Taj Bentota Resort & Spa

Rooms : spacious well designed and fresh looking rooms. Food: Taj Bentota resort and spa consistently receives positive feedback for its flavorful indian, continental dishes, friendly service, and clean. Food was exceptional and wide variety of food options. Specially head chef Dalip Singh and his whole team of Taj resort has done a excellent job.

We’ve stayed for eight nights and were totally happy every single day! Starting with Samham who cleaned our rooms. He is an extremly handsome guy who puts a lot of love into his work. We were suprised by many cute towl- creatures. 🤣🥰 The restaurant has to offer a lovely team. All of them are very caring about there guests (Harith and one of the pool waiter especially) like the kitchen team. A dream. Dalip the Indian chef-cook suprised us with many extra dishes. One of the best Indian cooks I have stumbled across! All of his collegues like Damith and Madhu made our stay incredible! The chicken, Samosa, Dosa are perfect!

Our holiday at Taj Bentota Resort & Spa was a celebration of 45 years of lasting friendship for us four friends and I can say the experience was way beyond our expectations! It is a stunningly beautiful property with a panoramic sea view from all sides and the staff and entire team of Taj were exceptional in their hospitality and service. There was so much to do and experience in the resort - we did not step out of the property for the entirety of our visit to Bentota! The rooms are beautiful, service efficient, warm and friendly, the spas calming and refreshing: and the restaurants and food exceptional! A special shout-out to Chefs Piyush and Jasvir for the brilliant meal at Oriental Pavilion and outstanding seafood and evenings at S.H.A.C.K - it was truly unforgettable! A big thank you to Saman, Dillon, Bimal, Hirath and everyone else from the Taj team for making our stay so memorable. I look forward to my next trip to Taj Bentota - this time with my family!

After a busy 7 days safari tour in Sri lanka, we stayed in this beautiful hotel, the well coming and checking in at the reception was very smooth and quick. The facilities and staff were fantastic particularly friendly Sam who looked after us in restaurant and Saman who was our house keeper. Hope to visit again

Our stay at Taj Bentota Resort & Spa was, overall, a memorable and largely positive experience. The grounds are truly beautiful - lush, expansive, and immaculately maintained. The beach is wide and dramatic, with that endless Sri Lankan horizon that makes you immediately exhale. It’s a stunning setting. One practical note: the hotel is built on terraced levels leading down to the beach. For guests with knee or mobility issues (as in my case), negotiating the steps can be a little challenging. It’s manageable, but worth knowing in advance. Our arrival, unfortunately, began on an off note. We had prepaid for a transfer from Colombo airport, but the driver did not materialize. The Taj representative at the airport made us to wait for nearly an hour and a half before finally arranging a taxi for the two-hour drive to Bentota. After a long flight, that was frustrating and unnecessary. No apology was offered by him, or the hotel. Once at the hotel, however, the service was genuinely kind and attentive. The staff were gracious and responsive throughout our stay. Eventually, with the help of Nilusha from guest relations, the transfer matter was resolved. The kitchen shines with Indian and sSrilankan cuisine - flavorful, confident, and clearly its strength. European offerings were less consistent. For me personally, this wasn’t a major issue, but guests with very sensitive palates or specific expectations might notice the difference. Our initially assigned room felt somewhat tired and dated. After raising the issue, we were moved to a much more spacious, modern room - a significant improvement, and much appreciated. It convinced us to salute the Taj Bentota flak on Srilankan republic day. The only real “fly in the ointment” regrading the new room was the train line that runs very close to the property - quite literally beneath the window. The first time it passes, it’s startling. But in a strange twist, it became part of the charm. We ended up boarding that same train for a trip to Galle instead of taking a taxi - and it turned into one of the highlights of our stay. In short: a beautiful property with warm service, some operational missteps at arrival, and a setting that offers both serenity and surprise. Would we return? Yes - with slightly adjusted expectations and perhaps a room further from the tracks.

