Hikka Tranz by Cinnamon

6/10

Pleasant

19 Feb 2026

Nikolai

Overpriced for what you get, quality of the upkeep and maintenance is lacking

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Feb 2026

Antony

Lovely location and you can walk straight onto the beach where you can spot giant turtles swimming. Room was spacious with ocean front balcony, bathroom clean but tired. Good breakfast buffet with plenty of options. Great base for visiting Galle as well. Plenty of shops and restaurants outside. Friendly and helpful staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2026

Sudarshana

Nice view. Clean rooms

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jan 2026

Samith

Great location, friendly staff and lovely room

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Dec 2025

Vinaychandra

Rooms are a bit dated
Flush on toilet difficult to use
We liked the balcony area outside our room
Room service slow to deliver
All staff friendly and helpful
Good location

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Nov 2025

Craig

Staff were lovely always saying hello and keen to help in any way.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2025

Aman

Not 4 s

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2025

Asela

We had a wonderful stay at Hikka Tranz. Ovindhi at the front desk and Uditha at the restaurant were extremely helpful. We can't wait to return again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

16 Jul 2025

Linda

Bra hotell

Det är ett helt ok hotell. Något slitet och rummen behöver renoveras. Att brandvarnaren blinkade över sängen hela nätterna var otroligt störande. Vi åkte under lågsäsong så det var lugnt på hotellet. Många som jobbade där var väldigt trevliga men de kändes inte alltid så pigga och alerta. De borde gått runt och erbjudit dryck vid poolen eller så för att öka försäljningen. Överlag nöjda ändå!

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jun 2025

Denise

The hotel is very nice and room very good tbh all cinnamon hotels are very good standard and during our holiday we stayed in 4 of their properties. The only reason for low score is due to additional charges for our room. I made a mistake when I booked and did not add my husband to the booking (even though charge for room is same for 1 or 4 people) the hotel charged me $50 per night to add my husbands name to the room ( the room charge was only $80 per night) this seems extortionate charge for an amendment to the name on the booking especially as the room cost is not much more per night. So please double check your booking before going, if I had spotted the mistake 2 days before arriving then there would not have been additional charge. This really tainted our stay and was very upsetting as there seemed no real reason to charge this amount

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 May 2025

Hiromi

Wonderful vacations!!!

Staff was good.Services good also.Everybody’s so friendly even not inside hotel.
We had a great time.
I’d love to come over again as soon as we can.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

18 Apr 2025

Vimalan

This is a lovely resort with a nice pool and immediate beach accces. The restaurants are really great and breakfast is varied and filling. The room was slightly dated but clean with a nice view of the sea and resort. You can also quite easily walk around the area but everything you need is within the resort.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2025

Verified traveler

Beautiful hotel with great amenities

This is a really nice hotel - included very nice elements of Sri Lankan culture while maintaining all of the modern comforts you would expect out of a 4 star hotel. The staff were extremely friendly and accommodating, and the pool area was super nice with great views of the ocean from every chair. Very relaxing. Wifi was also very strong throughout the entire resort grounds, and food was delicious with a lot of options in the buffet. The surrounding town of Hikkaduwa isn't the nicest, but you won't want to leave the resort so it's okay.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2025

Ishrat

Spacious room with a luxurious Verandah with sea view, nice walking space, large swimming pole, very nice beach, also reasonable price food. One negative things washroom in common space need to clean more.

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2025

DILAN

Great stay! This was my 4th stay

This is me for the 4th time and Hikka Tranz didn't disappoint. All in one package, 5 start resort experience, great food, pool, and beach. Will definitely visit again.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2024

Nandasiri

Good: The beach. The pool. The variety of dining options. The hotel though in several areas like the rooms, lifts etc could be cleaner / better maintained. The AC struggled to lower the room temp below 24C. The light in the cupboard where the safe is located would not switch off. Flushing the toilet resulted in it running for over 5 minutes. The grout on the shower enclosures could do with the occasional clean with bleach…. Not what I expected of a hotel with such high daily charges.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Oct 2024

Brian

Fantastic resort

Fantastic resort. Staff are very friendly. Great place to stay

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2024

Andrew

Another amazing hotel right on the beach where giant Turtles live. Staff are 100%

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2024

Robert

Turtle beach and the hotel are quite lovely. Saw turtles on all 3 days there. Who knew Sri Lanka was sooo nice. The hotel breakfast is very good. Good variety of foods, good quality.

