Location was great. It is a small accommodation at a beach with some accommodations and restaurants. It feels very quiet which makes the experience great. Loved the spacious rooms and bath rooms. The sun beds on the beach were great and had shadow as well. We found the food at the restaurant great as well. One night we ate at the sister hotel at the beach. It was a great experience as well. We very much enjoyed our stay here.

The proces were very high, especially compared to the rest of Sri Lanka. However, this is the same for all tourist areas at the coast.

Clean Great staff

Casa Smeralda could offer drinking water tanks (not tap water) to refill customer’s bottles to reduce the use of plastic. Other hotels in Sri Lanka offer this.

Lovely room and bathroom with patio looking towards sea. Fab breakfast and exceptional staff … especially the bar manager who couldn’t do enough to help. Lovely open restaurant area and good coffee. Food lovely ,if expensive by Sri Lanka standards. Sun beds on beach in the day and lovely atmosphere in the evening when tables and torches on the beach along with lights… Pool available too although we didn’t use it , it would be great if you had kids.

Nothing, except possibly restaurant prices.

Amazing four days on the beach. Two huge interconnecting rooms on the top floor with own balcony overlooking the beach and two modern bathrooms. The beds were comfy, the sheets luxe and lovely bathroom + pools towels. The rooms were cleaned daily. The staff were lovely, the breakfast delicious, the coffee was great, and dining on the beach by candlelight while eating authentic Italian pizza and sipping a wine was perfect. The beach was quiet, clean, expansive and we loved sitting in the beach chairs or swing reading books. The pool is also massive if you want a break from the idyllic beach with surf lessons, board hire and sparkling clean water. It's a 5 min Tuk Tuk to busy Hiri beach, a 5 min walk to swim with the turtles, and a 13 min beach walk to town and a grocery shop. Loved, loved, loved our stay!

The location is excellent. Step out-step in beach access. Situated on a particularly nice expanse of the beach as well. Rooms were well appointed with all the requisite amenities for the price. As a group of 5, we appreciated the management's complimentary upgrade of one of our rooms to make them both adjoining and sea-view. The staff, Dilan, Sanju and Co, were extremely friendly and accommodating. A real plus. The pizza was quite excellent and the cappuccinos were fantastic (worth an entire star). All in all a great stay. The was a little situation with water running out on the morning of our departure. We appreciated the rectifying of the issue as quickly as the logistics allowed.

The pool could use a little TLC :)

We booked the family room on the first floor and really liked it. The 2 rooms are connected and there is a nice bathroom in both and an amazing view. The property is new, there are very nice fittings and we loved the decor. We prefer a firm mattress and was the first place we stayed in Sri Lanka with a nice firm mattress where we actually had a good sleep. The garden is huge, well maintained and the pool is large and beautiful. The food and the service were just outstanding, we had great breakfasts and tried the pizza, panini, cheese and cold cut platter, the quality was honestly unexpected for Sri Lanka. The staff is also very kind and attentive. We will definitely come back! Thank you

We booked this location because it was so close to the beach but booked some more nights because of the amazing coffee and food. The staff is very friendly and the rooms are spacious, clean and have all the facilities you want in a room. Would definitely recommend staying here, we even booked an extra night here and stayed for 4 nights in the end. When you come definitely go for breakfast, lunch and coffee here.

Only some few rooms, hence not at all crowed in the pool and on the beach. A perfect place if one wants to avoid the masses over in other towns down south. Good sized room. Nice staff.

A bit too pricy compared to what one gets. Visited during X-mas/NY, likely the reason for being overpriced. Hotel restaurant way more costly than places close by, but easy enough to find plenty of restaurants close by.

Everything was perfect. Staff amazing and so lovely with our children. They totally made it. Amazing dinner with candles on beach. Such a lovely clean location. So close to walk to hiriketiya but so nice to be in a quiet spot. Great surfing wave and lessons for our children with no other people on the wave. Indya says it was wonderful and thank you to all the staff who played tennis and cricket on the beach with her.

Nothing

We weren’t planning on coming to Dikwella but our itinerary changed and we’re so glad we did. Casa Smeralda is such a magical, peaceful place. Amazing to be away from the crowds after Ella, which was full of people! We wish we had stayed here longer and hope to return in the future. Heavenly! We walked 10 minutes to Turtle Point and saw turtles. The staff were lovely. Amazing pizzas and drinks. 10/10