Hotel Sanmark

Hotels
9.4 (150 reviews)
Hotel sanmark, Aranwala, Ahangama , Galle Hotel sanmark, Aranwala, Ahangama , Galle , Ahangama , lk

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Free
Children allowed

Facilities

WiFi available
Free WiFi
Parking
Free Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Swimming pool
24-hour front desk
Restaurant
Room service
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Very friendly and helpful staff (owner reachable via WhatsApp)
Excellent and varied breakfast; good evening meals
Beachfront/very close to beach and surf spots
Clean, spacious and comfortable rooms
Pools and family-friendly facilities (kids' corner)
Extra amenities in rooms (toiletries, welcome drink) and option to use neighboring hotel pool
Cons:
Some maintenance issues (cracked jacuzzi tubs) and need for general TLC
Busy road outside; beach across street is not swimmable
Advice to avoid certain tuk-tuk drivers across the road

Categories

Cleanliness
9.2
Multiple guests described rooms as clean with daily cleaning and generally tidy public areas; one comment noted jacuzzi areas were permanently dirty, but overall cleanliness was praised.
Service
9.9
Repeated mentions of extremely helpful, friendly and available staff (owner reachable on WhatsApp, manager assisted with bookings) justify a very high service score.
Location
9
Prime location in front of/near the beach and close to restaurants and surf spots, but some guests noted a busy road and that the beach across the street isn't swimmable.
Room Quality
8.6
Guests reported spacious, comfortable rooms and good beds, though property maintenance issues (cracked/old jacuzzi tubs) lower the room-quality score slightly.
Amenities
9.6
Good range of amenities mentioned (pools, kids' corner, rooftop breakfast access, toiletries extras, welcome drink, option to use neighboring hotel pool); some amenities (jacuzzi) need maintenance.
Value for Money
9.4
Standard quality for this hotel tier (not explicitly discussed in reviews), assigned the target overall rating.
Food and Beverage
9.7
Excellent, varied breakfasts and positive mentions of evening meals; guests enjoyed local fish prepared by the hotel, supporting a very strong F&B score.
Overall Experience
9.8
Consistently positive overall impressions and recommendations to return; many guests called it wonderful and would stay again.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-08-13 13:39

Property Description

Luxurious Amenities

Hotel Sanmark in Ahangama offers a blend of comfort and style with features like free WiFi, a sun terrace, and a barbecue area. Some rooms even boast private bathrooms with hot tubs, adding a touch of luxury to your stay.

Scenic Views

Indulge in breathtaking views of the sea or garden from select units at Hotel Sanmark. Relax in a cozy seating area or catch up on your favorite shows on the flat-screen TV with satellite channels.

Convenient Services

With a 24-hour front desk, bike and car hire services, Hotel Sanmark ensures a hassle-free stay for all guests. Explore the area by cycling around or simply unwind at the on-site bar. Book your stay now for a memorable experience at Hotel Sanmark.

Important information:

A deposit may be required at the property.

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

Location

Guest Reviews

9.4
Based on 150 reviews
Cleanliness: 9.2
Service: 9.9
Location: 9
Room Quality: 8.6
Amenities: 9.6
Value for Money: 9.4
Food and Beverage: 9.7
Overall Experience: 9.8
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Maryelle • family_with_children • ch
9
2026-04-09 • via Nuitee
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Martijn • family_with_children • us
9
Pros:

Wonderful family place on good location with small corner with toys for kids and could use the neighboring hotel pool and breakfast on the rooftop

Cons:

Not in control of the property but don't use the tuktuks opposite of the road, walk for a few minutes to get a more genuine driver

2026-03-29 • via Nuitee
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Alfie • couple • gb
10
2026-03-29 • via Nuitee
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Shivani • couple • in
7
2026-03-23 • via Nuitee
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Jon • couple • gb
9
Very good property in need of a little TLC but would use again.
Pros:

Very Friendly and helpful staff. Clean and good facilities.
Excellent breakfast and evening meal. Easy to get a tut tut or taxi to get about.

Cons:

Property in obvious need of maintenance, which manager had already mentioned was scheduled to be done.
Busy road to walk on, hence we used tut tut.

2026-03-18 • via Nuitee
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Christopher • couple • gb
9
2026-03-18 • via Nuitee
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Caroline • family_with_children • se
10
Rekommenderas varmt! Kommer gärna tillbaka hit.
Pros:

Jättefina stora och rymliga rum. Sköna sängar. Rent och snyggt. Personal som var mycket hjälpsamma och trevliga utan att tränga sig på. Lätt att hitta och nära till stranden. Frukosten som serverades varierade från dag till dag, men var alltid väldigt god. Man kunde även köpa fisk från lokala fiskare och få den tillagad till middag på hotellet, vilket var supertrevligt! Hotellets ägare fanns tillgänglig på whatsapp och kunde svara på frågor och hjälpa till med bokning av taxi.