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

17 Feb 2024

Audrey

Old, dated, tired looking hotel. Need an overhaul!

Avoid at all cost!
Hotel ia tired looking and Room is old, aircon is LOUD that you cant have a peaceful sleep! Gym equipment are rusty, Walkway to the room is dark and breakfast limited choice. Front desk is inefficient and security team lack initiative and worst they abused their authority ny profilitheir guest. The only plus in this hotel is the friendliness and efficency of service staff is crab shack restaurant.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Dec 2023

Adrian

Very friendly and helpful staff. Wonderful buffet. Beach and pools give a postcard 'tropical paradise' look.

8/10

Excellent

05 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Staff really friendly and helpful. It’s a 4 star hotel downstairs but rooms aren’t 4 star. Comfortable but compact and dated. Lovely views from balcony. Grounds and pool area plenty of space.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Feb 2020

Hakim

The hotel is in a great location , the receptionist did a fantastic job , the view from our room was breath taking , would highly recommend it to everybody !

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

07 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

This property is a pretty run down for the price. There are some good things about it for sure, and it could be a great resort. In my opinion these are the changes that need to be made.

-The front desk was slow, understaffed, have poor procedures, and at times had a bad attitude. We had a rude bartender who seemed very confused about our room number, arguing we had already checked out. Buying two beers while we were paying guests was an ordeal. The rest of the staff was great.

-The bed needs a headboard, like a proper bed. Your pillow is against a dirty wall that was stained. The room needed a deep clean.

-For many westerners like myself, coffee is more important than breakfast. Good coffee, readily available in larger portions, would be a simple, inexpensive change to make caffeine-fiend westerners happy. For me, bedding and coffee are the two most important things a hotel can offer.

-This hotel attracts some very unpleasant guests. It isn't the hotels fault, but be prepared.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

High price, poor performance

The hotel is well located In Hikkaduwa. The property is extremely old un un-kept. Service is very slow and a lot of the basics (lounge chairs, terrace, appliances) are not in good condition.

Fortunately the property will undergo a mayor renovation during the first half of 2020.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jan 2020

Florian

Great family holiday

The location is great, the whole staff very friendly and helpful, and the overall experience was very good.
Food was great.

The only thing is that some of the facilities have obviously seen several years of use ... with minor repairs left.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

01 Jan 2020

Liam

Great place to stay! Great location for all tourists

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2019

PANCHAL

No complaints. Food was excellent and staff were very courteous

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

23 Dec 2019

IndikaPerera

Good location and friendly staff - especial thanks to the reception and Mr. Lasantha at the restaurant.

The hotel was a bit worn down though and the room had a noisy dehumidifier - which needed to be kept running.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

18 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

Overall a very nice hotel. Nice beach where turtles come every day , very clean and well presented

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

02 Dec 2019

Marjaneh

Hotel run down needs refurbishment
Breakfast was good

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

A great location! Right on the seafront and close on the Main Street. Wonderful breakfast with a lot of variety for vegans and vegetarians. Comfortable beds and rooms. A little dampness meant that the dehumidifiers has to stay on all the time. It didn’t bother us but it might disturb people’s sleep if not used to a fan. Thank you for a nice stay!

