Name: Amaya Beach Passikudah
Address: National Holiday Resort, Passikudah, LK

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jul 2026

Nagalingam

Clean and spacious rooms with excellent amenities. All staffs including those at the reception, dining area, poolside, house keeping are exceptionally courteous, professional and ready and willing to help to make our stay extremely comfortable. Buffet breakfast has very good selection with attending staff. We will choose this hotel without hesitation when we visit Pasikuda in the future.

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jun 2026

Hendry

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My stay at Amaya Beach Pasikudah was unfortunately disrupted due to unexpected travel difficulties. However, I would like to sincerely thank the hotel management for their understanding and professionalism.

Although I was unable to stay as planned, the team responded promptly to my situation and kindly agreed to provide a free cancellation, advising me to process the refund through Expedia. Their courteous communication and willingness to assist during a stressful travel situation were greatly appreciated.

Based on my interactions with the staff, I found them to be responsive, compassionate, and customer-focused. If you are planning a trip to Pasikudah, I recommend contacting the hotel directly if your travel plans change unexpectedly, as they were very helpful in addressing my concerns.

I look forward to visiting Amaya Beach, Pasikudah, on a future trip under better circumstances.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2026

Victor

Nice resort, with beautiful views. Clean and very friendly staff, good food. Rooms are spacious

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 May 2026

Prakash

Overall very good experience

Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2026

Crystal

Luxury

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

27 Mar 2026

David

Wonderful easy paced hotel for relaxing beach vacation.

8/10

Excellent

12 Mar 2026

Kandiah

Good place to stay and enjoy

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2026

Iain

We stayed here in February to celebrate our birthdays and had any amazing time. The staff are beautifully friendly, the property is always clean with staff tending to every area throughout the day. Bedroom was large, bed was very comfy and shower was very good!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2026

Sarvalojani

Clean, Friendly staff, Very professional staff.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

10 Jan 2026

Everard

Friendly staff, attentive to room service needs.
Shakila at breakfast was very good. She went out of the way to service us. There were 2 male receptionist staff also were great! Forgot their names.
Expedia had listed standard room as ocean view, but the property didn’t acknowledge as ocean view for standard room. We got the room we wanted after explaining it, they were accommodating.
Will go back again.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

22 Aug 2025

Rajika

A decent seaside venue with good facilities. Nice layout. However some maintenance and service deficiencies with AC unit leaking stagnant water that needed multiple calls for clean up. Maintenance crew only mopped the dirty water and left a air fresher for the guests to use. Had to call room service to have rest of the clean up completed. No engagement by property management at all. The pool, beach and bar staff are very pleasant and courteous. However front desk and onsite managers need more training in customer service and ensuring that they listen to the guests instead of being dismissive. Other properties in the location have nicer beaches and better trained more friendly and responsive management. The adjacent usable public beach is crowded. Not meeting standards of an Expedia VIP property in terms of overall standards and service.

Leisure Family

6/10

Pleasant

17 Jul 2025

Anita

Excellent rooms - very spacious and we'll equipped. Buffet was good. Service on the patio exceptional!

3 star rating is due to drivers quarters not being available during our stay. They are charging enough that there should be appropriate accommodations for drivers - they are very much a part of the trip and need to be well rested for long drives to and from Pasikuda.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jun 2025

Lori

Beautiful property with friendly and helpful staff. The food is delicious with options for all visitors. Gym had good equipment and the pool and grounds are lovely. My only suggestion would be to have an iron in all rooms it would have been helpful with my wrinkled dresses.

Business_and_leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

10 Jun 2025

David

Great stay overall.

Lovely hotel in a great position with snorkeling directly from the beach.Rooms great and comfortable , staff friendly and helpful. Very quiet unless a wedding is happening. Beach shoes required. Only negative is the buffet meals are mostly cold and some loud guests on the beach with music pumpin out.
We looked at the other hotels in the area and this was for sure the best choice.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2025

Krishmar

Very pleasant relaxing stay. Excellent staff. Very knowledgeable and friendly staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 May 2025

ANANDAN

Excellent service and good clean place

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

23 Mar 2025

Verified traveler

Good stay

This was our second visit to Amaya and was happy to be able stay here again. The ambience and staffs were very pleasant. The beautiful Pasikuda makes Amaya a great place to stay in.

