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Reviews of Bella Nilaveli Beach

Velloor, 31010 Nilaveli, Sri Lanka

  • Christina

    Reviewed: 1 July 2025 · Stayed in June 2025

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    I was in the cabana and it was a great stay. Just be mindful that the room here the bed is very dark (even with lights on) and the way to the bathroom is not made for tall people a little bit dark

    Property response:

    Hi Christina, many thanks, we are reviewing all this and try to make nice changes, Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    2 August 2025
  • Marina

    Reviewed: 29 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025

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    Breakfast, location were awesome. Very good part of beach. Variety of places to go. Many thanks to service :) No insects, comfortable rooms (we had family suit with two rooms, both with fan and A/C). Didn’t use the pool because of the sea 🌊

    Property response:

    Many thanks Marina :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    2 August 2025
  • Lyndsey

    Reviewed: 29 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025

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    Great little property with lovely welcoming pool and sunbed area. Great short stroll from main beach and bars. Friendly welcoming staff and good food and drinks.

    We stayed in the coconut hut all windows were blacked out with blind apart from one so felt very dark and at times. Seeing the other brick ones would have prefer d one of those but ie t was comfortable for the money.

    Property response:

    Many thanks Lindsey, Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    2 August 2025
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  • Dalma

    Reviewed: 15 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025

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    The accommodation is few minutes walk from the beach and the room was spacious and well equipped with mosquito nets and AC. Staff was nice and helpful.

    The common toilet was always smelly, but I can only say positive things about the rest.

    Property response:

    Hi, many thanks for this review. We try to keep the common one clean as much as possible, we'll look into it, may thanks, Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    2 August 2025
  • Ming

    Reviewed: 6 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025

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    Lovely place, good vibes, great food and aweaome staff.

    Property response:

    thank you Ming, glad you enjoyed :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    8 June 2025
  • Carrie

    Reviewed: 29 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025

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    Beautiful pool and gardens, very quiet and tranquil

    Limited food choices as needed to order ahead

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  • Silvia

    Reviewed: 23 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025

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    everything was just wonderful. Location, food, cleanliness, cute pool.

    sadly they were fully booked and I could not stay longer )-:

  • Alicja

    Reviewed: 21 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025

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    Very happy with our stay. Friendly staff helped to arrange our time in Nilaveli. The beach is amazing, a very nice bar located few minutes from the hotel. Wish we could stay longer!

    Property response:

    thank you so much Alicja for this review :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    22 May 2025
  • Ricky

    Reviewed: 18 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025

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    Bella Nilaveli beach is a fantastic little gem, located only a minute walk from a beautiful quiet beach this charming place has some fantastic villas and apartments nestled in a beautiful garden where they grow there own food for the restaurant.....where you get amazing food. All the staff are so friendly and nothing is a problem. We would most definitely come back here when visiting Sri Lanka

    Absolutely nothing

    Property response:

    Thank you Ricky for staying with us and this great review :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    22 May 2025
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  • Julian

    Reviewed: 15 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025

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    Merci Julian :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    17 May 2025
  • Iulia

    Reviewed: 12 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025

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    The property has 2 minutes access to the beach, has a wonderful garden, excellent food (the best grilled prawns ever) and very friendly staff.

    The rooms were a bit small and the bathroom outside.

    Property response:

    Thanks Iulia for your kind review. We do propose different sized bungalows, also all bathrooms are private but some have a part of the roof open for the shower. Photos are available on booking, I kindly ask all guests to check the best solution that fits for them :) have a safe trip, Anna

    Thanks Iulia for your kind review. We do propose different sized bungalows, also all bathrooms are private but some have a part of the roof open for the shower. Photos are available on booking, I kindly ask all guests to check the best so… Show more

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    17 May 2025
  • Sherille

    Reviewed: 6 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025

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    Loved the Cabana accommodation, the pool, the aircon. Nice big outdoor shower area

    Would have been nice to have a few hooks in the outdoor shower area to hang your towel on whilst you had a shower. I think the shower area had deliberate black painted spots on the floor to contrast with the blue painted floor, but it would have been better if it was all black or just concrete colour so it didn't look like mould.

    Property response:

    Hi Sherille, many thanks for your kind review and we'll definetl take into consideration the suggestions to improve, regards, Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    17 May 2025
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  • Aurélie

    Reviewed: 5 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025

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    Great location right by the beach, the place also looked very peaceful with a nice garden and swimming pool. The food was good, and service also very friendly and helpful.

    The bathroom was very outdated, and the door couldn’t close.

    Property response:

    Thanks Aurelie for this review, we will check on that, regards, Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    17 May 2025
  • Passmore

    Reviewed: 1 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025

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    Lovely staff and great food. Best chicken noodles I have ever eaten.