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

03 Nov 2019

Lara

The beaches were clean and sea turtles were on beach daily.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

18 Sep 2019

Ranger

I felt the room was a little rundown, not worth for the price

Leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Sep 2019

Todd

I booked online while at the hotel through Expedia. I believe that they penalized me for doing so. The room I received was one of the worst in the hotel. Was not clean, had broken lights, broken locks, broken doors, etc. I think they save this room for people who book online. Really disappointing. I definitely won’t book another cinnamon hotel again and will avoid Expedia as well do to the error unless someone explains that this is not common. Would appreciate a response. Thank you

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2019

Verified traveler

Very noisy if there is a function on, although we did get upgraded when asked about the noise.
Great pool and service but i would not recommend getting your laundry done there.
Breakfast buffet was great with a large selection.
Great location but i would look for better value for money next time.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2019

Verified traveler

Like the service , surroundings and dining ...pool is clean entire staff is very friendly

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Aug 2019

Eugene

The location and the whole hotel design is great !!!

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jul 2019

Verified traveler

Nice hotel by the Beach. We had a great time. Highly recommended.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2019

Romesh

It was a wonderful stay and we recommend it the staff is very friendly and really enjoyed

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Jun 2019

Verified traveler

pool is large but shallow. Sri Lankan food is excellent but dont bother with of other styles or dishes originating elsewhere

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Apr 2019

F.B.

Nice rooms with a super lovely balcony
Room floor not clear

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

Staff very friendly however the property itself is very worn down.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Apr 2019

TrevorD

An average 3* tourist hotel in a good beach location. A good selection of reasonable quality buffet food in restaurant. Service in the restaurant can be slow at times, but always polite. Some rooms can be noisy late into the night if near entertainment. Our first allocated room was situated directly above the entertainment but we were promptly moved when we complained.The second room was also of much better quality and cleaner than the first. Service around the pool areas is poor. Pool areas are plagued with crows and little is done to resolve the problem. Cleanliness of the pool could be better.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

30 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Great location when staying at Hikkaduwa.
The accommodation was excellent and the staff were very much customer focused....especially the sun/pool chair attendant who worked tirelessly to have chairs available with padding....great job.
It had the most breakfast choices for any of the places we stayed in Sri Lanka.
Plenty of dining options outside the hotel. There is also a supermarket and wine store just down the road.

If you are into nature:
Turtles in the water at the resort also added to this being a great hotel to stay at.
Lots of squirrels and crows about as well

Just be aware that resort pricing for drinks is high, but as mentioned, plenty of options outside the resort.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

People are amazing! Very clean property and great location.

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2019

Jacquie

It was exactly in front of swimmable beach , very nice spacicous living areas and pool

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

Great location. Friendly staff. Huge selection of breakfast. Walking distancr from restaurant. Turtles fed in front of the hotel.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2019

Harsh

Perfect vacation stay

Amazing ! Great service and awesome location. Room was superb

Partner

8/10

Excellent

08 Jan 2019

MJ

Most of the staff was very helpful. Breakfast buffet was always good but everyday it was same. they could try to offer some different dishes each day to give a variety. Their pool towel policy doesn't make any sense, we had a discussion with Hotel GM and hopefully he will correct it. we paid for a 5 star hotel but they dont even let their guest use steam room which was very disappointing. Property and restaurants are well kept but rooms are really dated. Need some updating. some of their server and wait staff really dont understand what you are ordering and you end up getting totally different dish than what you ordered. their restaurant staff can use some training. over all good hotel. One thing i really like to tell their management that please treat all your guests equally. your staff tends to pay more attention base on what you look like.

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Dated and decaying - needs refurb. But solid and comfortable. Good food. Good location (for hikkaduwa). Very professional staff.

10/10

Exceptional

31 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Large, modern hotel on the beach. The room was lovely with a large sea view balcony. The pool is large and warm. We didn’t have meals included, no point since Sri Lanka is so cheap, but did have pool snacks which were very tasty. Good location and sea turtles on the beach outside is a real bonus.

2/10

Poor

30 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Staff were friendly enough but hotel is like a 1960s council estate and terrible value for money given what we paid.

