Frangipani Beach Villa

A true paradise!
The hotel is ideally located, quiet on the beach but right next to the city center.
The charismatic owner welcomes you like a friend. Saronga, his manager and their team bend over backwards to ensure that all their customers have a smile on their face. Perfect team cohesion, we feel their pleasure in working together.
We had a moment of pure happiness. It really is a very special place.

Amazing! The team goes out of their way to make sure you’re good, whilst ensuring the place keeps its relaxed vibe. Smack on the beach, with views from the laid back restaurant, makes it hard to leave.

Just one thing: my credit card was charged twice (I remember there were connection issue that day), is there an email address i can send the details to have this solved?

The best relaxing moment of our trip: the staff is super pleasant, the magical place without too many tourists which allows you to enjoy the beach, go for it

Just didn't like it, the rooms were poky and strange. Right on beach, breakfast good but had a bad vibe.

Dishonest. Deceitful. And unsafe for female travelers. First off, THERE IS NO POOL. This is a complete lie. They "share" a pool with another property down the beach, but there is none. This should be enough to tell you of how bad this spot is, but add to that, I booked an AC room on Expedia and they claimed it was too cheap and three of them cornered my table at breakfast and demanded I pay more in cash. I showed them the booking (with AC) and they said it must be a mistake. One of them attempted to grab by phone "to see the price", but I refused and pulled back. I am a big guy, but it was still scary. Had I been smaller or a female, this would have been terrifying. If you need any more convincing, the rooms are like cell blocks, with only 1 tiny window for light, and the public space next to the property is filled with litter and fish remains. Plenty of other honest places just down the road.

Very simple and charming place infront of nice private beach. Very friendly staff and nice foods. Staff very helpful and worth for money.
Hoping to visit again sometime.

Place is amazing, right on the beach. Staff is amazing, all of them very friendly. Special thanks to Indica, he took care of us and we really enjoyed the stay there. They also helped us to prepare birthday dinner with the cake for my friend. Recommended.

A hotel in front of the beach where you can sleep with the sound of the waves and wake up with the sound of the waves.

It was a room without air conditioning in the hotel plan, but it was a room with a fan, so it was a little hot but I was able to sleep comfortably.

Bath towels and soap were prepared as amenities, so you need to bring your own toothbrush and pajamas. Also, it is better to sleep in long sleeves because there are mosquitoes.

I made a reservation on Expedia and made a credit card payment in advance, but it was a little disappointing that I was told that the payment could not be confirmed. I was able to solve the problem by showing the receipt.

I stayed at this hotel for 2 nights with a group.
On the last night at about 1 am at night I went to sleep in my room.
The bed had an anti-mosquito net on it.

As I was falling asleep the metal holder of the mosquito net
fell on me and hurt me on the shoulder.

In the morning I told about it to the staff.
They said it's not their problem.

They said I was staying in the room for two nights.
And on the second night they didn't check the room.
Must have been broken bolt, they said.

It made no sense to me.

I asked for the phone of the hotel manager.
I had difficulties getting them to call their manager at first.
They told me he was out. Then he was asleep.

I asked for his number to call him myself.

Finally they called him and gave me the phone.

I was pretty irritated by such attitude by this moment.
I described the situation to him.
And asked for the refund for the last night when it happened.

This man didn't give the refund.
He also didn't even say I'm sorry.

He said "maybe you broke it on purpose I don't know".
When I asked his name he said his name was Sergey (it's the name of our group leader) and that he was from Ukraine.

"Welcome to Sri-Lanka" was his words before he hung up the phone.

From our group leader I later found out that the manager's name was Nalin.

In summary:

A metal mosquito holder fell on me and hit me on the shoulder at night.
Thank God not on the head. The holder had sharp metal corners.

Actions of the hotel staff:

- They said it's not their fault
- Hesitated to contact the manager

Actions of the hotel manager:

- He said it's my fault and blamed me for what happened.
- No refund for the night from his side
- When I asked for his name he gave me a fake one.

Well, I don't think it's a good welcome to Sri-Lanka.
It was my worst experience in Sri-Lankan hotel so far.

Super friendly collective.
Best service.
Thanks for taking care about us indika. See ya

Very nice place to stay.
Best beach, good food and friedly staff.
The rooms are clean and big.
The Pool is at another hotel but not far away.
We really enjoyed our vacation.

Rooms were immaculate, staff were so friendly and helpful and the food was delicious. Also a great spot on the beach. Owner 'Nalin' such a lovely genuine person would highly recommend this place!

Loved the stay!
Such a family vibe, friendly and helpful staff, great and tasty food, top room w the best beach view and the location is great. You are directly on the beach and just a short walking distance to the town. From here I went to Rekawa Turtles Watch at night to see the turtles lay eggs in the night and the next day I took the local bus to the beautiful Blue Beach Island and snorkled. Today I will head forward to Yala for the safari even though I'd loved to stay a bit longer. Cool hotel w a relaxing touch, like home but away. Bohoma istouti.

Very nice little hotel, we have been coming here for several years. The hotel and the complex is constantly being renovated and provided with accessories. Hammocks, swings and comfortable seating invite you to chill out. This hotel impresses with its casual atmosphere. The staff is very friendly and cordial. In the restaurant you can expect a wide variety of dishes, fresh fish and curries prepared very tasty. I cannot understand the negative reviews posted. If you are looking for a relaxing place, this is the place for you.

We spent two nights here and we would have liked to stay longer. The rooms were spacious, the beds very comfy and all was clean.
The breakfast was delicious. We also had dinner there and the food was very good. The staff was super friendly! They made our stay very enjoyable.

A fantastic place with amazing views. You can have a cold beer in front of Tangalle beach. The owner of the restaurant is a very kind person. I’ll definetelly recommend this restaurant!

Frangipani ist ein toller Ort zum entspannen! Egal ob Du dort übernachtest oder einfach nur so vorbeischaust.
Es ist liebevoll eingerichtet und das Team ist sehr sympathisch!
Wir fühlten uns sehr wohl und haben dort tolle Tage und Abende mit guten Essen und Drinks verbracht! Der Arrack Cocktail ist sehr zu empfehlen ;-)

Das Restaurant ist direkt am Strand und zudem mit Strandliegen und einer Dusche ausgestattet (Dusche ist an einer Palme befestigt). Man benötigt ca. 10 Minuten Fußweg in die Stadt oder 15 Minuten zum Hafen. Ein Supermarkt ist ebenfalls in der Nähe.

Avoid this place! They cheat that they have a pool: (
There are pictures of the pool on booking.com. This made us want to stay here and we thought the price was acceptable. On site, with an ironic smile, the staff informed us that there is no swimming pool on the property. That you have to go "only" 5 minutes (sic!) To another hotel.

Frangipani is a magical hotel we came across by chance,
a place with a young atmosphere, cool design, paintings on the walls, hammocks on the beach, with a restaurant and tables on the sand and also in an indoor structure.

Our room was above the restaurant with a balcony and a sitting area with comfortable sun beds, the bed was comfortable but basic (for those who are used to more) it was enough for us, with a mosquito net (very important), a kettle corner and cups for tea and coffee, air conditioning and fan.

All the staff are very nice and friendly, the manager of the place and the owner came towards us in everything, helped to get along and get organized on attractions,
the place is wholeheartedly run by Nalin the owner,
it was a pleasure in every way!

Was a very comfortable Hotel to stay AC, Fan, etc.delicious Fish, good cocktails and a polite and nice Staff. Chilled beach, you definetely have to go there!