Bella Nilaveli Beach

We spent a wonderful week in pineapple house at Bella nilaveli with our 6 year old son. It was ideal as it had a separate room for him and it was literally steps to the swimming pool so we could sit on the patio and watch him (he would happily stay in the pool all day). Staff were so welcoming and friendly from the start. The swimming pool is nice and clean and a perfect temperature. We spent a lot of time in it during our stay. The beautiful nilaveli beach is two minutes walk away. We enjoyed our walks along the beach, playing in the waves and trying out some of the beach restaurants. The food at Bella nilaveli is also delicious and we very much enjoyed the breakfast spreads. We also went to pigeon island (trip organised by Bella). It was wonderful. We were allowed plenty of time to snorkel as much as we wanted. I would highly recommend bella to anyone and it was perfect for our family.

This hotel is a real jewel, located just 2 minutes walk from the beautiful Nilaveli beach itself. The photos don’t do it justice - the pool is superb, the gardens are lush, and the service is excellent. The onsite Leo’s cafe offers good options in a sociable setting. Animal lovers will appreciate the well cared for and perfectly behaved dogs and cats that live on the grounds. And for families, there are two quiet adjoining cottages with outdoor bathrooms so you can enjoy the swaying palm trees and stars at night. A beautiful place!

We were really excited to stay here however we were slightly disappointed with the lack of attention to detail. Overall the bed was comfortable and the location was excellent. The breakfast was delicious, made fresh for each table and available at a time that suited us. The shower was good and had hot water, and we really enjoyed the bathroom being outside. The staff were attentive to our needs and dealt with any request we had without a hitch. We really liked having the pool too and being a small complex meant that it was always calm and quiet around the pool. We really loved that the 5 cats and a dog were really well cared for and clearly enjoyed being around the guests. The room left us feeling a little disheartened. The bed nets had holes in them and one was patched up with a plaster - that's right, a band aid. The sheets were old and worn, I could clearly see two worn patches from the couples who had stayed here before us. The fridge was dirty, smelled and had dead ants inside. The room was incredibly dark and the only mirror was above the sink outside. This didn't have a light above it and so getting ready to go out was really hard. The number of mosquitos in the room was astounding. We killed as many as we could, luckily had our own plug-in repellent and a bed net (with holes) and were bitten more here than our entire trip in Sri Lanka, including when we were in the jungle. I tried to open the curtain on our first day and the whole pole came tumbling down on top of me. The original wooden pole had been replaced with a light weight plastic pipe which fell EVERY time you tried to open or close the curtains. There was no wifi in the room, this was only available at the restaurant and around the pool. On 3/6 of the days we were here, the wifi data had run out and we were not able to use the wifi for most of the day. On one of the days there was a powercut and so we were unable to use it on this day either. It's important to note that we're not huge users of data and simply wanted to go on social media or message family but were unable to do so because other guests were using it do stream. It would probably be wise to just get a better plan that reaches all of the rooms with more data. One morning we were awoken at 6:30am because someone was sweeping our veranda. Overall we really enjoyed our stay in Nilaveli and the location couldn't have been better. We thought that Bella Nilaveli was going to be luxury without the luxury price tag and we've come away feeling like the owners need to spend a few nights in the room to identify what's missing.

A great, quiet spot where we spent 3 nights and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. We had a good comfortable room although the air conditioning struggled in the heat. The pool was excellent-very clean and a good refreshing temperature for a swim. It is only a very short walk to the beach & the neighbouring properties but we were very happy with our choice of Bella. The food was excellent and there was a bit of variety with our breakfast each day. The fish night was excellent and we thought the prices were very fair. All staff were outgoing and friendly and made for a very relaxing stay

Great value for money. The staff were so helpful. They arranged a whale watching tour at short notice and gave us detailed directions for getting the bus for Sigiriya. Friendly dogs and cats. Perfect location, almost on the beach. Very clean pool & some of the best food we've had in Sri Lanka!