Southern Star Hotel

Location: Southern Star Hotel, Galle Road, Galboda, Induruwa , Bentota, lk

Star Rating: 3 Stars

Property Type: Hotels

About this Property

Policies

Check-in: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM

Check-out: 12:00 PM

Amenities & Facilities

• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Parking
• Air conditioning
• Swimming pool
• Restaurant
• Room service
• Terrace
• BBQ facilities
• Luggage storage
• Express check-in/check-out
• Safety deposit box
• Tour desk
• Ironing service
• Car hire
• Packed lunches
• Non-smoking throughout
• Private check-in/check-out
• Shuttle service (additional charge)
• Kid meals
• Outdoor furniture
• Staff adhere to local safety protocols
• Physical distancing rules followed
• First aid kit available
• Physical distancing in dining areas
• Key access
• 24-hour security
• Front desk (limited hours)
• Express check-in
• Free wired internet
• Scuba diving on site
• Snorkeling on site
• Self parking (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - pickup (surcharge)
• Airport transportation - drop-off (surcharge)
• Pool sun loungers
• Offsite parking discounted rates available
• Private beach nearby
• Internet access
• Housekeeping on request
• Private picnics
• Wine release events
• Exercise/lap pool
• Japanese garden
• Fishing nearby
• Swimming nearby
• Beach club nearby (surcharge)
• Bicycle-friendly property
• Beach toys
• Vegetarian menu options available
• Pool toys
• Accessible shuttle
• No accessible shuttle
• Accessible train station shuttle
• No accessible train station shuttle

Rooms Available

• Deluxe Double Room with Balcony and Sea View

  The spacious double room offers air conditioning, a private entrance, a balcony with sea views as well as a private bathroom featuring a shower. The unit offers 1 bed.

  Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)

  • Shower
  • Air conditioning
  • Refrigerator
  • Desk
  • Seating Area
  • Fan
  • Toilet
  • Private bathroom
  • Private entrance
  • Tile/marble floor
  • Mosquito net
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Bidet
  • Linen
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Clothes rack
  • Toilet paper
  • Pool towels
  • Shallow end
  • Wine or champagne
  • Bottle of water
  • Trash cans
  • Body soap
  • Adapter
  • Key access