The only thing was the hotel is based in the Tamil speaking region so it would’ve been great to be greeted and approached in Tamil as well. Kindly use both the national languages or use English entirely.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Mar 2025

Sarvalojani

Come back again

Friendly, and very professional staffs are working.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2025

Russell

Great sized pool on the beach but you need to walk along from there to public beach and beyond as you cannot swim from hotel beach as it is coral. Limited options to dine outside of hotel as pubs and restaurants few and far between Transport on leaving hotel difficult to arrange though tuk tuk drivers outside hotel really helpful with this

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2025

Don

Excellent Servuce. Excellent food. Excellent staff

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2025

Rubini

It was an absolutely fantastic place to relax and spend quality time with family. The food was delicious, offering a wide variety of options, and the staff were exceptionally courteous and well-trained.loved it.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2025

Kowshika

Overall the experience was great, the only feedback I would give is that one of the staff members tried to charge me 1000 rupees to play on the pool table for an hour, which I think wasn’t think was fair. The pool table is located right by the bar where people are already purchasing drinks, and to be charged to play pool I Personally don’t agree with. Other than that, the hotel and breakfast was great!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jan 2025

Veluppillai

Staff are very friendly. Clean. Excellent customer service.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

Rushantha

The buffet was crowded all the time, with a long queue during dinner. There were not many dessert options to choose from.

Business_and_leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2024

Roshan

Amazing views, great tasting food but above all fantastic staff. Would come back to experience 5 class service again!

Business_and_leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2024

Keerthi

Hotel is good, clean and the staff is very friendly. However, it was difficult to find the room first time, after checking, was challenging. Management should revisit the direction based on room numbers again.

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Feb 2024

Luksume

I came here with my husband and toddler (a year and a half old). Overall we had a great time. What we liked:
- The view was breathtaking!
- Our housekeeping staff Ajithkumar was amazing to us! He always greeted us and asked if we needed our room cleaned. And when he did, we were greeted with a pleasant surprise, a swan scultpture made out of towels and a really cute elephant scultpture for our son. So much talent!
- Our room was VERY spacious which was great for our toddler son who loves to run around. And our room came with a HUGE balcony . There was an entire garden! It was amazing!
- Our room was clean and the bedding was very comfy!
- Easy access to the beach which is very comvenient
- The hoppers at the hopper station at breakfast was amazing.
- Great ambience! Loved the overall feel of the space. From decor to the music, it was very nice.
- Shakila from the restaurant was very nice to us. She always welcomed us with a warm smile and helped us with whatever we needed. She even interacted with our toddler son which was great!
What we thought could have been better:
- We felt like some of the staff gave the \"foreigners\" better/special treatment. I'm a Canadian with brown skin who could be mistaken for a local and I felt like at times,we weren't treated like the \"white skinned\" guests. That's a shame!
- The food overall was mediocre. A lot of the food was bland. The a la carte menu was so much better than the buffet. Still not much to rave about.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

21 Feb 2024

David

Beautiful hotel on a lovely beach. I was just sorry that the fact I was there on business meant that I could not make full use of the facilities.

Business

8/10

Excellent

14 Sep 2023

Tina

This hotel is a lovely building right on the beach. It’s very clean, the rooms are spacious and the staff are very friendly- particularly Shakila and Vishwa in the dining room.
The cricket was on during our 4-night stay and although I understand that it’s a big thing in Sri Lanka, having it on (loudly) on a big tv screen in the bar/lounge area all day & evening was annoying to say the least. Most guests sat away from the area and the staff were watching it!
The number of places to eat/drink near the hotel are extremely limited so bear that in mind if you like to explore a little.
Would I recommend the hotel? Yes, if you want to have a peaceful few days and evenings eating at the hotel and relaxing (not when the cricket is on though!)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2023

Suthershini Susie

Great resort! Will need water shoes for the beach

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Mar 2023

Sinnathamby

All good, except the morning breakfast. We stayed there for 5 mornings, and same menu for all 5 days with very minor variations.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jan 2020

Bianco

This is an amazing hotel and views are breath taking!!

