Reviews of Trinco Beach by DSK 3 stars
No 328, Dyke Street, 31000 Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

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Reviewed: 31 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 22 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation in front of the beach
No mini fridge in the rooms
Reviewed: 22 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewClean and with bar and private beach - close to the Fort and the Temple, super recommended!
Reviewed: 19 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGood location right on the beach. Tuk Tuk’s available to go further and explore. Staff were friendly and the breakfast included was nice.
Room was terrible. Very small. Stained towels and Sheets. No hot water. Very overpriced.
Reviewed: 12 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewNicely located at the beach in Dutch Bay.
Very slow and chaotic restaurant. Absolutely unbelievable how a restaurant can take 40 minutes to make a club sandwich and another 30 minutes to make the second one if you order two.
Reviewed: 12 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe staff are excellent and very helpful, understanding and friendly. Best part of the experience. Backing direct onto the beach was useful but limited furniture for all residents
City view rooms are very brightly lit throughout the night due to the hundreds of lights from the hotel opposite. Curtains too thin to block it. Apparently this has been brought to the attention of the management through previous reviews but nothing has changed. Traveller rooms also are concrete bases with a very thin mattress. Very very uncomfortable. Ultimately a terrible night’s sleep.
Reviewed: 11 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocated right on the beach front, 10 min tuk tuk from Fort Frederick. About 15 minute tuk tuk to Uppuvelli beach which is full of tourists. Staff were really attentive and caring. Food was tasty in the restraunt.
Room was OK, bit rough around the edges and outdated but did the job. Shower wasn’t warm at all.
Reviewed: 6 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe staff were nice and very helpful. The beach in front of the hotel is nice. It felt like the staff were doing their best in a bad situation.
This property needs full refurbishment. The photos on the website must be extremely old. The walls, doors and surfaces are grubby, the power and internet kept going out, rooms are small, bathroom yucky. Although the beach was reasonably clean in front of the hotel, walk 100m either side of the hotel and there are huge piles of rubbish, particularly if you walk south. It needs a major clean up. Breakfast was very limited - by far the worst of 9 hotels we stayed at in Sri Lanka. Other guests I spoke with were also unhappy.
Reviewed: 5 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe view of the beautiful beach, location and friendly staff.
Not really a negative but breakfast took a long time to come. Both times we allowed at least an hour for our driver and both times we ate very rushed. Not an issue if not on a busy schedule as it was beautiful food and setting for breakfast. Maybe it could start at 7am instead of 8
Reviewed: 30 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThis is a mid price beach front property with very friendly helpful staff who will assist you to make arrangements for snorkelling, cruises, sight seeing etc. You also have free pool use at their sister property in Uppuveli, which is a very classy property. I accidentally left my prescription glasses behind and they are sending them by courier to my next destination.
There are quite a few stairs to navigate to get to rooms on the upper floors. There is no elevator.
Reviewed: 25 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewVery friendly staff, spacious rooms and stunning clean beach and ocean.
Reviewed: 19 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewFantastic location right next to the beach. Staff were amazing and very helpful. The food service took time but the food was good and fresh. Superb place and away from the crowd of Nilaveli and Uppuveli.
The wifi was slow and kept disconnecting. Breakfast choice is limited. Price is expensive for the facilities in the hotel but worth paying for the amazing location right on the beach.
Reviewed: 16 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewthe building is just on the front beach
the building is quite old and rooms need renovation, there were multiple stains on the wall and the pictures online did not actually reflect the real status of the rooms
Reviewed: 10 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewthe staff is so helpful and friendly! also the location is pretty good with lots of stuff to explore just around the corner.
Reviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe location was amazing. Looked out on Dutch Bay, which is quieter than Upaveli and Nilaveli and it was twenty steps to the sea, which was very calm and easy to swim in.
The TV didn't work very well and we didn't get regular water top ups. The food took a while to arrive, but it was very nice when it did. These are all very minor things though.
Reviewed: 25 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 20 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewRight on the beach . Marishka the receptionist was lovely. They let us have a late check out.
Nothing
Reviewed: 7 June 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 7 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful location right on Dutch Bay beach, the sea is calm and clear. Every member of staff was friendly and helpful . Maheshika, the receptionist asked us daily if everything was satisfactory and the young man with glassses (didn't get his name, sorry) was also very helpful. Breakfast was good and I particularly enjoyed the granola fruit bowl. The hotel is about a 20 minute stroll along the front to Fort Frederick. Overall a lovely place.
Reviewed: 5 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 25 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewGreat location & friendly staff Food was tasty. Beach access is great.
Needs some maintenance. Getting a bit tired given the prices charged