Food in restaurant was overpriced for lunch/ dinner and not the best . Better to get a tuk tuk if you don’t have transport and eat out across the main road . Lots of lovely and cheaper restaurants . Location is reasonable walk for beach (20mins) didn’t bother us easy enough to get a tuk tuk if too hot to walk .

Layout of the hotel - courtyard rooms lots of greenery . Lovely pool. Good range of breakfast options different everyday in nice restaurant environment. Nilaveli beach close by beautiful unspoilt - take your own food /snacks only a couple of restaurants on the beach if you spending the day there. Tourists and locals use the beach which is a nice mix . Sea was heavenly ! Waves great fun .

Stayed in August 2025

The breakfast was ok but not great, often cold by the time we started eating. The wifi was not working properly, and the pool table was broken.

Very nice hotel with an amazing and well maintained pool, it was the perfect place to relax and rest after 2,5 weeks of traveling in Sri Lanka. This was one of the best hotels we stayed in.

Stayed in July 2025

Slightly far away from the beach. Good was moderate but OK

Great garden, rooms, pool and dunste lounge. Very friendly Staff

Stayed in July 2025

Shower doesn’t have a curtain or a divider, however we didn’t have any problem of water in the bathroom. The resort is not located near by the beach, but you need to take a tuk tuk to reach the south part of Nilaveli Beach (better than Nilaveli Beach)

We enjoyed our stay! The hotel is well-kept and so the swimming pool. There was a good choice of breakfast (both sweet and salty) and of restaurant. Local food was really good and not spicy, as I requested. Our room was great and we loved the entertaining room.

Stayed in August 2024

Breakfast can be improved. The structure is not really close to the sea, you always need a tuk tuk. Bathroom can be improved. In my opinion the cost is a little bit too high

Big and clean swimming pool. There are a lot of trees around the structure and the atmosphere is good.

Stayed in August 2024

The breakfast could have been a bit more varied and the wardrobe needs a hanging rail. It was missing from the wardrobes in both the rooms we booked.

We liked this hotel. It has a collection of rooms around a lovely pool and bar with wooden planked walkways. Each room has a little terrace and the rooms are large with aircon. It is located in Nilaveli, a 20 minute walk from the northern end of the beach. We preferred the southern end where there are more dive centres and beach bars so used the PickMe app to travel by tuk tuk for about 600 LKR and went to Uppaveli beach and Trincomalee when we wanted to see more of the area. We ate in the hotel restaurant a lot and used their laundry service. The staff are friendly too.

Stayed in August 2024

It is set out of town with very little around, we traveled to Uppuveli most days to go to the beach or get something to eat.

A beautiful lush green setting. We got to see monkeys, lizards and many birds in the back garden . The room was very clean and modern. When our aircon stopped working ( it was v.hot in our room) they were very helpful to get it fixed although it was late.

Stayed in August 2024

Ac was not reaching the top accommodation. Not enough variety in the breakfast.

Location and atmosphere

Stayed in August 2024

Some plumbing issues. Go for Sri Lankan food options.

Great pool. Clean rooms.

Stayed in July 2024

Nothing

Location and staff were good. Clean and delicious

Stayed in August 2024

Staff doesn’t speak good English but they do their best to be helpful anyway. the bathrooms in common areas are not always clean. but the main disadvantage is that the hotel is very far from the beach. We were deceived by google maps that had showed us a 20-min walking path to the beach, which in reality is not walkable because there is some navy base at the beach section right in front of the hotel. So we had to get a tuk tuk each time we wanted to go anywhere because around the hotel is just the road and dry fields (not as green as in the pictures, probably because it was the dry season).

Very nice design, helpful staff, good breakfast, clean rooms

Stayed in July 2024

Wifi not great. Quite expensive. A bit out of town.

Nice place, nice pool

Stayed in July 2024

Could be cleaner, but not something which can destroy your experience.

Staff are absolutely amazing

Stayed in May 2024

Customer Service

Stayed in January 2024

They advertise cocktails in pictures on google but they where not on the menu, they had alchohol on the menu but it was full bottles you had to buy. They should also do portion controle on the lunch and dinner menu as the big plate of fried rice was clearly for 3-4people and iam a solo traveler.

Very nice place, good food, great staff, amazing pool, beautifull rooms!

Stayed in October 2023

Bathroom below par (electric shower with no water pressure / difficult to control temperature); difficult to communicate with staff; breakfast was okay-ish, but standardized so you are being served a too many different foods which you might not like

Nice pool and garden. Room was spacious and clean. Nilaveli very quiet area. Beach was pretty and weather was very good (no rain unlike other parts of country)

Stayed in October 2023

We had a very pleasant stay at Palmera Eco Resort. A very beautiful estate with a relaxing environment and a well maintained pool and garden. Spacious and clean rooms. Most welcoming staff.

Stayed in September 2023

The wi-fi. Almost non existent.

It was new and clean

Stayed in August 2023

The food quality is one of the best and portions prove value for money

Stayed in July 2023

Nothing

Superb location

Stayed in July 2025

Place lacking in Sri Lanka culture really poor ment to stay 3 nights arrived at 1am & left in the morning booked another hotel close by . Beds were the worst. Small and feet sticking out of ur over 5’8. Shower lack power and not easy to get a proper shower. Doors not closing proper in the toilet and closet. When reported the staff said we will get it checked in morning. Didn’t happen. Bar was closed. When questioned they informed we can only order beer. God knows why!

Didn’t like anything about this place no atmosphere

Stayed in July 2025

Not possible to walk to the beach. Restaurants are not nearby.

Very friendly staff. Amazing pool. Good breakfast.

Stayed in July 2025

Nothing

Excellent stay , rooms ,bar by the pool was the best. Food was good. BF was nice spread.

Stayed in June 2025

None

The duplex room, ambience and breakfast

Stayed in December 2024