Guest Reviews

• Ekaterina (10/5): - Забронировслс отель. Связалась с администратором отеля, который подтвердил, что меня ждут. И я приехала. Как мне было очень приятно, зайдя в номер. Меня действительно ждали как дорогого гостя. Я влюбилась в это место. Это то, что мне надо! Комната большая, светлая. Есть кондиционер, холодильник, чайник, чашки, стаканы, шкафы, стол, кресла. Кровать очень удобная, большая. Чувствую себя королевой. Комната с выходом на балкон. А от туда открывается вид на величественный океан. Как это красиво и завораживает. Когда засыпаешь под звуки океана и просыпаешься. А какие закаты это нечто. Место где отдыхает душа. Я продлила свое местонахождение. Решила, что искать больше не буду ничего. Хозяин отеля очень внимательный. Спрашивает все ли меня устраивает. Персонал клиентоориентированный. А какой завтрак. Заказывала ужин. Рыбу. Это очень вкусно. По цене ужин вышел в 3 раза дешевле чем в кафе. В океане сейчас в этом месте не поплавать. Но я не расстроилась. Есть чистый бассейн в котором можно плавать хоть когда. Отель сам находится не далеко от исторических мест. Ездела на тук-туке в поместье великого архитектора Д. Бува. По времени 15 мин. Так-же место знаменательно тем, что есть 48-метровая статуя сидящего Будды Самадхи, самая высокая на Шри-Ланке. Так, что локация крутая. Это место для людей которые устали от суеты. Место где можно подзаридится энергий острова. Спасибо большое хозяину отеля, который дал возможность мне это увидеть. Да, забыла написать я путешествую одна и самое главное это безопасность. Так вот я в безопассном месте.
• Tharsni (10/5): - This hotel is the gem. The rooms were fabulous. The private beach s the spotlight. I had a memorable stay here. I would highly recommend it for anyone who wants to relax !!!
• Anil (4/5): Disappointing -
• Lynne (9/5): Superb - Location overlooking sea. Straight out onto garden or pool then onto beach. Large room balcony Good breakfast . Free water . Room serviced . Staff were incredibly friendly and helpful -couldn’t have asked for more. Nothing to criticize at all .
• Fouad (10/5): Exceptional - Beach Front and the Swimming Pool. Friendly Staff. Always attending any Request immediately. Room Number 5 AC stopped suddenly at 0400 am. Need maintenance other than that everything was okah
• Singha (10/5): Excelent stay - Good & Polite Staff Pool water
• Jo (9/5): I was with friends but it wd also be good for solo travellers: company of other guests if you want - Excellent location right on the beach with the sound of waves to fall asleep to and wake up with. Friendly helpful staff who were always there but not invasive or pushy. Good inexpensive food and juices, great breakfast, chef happy to adapt to your requests. all good
• Avtar (7/5): Good to stay, if you don't mind coming out of your room and go down to the staff to ask what you nee - Best Wifi in rooms of stay was not available There was no minibar for tea and coffee There was no intercom Staff without uniforms No one at reception desk, you have to look around for the person for the help you require. And it was difficult to identify as they had no uniform
• Sanagarapillai (9/5): Superb - Great location on the beach, well kept, helpful staff
• Kirsty (8/5): Overall we really enjoyed this lovely hotel. Would definitely recommend if you want something a bit more chilled and out - Very friendly staff - nothing was too much trouble. Had sun beds and towels out waiting for us both days. Nice breakfast - fruit, juice, coffee, the biggest pile of fresh toast with butter and nice jam, Sri Lankan omelette. Basic room but perfect for what was needed - air con worked perfectly and nice view from room - straight out onto pool and beach view. Clean pool area straight onto the beach. Not an issue but we had to keep asking to pay and were told later or tomorrow when the manager was in, we were finally able to pay when checking out but would have liked to have paid on arrival so we could budget our money a bit better for the stay. Overall would stay again for relaxed, quiet stay. Very quiet and out on its own with one other hotel next door and another along the beach. Not much to do around that area but food was served all day if hungry and perfect for our first couple of nights to chill and ease into the holiday.
• Suroshana (7/5): Good -
• Meredith (9/5): Wonderful place to stay for peace and quiet - Loved the beach access and the peace and quiet. It was away from the busy part of the town. Breakfast was plentiful. Staff were very friendly and helpful.
• Dzozefs (7/5): Good peaceful stay and fantastic value for money. - Fantastic location on the beachfront and good in house food. Good spacious comfortable rooms. Good Restaurants within a 5 min walk too on the beach. Slightly run down. Toilet/Bathroom can do with some renovations. People vaping/smoking on balconies and the draft brings the smell to our rooms.
• Vp (7/5): Good -
• Viraj (10/5): Exceptional - In terms of value for money, this was so perfect. It exceeded my expectations given that I had to pay almost 1/3rd of the prices around the hotels nearby. You won't find a TV in your room here, but who needs a room when there is a nice view of a beach you can stare at all throughout the day. Staff was so responsive and friendly. Food also was good.
• Pia (10/5): A wonderful place at low cost - We had a great stay at the Southern Star. Responsive lovely staff who did everything to ensure we had the best experience. The room was clean and fresh with a fantastic view over the beach. New fridge, new AC and a comfortable bed. The pool was cleaned immediately in the morning. The breakfast was good. The chef prepared the most amazing food. I ate devilled chicken two nights. The best "Devilled" I've eaten. Wifi only in reception.
• Thanzeena (10/5): Exceptional -
• Senevirathana (10/5): Exceptional - This location is very beautiful,very cordial staff and management
• Mohammed (1/5): Bad -
• Satya (4/5): Disappointing - Beach facing property No maintenance. Age old property. Needs face lifting
• Gabor (10/5): Fantastic stay! - Location was perfect, right on the beach. You could hear the sea at night! The hotel and the rooms were very comfortable, quiet and cozy. Good breakfast, kind and attentive staff. We had a super nice and relaxing time here. We also loved the two dogs (one of them was 20 years old!!), please continue to take care of them:) No complaints about Southern Star, we enjoyed everything very much. However, we recommend that you avoid the tuktuks waiting outside the hotel. Much cheaper to book a ride using PickMe, just don't let the local "tuktuk maffia" chase your driver away.
