My friend and I went to Sri Lanka a couple of weeks ago and loved it. We stayed at the Dolphin hotel in Negombo and it was fabulous. We were a little dubious with it only being a 3* star but it was the location we wanted due to the short transfer from the airport. We weren’t disappointed with it at all. The beach was clean, golden sand though we tended to stay around the fabulous pool, apparently the longest pool in Sri Lanka.
The longest pool in Sri Lanka
The pool bar served cocktails which we enjoyed, as well as the beer and some spirits were available on the all inclusive too. The grounds were extensive and you certainly walked off the food and drinks each day. The food was fabulous every day. So much choice, they served a lot of local dishes and international dishes. Breakfast was lovely, they had bacon and scrambled eggs and even fish curry! Needless to say we passed on the curry but everything we did try was superb. There was a snack bar which we often used for lunch which was round the quiet pool. This made a refreshing change from the restaurant as we ate in there twice a day anyway.
The quiet pool was lovely and relaxing and you could have massages too. We each had a full body massage which cost about £25 each. The main pool was lively with music and games. Our room was a sea view which was fantastic though the balconies were quite small. All staff were friendly and very helpful and our First Choice rep Sam was brilliant. We wanted to go to the Maldives for 3 nights and he arranged it for us. We could have booked a twin centre but prefer to do our own thing and not be part of a group. The Maldives was the most beautiful place in the world. We stayed at Dhonvelli Island because it was a short boat transfer from Male airport. 3 nights was enough for us as we get bored easily.
The only downside on this holiday was that the hotel didn’t serve wine as part of the all inclusive. As conscientious wine drinkers, we had to have some! We were told the hotels in Sri Lanka don’t include it on all inclusive as it is very expensive. Fair enough, so we got a tuk tuk (small vehicle with driver) to take us to the supermarket to buy some. Couldn’t believe how cheap it was so we bought a couple of flagons! Don’t understand why they don’t include it.
Elephant Orphanage
We did the excursion to the Elephant Orphanage which was awful. The elephants were mistreated and it was a long journey we just thought we were never going to get back to the hotel.
We would definitely go back to Sri Lanka and this hotel.
Donna and Louise
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