Smeralda Beach Hotel Dikwella

Spent a couple days at this lovely Boutique Hotel. The room was very comfortable and the ensuite was spotlessly clean and of a high standard. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Always very attentive. The Chef prepared lunch and breakfast. Food was well prepared tasty. The beach was right in front and was very safe for swimming and dipping,

Excellent hotel. Staff were incredible. Andre was a brilliant host and really looked after us. The food in the restaurant was 5 star. The beach is on your doorstep - we enjoyed dinner there too! We also ventured to a few cool spots in Hiriketiya which is super close.

Good restaurant, large portions of seafood served but the room quality was poor. Building looks shabby with dark narrow non ventilated corridors. Room doors won't close properly with half broken locks and gaps. Bathroom door doesn't have a latch and can see cement scalings on tiles. Walls have blisters due to water leaks. Hot water stopped halfway having a shower. Staff seems to be friendly and helpful they carried our luggage from vehicle which was parked on roadside upto first floor as there was no parking space within premises and no lift or elevator. All in all, the place needs a good renovation to match the photos that we see on the advertisement.

What a location!! This is a small hotel with all rooms overlooking the ocean. The rooms are lovely and the beds are comfy. There is a swimming pool and really nice changing rooms nearby. The food was amazing here - the chef even cooked us something that wasn’t on the menu and we had the biggest prawns ever the next evening. Staff are very attentive

We stayed at this hotel like group of 5 people only for 2 nigths and thanks to great food and nice staff we would stay here longer! We chose this hotel because we wanted to try surf on Hiri beach but we wanted to stay somewhere near by and Smeralda hotel is great choice. The hotel is cute smaller, only a few rooms. There are a lot of staff who will take care of you and smile at you all the time. The rooms was smaller but cute and comfy. Every room has a seaview. One group stayed in 3 beds room, and the rest of our group on double beds room. We had enough space for two nights. There is no mosquito net, but we did not need it. :) The room and bathroom are clean. The hotel is right on the beach which was empty, I don't know if it was because we were here off season. You can lie on a sunbeds either in the garden by the pool or on the sand. But there are only 10 sunbeds max. There is NO LIFEGUARD but we enjoyed staying in the sea. One day there were bigger waves, the next day smaller, but of the beaches which we visited in Sri Lanka, this beach was the most suitable places for swimming in the sea. Unfortunately there is a stream which flows by the hotel, which smells a bit uninviting. You can walk on the beach or you can catch tuktuk and you can go on Hiri beach for example to swim or try surfing or you can go to other beaches. Also we want for a walk to the city - to the some supermarkets and shops. You can go on the beach Dikwella or to the city for shopping, but the better way is catch tuktuk or taxi and visit some other beaches or places. We had a halfboard and it was the best food on our holiday! We could choose breakfast from the menu and there was so much to choose from that we're sad we couldn't try it all. The portions were huge, it kept us full for the whole day. For dinner, the guest also chooses from the menu - an appetizer that was as filling as a main course, a main course and a dessert. We couldn't believe for the first time that all three courses are included in the half board! Every time everything was delicious, fresh and very filling.

Beautiful, charming very well appointed beach front hotel. Simple, unpretentious, efficiently designed comfortable rooms and attached bathrooms. Impeccably clean and well maintained. The beach and the sea is very nice for swimming. It was calm, so didn't find any strong current. After the swim in the sea, shower and jump into the lovely pool and soak the sun.. Our second floor rooms had ocean view at almost handshaking distance from from the beach. In fact all rooms have ocean view. The Italian restaurant serves delectable fare. If you order a day in advance, they serve a sumptuous Sri Lankan breakfast. The staff is simply amazing. Bunch of happy, hardworking people. Made our stay so good. Easy to access. Easy to find. Its one the beach road. We drove down from Colombo. Three hour drive. Highly recommended.