10/10

Exceptional

06 Nov 2018

waldo

i have zero complaints on this property. it was perfect in every way. only problem i have is i didnt have longer here. staff perfect, food perfect and location perfect. turtles everywhere at the back of resort.
and shopping out the front, well the girlfriend liked that

10/10

Exceptional

03 Nov 2018

Anne

Excellent service, staff and the cleanliness.

Food and beverages are a bit on the expensive side.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2018

Shezni

Enjoyed the stay and worth for money. Will come back again

8/10

Excellent

02 Oct 2018

Verified traveler

Good times at Hikka Tranz

Godd beach hotel. Hotel staff is very accommodating. Needs a some infrastructure improvements. Good breakfast and overall food choices. People in the area are quite friendly. We had a lots of things to do with around the aresnnb

Family

8/10

Excellent

02 Sep 2018

Kishani

Fantastic Beach Side Resort

When you walk out to the pool/restaurant/bar area you instantly feel like your on holidays. The vibe is great and the pools look over the beach which was a great view of the sunset. My parents enjoyed the buffet whilst my sister and I scoped the local beach restaurants and also saw massive turtles in the ocean. Customer service is fantastic. Rooms are starting to show their age but still very pleasant. We would definitely visit again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Aug 2018

Riyazi

Excellent stay

Great place. Good service. Menaka at front office desk was very helpful.
Drinks and cocktails are not up to standard though as very small compared to normal

Family

10/10

Exceptional

16 Aug 2018

Fahad

Overall, it was an excellent stay. Beach was excellent, food as well and the whole vibe around. Will be back soon :)

10/10

Exceptional

15 Aug 2018

Harshini

Excellent Hotel in the best area

It was a great experience staying in this hotel and would rate is as one of the best hotel in Colombo

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jul 2018

Ruwan

Perfect

Stay was amazing, Great service, very responsive staff. Best food selection during our entire stay. Will be sure to revisit and recommend it to everyone.

Family

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2018

Sajith

Present stay

We had a free upgrade, polite and helpful staffs. Excellent foods on offer.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Apr 2018

April

Hotel staff are friendly, hotel is in a great location and clean.
The buffet caters for everyone and the food is fresh and tasty.

The locals are super friendly in fact the only negative thing is the main road outside the hotel is crazy!

I would stay here again

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2018

Joyce

Joyce and Allan our months stay March to April

We thought that Sri Lanka was a great country and very much enjoyed our month there.
Hikkaduwa was perfect for my husbands surfing as the waves were consisent.
The hotel was lovely and the staff amazing. It is impossible to name everyone as they were all very attentive but I would like to say a special thankyou to Krukshan and Hashan our room lads and Malaka, Mithon and Lasantha our pool boys. Prasanna (Fernando) one of the many waiters were great. So thanks to all of them at the hotel.

The Breakfast was stunning.

However just a couple of things we noted was that our room needed a bit of TLC peeling paint on the walls and dodgy plugs socket. Also the standard lamp was hanging off its hinges. I just think the maintainence was a bit lacking.
Maybe we were a bit unlucky but we had to have two changes of safe as they packed up.

It did seem a shame to us that the guests did not take advantage of the live music provided in the lounge maybe it need to be s bit more in view we felt sorry for the guys singing away to nobody.
The internet probably not was supposed to keep you logged in for a week but kept going up the creek and we must have had 10 different passwords in the time we were there and at one time we had three password simultaneously.?
Could have done with a few more english TV stations
But overall we had a wonderful time and really enjoyed our stay thanks to the wonderful attentive staff.

Partner

4/10

Poor

09 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

resort hotel

When I booked the Hika Tranz, I knew it looked big but really wasn’t ready for a resort hotel, it has piped music round the pool, which we could hear clearly on our 4th floor balcony. It is a non smoking hotel but people smoke on their balconies. We left the hotel a day early we would have left sooner if we could have found somewhere quickier. Staff were helpful when we left but tried to charge us for 2 drinks from mini bar and we only had one.

