Reviews of Dickwella Beach
No.112, Mahawela Road,, 81200 Dickwella, Sri Lanka
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Reviewed: 2 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewIf you're looking for a charming, authentic beachside retreat—blending affordability, local hospitality, and a relaxed social vibe—Dickwella Beach Hotel is hard to beat. It's perfect for unwinding by the ocean, connecting with fellow travelers, and immersing yourself in Sri Lanka’s southern coastal charm.
Reviewed: 30 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewVery good beach front hotel. Private beach is so peaceful.
Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLocation was perfect, staff was incredibly friendly and helpful
Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat location right on the beach. Staff were lovely.
WiFi not good, none in rooms and weak everywhere else. Okay for us though as had eSIMs.
Reviewed: 28 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 26 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewIt's the perfect place to stay! 3 minutes by tuktuk or scooter to Hiriketiya, you have a vast private beach to yourself, with the most amazing sunsets and perfect double bed sunbeds on the beach with plenty of shade. Those sunbeds are so good, we almost didn't want to get up and go to gorgeous Hiriketiya to eat / surf / swim. We booked for 2 nights and eventually stayed for 6. These are the kind of places you dream about when you think about the tropics: Not too much unnecessary luxury, but still a nice clean room, with a balcony overlooking the sea, good AC, decent shower, clean sheets, right on the beach (don't forget the beach bar of course), nice staff, and all this for such a low price!!! Amazing value.
Make sure you book the better rooms, with the sea view. They are much better, not only because of the view. The part without sea view is older and the shower isn't good. I would still stay there though! For us It was still worth it for the perfect location. But if a good room is important to you, then you need the new part of the hotel, facing the sea.
Reviewed: 24 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewLarge room with big comfortable beds and sea view from top floor. Great fruit stall opposite and supermarket very close. The Saturday market 200 meters away off the beach is also great for fruit, clothes and photos. Easy tuk tuk to Hiri when you want more life.
Reviewed: 23 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewFabulous location right on the beach, great staff, Fabulous food.
Bit of a box room with hardly any natural light. We stayed on ground floor
Reviewed: 23 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewamazing views from my room, also from the common area. Great vibe in the bar with music. They have as solar panels for power cuts (often times), pretty good Beach in front is empty, beautiful and great for walks They clean every other day, which is great
No WIFI in rooms, which they dont mention in the booking. WIFI available only in some parts of the common areas in the hotel, still very bad Rooms were very clean, still many aunts around and the fridge, even though it was clean, it was old and yellowish, which make it disgusting to put food in it
Reviewed: 21 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewThe location was fantastic right by the beach. The facilities are perfect for chilling there all day. The restaurant was also very good and the staff super friendly and helpful.
They did not provide any toiletries(shampooo, shower gel etc) whatsoever, nor extra towels for the beach.
Reviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewTop location and really nice rooms
The food wasnt good
Reviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewEverything about this property is beautiful… Starting from location then staff then services. Highly recommended .
Property was amazing but the town Dickwella closed at 7:30 so don’t stay outside for long.
Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewAmazing location
Not very clean
Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewA well maintained property right at the beach. Quite accomodating with guests requests.
Reviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 15 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 14 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewWe had a very nice and pleasant stay at Dickwella Beach Hotel. The sea view is amazing and we preferred the Dickwella beach to Hiriketiya beach since it is very clean and not that crowded. We fully recommend this place!
Reviewed: 10 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewBeach garden was nice
it was overpriced for the facilities and staff was not the best.
Reviewed: 2 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewNice location next to the beach which provides the perfect vacay vibe. What we loved was that it provides a private beach entrance giving the feel of a peaceful stay.
Reviewed: 29 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe location was amazing. The room was a 3 minute walk to the beach. We could hear the waves crashing at night. The staff were amazing and so helpful.
The room was slighted crammed and the setting was unfinished. The food wasn’t great in the hotel but there is a lot of restaurants near so that didn’t bother us.
Reviewed: 20 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewGreat location, great staff excellent food and value !
Reviewed: 11 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewLocation
Nothing significant
Reviewed: 27 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe sea view and sound of the waves
Lack of cleaning in 3 days