende vogels,een onvergetelijk verblijf.