If you are looking for a tranquil authentic Sri Lankan hotel this isn’t it. It is a family orientated hotel, the 2 turtles coming to the beach twice a day are magical, but a bit of litter on beach, so if they would get a bit greener that would be good.

There are plenty of places to eat along the road/ beach, very authentic and great staff too, so venture out if you need a break

I never bother with writing reviews but feel compelled to this time.

Hope this is helpful to all, if this hotel does it for you good, but if you are looking for R&R I would book somewhere else

6/10

Pleasant

07 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Good location

Good location with amazing beach and pool for sunset views. Cocktails are a let down and rooms a bit old. Only 1 socket was working. Breakfast was very good.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2018

christy

Nice experience

Nice hotel with good location and clean room. I love the pool! Really enjoyed the time in the hotel!

4/10

Poor

21 Mar 2018

Chloe

Damp room, Hotel is dated

This was the last stop on our Sri Lankan trip and we were hoping to find a similar standard of hotel and service that we received in our previous stay at Cinnamon Red in Colombo. Unfortunately, we were left really disappointed. When we arrived in the hotel we were shown to a room that was dirty (The fan didn’t look like it had been cleaned for WEEKS) , Damp and Freezing (due to a dehumidifier that was left on in the room). We asked to move and were finally reallocated a bedroom. However, this wasn’t any better but was the only option we were given. We found the room to old, very dated and covered in small bugs- certainly not what you expect from a reputable brand hotel . We didn’t feel that this hotel was reflective of the service provided and the price paid for the rooms.

8/10

Excellent

21 Feb 2018

Emily

Check in was a hassle. Rooms were lovely and so were the staff. The only downside was the staff were so slow, it took over an hour for us to get our bill and wait for the change. Also a bottle of water was 5 times the amount you would pay in a shop which seems a bit excessive

Family

8/10

Excellent

20 Feb 2018

Renee Wan Hei

Great stay

The hotel wasn't cheap, but well worth it. The check in process was a bit slow, took us almost an hour, but other than that, everything was up to expectation. The breakfast was delicious with many choices. We saw a turtle just outside the hotel on the beach. Great snorkeling and swimming pool.

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Jan 2018

Tea

Nice hotel at Hikkaduwa

Nice pool area. Room was big and the bed was huge and comfortable, though there was a slight smell of mold in the room. Staff was friendly, many restaurants at the area.

Family

8/10

Excellent

12 Dec 2017

Esther

Helpful and friendly staff

There was a slight mix up with the room upon checking in. I booked a room with a bath tub, according to pictures shown on Expedia. But the room given to us didn’t have one. Dinushka, the executive officer in charge was very kind to give us the room as shown on the website. Many hotels I’ve booked in the past would just blame Expedia or the booking site and dismiss my request.
We were very lucky as there were only 2 such rooms and one happened to be available.
Throughout the discussion, Dinushka was extremely polite and professional. So was all the staff working there.
We ended up with the Superior Triple Room, with a bath tub. However, the tub leaks water even though great care was taken not to spill water. Nice concept to have the bath tub indoors, but flooding takes place. Even housekeeping mentioned that. Good concept but maybe have the tub installed outdoor since the balcony’s huge?
There’s a lot of humidity in the room, maybe centralized AC wasn’t such a good idea. If there’s no AC and we are allowed to open doors and air the room, maybe the tiles wouldn’t have condensation on them. The humidifier just made it worst. Fresh air is always better.
I think the hotel has been around for a while and needs a facelift. For eg, to the lifts, and exterior structure of the building.
Nonetheless, we enjoyed our stay very much because the staff made up for the lack. The poolboys actually recognize and remember our names even though we were there for 2 nights!

