The Blue Water - Geoffrey Bawa Heritage Resort Hotel

Hotels
8.7 (166 reviews)
Thalpitiya , Wadduwa , lk

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Free
Children allowed

Facilities

Health or beauty spa nearby
Free beach shuttle
Offsite parking discounted rates available
Fitness facilities (surcharge)
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Swimming pool
Restaurant
Room service
Terrace
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Beautiful location
Spacious and well-designed rooms
Cons:
Cleanliness issues
Unexpected additional charges

Categories

Cleanliness
7.8
Issues highlighted with dirtiness and poor cleaning practices during stay.
Service
8.8
Generally friendly staff with occasional slow service.
Location
9.3
Superb location with wonderful sea views.
Room Quality
8.8
Spacious rooms with great interior design.
Amenities
8.8
Great facilities including pools and multiple dining options.
Value for Money
8.3
Overall satisfactory but concerns over hidden costs.
Food and Beverage
8.8
Good variety and quality of food and dining options.
Overall Experience
9
Generally positive experiences despite some setbacks.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2025-12-22 11:58

Property Description

Luxurious Accommodations

The Blue Water in Wadduwa Town offers spacious rooms with private balconies and modern amenities, providing a comfortable and relaxing stay for guests. Whether you prefer wooden or tiled flooring, each room is elegantly designed to meet your needs, with some even featuring a luxurious spa bathtub for ultimate relaxation.

Dining and Leisure Options

Indulge in a culinary journey at the hotel's 4 dining options, including The Seven Seas for 24-hour dining, and the poolside bar for refreshing drinks. Guests can also unwind by the outdoor pool, pamper themselves at the full-service spa, or stay active at the fitness centre. With various leisure facilities available, there's something for everyone at The Blue Water.

Convenient Services and Location

Conveniently located on the western coast of Sri Lanka, The Blue Water is easily accessible from Colombo City and Bandaranaike International Airport. Guests can take advantage of services such as car rentals, business facilities, and tour desk assistance, ensuring a seamless and enjoyable stay. Experience luxury and comfort at The Blue Water - book your stay now!

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Airport code: CMB

Property Policies

  • Parking

    Free private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed).

  • Internet

    WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children of any age are allowed.
    Children up to and including 2 years old stay for free when using an available cot.
    People 3 years old and over stay for US$25 per person per night when using an available extra bed.
    Any type of extra bed or child's cot/crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
    Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

Location

Guest Reviews

8.7
Based on 166 reviews
Cleanliness: 7.8
Service: 8.8
Location: 9.3
Room Quality: 8.8
Amenities: 8.8
Value for Money: 8.3
Food and Beverage: 8.8
Overall Experience: 9
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Nuwan • family_with_children • lk
8
2026-01-29 • via Nuitee
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Don • solo_traveller • bh
7
2026-01-25 • via Nuitee
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Susan • couple • au
10
Above and beyond - service from the heart 🌹🙏💜
Pros:

Everything

Cons:

N/A

2026-01-24 • via Nuitee
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Lukas • couple • de
10
2026-01-23 • via Nuitee
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kathryn • couple • gb
9
Pros:

Lovely pools leading onto the beach, which is fine for walking along and paddling, but would only suit strong swimmers.
Good sized room with sea views beyond the pools and tree filled garden.
We enjoyed the buffet meals- there were always Sri Lankan options, but various international dishes each day.

2026-01-21 • via Nuitee
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Lauren Burns • family_with_children • gb
4
beautiful hotel, wouldn't stay more than 5 nights.
Pros:

Cannot fault the staff working really, a few minor issues but overall helpful.
Room was lovely and spacious.
Pool and surroundings were beautiful.

Cons:

the management (all bar about 2) are absolutely useless day in day out, always a problem each day and painful to resolve.
the cleaning of our room was poor, on the surface fine but I came home with dirty black pyjama bottoms on the cuff (they were white) because the floors weren't cleaned once throughout out 11 day stay. Nothing moved, only made my sons bed twice and didn't have enough towels or pillows at all to cater for the 3 of us in the room.

my son is also special needs so I had to bring my own food as I was prepared that the options may not be adequate for him and getting a simple bowl of plain pasta made that I brought with us and paying them for it was painful. Luckily we met some helpful waiters that when they were in working were able to help with no bother. (defiantly who you meet in this hotel)

2026-01-19 • via Nuitee
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Pramitha Ranshika • family_with_children • au
9
2026-01-14 • via Nuitee
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Tijmen • extended_group • nl
6
Beautiful property that clearly needs some work. The staff was excellent
Pros:

The property itself as well as the look of the building are very nice. The staff was excellent and the location was very nice at the beach.

