The Frangipani Tree by Edwards Collection

The frangipani tree hotel First impressions absolutely amazing. The hotel is clean and fresh. The road outside the hotel is completely bonkers and noisy but the frangipani tree hotel is an oasis of calm. You really cannot hear the road as the waves from the Indian Ocean muffle out any other noise We had an ocean view room there is only one word to describe the accommodation- incredible. The room is spacious with a small courtyard incorporating your shower and toilet facilities. It’s bright airy and lovely. Just so you know there are cockroaches in the toilet area as it’s outside. The staff cannot do enough for you on our first day they filled our mini fridge free of charge with soft drinks and gave us a bottle of wine. A special mention must be given to Thushara one of the staff. He was exceptional he simply couldn’t have done enough for us whether that was cleaning the room or getting us a tuk tuk to go into Galle he had everything in hand. He made our stay even more special Palinda appears to be the senior member of staff. He was again very attentive and helpful Sanjeewa is the head waiter his English is very good and he leads the rest of the team. Very nice chap. Chathiya is the chef he was excellent. If you decide to eat in the hotel the food is really good and reasonably priced for a hotel. There are many staff in the background who don’t get any recognition. A general tip box which everyone could share would be very useful. When we stayed there were only two other rooms that were occupied. We were originally booked into a garden room but were upgraded to ocean view room it’s spectacular. Right the limitations. The beach sharply shelves you cannot swim in the sea it’s far too dangerous. When we booked the hotel Audley Travel assured us that the hotel and beach were exactly what we wanted a beach to lounge on and walk along. This is a misrepresentation the location of the hotel is opposite this description. The road outside the hotel is treacherous. It’s the A2 a main road. There are few places to walk to safely to eat outside the hotel. This limits where you can go on foot you can walk on the beach but there are limits to how far you can walk each way from the hotel due to rocks impeding your way. If you want to venture further away from the hotel there is Mirissa Beach which we thought was amazing. The Tuk Tuk takes about 40 minutes and costs about 7000 rupees. Be careful though as you have to barter the price. Mirissa beach is relatively safe beautiful waves (be careful they are powerful) it’s clean and the beach is lined with bars / cafe. We ate at the Lava restaurant the food was delicious. What you may want to know there is a conservation team working on the beach we saw at least 100 baby turtles being released. Wonderfully marshalled and so unexpected absolutely incredible. There is a bay about a kilometre away from the frangipani tree hotel going towards Galle. In that bay you can hand feed large turtles

We have stayed for 5 days, what a beautiful place to stay. Everything has been fantastic, the gardens are immaculately kept, great pool, the food is amazing, especially the choice of Sri Lankan or English breakfast. Try the egg hoppers or string hoppers with curry and dhal for breakfast. We stayed in the sea view rooms upstairs and the these are huge. Nice empty beach outside as it’s difficult to get to without hotel access. 10 min walk from Dalawella beach where you can feed huge green turtles by hand. 5 mins by Tuk Tuk to Unawatuna and 15 from Galle. But the best thing about this place are the people who run it, they cannot do anymore to make you welcome and look after the guests. We love this place and great value 5 star living, great value verses western standards.

Amazing stay at The Frangipani Tree, the hotel was lovely with around 9 rooms so it felt very private, and dining each morning and evening with an ocean view was magical. The real stand out was the staff and the food, everyone went abov4e and beyond to make us comfortable and the Chef made meals specifically to our requests - nothing was too much trouble. Thank you again.

Such a beautiful setting with very friendly and helpful staff. Lovely authentic accommodation. Would certainly recommend for a couples romantic holiday. Amazing pool looking out to the ocean. Such a tranquil setting that is well located for a wide range of touring and sightseeing options.

We stayed at the Frangipani Tree for 9 nights and thoroughly enjoyed it. The staff were very helpful even before we arrived, helping to book a car from the airport. It is a two hour drive form the airport but the roads are very good and there is lots to look at on the way. On arrival you can relax with a drink and admire the scenery. The site is not large, it is based on 9 lodge type rooms around a pool and a few metres from the beach and behind a wall and gatehouse to separate it from the road. There is a bar/restaurant as well. The room was large, the bed was large and very comfortable and had a mosquito net around the bed but we didn’t find insects much of a problem here. The bathroom was large and had a bath and a rain shower with hot water at any time. There was nice smelling shampoo, conditioner and shower gel. The air con was brilliant. The room we had was concrete based, but it was tastefully decorated and was comfortable with a lounge area, desk and table. There were two wardrobes, a safe and a fridge. No TV and the internet was sketchy so get a Sri Lankan SIM for your phone data if you will miss these. We did a lot of reading and playing games so didn’t notice the lack of TV. It was nice to not watch the news. Bottled water is topped up regularly. The food is wonderful. You will not have food from a freezer and microwave, it has to be ordered in good time which you get used to. Food is made in the kitchens to a high standard. Breakfast is huge and we

Walking into this beautiful property through two very big gates and the first view you see is a beautiful long pool and past the pool you are looking at the ocean. It’s a stunning entrance. Our room was huge with outdoor shower and bathroom which was fantastic. The staff Sanjeewa, Kawmadi, Chef Sampath, Chef Pubudu and the rest of the team were absolutely wonderful. The service they provide is out of this world. The food has been outstanding for all meals with lots to choose from. They have all made our stay here amazing. Would highly recommend anyone coming to Sri Lanka to be spoilt by this wonderful group of people.