4/10

Poor

10 Dec 2017

Nat

Would Stay Elsewhere

We stayed here at the end of 2 weeks in Sri Lanka and it was by far our worst experience. Our room stunk of mould, mildew and sewerage, we could barely breathe in the room. We called reception numerous times and no one came to look at the room. On the 2nd night I had to go down to reception and basically get angry until they sent someone and then all they did was give us an oil burner! On our final night we were finally moved to another room, upgraded to a suite that was great, but we expected better from a 4 star rated deluxe king room that we had booked originally.

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2017

Steve

Enjoyed our stay, hotel nice and well kept given its age.

8/10

Excellent

28 Oct 2017

Verified traveler

Good beach

Booked the standard room which I would say is of a lower standard than other Cinnamon hotels, upgraded to next room which was great. Turtles hang around on the beach daily, beach is nice. FYI pool is quite warm, but with the beach so close it doesn’t matter.

Would recommend

8/10

Excellent

20 Oct 2017

Ben

Mixed feelings

Overall the experience here was good. On the positive was the location, the pool and the amazing experience on the beach out the front handfeedong the turtles. Areas of improvement would be the smell in the room, the quality of the food on the breakfast buffet and the room service experience. That all being said, if I was in the area again I would probably stay.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2017

Zubair

Best hotel experience ever!

My wife and I had the most amazing 2 nights at Hikka Tranz by Cinnamon.
The location is perfect right on the beautiful beach where the sea turtles come to play everyday.
Ample hotel facilities where boredom is never an option.
I travel a lot but I've never seen such a delicious variety at the breakfast buffet! Including 8 different juices and many different local dishes.
The staff were so friendly and cooperative. Can not fualt the service!
And the room! Such a beautiful room overlooking the Ocean, where you can catch the most amazing sunsets! So comfortable and relaxing...and the Jacuzzi on the balcony was an added bonus!

Thank you very much staff of Hikka Tranz by Cinnamon Hikkaduwa

2/10

Poor

15 Oct 2017

Karthi

Terrible experience

The hotel had organised a music show for outside guests that was so loud and caused us so much stress.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2017

Suzanne

Luxurious...

Hospitable staff. High taxes!

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2017

Erica

Great hotel with lovely wildlife

Best things about this hotel is the turtles and the squirrels! Huge turtles swim up to the beach and eat seaweed out of your hands!!! The same for the squirrels that live in the trees by the pool, lively little fellas.

The breakfast and lunch buffets (didn't try dinner) are amazing! I like that theres no rush, as when some hotels say breakfast finishes at 10, they start taking away food at 9:50. There was no rush here, loads of options and staff available to help.

The rooms are nice, with great views, I couldn't recommend this hotel enough!

8/10

Excellent

27 Aug 2017

aditya

Great location. Breakfast good spread.

Good stay. Value for money. Staff was good. The breakfast was a big spread.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2017

NATASHA

Great place. Excellent view

Amazing stay. Great views. Very clean hotel. Nice staff

Family

6/10

Pleasant

12 Jul 2017

Nathaliya

Not sure

my experience wasn't bad but it wasnt spectacular either.

we checked in late in the afternoon, despite haven't requested for a late check in and check out- we were forced to check out at the usual time, due to the staff member not notifying the relevant party.

Breakfast was good- but there was a severe space issue- we had to wait around for people to leave .

The hotel is to lose its charm though, as its always had a great vibe to it.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 Apr 2017

Verified traveler

My review

Overall the hotel was nice. The beach was good, but ar night it was a bit boring. The room were a loud in the daytime from traffic outisde.

8/10

Excellent

13 Nov 2016

Ashraf

Great locationand sea view but poor rooms.

Outdoor facilities and food were great but the room condition is not that good and need renovation.

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2016

Aaron

an expensive but good hotel in a great location

The Hikka Tranz is very well maintained, cleaned constantly and beautifully decorated. Staff are all very helpful, friendly and multilingual.

The room, restaurant and pool areas are very well kept and a real pleasure to spend time in, and the hotel is right besides the beach - the perfect base to explore the surrounding village and beaches from.

