Stayed four nights and as the hotel was due to close for a major refurbishment a couple of days after we left, probably not appropriate to comment too much, although we were very happy with the standard of the room, food and service. This is a very nice hotel but is situated in South Kalutara where there is hardly anything... More

Stayed at this hotel for six nights in February 2012. Was very impressed by the hotel. Rooms were clean, comfortable and air conditioned. The staff were very helpful, always smiling and nothing seemed too much bother. We stayed all inclusive which I was pleased about as there was a wide variety of food that was excellent. Pool and the surrounding... More

My husband and I had visited Sril Lanka before - but this was differnt - I had aranged a wedding for my son and his partner The hotel itself was beautiful - the rooms incredible - all quite minimalist you might say; with good food and excellent service. Well situated - between laoon/river and beach; with easy walks around as... More

We were in this hotel first two weeks in April 2012. Just two hours from Colombo airportHotel is not new, but it is clean and wery comfortable. Aircondition in room, also Wi-Fi, mini bar and safe. All like in the description on hotel official web site. Nice area around swiming pool. Wery nice and helpfull staff autside and inside in... More

Booked this as a beach treat at the end of 2-3 weeks' tour of Sri Lanka. Unfortunately our visit coincided with the Sri Lankan New Year. Staff were obviously fed up that they were "working" whilst others were celebrating. We had not gone all inclusive which I think didn't help as we didn't want to spend 1900 rupees on the... More

As always, read reviews and had mixed expectations. However, Kani Lanka/Avani was a good choice! It's not an expensive hotel, and as there are limited facilities within walking distance, we went All Inclusive. Firstly we were given a room on second floor. I had requested a ground floor as I have a knee problem, and when I mentioned this we... More

We travelled to the Avani Kalutara resort on 11th March 2012, and married here on 15th March. We booked our holiday and wedding through Thomson Tailormade holidays, and had a totally relaxed and stress free ceremony. Most of the paperwork was completed before travel, and only a few simple questions upon arrival in resort. From our very first day of... More

My Fiancee and I stayed at the Kani Lanka for 4 nights and genuinely could not find too many faults with the hotel, staff or package. We booked via Hays & Jarvis, at 2 months notice and we were also pretty comfortable for value for money. The hotel itself is recently refurbished, has been very well kitted out, though if... More

Now Avani. Lovely location. Bar staff are rude & stingy with drinks even though they are inclusive. Rest of the staff were friendly & reasonably helpful. Spa is brilliant but quite pricey for treatments - pretty much UK prices. 75% of the guests are miserable bores. I wouldn't go back. Tip - don't go in a group as they expect... More