    Property response:

    Many thanks, Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    17 May 2025
  • Gerben

    Reviewed: 13 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025

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    The place is beautiful, with a nice pool, a bar and they grow their own fruits, vegetables and herbs. It’s a very nice and romantic place where you can really relax for a couple of days. Staff is very friendly as well.

    We had an outdoor shower which is fun but the mosquitos weren’t. Our room could use some upgrade but it didn’t really bother us.

    Property response:

    Thanks Gerben, indeed we do have different options for showers, we'll add some incense or spray for the mosquitoes, regards, Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    16 April 2025
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  • Claire

    Reviewed: 6 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025

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    The garden is beautiful, well maintained and very peaceful / friendly stuff

    Activities seem a bit pricy

    Property response:

    Many thanks Claire for this review.

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    9 April 2025
  • Fiona

    Reviewed: 3 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025

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    A great find on the beach in Trinco. Fabulous pool and so close to the amazing beach. The family room we had with two bedrooms was excellent with fans and AC in each. Beautiful plants in the garden and a balcony with plenty of places to lie in the shades or sun.

    Property response:

    many thanks Fiona :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    3 April 2025
  • Richard

    Reviewed: 31 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025

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    Fantastic pool with excellent on site cafe. Short walk to a gorgeous beech, shallow sloping so good for swimming. Breakfasts varied and filling. We booked for 2 nights and stayed for 3. Still quiet in the beach front bars and resteraunts.

    Doors could do with a latch to keep them shut when not locked.

    Property response:

    Many thanks Richard :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    3 April 2025
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  • Louise

    Reviewed: 2 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025

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    This was a little haven of tranquility ,great staff,delicious food-especially breakfast - A sense of family and safety Lush garden Clean comfortable huts All in all -super -and hard to leave !we loved our open air bathroom -

    We loved everything about the property -the area is a bit grubby and the beach is not the cleanest and out of season not really swimable -but their pool and garden make up for this .Trincomalee was an interesting town and the temple was so vibrant - we had transport so we could go further afield too.

    Property response:

    Thank you Lou, it was great meeting both and hope to see you again someday .:)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    21 March 2025
  • Andrew

    Reviewed: 11 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025

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    Everything, very relaxed, very clean, great food and coffee plus and not least, the staff were very welcoming and the pool was lovely. The manager organised a snorkelling trip to Pigeon Island to swim with the turtles and reef sharks. The guide he provided was excellent. A tuc tuc driver was organised to take us onwards to Trimcomalee and we happily agreed for him to take us all the way to Polloanwara which was much appreciated and a good fair price. Thank you to all Team Bella for making our stay so memorable.

    Nothing all was great, thank you. We took a long walk up the. Beach and we’re saddened by the plastic rubbish but our visit was in the winter off season time. We were told by a number of people that more effort is made in cleaning up the beach area during the main tourist season. Do not let this deter you coming to a wonderful place.

    Property response:

    Many thanks Andrew :) we try to keep the beach clean as much as possible, depending on low season current some is washed up, constantly, hopefully all will be ok soon, Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    15 February 2025
  • Robert

    Reviewed: 9 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025

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    Warm and friendly welcome to this beautiful place. Lovely pool and gardens. Great food and located just a few yards from the beach. Highly recommended.

    Property response:

    Many thanks Robert :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    15 February 2025
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  • Dana

    Reviewed: 30 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025

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    The place offers a comfortable stay with a nice pool and a lovely garden. It also has its own small library, café and restaurant. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The beach is just a few minutes' walk away. We appreciated that the breakfast included a variety of different Sri Lankan dishes each day.

    However, we would have liked more variety for lunch and dinner. Although the menu had more options, only fried rice and pasta were offered daily. On a positive note, we brought our own fish, and they cooked it beautifully and deliciously for a small fee. There was no room service, and it would have been nice to be asked if we needed fresh towels or linen, although perhaps we should have requested it ourselves.

    Property response:

    Thank you Dana, we'll indeed add more dish variety as we just reopened after renovations, glad itstill worked out :) Anna

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    6 February 2025
  • Liam

    Reviewed: 19 November 2024 · Stayed in October 2024

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  • Sharon

    Reviewed: 10 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024

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    Agee (sp?) and the rest of the staff were very friendly and helpful. They organised scooter hire, plus info on where to eat. Great location near the beach. The outdoor bathroom was a hit with us. Definitely recommend staying here. Bella and Fury, the dogs were also very friendly not to mention the cats.

    Property response:

    Many thanks Sharon :)

    Bella Nilaveli Beach
    18 November 2024
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