Marawila Resort, Club Palm Bay Resort Review

Overall Rating

Isolated location and tranquillity

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This was our first visit to Sri Lanka and must say we thoroughly enjoyed our four week experience and will certainly be returning in the not too distant future.

The Club Palm Bay Resort is surrounded by a large lagoon, which attracted all different kinds of birds and other interesting wild life including water ' Monitor Lizards ' . All of the staff are extremely friendly, polite and very attentive at the resort. Nothing is too much trouble for them and although fully professional they have a brilliant sense of humour and loved to play small practical jokes on guests once they got to know them. The cleanliness throughout the hotel and the large airy bedrooms is of a very high standard as well as the well kept gardens. Bed linen is changed daily and towels would be changed when you left them on the bathroom floor (daily if required). All rooms have extremely good air-conditioning, fan, multi-channel TV, fridge, safe, hair dryer along with tea and coffee making facilities. The large L shaped swimming pool is cleaned daily by the pool staff who will also provide you with mattresses and towels for the sun lounger ' s.

The food at the resort is of very good quality and plentiful, with all tastes catered for.

Breakfast: These are superb with a choice of porridge, cornflakes, fruit, fruit juice and eggs in whatever way you want them cooked (omelettes of all descriptions cooked to order in front of you). Also delicious bacon, baked beans and grilled tomatoes each morning. As the hotel also caters for local guests (especially at weekends), there is also usually a selection of local curry dishes available at breakfast.

Lunch and Dinner: The soups are really delicious with a selection of bread and a large choice of salads. An assortment of fish, beef, pork and chicken dishes along with a Pasta, featured as main course along with numerous curry and rice dishes to choose from each day, something to satisfy all tastes. There was also a large range of sweets to choose from, which I should add, were to die for.

All-inclusive guests are also entitled to morning coffee and cakes along with afternoon tea consisting of sandwiches and cakes, which are served daily in the main bar area. Some form of entertainment is provided most evenings in either the bar or restaurant area.

Main Bar: Open from 10:00am until 12:00pm daily and serves a selection of soft drinks (including water) and local alcoholic drinks, with the exception of the monthly Poya Days (full moon) when alcoholic drinks are not served until after 6:00pm

The beach is just across the road from the hotel entrance, with hotel staff on hand to provide sun beds and beach towels. Swimming in the sea is not really recommended due to the strong undercurrents, but excellent for sunbathing.

Although we undertook quite a number of tours around the island, I would definitely recommend a trip to the Elephant orphanage.