Reviews of Surf reef beach
No. 110, Beach Road, Alles Thottam, Uppuveli Beach , 31000 Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
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Reviewed: 16 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewOur family of 5 stayed here for 3 nights and we wished it could have been longer. The rooms are exceptionally clean and comfortable. Breakfast was delicious and taken on the lovely roof terrace. The family that run this place are what make it special - nothing is too much trouble. We hope we will come back one day.
Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback. We are delighted to hear that you and your family enjoyed your 3-night stay with us. It is always rewarding to know that our guests find the rooms exceptionally clean and comfortable, and that you appreciated breakfast on our rooftop terrace. Your kind words about our family truly mean a lot - we always strive to make every guest feel welcome and cared for. We sincerely hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you and your family back for a longer stay in the future. Best regards, The Surf Reef Family
Thank you very much for your wonderful feedback. We are delighted to hear that you and your family enjoyed your 3-night stay with us. It is always rewarding to know that our guests find the rooms exceptionally clean and comfortable, and tha… Show more
Reviewed: 12 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewProperty was very nice and clean,food was amazing and half the price of any of the other places near by.
The husband was very pushy when trying to sell you something,and didn’t like no as an answer. We had some laundry done by the host,1 received 1 item which wasn’t mine, 1 of my items was damaged and 1 item ripped, Clothes were just pushed into a carrier bag,not even folded..
Thanks laundry I do some company I complain for them sorry ENY way some mi's take laundry company come again
Reviewed: 5 February 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewWe had an amazing stay. The place is beautiful, food amazing, cocktails even better and the staff are lovely. Great vibes, can definitely recommend
Thanks come again
Reviewed: 7 October 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewIts a nice place to stay! Beautiful rooftop. Big rooms with good beds. Very nice host!
Thanks
Reviewed: 20 September 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewNice hotel, clean. Comfortable beds. Close to the beach. Run by family who will do everything for you. Nice restaurant available as well. A/C in room. Absolutely reasonable price especially for young students
Thanks come again
Reviewed: 8 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewGreat location near good beach restaurants. Friendly staff.
Thanks come again beach
Reviewed: 8 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024
Verified reviewGreat room, with good ac and a comfortable bed. Tasty restaurant in at the premises. + for all the cute dogs in the area.
OK thanks come again lovely review thanks
Reviewed: 2 July 2024 · Stayed in June 2024
Verified reviewVery comfy apartment with all the need inside. Nice family they have always been accommodating with us, tasty food at the place, we recommend the Dolphin Kottu !!!
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Reviewed: 19 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewStaff was perfect Big good bathroom with hot water You can use their fridge and boiled water
So much dirty Mold (Mushrooms) was everywhere in room (on ceiling,windows and on pillows) and we were so lucky that we didn’t get sick At 5:30 there is a church speaker singing and waking you up At 8:00 their dog barks and wakes you up Wifi gets offline time to time
thanks sir wifi work church i cant stop they prey in sunday and rain water some mold in top but after rain we need paint sorey about that eny way thanks dog not mine street dog
Reviewed: 18 June 2023 · Stayed in June 2023
Verified reviewThe room was clean and spacious, everything worked well and all this for a very reasonable price. The son of the owner was very friendly and the location was pretty central.
First thing we were asked upon check in was to pay which wasn't great (but then they let us pay later). Also there was a lot of noise in the early morning. This started at 5AM already. Some came from outside and some perhaps from the kitchen or not sure where. It was not good for our sleep. Access to/from the beach best to avoid at night, you have to pass a graveyard and there is a gathering place for young slightly dodgy men. We had to make a detour one night as they behaved a little weird with us. Overall the atmosphere of the place wasn't great and we only came to sleep and did all our eating and hanging around outside. So can't say anything about the food. Finally, owner (the father) was a little pushy and made us feel uncomfortable, when we decided, also on the basis of other reviews we read, not to do anything organised by him. He then started to more or less ignore us.Maybe it was because one morning we changed our mind about having breakfast there who knows. We didn't feel like we were his guests or were very welcome in general.
thanks for all 5 am behind tempale there pray at 5 am fri day morning that's it dogs in the street home dogs they are very kind for white tourists some negative things not true I cant happy all the guests different mind different think eny way thanks for your reservation small guest house plese don't expect 5 star facilities thanks and nother things tourists friend you can meet our accommodation but beach boys to no access meet our guest in guests house you can meet eny beach boys out side in our accommodation eny one good peoples you meet I dreamy welcome but rabbishd beach boys to not allowed come to guest house in side that's why you are little angry make some rubbish reviews in our page no problem eny way thanks for all good people to can meet anyone for our guest house beach boys to come in side no chance you met boys theef and rubbish our beach area they are not Honest all ways we try care of you our guest house don't get angry with me please we try care of you
thanks for all 5 am behind tempale there pray at 5 am fri day morning that's it dogs in the street home dogs they are very kind for white tourists some negative things not true I cant happy all the guests different mind different think … Show more
Reviewed: 25 May 2023 · Stayed in May 2023
Verified reviewComfortable bed, really good air conditioning and ceiling fan, clean ensuite bathroom, nice shower with good pressure. The breakfast is amazing. Definitely the nicest breakfast we had in Sri Lanka. Everything cooked fresh each morning (we got a tour of the kitchen to see the food being prepared) Best of all was the staff. Super friendly and helpful, gave us lots of information about yours, restaurants etc. Very helpful organizing whale watching tours and tuk tuks, but not pushy at all about doing tours if we weren't interested. The manager even warned us that whales hadn't been seen recently and if we did the whale watching tour we probably wouldn't see them. He didn't try to sell us every tour and trip etc, just gave us useful and trustworthy information. Amazing value for money.
The wifi is not very good, but this is really the same all over Sri Lanka. The manager let us use the separate business wifi which was very nice of him
thanks come again
Reviewed: 19 December 2022 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewAll good very nice locetion good wifi
Nothing tel to bad
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Reviewed: 19 December 2022 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewnice place good beach good WiFi nice locetion
All good
thanks a lot come again
Reviewed: 16 December 2022 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewVery nice place friendly family guest house guest house owner lady make delesiyos srilanka foid nice friendly staff good wi fi very close to uppuveli beach 75 metar walk to beach they arrenge all city tour pigon island boat trip dolphin and wheel waching diveing tours paddy cours they arrenge all on site they rent scooter for cheeper price freindly owner
Nothong tel to bad all good
Reviewed: 11 December 2022 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewVery good clenning and 🍠 sweet bath room nice big room give for me doubal but doubal price they give me big tripal bed room with big bed big metrss friendly staff good WiFi taste Sri Lankan food 🍲 owner very help ful they arrenge give for our city tour to cheeper price tuk tuk but they have if you want rent scooter resanabal price hopefully I come back again few meters nice beach 🏖 good value for money
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Reviewed: 7 December 2022 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewBig clean room and big metres.
thanks come again
Reviewed: 4 December 2022 · Stayed in December 2022
Verified reviewReviewed: 11 November 2022 · Stayed in November 2022
Verified reviewThe food was good and tasty nice
The room no complaints but the toilet flushing not good..the owner Mr Sanjay nice man..it family business. But he how to handle the guest. 1.upon check in early morning he want the money and prepare the bill ask money it rude. 2.He pick us from bus station resanble price 600 but when we want go tour he charge very high price 8000 insese 5000.. 3.we get outside tuk tuk 5000..he not happy ask the tuk tul driver to cheat us 8000..he want comession from the driver..that not good manner as boss off the hotel ..he behavior very cheap.so any guest goes to his hotel becarefull????he is friendly but money minder $$$$$...