• Kamyarhekmat (1/5): bad, very bad, very bery baaaad - The only positive aspect was the sea view and proximity to the beach, but despite that, with all the negative aspects, it turned into the worst hotel in the world for me. Initially, we were greeted with the worst hotel room imaginable. Then we realized that the hotel lacked basic amenities such as water, soap, and even shampoo, despite being mentioned in the booking that they even had an iron. However, there was nothing in the room, and a regular hostel had better facilities than this supposedly three-star hotel. It was truly disappointing, and the staff's behavior was extremely poor. This hotel became the worst memory of the trip, turning into a nightmare.
• Adhitya (7/5): Good - Great place for the budget a bit distance from the main but just 10 mins of tuk tuk
• Nicu (10/5): Great - Great location Everything as expected
• Kim (8/5): Very good -
• Andrew (9/5): A lovely hotel with lovely staff. - The fabulous location. Right on the beach. The bathrooms could do with being updated.
• Peter (7/5): It was fine but nothing very special - except the location. Pleasant staff. - The position was great, right on the beach, and the room was comfortable. Staff were really friendly and the food was fine. Good value for money. Nice pool. Nothing to really complain about - except rather poor Wi-Fi - but without any real x factor to make it special.
• Pirasanthan (7/5): Amazing stay in beach front hotel - Location and staff Toilet & shower room
• Angela (1/5): Staff did not honour my confirmed booking avoid this property - Nothing ... Bad service
• Advani (7/5): Budget stay on the beach. - The location is wonderful, right on the beach. The rooms have a decent sized balcony. The staff were pleasant, honest and helpful. The owner himself cooked wonderful pasta and sandwich for us. Breakfasts were adequate and cooked as per request. Be warned, the regular cook's food is very heavy on salt. Instruct amount according to your preference. There is no staff there overnight, but if you do step out for a late night, the watchman will let you in. The bathroom was a very good size, but very basic. It needs a shower curtain, at least, and decent fixtures and more lighting. The room is smaller than it looks in the photos, but the bed is huge. If the extra, unneeded chairs were removed from the room, space would be created. The fridge provided, was right next to the bed, in a very uncomfortable position. If some thought was put into rearranging the room, it would make it real value for money.
• Stanislau (1/5): with my detailed description, I tried to be brief and to the point - Nothing. that's horrible the hotel is dirty and broken: The windows from the bathroom look out onto a platform where any burglar without temptation can, even from the street, come in from the street and climb through the window. In our room, the window hooks did not close. There is no safe in the room. the hooks from the door to the balcony were broken. the keyhole from the front door and the air conditioners are rusty and dirty. I was with my wife in that hotel from 2 o'clock in the afternoon until 10 am the next morning. During this time it turned off 3 times air conditioning and light. It was very stuffy at night. Because, as the staff once again fixed the electricity, the air conditioning was 16 C and the fan was not working well. The pool is dirty. We arrived after check-in and we had to ask the guys to wash the pool from branches and dirt. they did it, but it didn't get any better. in the morning: we wrote in booking that we want to change the reservation instead of 4 nights to 1 night. (Bukin helped. Thank you very much for your support and protection of users). The owner of the hotel, when he found out that we wanted to leave, began to show an aggressive tone when talking. And he didn’t want to let us go until we canceled the reservation, due to the fact that he didn’t want to pay a $30 tax. And he constantly asked to show his phone number, which was what Booking was writing about the cancellation. We said that it was illegal to detain us, because our dialogues should be conducted through the booking account to which my bank card is linked. Regarding the beach, the hotel is not located in Bentota. It is located nearby, the waves are very strong, you can only swim on the edge 400 meters to the left in a small area where there are water rocks. I am a Doctor, my wife is an Architect. We have traveled a lot and know what a 3 star hotel is. This is not a hotel or a service, and we are amazed at such a high rating and good comments.
• Murtaza (9/5): Superb - the view from the room was good the staff was very good and helpful although amenities were charged location is good
• Sandun (5/5): Passable -
• Carol (10/5): Exceptional -
• Carol (10/5): Exceptional -
• Shabbir (10/5): Exceptional - The view was great from the rooms and all rooms were near and tidy. The lunch and dinner was not good.
• ×mh× (10/5): It was great. I enjoyed it. - The pool was nice. Very friendly and helpful owner and staff. Wifi was only on reception. Wifi was not in the room or near the pool.
• Dinesh (10/5): Exceptional - The view and courtesy of the keepers. The view is exceptional for the sunset. The cost is affordable. Food is delicious. They could customize the dishes as per our taste. They are very friendly and warm. Mr.Kamal reached us and took care of all our needs. Nothing
• Priya (10/5): Exceptional - Friendly staff, great location
• Carol (10/5): Exceptional - The cleanliness, overall staff friendliness. Excellent food. Clean pool and amazing sea. Good place to meet friends and eT or walk along beach. Good WiFi. Nothing!
• Edwina (9/5): Very happy guest !! - Location,food ,Kamal and excellent staff. Extremely happy with everything. Simple,understated Sri Lankan vibe which was exactly what I was looking for.
• Malcolm (8/5): Very kind attentive staff , good quality food, gorgeous view , good pool. - Outstandingly beautiful location right on the beach, with nothing obscuring the view. Nothing.
• Aashiq (10/5): Exceptional - Wonderful
• Chethiya (10/5): Exceptional - It's calm which is what we want and it's a couple of meters away from the beach. It has more space and you can decide if you wish to have your meal inside your room or with your family in lobby or next to the beach view which is awesome.

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