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Reviews of Jagabay Resort & Surfing School 3 stars

Pelena ,, 81700 Weligama, Sri Lanka

#83 of 98 hotels in Weligama

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 60 hotel reviews

7.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.7

  • Comfort

    7.6

  • Location

    8.4

  • Facilities

    7.5

  • Staff

    8.3

  • Value for money

    7.8

  • Free WiFi

    6.2

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  • Reviewed: 17 February 2025

    7.0
    No separate balcony for rooms so it affects the privacy. Other than that everything was good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    There is no separate balcony for the room so it affects the privacy and anyone can peek into the room

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 14 February 2025

    8.0
    Good spot
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beach furniture could use some maintenance. Surf shop only offers lessons in Russian.

    Great location the beach. Much quieter beach area than Weligama Beach, yet still close to there. Pool was nice. Shaded beach spots provided. Our initial room had a lot of bugs and the staff immediately moved us to a different room no problem - new room was all good.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 24 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Business trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice place, good facilities, & Very co operative Staff. 31 person visited there & 2 day's stay. All our team members happy.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The surfing instructor was only Russian speaking on the one hotel, but it didn't matter the best ones ärr to find outside on the beach by locals

    Nice location Friendly staff

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 January 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 1 night

    No options for vegetarian food availability. No HOT water available for bathing during our stay. Beach side limited arrangements for sitting.

    The room location was very perfect. Nice sea view from room. Best Family stay. Good facilities in room. Nice bed comfort. Check in was good and upgraded to sea view with extra charges.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 January 2025

    8.0
    Good pool and location but needs some TLC
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beach chairs were most broken and dirty. Breakfast area and beach front all need some TLC The water in front of the hotel is brown from the river. It’s ok but don’t expect a blue crystal clear sea.

    Pool, clean big room. Good breakfast and location. Great restaurant next door Reasonable surf for beginners. The best is in front of the Marriott.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 October 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was Good. Friendly staff, nice Pool and nothing to complain about 😀

    Stayed in October 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Garden View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hit and miss on WiFi.

    Great place, location of the hotel on the beach with the provision of a good size room which had a/c, ceiling fan and a fridge. Buffet style breakfast provided with a good selection of food . I highly recommend this hotel.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Finish of walls in hotel, ants in bathroom.

    Good breakfast, food,

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Restaurant wasn't very good.

    Staff was very helpful. Rooms were very clean and well equipped.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 August 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hot water took a long time to heat up. Also, the hotel felt extremely clean yet almost abandoned with some furniture taped over in plastic and not a soul to be seen. Not that I used it but the pool needed a clean.

    This place was quite an odd one. They were doing refurbishments on most of the property and there wasn’t a single other guest there aside from me but strangely they had a lot of staff cleaning the rooms so maybe lots of people just checked out. I had a good one night here with a goal to surf which was available right outside the hotel on the beach. The rooms were spotless and large with a balcony. Despite an abandoned feel I felt safe as a sole female traveller.

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 March 2023

    8.0
    Good for what we needed. Great for the price we paid.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Pillows on the bed were uncomfortable and the cover was too thick.

    Right on the beach.

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2023

    7.0
    good stay for three nights
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    clean big great pool quiet beach access good breakfasts

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 15 February 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room full of hants, not clean, Only russha vistor , we asked for surfing lesson, the say only for russhen pepole ..

    Close to the beach Nice crew

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 January 2023

    9.0
    We look forward to visiting again!
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Inter-connecting Rooms with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    The resort was so good, way past what we expected. Rooms were spacious and clean, food was super and really affordable! Staff were lovely and always willing to help, it's right on the Weligama beach which was amazing. Highly recommend.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 19 January 2023

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hotel is a bit run down with new rooms under construction and the old ones in need of one.

    Location, right on the beach was great. A bit secluded from the town center.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 January 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nothing

    I lived in a room with sea view. The staff are very friendly and always smiling. Breakfast is good enough at this price.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 January 2023

    8.0
    Nice place with great breakfast!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Triple Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great breakfast. Nice pool. Good service and nice staff. Wonderful view!

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 March 2025

    10
    Perfect and comfy experience
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights

    + : - We were supposed to stay 2 nights, but we finally stayed 4 nights. The whole hotel team makes everything possible for you to have a good experience and adapt if needed, it's highly appreciated ! Thank you all ! - Specially loved the balcony room with the ocean view and the beginner surfers just in front all day. Literally ten steps away from the front beach. Nice sunset also ! - You can let your surfboard inside the hotel and there is an outdoor shower when you come back from the ocean.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 February 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 12 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean and beautiful place, very good location. And very good attatchment

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This is my second stay at this hotel and will definitely come back again. It is 3 star, but the owner mr. Jagath and his wife doing their best to make it more. The rooms and territory and the poor cleaned all the time. The staff is very welcoming… right in front of beach… no reefs on this part of ocean and it’s safe to swim. In front of the hotel there is surf rent and school. The breakfast always full of fresh fruit (pineapple mango banana and more) also they offer transfer and different tours at good price

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 January 2025

    3.0
    Could be cleaner. The Pool was filled with leaves
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    The Air Conditioners (Inverters) are installed in the corridors, which generate much heat. There were many dogs in the Reservation Room, which gave out a bad odor. No reception. Dangerous slippery step (Slope) to go down to the beach.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2024

    3.0
    This facility is falling apart and needs a serious upgrade.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Inter-connecting Rooms with Sea View
    • Stayed 4 nights

    The facility is crumbling down, and it is evident that there is absolutely no money spent of fixing the place. Showers heads are clogged and there is no pressure. Rooms gets flooded when it rains. The Wi-Fi is barely working (when it connects). There are old broken sunbeds on the beach and at the pool. There is a surfing school as part of the hotel, but they only speak Russian.... Luckily, there are 2 schools next door. In summary, you can get better value for the same price in the hotels around.

    Staff is nice and the location is nice and quiet away from the noisy and crowded Welligama. There are nice small waves for beginners' surfers. The restaurant next door is very nice and good. There is a buffet breakfast with lots of fruits, but there are not many options, and it is the same every day.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 October 2024

    10
    Great time
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Pool View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Great staff and facilities

    Stayed in October 2024

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