Meals weren't included in the price of our booking, and we found the price of meals (especially in the evening) to be very expensive - especially considering the alternatives just metres from the hotel down the street, offering the same standard but for a fraction of the cost. All meals are in a buffet format and the offering is very diverse.

The premises are reasonable secure on the road-side, but completely open from the beach.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2016

Nuwan

It was great!

Great experience at a great hotel. The best in Hikkaduwa beach. Beach was amazing. We really enjoyed it. Nice places around the hotel where you can eat and shop. We shall return in the future. It was a great experience.

6/10

Pleasant

11 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Over rated by a mile.

Damp smelly bedroom. Dehumidifier on all the time in every room which is very loud. Lunch took 45 minutes after order. One sandwhich and one wrap? Some security let off fireworks every thirty minutes to scare birds and squirrels. This started at 7am? Brutal. Moved to hotel across the road for one quarter of the price. Way nicer with better service.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Jul 2016

Ruby

It is in a good location for us, close to the beach you can swim in during non-season.

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2016

david

Great location - on the beacH

Excellent hotel - good location on the beach - good selection of food

8/10

Excellent

08 Apr 2016

Susan

Wonderful hotel which sits right on the beach, however our most memorable part of our holiday was meeting the turtles which swim in the ocean next to the hotel, we even fed them under the watchful eye of their protection officer. The hotel has large spacious rooms with a lovely balcony which looks out to sea. Try and get the rooms on the upper floors for the best view.

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2016

Miles

Convenient, well equipped hotel

Convenient hotel, quite large, catering for large groups. Great grounds and pool, next to a nice part of the beach in Hikkaduwa. Hotel is very well equipped with a nice gym and even a squash court. Breakfast is very good too. Wifi access wasn't great in the hotel and stopped working one day.

Partner

4/10

Poor

17 Feb 2016

Global Roamer

Reservation nightmare

We made a reservation through Expedia, paying a very large sum upfront (peak season)for a triple room with breakfast. When we got to Sri Lanka and rang the hotel we were informed that there was no reservation and no record of any payment being made. I was sent from pillar to post, ringing Expedia, the hotel, and Cinnamon Head office in Colombo with no resolution for two days. I wasted part of my precious time in Colombo trying to sort out this mess, not to mention the cost of phone calls (as I was on roaming) and rushing around forwarding emails, receipts etc. When we finally turned up at the hotel in Hikkaduwa we were very disappointed with the quality of the place, considering how much we had paid and the trouble they had put us through. They did not make up our room till past 5:00pm even though we were allowed to keep our luggage in the room. Overall a very disappointing experience.

2/10

Poor

15 Feb 2016

Brian

Baddddd

Well let's just say this is another place I wouldn't revisit.

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2016

karyn

Recommended

This was a fantastic 'resort' hotel to stay. Large hotel, comfortable, great pool and access to the beach, shops and restaurants. Just know that a lot of Russian tours stop here.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Dec 2015

Jinling

Good location and mic environment

We have stayed over there for 4 nights, they have nice beach garden and awesome breakfast, and enjoyable pool. Better to avoid vendors on the beach.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

24 Dec 2015

Andy

Good deal and great beach

This is a small resort with nice grounds. The beac front is excellent. There are places to swim, dive, surf, and just hang out. The grass in front of the hotel has lots of places to sit in the shade and relax. The staff are very kind and service was quick. Food is OK. It was nice to have free breakfast and you can easily walk to many other beach restaurants for your other meals. I think that this resort is part of package deals for many countries. On some days there were quite a few people, but they would all leave at once and there would be days that it was nice and quiet. This place is easy to stay at if you are looking to just enjoy yourself and really be on vacation.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2015

Jamie

Stunning escape

We had a beautiful time relaxing at the hotel with delicious cocktails. The staff were exceptional! We loved interacting with the squirrels and local cat.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

The stay was amazing! We will definitely be back.