Paradise Holiday Village 3 * (Sri Lanka, Negombo): review, description and tourist reviews

Travels

Sri Lanka annually receives a large flowtourists from all over the world. One of the most popular cities is Negombo, located on the west coast of the island. This city grew out of a fishing village. Negombo has retained his specialization to this day. Only now it is a large fishing center. The coast of its southern part is occupied by fishing docks. This place is popular with tourists. The city has a huge fish market, which visitors of the country recommend to visit even just for the sake of interest.

Hotel in the tourist area of ​​Negombo

If the southern part of the city remains at disposalfishermen, then in the north direction stretched relatively clean sandy beaches, along which formed the tourist area. Its main streets are Lewis Place and Prute Road, which stretch along the ocean shore. Along these streets and in their vicinity are the bulk of hotels, shops for tourists, cafes, restaurants, clubs. Here, on Porututa Road, there is also a Paradise Holiday Village Hotel 3 *.

Negombo due to its proximity to the airport is notexperiencing shortages of tourists. The hotel is just 15 km from Bandaranaike Airport. Given the fact that the road passes through the city, the whole journey will take about half an hour.

Beach and ocean

Some travel sites indicate thatthe hotel is located about 100 meters from the beach. This can be considered true if you measure the distance on the map in a straight line. However, not all vacationers believe that the coast in this place is equipped for a comfortable stay. A normal sandy strip of 80–100 m wide starts 350–400 meters to the south and stretches for almost a kilometer. It is the largest beach in Negombo. In the server side of the hotel you can also find several small sandy beaches.

Thus, to say that the hotel Paradise Holiday Village 3 * is located on the 1st line, it is possible with a very big stretch.

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As they say, do not wait for the weather by the sea. And at the ocean, and even more so. Of course, there are periods when the ocean is distinguished by enviable calm and clear water. But on other days, waves are rising, which wash away everything that is reached. Therefore, going to Sri Lanka, it is advisable to inquire in advance about the weather conditions at this time of year.

Hotel rooms and services

Hotel Paradise Holiday Village 3 * (Sri Lanka, Negombo) is a complex of several separate one-and two-storey buildings.

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The number of rooms includes 49 rooms, including:

  • 12 suites (De Luxe);
  • 4 standard rooms;
  • 12 one-bedroom and 5 one-bedroom apartments;
  • 4 superior rooms (suite).

In addition, there are rooms with private entrance, kitchen, balcony, bathroom, which can be used for a long stay.

All apartments are equipped with air conditioning, TV, mini-bar. The bathroom always has hot and cold water.

Territory of hotel

Surrounded by cottages located quiet innercourtyard with well-groomed lawns and tiled paths. There is an outdoor swimming pool and a terrace with loungers for relaxing. Sun lounger towels are available at the hotel. For children there is a separate children's pool and a playground.

From household services, guests can take advantage of the laundry, dry cleaning, safe, bike and car rental. It also works and currency exchange.

Food

At the hotel Paradise Holiday Village 3 * workrestaurant and bar. They are available to both hotel guests and strangers. Breakfast is traditionally organized in the form of a buffet. Usually offered several dishes of eggs, sausages or bacon, pasta, several types of vegetables and fruits, breakfast cereals, pastries. At the same time, the restaurant itself is famous for its fish and seafood dishes, meat dishes of European and Asian cuisines.

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Seafood - familiar and traditional food onan island washed on all sides by the ocean. However, taking into account the fact that tourists from all over the world are arriving in Sri Lanka, the restaurant’s menu provides for many dishes familiar to Europeans. Lunches and dinners are held on an a la carte system, which involves a choice of menus and waiter service. The first one usually offers several types of cream soup, the second one - several meat and fish dishes with various side dishes, the dessert is represented by fruits and ice cream. Meals are prepared quite diverse, and for several days the menu may not be repeated. Part of the tables is located in the open air, which is especially popular with visitors in good, calm weather.

The bar traditionally serves soft drinks, cocktails, snacks.

What entertainment does Paradise Holiday Village 3 * offer to its guests?

The hotel is mainly focused on a quiet relaxing holiday, so noisy entertainment animation is not here. You can book tours and rent a car right in the hotel.

Shops in the vicinity of the hotel is not so much. Their bulk is located along the main streets of the tourist area and in the city center.

As noted earlier, part of the coast thatright in front of the hotel, in some places covered with vegetation and not very attractive to tourists in terms of a classic beach holiday. And then the hotel owners found for this place a slightly different, but no less demanded use. Recently, private parties, wedding ceremonies and other outdoor events are held here.

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Shopping and Attractions

Small shops with goods for tourists andThere are plenty of souvenir shops in Negombo itself. However, if you are interested in full-fledged shopping, then it is better to go to Colombo. The city is located just 40 km from the resort and is considered the unofficial capital of the island nation.

The resort town itself has long been underinfluenced by Catholics, so many Catholic churches, churches and chapels were built here. It is worth visiting the Negombo National Museum to get a general overview of the island’s history and culture. Other attractions include the Hamilton Canal, Negombo Fort, a Buddhist temple built by the Dutch.

Sri Lanka is famous for its natural wealth. Not far from the city there is a unique natural reserve Muturajavela. Lovers of wildlife waiting here for more than 200 species of animals and many exotic plants.

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Walking along the streets of Negombo, you can suddenlybe in Amsterdam or Venice. In a figurative sense, of course. The fact is that there are a lot of canals in the city, which began to be built during the times of the colonial era.

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The longest Hamilton Canal passes just two hundred meters from Paradise Holiday Village 3 * (Sri Lanka).

Reviews of tourists

The proximity of Negombo to the international airportmade this city a real tourist base. Someone spends the entire vacation here, but for some, this city becomes just a transit point. Therefore, hotels are trying to have different categories of rooms in their arsenal in order to attract as many tourists as possible. This can be seen on the diversity of the number of rooms Paradise Holiday Village 3 *. Reviews of this hotel in recent years have improved significantly. Tourists celebrate good living conditions, clean and comfortable rooms, good service.

As in many hotels, checkout time here is 12:00. If you arrived earlier, and there are places in the hotel, they can settle immediately, but at the same time requiring an additional fee.

His hotel category is consistent. Of course, if you compare it with five-star hotels in Turkey or Egypt, then you can find flaws. But those whose expectations correspond to the selected "star", the rest are satisfied.