Goldi Sands Hotel

Fantastic experience from start of stay,to check out,clean, quiet rooms with such friendly staff, from people on front desk namely ms rukshi, to the lads who clean the rooms and restaurant staff for me being a long distance cyclist they made me feel welcome right from start,I could not have wished for more .

We stayed at Goldi Sands for two nights at the end of a 14 day Private Ultimate Sri Lanka tour purchased from Inspiring Vacations. Our tour package included “13 nights in 5-star hotels”. Whilst the Goldi Sands is well located on a nice beach, it is a long way from being a 5 star hotel. Inspiring Vacations lied to us about the tour package inclusions. We have tried contacting Inspiring Vacations about this however they keep saying they will contact us, but they don’t. The rooms at Goldi Sands are comfortable but not well maintained. Same for the property overall. It is quite run down. Service is hit and miss. Some of the staff here are great. But quite a few of the staff here seem to lack basic service training. The pool area is ok but there’s a lot of trash around and staff just walk past it. We had breakfast and dinner included as part of our Inspiring Vacations tour package. At every other Sri Lankan hotel we stayed at in the prior 11 nights the food was excellent, including some amazing curries. Sadly the food on our last two nights at Goldi Sands was very poor by comparison. A disappointing end to the tour. If you do plan to tour Sri Lanka, avoid using Inspiring Vacations as they promise 5 star hotels but do not deliver. If you do plan to stay in Negombo and expect a 5 star hotel, don’t stay at Goldi Sands. Otherwise this hotel is perfectly comfortable.

The hotel was part of a tour and for the most part we enjoyed the stay. Room and food were good and enjoyed the pool. As it was a busy time and there were a few functions happening with Christmas celebrations. A feature of Sri Lankan Christmas appears to be lots of fireworks and explosions going off 24 seven. Didn’t stop at night so compromised sleep The restaurant put on a Christmas Eve dinner that was incredible. Variety and selection was amazing. We enjoyed the pool table and the spa, staff were great.

Nice 4* hotel. Rooms clean and spacious, lovely beds, good bathrooms. Nice location on the beach, but quite busy road on the backside (earplugs recommended if you are a light sleeper) Great for a few nights after long flight as hotel is quite close to airport. Not much noise from planes though. If staying for a longer period concider upgrade to deluxe rooms which seem to have lovely balconies and less problems with noise from the road. Nice pool area, but very few sunbeds available (concidering number of rooms at the hotel), and unfortunately quite a few people reserving beds without using them for longer periods during the day. Food was fine. Service good. Would not hesitate to stay again before/after flight.

I rarely leave negative reviews, but this stay was disappointing from start to finish. booked two week all inclusive with Tui and moved hotel it was so bad - a first for us - we are in our 50s and travel regularly totally recognising varying standards across the word * Bar service was painfully slow, and every single drink required a signature, which felt excessive and inconvenient. No wine included in all inclusive package even at dinner * The property is more of a transient airport hotel than the “boutique” experience advertised. Towels and bedding were visibly greying, and the overall condition of the hotel was tired and lacked any atmosphere * Shockingly, there were mattresses left in the hallways, which gave the place a neglected feel.the stare of other areas including lift carpet was poor * The food quality was mediocre at best. Snacks were only available during very limited times, while the à la carte menu was open all day—but only for guests who hadn’t prepaid. the food area resembled a low quality school canteen * The so-called all-inclusive package excluded basics like orange juice and diet coke, which was frustrating. * When we raised issues with staff, they were responsive for a couple of hours, but everything quickly reverted back to the same poor standards. * Mojitos were routinely unavailable, glasses around the pool sat uncleared for the entire day, and the pool bar was often unmanned. Overall, this hotel failed to deliver even the basics of comfort and service. Definitely not worth the money or the “boutique” label. Avoid !