8.59815°, 81.22211° Our reservation at the well-reviewed Lonely Planet Anantamaa hotel did not go through and we were transferred to the disused Trincomalee Beach Hotel resort & spa, 1,7 km south from attractive dinning and drinking venues at Uppuveli Beach, 6 km north of Trincomalee. The hotel’s location was planned in the expectation that tourism in Uppuveli would expand to the south, but this has not happened. There are no restaurants, bars and shop nearby and in the unforeseeable future tourism would come to this part of Uppuveli beach, the lifespan of this hotel is beyond renovation. In March 2024, room 404 (4F) smelt like a disused hotel room, with the usual lack of maintenance and cleaning. On the positive was the working air conditioning, celling fan and Wi-Fi reception and the comfortable bed. We did not check the mattress, having seen many dirty mattresses in the storage room opposite our room. Besides the double bed, a spare bed had been placed in the room for local families. For breakfast, the restaurant was reopened with limited options. The swimming pool was open and loungers on the beach were available. Spa and bar were closed. The hastily recalled staffs had no idea what to do. The demolition of Trincomalee Beach Resort & Spa is pending. Don’t stay here.
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