Reviews of Selavi Resort Bentota 3 stars
Ira Sanda, Pasalthota Road, Yathramulla, Bentota, 80500 Bentota, Sri Lanka
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Reviewed: 2 March 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewSELAVI is an oasis of calm and quietness. It has a beautiful garden and overlooks the Bentota river. The food is exeptional & come with large portions. The staff are friendly and drop us off on the beach in the morning for free. We only payed a few hundred rupees to get back in the evening. We really loved our stay and will be back next year with friends. :-)
Thank you, we are happy that you liked your stay at Selavi. See you soon next time ...
Reviewed: 1 September 2023 · Stayed in September 2023
Verified reviewVery nice, cosy and calm place. you will get a great view over the Bentota River for time of your breakfast and great service of the local staff. This is especially good for family with kids (like us, we are five )because these are two separate bungalows with a nice garden. 
Dear Thomas, Martina & Family, Thank you for reviewing your stay with us at Selavi. We are glad to hear that we met your expectations. We are NOT A HOMESTAY like many others. Therefore, we and our staff or drivers (other than the night caretaker) do not live or stay anywhere on the property in the evenings. In this way, our esteemed guests, mainly families or couples who decide to stay with us, do have a lot of calm & privacy, which is very important to us. We take pride in offering all Srilankan round tours starting from the airport at Rs.125/Km per mini bus. Good meals using the best daily purchased organic fresh food; fish/Meat/Poultry/Vegetables, are a must for us as we eat the same way. A free, separate high-speed WiFi machine is in each room, individually Airconditioned Rooms, Individual Satellite TV, Well laundered Towels Linen & single use foot mats are ome of our priorities which are overseen by many. We therefore do appreciate your kind review with full marks. We look forward to greeting you again someday. We wish you all a long and happy life. Ayubowan. Management & staff at Selavi.
Dear Thomas, Martina & Family, Thank you for reviewing your stay with us at Selavi. We are glad to hear that we met your expectations. We are NOT A HOMESTAY like many others. Therefore, we and our staff or drivers (other than the night … Show more
Reviewed: 14 February 2023 · Stayed in February 2023
Verified reviewSelavi in Bentota is value for money at an exeptionally nice peacefully located waterfront villa with beautiful garden and wildlife. This was our best accomodation in Srilanka so far. We stayed in the Junior Suite with bath & Terrace. It's a fantastic and comfortable luxury room with a private terrace and a very nice bathroom. The room is equipped with Aircondition, hot & cold water, dual use private bathroom, refrigerator, fan with regulator, Satellite Tv including all European channels, high speed Wifi, clean new white linen and bathroom towels, bathtub, bidet and high-quality fittings. And free Tea & Coffee and electric kettle, free bottled drinking water. All for USD 55 for the double room per night - amazing. The breakfast was amacing and included in the price. It included strong coffee, good Srilankan fresh fruits, jam, butter, toast and Srilankan omelette. Breakfast served in the restaurant while watching the small fishingboats. They served a very tasty seafood dinner with prawns & calamari incoconut cream, curry and green vegetables salad, which also was amacing, for just USD 15 p.p. After breakfast we enjoyed an unforgettable Bentota River Safari and saw many animals like Monitor lizards, Fruit bats, babycrocodiles, Mongoose, kingfisher, colorful birds and Water Lilies in theirs natural habitat. It was a nice experience, and compared to other River Safari at Madhu ganga, there was not much boat traffic. It was a nice peaceful River Safari, all for 30 USD with a very good safari driver who saw all the animals much before us. During the day, Elion, the manager and tour guide, drove us to the Kandevihra Budhist temple and to a beautiful garden named Brief Garden. Next time we visit Srilanka, we will do a bird watching tour to Bundala, Yala and Kandy with Elion as his knowledge about the country's history and culture and birds is awesome. Selavi also has a very good home visited Ayurveda Masseur.
Reviewed: 14 November 2022 · Stayed in November 2022
Verified reviewThis is a small family-run guesthouse near to Aluthgama and Bentota. It's slightly off the beaten track but you are rewarded as it is a very relaxing location on the river with a beautiful view. The walk into Bentota Beach is around 2km but worth it and Andre Peter, the son of the owner was kind enough to give us a lift (and buy us beers). The home-cooked food was absolutely excellent. We only had time to stay here for one night on our travels but they can arrange many local activities for you.
Some people have mentioned mosquitos but this is no different to many other parts in Sri Lanka. You are after all near a lovely mangrove. However, they were unnoticeable if you have repellant with DEET.
Dear Eliot, Thank you so much for visiting our tranquil property. Selavi Resort Bentota. Yes, we are indeed fortunate to have this vast over 1 Acre of land in such a peaceful location and yet so close to one of the finest beaches and Tourist Resorts in Srilanka. It has been a pleasure to have hosted you both coming to Selavi Resort Bentota, all the way from England. We hope that you're memories with us will linger with you forever and turn out to be fond memories throughout your lifetime. We hope to see you again Ayubowan. We wish you both a long and healthy life.
Dear Eliot, Thank you so much for visiting our tranquil property. Selavi Resort Bentota. Yes, we are indeed fortunate to have this vast over 1 Acre of land in such a peaceful location and yet so close to one of the finest beaches and Tou… Show more