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Jan 2020

Bianco

Beautiful resort and extremely friendly and courteous staff!

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Outstanding resort, friendly staff, private beach, had a very good experience.

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2019

Neville

Beach holiday

Loved the location, absolute beachfront. Staff are fantastic, warm, friendly, efficient. Property is well maintained, rooms are large and spacious

Partner

8/10

Excellent

05 Feb 2019

Verified traveler

good service, close proximity to long stretch of beach.

8/10

Excellent

29 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

Large clean rooms, Food was good, though very expensive. Good facilities. Overall good stay. A little impersonal compared to other Sri lankan hotels.

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2018

Toni

Beautiful hotel, large clean room, lovely staff, great food, gorgeous surrounds! Absolutely could not fault it!! We will be back to stay again, had a brilliant time!

4/10

Poor

08 Nov 2018

Kathir

Spider web in the bathroom

Three rooms were occupied but choice for breakfast & dinner but staff are very friendly

Family

10/10

Exceptional

18 Sep 2018

Uma

Nice location and big room. The property is showing the age. Need some painting job. Very nice breakfast! Enjoy a lot. The crew at hotel is excellent.

2/10

Poor

02 Sep 2018

Melvyn

Nightmare Hotel

3 days and night of hell, no safe place to swim, only a children’s pool. Beach on next property was crowded with bus loads of noisy people playing very loud music every day all day, stayed in room all day, but no peace from the noice next door to the hotel. Hotel was otherwise nice, but impossible to enjoy! WiFi very slow,had to renew pass word every morning

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2018

Verified traveler

Well maintained, friendly staff, clean, nice beach

10/10

Exceptional

24 Jul 2018

Verified traveler

Very relaxing hotel and great place to visit whilst in Sri Lanka

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2018

Tracie

Beautiful resort on the Beach

This resort is very modern with huge rooms, large pool and lovely lawns running down to the beach.
The staff are pleasant and the rooms are fitted out beautifully.
The beach immediately in front of resort is quite corally, however if you walk to the left it is stunning.
We like to eat outside hotels to experience the local restaurants, however it is very quiet around this area and choice for good eating is extremely limited.
If you just want to chill out and not leave the resort this place is perfect.

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2017

Lata

Beautiful hotel on the beach pleasant surrounding

From the time of arrival till departure we had nothing but a great experience. Friendly staff
and excellent food with great choice. The chefs were happy to provide what we asked for and waiters served with a smile.
Were sad to leave.

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Nice hotel on the beach

Loved it loved it loved it. Staff was jovial, service was excellent. Good food. Good view, walk on the beach, swim leisurely and more.
Hospitality of all was great. Will go back for a longer stay.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jan 2017

Kiritharan

Staff was very kind and upgraded my room.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2017

Pancha

Enjoyable stay

Nice, clean hotel. Attentive staff, close to beach but used the pool a lot. Lot of shaded area under coconut trees to relax

10/10

Exceptional

14 Jan 2017

Aruna

Stayed two nights with the family. in two rooms. Booked through Hotels.com site which gave a better price than the Amaya Beach hotels own website. This is situated among a series of new luxury hotels in Passikudah which were built after the long years of war, which ended in 2009. I could not help the feeling that the mushrooming of these hotels are eating into each other with not enough occupancy.
Pros
Large area of land, probably the largest premises among similar hotels in Passikudah. We walked along the beach from one corner to the other , looking at all the hotels and felt that Amaya is the greenest and calmest of all.
Architecture is old, probably like mid 90's compared to the other hotels in the area. But it is unique and feels serene at the same time. Large open spaces, very wide corridors. Frangipani trees full of flowers, which they pluck and use for decorations, Well maintained coconut trees in the backyard/pool area are all interesting features.
Rooms were good. large, beds comfortable, room amenities great. I believe most of their rooms have a Sea view with a balcony, except perhaps for 10 rooms or so.
House keeping is good, comes another round in the afternoon inquiring if the clients need refills etc.
Power saving features include automatic turning off AC once you open the door to the balcony.
Buffet dinner and BF were good with a reasonable variety but , may not be satisfactory to everyone ( F&B is perhaps the most difficult area to cater to everyone's

Family

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2017

Verified traveler

Nice Breeze!