Cons:

There is quite some maintenance to be done. The tennis court is useless as there are no functional rackets and balls, which would be very easy and cheap to replace. The pool is constantly out of towels (easy to buy more). The airco made the room smell very stuffy and was unpleasant. Some of the buildings need more maintenance. Overall the price is too much compared to other places we have stayed.

2026-01-12 • via Nuitee
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Oli Bartkova • couple • sk
7
Cons:

Smelly room, not functioning kettle - no reaction from the staff.

2026-01-12 • via Nuitee
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Dilini • family_with_children • gb
5
Cons:

Check in took ages. Even though I had let them know I need an extra bed, that wasn't recorded and actioned. Just everything was so slow

Checkout was the whole other nightmare with bills not been set to front office to make the final payment. Not knowing booking dot com have 15 percent discount on F&B.

2026-01-10 • via Nuitee
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Navin • family_with_children • nz
7
Hectic but Beautiful Hotel
Pros:

Beautiful hotel

Cons:

Very busy hotel, largely catering for large tour groups, staff therefore often playing catch-up.

2026-01-09 • via Nuitee
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Dimuthu • family_with_children • lk
7
Good
Pros:

There were plenty of dinner options.
The pool was good.
The staff were friendly.

Cons:

The restaurant seemed understaffed, and service could have been more attentive. We had to request table clearing before the next course and additional water. The staff also spoke quite loudly among themselves in front of guests, which was uncomfortable.

2026-01-07 • via Nuitee
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FAZAL AHAMED • family_with_children • lk
10
Pros:

Friendly staff

2026-01-05 • via Nuitee
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Greta B • family_with_children • lt
9
Pros:

We really liked the large and beautiful hotel territory. The swimming pool is very big, and the beach is calm and pleasant, with waves that were not too strong. The rooms are spacious, with beautiful views. Breakfast and dinner menus were very rich, and the food was excellent and delicious.

Cons:

We did not like that sometimes the staff tried too hard to persuade us to choose what they preferred rather than what we asked for. For example, when we asked for a cocktail, we were encouraged to order wine instead if we chose a dish from the à la carte menu. There is a lot of staff, but it felt that not everyone was genuinely attentive to the guests.
Unfortunately, the hotel also has big problem with the noise. Trains can be heard passing both during the day and at night. Additionally, the air conditioning units in the rooms are old and very noisy, which disturbed our sleep — at times the noise was strong enough to wake us up.
Getting pool towels or sun loungers was inconvenient — we had to look for the responsible staff member around the large property for about 15-20 minutes.
A separate note regarding the Seven Seas restaurant: the menu felt overly “fine dining” and complicated, but the dishes did not impress in terms of taste, while the prices were very high. Many cocktails from the menu were unavailable due to missing ingredients. There was also a lack of local food options — especially seafood — which was disappointing, as even hotels in the mountains offered such choices.


Overall, the price-to-quality ratio felt too high.

2026-01-02 • via Nuitee
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Alaa • family_with_children • qa
6
The friendly staff made our stay pleasant, regardless of the bad start.
Pros:

The staff were friendly and most helpful in most of the time, except for one of the pool staff who wasn’t service oriented. The resort ambience was relaxing and had a good vibe, my family enjoyed it.
They were considerate in setting up a bed for my son ahead of our arrival, which was nice of them.

Cons:

The property’s location wasn’t ideal, with the beach being public had a certain audience of local people, also the building is old with black mold visible in one of the rooms we were offered, and the room facilities were old, such as the AC or tub.

2026-01-02 • via Nuitee
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kaveendra • extended_group • au
4
Cons:

Dinner buffet. Not recommended. Not taste, not worth. Used cheap foods

2025-12-29 • via Nuitee
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Manjula N. Hindagoda • family_with_children • lk
7
2025-12-29 • via Nuitee
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Thangewele • family_with_children • lk
8
Good
Pros:

Meals

Cons:

Not clean

2025-12-27 • via Nuitee
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Tomoko • family_with_children • lk
10
広くて美しいお部屋
Pros:

お部屋が広くインテリアも素敵でした。ベランダから海が見えて開放的でした。アップグレードもしていただきとても気持ちよく過ごせました。

2025-12-11 • via Nuitee
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carola • family_with_children • ch
10
Una vera chicca
Pros:

Resort stupendo opera dell'Architetto Geoffrey Bawa.Gli arredi sono originali, dai tessuti alle lampade e mobili in teck bellissimi.Le camere sono ampie tutte con balcone vista piscina e mare.Tutto mi è piaciuto, anche i servizi curati e sempre attenti, ma disinvolti.Cucina molto buona, complimenti per tutto!

2025-12-07 • via Nuitee