Ocean Caves, Balapitiya

We had an amazing stay at Ocean Caves. Nothing was too much trouble to organise or help us with. I had a room on the ocean side which was fantastic! It is round the corner from a beautiful beach with no one on it. Thank you!

Místo super, krásná pláž kousek od hotelu, prakticky bez lidí. Ubytování průměrné. Doporučila bych věnovat více péče úklidu. Personál se snažil. Přišlo mi, že nerozumí dobře anglicky. Když jsem po nich požadovala opravu wifi, sebrali se a odjeli. Zřejmě problém řešit, ale chyběla mi k tomu komunikace. Na druhou stranu nám zprostředkovali river safari a to bylo super. Snídaně byla moc příjemná.

Nedostatek čistoty, to bych uvítala lepší. Stejně tak malinko víc komunikace, když jsme řešili problém. Který ale nakonec vyřešili. Což bylo super.

Everything is great and very close to a beach which is like a private beach. Breakfast is massive and tastes well.

The host was very friendly and helped us plan our sudden vacation. Rooms were okay. View from the beach front room was superb with the sunset. Host guided us to s hidden gem of a beach in walking distance. Food and the pool were really good. Would recommend the place if you are on a budget and enjoys calm and quiet beach views.

Room had all necessities, but can use a touch up. Bit worn. It didn’t trouble us because with the price it met our expectations.

beach only 2 minutes from our room (we could hear the sea waves) and super nice hosts, who cooked very well. only thing, it wasn't so clean and the dog was barking all the time

We stayed 4 nights.This part of the west coast of Sri Lanka is quite busy with a very busy main road running close to the coast, so at first we thought it would be noisy, whereas its location is away from the main road and so we did not notice any traffic noise. The beach is a short walk, and is lovely and wild despite being close to the town. Ocean caves is split into two by a little access road, but it is easy to cross this into an area with a fabulous ocean view with rocks and waves, and seating area to watch the sunset from. The river safari is a 10-15min walk away with a good restaurants beside the river. The chef at Ocean Caves will cook an evening meal if given notice (we had a very tasty Sri Lankan curry). Swimming pool is lovely. There is some building going on across the road so there was some noise from that but we did not find it annoying. The local bus no 02 is the cheapest way to go to Hikkaduwa (snorkelling) and Galle and was a fun way to travel. Very friendly and accomodating staff.

Very nice location, great people, great pool.

Feeling of privacy while also having nice shared spaces; garden, pool. beach access. Kind of place where you can easily spend weeks or months.

Let's all stop single-use plastic. Refill your bottle. All places can provide safe water for refills. Most trash on the beach are water bottles. Who needs a straw? Plastic sucks.

The hotel was very close to an empty beach and the pool and pool side area were beautifully clean and shaded, so a refreshing place to relax, while kingfishers darted down to the water to catch insects. It is located within a local rural community so we immediately felt we were finding out about Sri Lanka's people and their way of life. The staff were very helpful - checking timetables etc and on one occasion driving us to the nearest station, so we did not need to book a taxi. The hotel is not close to a village so there were limited shops and no restaurants close by but the food we were served for breakfast and dinner was fabulous. The chef was very experienced and produced magnificent food, from traditional Sri Lankan to more westernised options. A great base to make a day trip to Galle and Ambalangoda

We were initially disappointed to find that the pool side room we had booked was not available and found the alternative rooms we were shown to be in need of some minor repairs and updating. The mosquito net in the room given to my daughter was too small to fit the bed and the sliding doors to our own room did not completely fill the door frame, so mosquitos could not be shut out. However mosquitos were not much in evidence