We had an absolutely wonderful stay at this hotel. The service was outstanding from start to finish. A very special thank you to Head Chef Dalib Singh, who truly went above and beyond to look after us. His food was exceptional — every meal was beautifully prepared, full of flavour, and made with such care. He made our experience extra special. Our room cleaner, Saman, also did a fantastic job. The room was always spotless, fresh, and perfectly maintained. All the staff were incredibly friendly, welcoming, and always ready to help with a smile. Their warmth and professionalism made our stay unforgettable. Highly recommended — we would definitely return!

We have just returned from 2 weeks staying at the Taj Hotel in Bentota. Having stayed at a Taj in Goa, because that was so good, it was an easy decision to choose this hotel in Sri Lanka From the moment we arrived after our 10-5 hour direct flight from Heathrow the check-in was smooth and welcoming. We checked that the room had a bath as my wife had requested this on our original booking (she stated that she never had time for a leisurely bath at home!) Due to the refurbishment of the rooms the hotel had disposed of many of the baths and replaced them with walk-in showers but they did have one of the older rooms available so we took it as it meant we could check in early too. However the bath in the room was extremely small with a shower over and so we later took the offer of a better room with a modernised walk in shower. I think a lot of hotels are doing this now to obviously save water The room was kept very clean and tidy by Milton who surprised us on a daily basis by creating many animal towel creations and surpassed himself on my wife’s birthday with balloons, cake and flowers. We stayed at the hotel on a bed and breakfast basis as we enjoy experiencing different restaurants on an evening and there were many to choose from There are a number of small restaurants very close to the hotel that one can walk to however we enjoyed the TukTuk rides that were always available if we wanted to go further afield. The hotel pool is very large and safe. I think one of the disappointments is that we discovered lots of people were getting up a 6.30 in the morning to bag a sunbed !! Thankfully, the management posted a notice on day 3 of our stay to say sunbeds could not be reserved until 7.30 - but it's still ridiculous and very early when you're on holiday! I think at the 5* status, a sun-bed isn’t a luxury you have to fight for but Danny at the pool who was very helpful and we always managed to secure a decent pitch. I loved walking on the beautiful beach every day getting in my 10K steps My wife had a massage at the spa that she said was amazing - definitely worth a visit ! The food in the hotel was pretty good although we found it was slightly disappointing there was no fresh orange juice available at breakfast and in other 5 star hotels we have stayed in there has often been a choice of table service offering a menu of eggs Benedict, waffles etc– I think to offer that would be a good option. Having said that, the mushroom omelettes that were made in front of me were excellent. The Shack restaurant on an evening was not what we hoped, it was more just a fridge display where you chose a fish that they then grilled, not really haute cuisine. We are not keen on Chinese food so our evening options were rather limited. It would have been nice to have had a general a la carte restaurant on site. We went on just two excursions in two weeks as most time we just ‘flopped and dropped’ by the pool. A day out in Udawalawe to see the elephants followed by a jeep safari was definitely worth doing and a few days later an excellent day out in Galle to the fort and cricket ground both with a driver organised by our tour rep. Overall a good hotel and a lovely holiday, we found the people of Sri Lanka to be so kind and hospitable. We felt very safe and really enjoyed learning about the culture, geography and history of the country.

Great service and location. Calm and nice atmosphere. Room boy Ayesh did an amazing job and made sure we had everything we needed.

Great hotel. Our room was a 30 second walk to the beautiful and unspoilt beach. A short walk away, across the train track were some lovely restaurants, our favourite was Bamboo Garden. The staff at hotel were superb and a special mention to our room boy Mahesh. He was so nice and kept our room perfectly and his towel / floral decorations were brilliant. Thank you Mahesh. All in all 11/10 for this place. Highly recommended.

Had amazing one night stay here at Taj Bentota. Beautiful scenic property. And the dinner was so good. Mr. Dalip Singh was very hospitable and made sure we are served well.