Moonstone Villas

The team were friendly and were very responsive to messages (over WhatsApp). The gardener was lovely and brought a big inflatable for us to use in the pool The Cactus seafood restaurant just opposite (3min walk) is fantastic, don't pause over whether to get the mixed seafood platter - absolutely a must have and the portion is huge, order for 2 could feed 3 adults.

- upon check-in they requested a higher payment in Rupees vs the on the day US$ exchange amount, even upon compromise they requested an additional payment as a "mistake" had been made. We said that we had already paid more than the booking was made for - water is not provided except upon arrival (2 x small bottles), and when more was requested, only one small bottle could be provided. There was then a charge for this at checkout, which we refused to pay - the nearest shop is about 10-15min walk in the town centre - there was almost no hot water, only on 1 of 3 evenings and not enough for 3 people to shower - the water pressure (room 2) was a trickle, very challenging to wash ourselves and a small child with no water power - no bathmat provided, the bathroom floor is very slippy when wet - Breakfast is simple and tasty but not as advertised in the photos on booking.com (no yogurt, no bacon) and the fruit bowl selection on one day was just papaya until we asked for something else for our 18mth old We were the only guests for 1 of our 3 nights, and it seems that they've cut back at the end of season. Would suggest looking at accommodation near Ganesh beach next time. There's more options and direct access to the beach at this end of town.

The staff is friendly but a bit useless. They hardly speak any English and aren’t really much around or hiding somewhere. So here you are on your own. The room was nice and breakfast was good as well. Nice beaches close by.

Beautiful villa, spotless environment, lovely staff, very delicious breakfast, very close to the sea

Pool and room was nice.

Nobody spoke good english. Insect in the room.

Moonstone Villas was place where we were able to feel like home. The rooms are big and tidy and the place is very peaceful. The staff is really helpful, and even every time we didn’t speak same language, they did all they could to solve the problem. I think the location was good. There is a nice Beach just across the street and Tangalle beach is in walking distance. Also City center is easy to reach by walking, but tuktuks are really cheap and easy to use too.

There was some problems with water pressure and warm water in the shower, but the weather was so hot, that we didn’t suffer about it a lot.

We liked the rooms and the pool was okay, not very big and not too many sunbeds either

The staff weren’t very involved and restaurant was difficult to understand

Large rooms, kettle and fridge. Lovely pool. Generous

Terrible water pressure. Beachfront but a main road in between!

Lovely hotel, just a short walk from a quiet beach. The swimming pool is great, the beds are comfortable, and the rooms are spacious. We stayed in the room closest to the road, and while it was a bit noisy at night due to traffic, it was still manageable. Overall, a very nice stay!