I went to stay for a night on my way to another city. I usually stay here whenever I go to the city. It's the best place to stay and the price a good on Expedia.

2/10

Poor

31 Dec 2016

Anthony

nice hotel , good location by the beach

We booked in for two nights but left after just one. Night wasa nightmare. Mosquitoes were humming and biting in the room and under covers. To make it worst bed bugs joined in too.It leaves you itching and scratchy, blistered bruised and very red.
We ordered al a carte lunch from the hotel restaurent and ended up womitting through the night.
Though we checked out after i night the hotel charged us for two nights saying that they have to give commision ti expedia for 2 nights that were booked

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2016

Modaya

Loved everything about it!

Food was excellent. Staff very courteous. Location and Beach were great!
Loved the bar - but was too noisy in the evening

6/10

Pleasant

22 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Nice hotel with minor drawbacks

It's a very nice property but 2 drawbacks. The first one is mosquitoes and the second is this side of the beach has corals ( please take a aqua shoes)

Partner

8/10

Excellent

09 Oct 2016

Dudley

Great hotel for families. Nice rooms, great pool, table tennis, games and safe shallow beach frontage. Excellent food and service was generally good. Anxious times when checking in - hotel had no record of our Expedia booking. Luckily I had thumb drive with all various booking confirmations. Issue was sorted and we were upgraded to swankier rooms (x2) overlooking beach. This was maybe out of necessity as we were initially offered upgrade on a payment basis but declined. Whilst opulent and manicured both inside and out, it very much lacked that earthiness and authenticity that some of our other more eco-friendly lodgings offered along the way. That's not a knock .. just a personal preference.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Oct 2016

Verified traveler

High quality great value super hotel

Fantastic and friendly service, super comfortable. Quality foods and great variety. Large and spacious with beautiful decor.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jul 2016

Cäcilie

Great for relaxing

Loved the modern but still traditional design of the hotel, the flowers everywhere. The pool is too shallow for proper swimming, otherwise I liked everything there.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2016

Verified traveler

Nice Hotel Closest to the beach

Hotel stay was really nice but wasn't able to enjoy the beach as it was too hot. I would like to go back in December where the climate is cooler. Hotel staff was really nice and friendly. But there were not much places to visit.

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2016

Trevor

Exceptional beach hotel

Superb, modern, clean and spacious. Very good value for money. Excellent for a relaxing break. Isolated location, need to drive some distance to areas of interest. Limited recreational activities at hotel.

6/10

Pleasant

07 Mar 2016

Erandula

It's okay for a beach hotel in that area.

The main issue I had as soon as I checked in was \"The sea view \" that I was promised being not there. According to the staff.\"The luxury wing has a garden view not sea view or you can see the sea when there's no coconut trees in the garden\". . However the less luxurious rooms had a sea view. I even upgraded to a suite and it still didn't have a proper sea view. My girlfriend was livid.
The room came with a complementary drivers quarters which was horrible according to my driver. It was infested with mosquitoes and the whole place was pretty much a dump. I felt very ashamed that I made someone stay at a place like that. If you are unable to give services such as this just let the guest know or just charge us a fee . Don't advertise what you do not have. False advertising doesn't help ever if you wish to have returning guest.
The staff tried their best to help us out I must say that. But it was not in their control.
if not the hotel was clean. very few people so very peaceful and the location is just gorgeous. It's just that we got off to a wrong start and it just ruined the whole experience.

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2016

Julie

Absolute luxury

Perfect stay with very friendly staff food was great..free upgrade to ocean view room..huge 50 metre pool ..sad to leave

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Feb 2016

Cyril

Resort Hotel with limited faciliyies

Room and Food good, Beach not possible to swim, have to use Public Beach some way away. Pool not big enough for hotel. Drivers Quarters very poor. Better not to use.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2016

A

Breakfast was great! Staff were very hospitable and the rooms were nice and clean.

