Guest User
January 31, 2023
We loved our stay here. Our only regret is we only stayed here 3 nights. Food: This has to come first. We thought we would eat once at the hotel restaurant, but ate here three times in our three days and wish we had eaten here more. My wife does not like shellfish but their spaghetti with muscles was her favorite dish in Italy. I had never eaten rabbit but had the bucatini coneglio twice, it was my favorite dish on our trip. Room: we had very nice a room with a balcony overlooking the ocean. 2 minute walk from our room to the beach. Simple. But we spent all of our time on the beach or on the balcony so no complaints. Location: was a little nervous that we were a bit off the beaten path but loved the location in Cartaromana Beach. We could always get on Angelo's water taxi into town, which comes every ~20 minutes as he's ferrying people to the beach/restaurant. The beach is great, very calm. Our first day was a Sunday and it was very busy, not just with all the chairs taken, but a large number of boats anchored offshore. Obviously this is a desirable location to vacation but it did seem like the volume affected the water quality. The rest of the days there were much less boats and the water was beautiful. Service/staff: Alessandra was very helpful and very patient. With us. We wanted to go to the Negombo thermal park, but she cautioned us it was too late in the day to enjoy it, so she helped us reserve a scooter for the next day, and helped us book chairs at the park (She also helped us with like 10 other things). During one of our meals at the restaurant, a few young people wanted in, and it became obvious they were old staff who were returning to say hi. Everyone in the kitchen came out and greeted them, and the people visiting obviously thought fondly enough to return and say hi. The two guys who work the beach area are always playing tricks on each other. And Angelo's frequently ducking in and out saying hello. Left us feeling like the whole place- hotel, restaurant, beach, water taxi- is really special.