Tartaruga Hotel

This April for our holidays we really wanted to find a place by the beach with easy access to the beach. While exploring the hotels in Unawatuna, we found this gem of a hotel right by the beach. We had initially booked for 2 nights and upon checking into our room we knew we had to extend our stay by a day and ended up staying for three nights. The entire team at Tartaruga from the reception staff to the restaurant staff were amazing. I was so amazed at the way they took care of us with unparalleled hospitality. There was a nice breakfast buffet and the menu options at the restaurant was amazing. For the second day we were joined by two of my friends with their families, there were three 2 year old kids in the group and the hotel staff prepared all the baby food needed for the kids. Thank you Tartaruga for this amazing experience!!! We will return for sure next year

This is a good hotel right on the beach in Unawatuna. The staff are a delight, all were friendly, courteous and exceptionally helpful. The rooms are large and clean with comfy beds, air con and large bathrooms, and most have a balcony and sea views. There was a good choice for breakfast, with fruit, local specialities, and an egg station, all served in their upstairs open air restaurant overlooking the sea. The only slightly disappointing part and in sharp contrast to the hotel was the very messy beach area, with very old & grubby sun beds (some broken) & umbrellas, all set so far back that you could barely see the sea, and what you could see was impeded by a load of empty chairs and tables, presumably waiting to be set up for dinner but serving no purpose in the day. However, this was minor and there are plenty of other places to enjoy the beach.

Before arriving in Unawatuna we were a little worried about the nature of the place (not the hotel but Unawatuna itself) as we had heard some negative things about it. However we had a lovely 3 nights here at the end of our 16 day tour of the beautiful Sri Lanka. Unawatuna is a seaside resort with lots of the usual tourist shops, a lovely beach and people of all nationalities but we enjoyed it. The bedroom and bathroom in the Tartaruga were spacious and clean and we had what were probably the best towels during our time in Sri Lanka. The staff were very friendly, the breakfast was very good and dining on the beach at night was lovely. I would definitely stay there again.