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2016

Dinesh

Fantastic!!!!!!

What a nice trip it was...fantastic. specially the hotel team gave us their fullest support and very cooperative. Its one of my best holiday i ever had I will definitely recommend this hotel for your upcoming holiday.

Thanks Amaya!!!!

Family

6/10

Pleasant

02 Feb 2016

Verified traveler

We hope we could bath at privet beach. But it was not possible. You shouldn't select this hotel if u want enjoy privet beach

Partner

8/10

Excellent

26 Jan 2016

Verified traveler

The hotel administration was not well trained and they do not have the attitude to respect the guests...

Partner

2/10

Poor

20 Dec 2015

Raj

Do not stay at this hotel!!!

Hotel has no beach. Have to go to the hotel next door to enjoy the beach. The manager of the hotel is a liar. What you book on Expedia is not what you get. There is hidden charges so be careful.

10/10

Exceptional

09 Oct 2015

Judith

Elegant hotel in peaceful surroundings on beach.

Very relaxing. Enjoyed the wonderful snorkeling just 5 minutes boat ride from beach.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2015

Ben

Highly recommended.

Fantastic hotel, friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2015

Verified traveler

Top favorite of the many I've been to in Sri lanka

The rooms are beautiful, spacious and clean. The ambiance was calming and relaxing: contemporary simple meets traditional inspiration. Service was great, staff was attentive and available for all of our concerns. They also checked with us during meals to make sure we were happy with our stay. Location was wonderful although a portion of the beach directly in front of the hotel was a bit rough with pieces of coral. Everything around that area was perfect and there was plenty of shallow water space in the area, while the water was extremely clear.

The only significant negative depends on where you'd be coming from. The fact that the pool area has no shade made it less appealing during the afternoon times for the locals in our group. While the European travelers in our group enjoyed the sun, they also would have liked to see perhaps a partial shade for if it got too hot during more heated seasons.

Partner

4/10

Poor

22 Jul 2015

Don't Just Don't go to Sri Lanka

An Okay Hotel, AWFUL overall experience

Boring, No activities almost, weak english, nasty local beach beside the hotel, i would have gone anywhere else for the same amount of money, wasted time and money...

8/10

Excellent

06 Jul 2015

Verified traveler

Nice relaxing place

This hotel is beautiful, great rooms, great pool, superb food, and the best place for sunsets (sunset on the water despite being on the east coast). However, the beach is nothing to write home about. It's full of corals and not necessarily swimmable, plus hotel is far from anything- you really cannot walk to shops, restaurants, etc. However, if you're just looking to chill at hotel, great place to stay.

2/10

Poor

24 Jun 2015

neil

avoid this hotel

Very poor in too many ways, completely dangerous bathroom, unbelievably dangerous electrics... having to move at 5am due to a soaking bed as rain water was dripping through the ceiling, following room was even worse than the first.
The first appearance of the hotel is good but the rooms were far from delux as described.
We asked for the tea making facilities described but they do not exist, neither do coat hangers. The rooms are adjoining and the doors are paper thin we could hear every sound from the people in the next room.
Simply not good enough ...over promised and under delivered.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2015

shakthi

Worth the while

Beautiful views, clean and spacious rooms, good restaurant (decently priced) and friendly staff. They will cater to your wishes and wants. The beach has reefs but you can find areas that are walkable. We sat in the shallow end and enjoyed the privacy of the beach. Cocktails under the coconut tree on complimentary sun lounges were perfect.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Apr 2015

Sena

Room service

First time on March 2015 I went there and as soon as I checked in they brought me a fruit basket to the room and the second time I went there on April 2015 and did not get that fruit basket .How come they beacame so cheap with in
couple of weeks. And also I called the reception and ask for extra tea bags and they said ok and it never send.

10/10

Exceptional

12 Dec 2014

Verified traveler

Away from it all

Everything was good and so restful

Partner