Occidental Eden Beruwala

I live in Sri Lanka for more than 2 years and been to dozen of hotels around the island. This on is the best so far! Room and interiors are clean and fancy. I even got the free room upgrade to the one with the bathtub. The staff was great and friendly, especially when I told that I live here :) I was here at the time of Sinhala-Tamil New Year in April. And they organized the half day outdoor party for guests with traditional food, artists, dances, games and NY snacks. They even invited me to take part in traditional rituals like parade and lighting the hearth. As for the location - some reviews are negative about it. I would say the opposite. The beach location is where Bentota river meets Indian ocean. In the morning the water from the river is refreshing and clean, especially during the storm and high tide. If you want waves and more "Ocean experience" - you can go just 200 meters to the right. Breakfast is fine and various from the frut to SL exotics. Nice coffee. Some amenities like squash (always wanted try it) were closed, but from the other side that was the first hotel in SL where there was enough people to play beach volley, even with the staff.

Clean and spacious with friendly staff.

Location near the beach. The territory is small, but very pleasant and green. Beautiful pool area. Spacious sea view room with balconies; all necessary in room amenities. Free parking. Good working WiFi. Helpful staff. The room cleaning was good thanks to Puynaku. Breakfast was okay, but nothing special.

Great hotel, last minute booking to move from other accommodation and we landed on our feet. Got a free upgrade to Master Suite for having booked through booking.com, fabulous setting. Bought a half board upgrade and was glad to have done so as the dinner was fantastic. The direct access to the beach was brilliant. Hats off to the guys that were looking after the rooms, Lasantha and Purnaka in particular for their attention. Most importantly though I would have to commend the trainee waiter Sangeeth, his attention to his tables his courtesy and friendliness was exceptional. He dealt with an issue that we had over payment calmly, efficiently and with professionalism. The makings of a great Maitre D, we wish him well into the future.

We were warmly greeted and welcomed as soon as we stepped out from the vehicle and Ms.Tashmila,the Booking.com representative took care of our reservation immediately and briefed us on the facilities and accompanied right into the suite. The most outstanding person we found at the dining and that was Janaka Prasad, the F&B mangager.He was very accommodative and his entire staff was very courteous, attentive and cheerful. The service was excellent and I noticed that they took care of all guests who were present with a lot of affection. Overall,our stay was very enjoyable and kudos to the management of Occidental Eden Gardens 👍 I'm super excited to come back someday with all my family and friends to Eden Gardens Beruwala