Club Hotel Dolphin

It was extremely delightful to have such a marvelous cake on my baby's birthday through these critical pressurized activities. its so exciting, absolutely thrilled and immense value . Had it not been by you we never celebrate in this manner . Thank so much to all of you. Special thanks to the staff of Club hotel Dolphin Mr.Suresh GM / Chef Dadison Chef Ranjith and Mr Mapa. We wish to visit again as your guests not quarantine but to enjoy such a great hospitality

This is a lovely resort. However, when we first arrived our chins nearly hit the floor. Being taken to our room we found a loud and noisy poolside, loads of kids, music and “animation” blaring out from the busy bar area. We rapidly realised that this was not our scene and thankfully this was picked up by the Customer Relations team who went out of their way to find us accommodation that suited. We had booked for a month. Luckily, we were billeted finally in an individual bungalow on the other side of the resort and well away from the hustle and bustle of the other part. It was heaven, and a short walk to the Quiet Pool and straight out the front onto the resort beach. In the month we were there we never once ventured to the “loud side”. We did however have the misfortune to bump into many of the residents in the large restaurant. They were normally identified by choosing to wear vests, bathers and other inappropriate garments to dinner despite the hotel request not to. I really hate to be subjective over this but their presence also seemed to coincide with badly behaved children. Food choice on the whole was good and waiters mostly attentive although even as far back as January chose to shake hands (something I tried to persuade Management to change - with varying success) Poolside at the Quiet pool was heaven,mostly, but occasionally interrupted by noisy childish groups. I am pleased to say that if it was noticed by most of the pool boys it was stopped. We had a very good BBQ evening on the beach, a lot of food choice and sadly a lot of waste. Some local singing and dancing really made it a special event. My Fiancée had visited this hotel some 20 years ago and as a result we were given a few benefits as well as a couple of invitations to special cocktail parties. The a la carte restaurant was ok but we both felt they could have made more of it. There were only about 2 or 3 other couples when we visited which was very sad. We both felt that the resort would make an ideal “Adult Only” , this not being a concept in Sri Lanka. The resort clearly had a lot to cope with given the lack of customers after the Colombo incident and probably couldn’t consider a change but they should really give it thought once they can. I really don’t think they would have any problems filling their room space. We would revisit if we ever get to this area again.

We stayed here in March as the 2nd week to our holiday, having stayed in Unawatuna for the first week. Sadly the lockdown started while we were here but we still had an amazing week. We had upgraded to a junior suite as a treat, wow amazing room!! it was enormous with great views over the pool and sea. The bed was also enormous and so comfortable. The room was kept spotless by the friendly staff with various towel art daily to make us smile. The pool is great, loads of sunbeds and shade if needed, we generally stayed around the big pool, until the last day when it was closed due to the Covid 19. The quiet pool was also very nice. The food selection in the buffet restaurant varied daily and had a great deal of choice, something for everyone and loads of veggie options. The pudding selection had its own chilled room! YUM!! The grounds are maintained immaculately, there were plenty of staff around if you needed anything and nothing was too much trouble. The hotel had live music acts most evenings when we were there and they were surprisingly good. This was our first time in Sri Lanka and we will definitely go back to see the rest of the island, already looking for next year... I would not hesitate to stay here again and would recommend this hotel as a great base for exploring this beautiful island. Thanks to all the staff for helping to make it such a great holiday.