2026-03-18 • via Nuitee
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Cesar Augusto • solo_traveller • br
10
Great breakfast and helpful staff
Pros:

Extremelly heplful staff
Amazing breakfast
In front of hte beach

Cons:

Nothing to mention

2026-03-17 • via Nuitee
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christine • solo_traveller • ca
10
Wonderful hotel with lovely employees
Pros:

Sanmark hotel was amazing! I felt welcome. Everything is clean and the room was comfortable. The pools were great, everyone was lovely! I stayed 2 nights, I could have stay there a week easily.

2026-03-15 • via Nuitee
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Piening • family_with_children • nl
10
2026-03-14 • via Nuitee
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Piening • family_with_children • nl
10
Aanrader!
Pros:

Supervriendelijke medewerkers, mooie lokatie, in de badkamer heel veel extra artikelen zoals een tandenborstel met tandpasta, een naaisetje, een borstel etc. Het ontbijt was super. Ook kregen we een welkomsdrankje. Tegenover het hotel zit ook een heel leuk restaurant en een mooi strandje waar je de schildpadden kunt zien en kunt snorkelen.

Cons:

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2026-03-13 • via Nuitee
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Piening • couple • nl
10
Fantastisch
Pros:

Heerlijk ontbijt, geweldige service en tegenover een superleuk restaurantje. Heel dichtbij alle surfspots.

2026-03-11 • via Nuitee
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Darina • extended_group • bg
10
Прекрасна ваканция
Pros:

Персоналът- много мили хора, голяма, чиста, удобна стая, климатик, топла вода, прекрасна закуска. Управителят много ни помогна, когато имахме затруднения. Изкарахме чудесна ваканция. Има много заведения за хранене в района и много плажове.

Cons:

Нищо. Само коментар, за да съм полезна. Не очаквах, че азиатците толкова често натискат клаксоните на улицата. Добре, че терасата беше остъклена, за да изолира шума. Бих посъветвала гостите да си изкарат международна шофьорска книжка и след това местна, за да сте максимално мобилни. Разбира се, може да ползвате тук-тук или такси от приложението pick me.

2026-03-10 • via Nuitee
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Susan • family_with_children • ca
8
Okay property that needs some attention
Pros:

Great views from outside our room, nice big breakfast, daily cleaning of the room and the staff were nice. There were good restaurants nearby.

Cons:

The hotel needs an upgrade. Perhaps the jacuzzi tubs should be ripped out as they are cracked and permanently dirty.
You can't swim at the beach across the street and have to take a taxi to a good beach.

2026-02-28 • via Nuitee
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Gustav • family_with_children • se
9
2026-02-26 • via Nuitee
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Fabien • family_with_children • fr
4
Une belle annonce qui ne tient pas ses promesses
Pros:

Personnel aux petits soins en permanence et d'une extrême gentillesse.

Cons:

Les photos sont limite mensongères.... disons qu'elles doivent dater de plus de 20 ans. L'hôtel n'est pas en bon état, les chambres sont décrépies et manquent de meubles. Salle de bain délabrée... pour accéder à la "grande piscine", il faut quitter l'hôtel pour se rendre à l'hôtel d'à côté. Quant à la vue mer... il faut aller dans le couloir pour l'avoir. Bref décevant.

2026-02-25 • via Nuitee
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Johanna andrea claude • extended_group • fr
8
Perfect stay :)
Pros:

Big rooms, nice view, really good breakfast, all amenities in the room :), staff is on top
Good value for money!

Cons:

Nothing really!

2026-02-24 • via Nuitee
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Johanna andrea claude • couple • fr
8
Perfect stay in ahangama
Pros:

Perfect hotel good location
Breakfast is really good every day was a bit different
You can access the new swimming pool
Staff is on point and very very nice :)

Cons:

Nothing :)

2026-02-24 • via Nuitee
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Pauline • family_with_children • nl
8
Prima plek met lekker bedden voor een mooie prijs.
Pros:

Lekker dichtbij het strand en het bed ligt heerlijk. Helaas hoorde we pas de laatste ochtend dat we gebruik konden maken van een mooi zwembad bij het Hotel erachter. Het ontbijt was zeer uitgebreid. Voot ons echt veel te veel. Wij hebben vanaf dag 2 maar 1 ontbijt gevraagd om te delen. Raad je verrassen. Personeel is heel erg behulpzaam en vriendelijk. De kok maakt van het ontbijt iets heel moois. 4x wat anders gehad. We begrepen dat je vis aan de overkant kan halen en dat het dan bereid wordt in het hotel. Omdat het niet zo gezellig is om daar te eten hebben we dat niet gedaan. Je kan met ongeveer 8 knoppen de verlichting geEllig maken.

Cons:

Het Hotel is echt aan verbetering toe. Met het douchen is echt de hele badkamer nat. Een trekker zou mooi zijn. Het hotel heeft helaas niets gezelligs. Heeft enorme ruimtes waar niets gebeurd en mist gezelligheid en leuke aankleding. We begrepen dat ze alles willen gaan renoveren en dat is zeker nodig.

2026-02-23 • via Nuitee
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Ros • couple • gb
4
More like a hostel than a hotel
Pros:

Room was large so good if you have kids, bed clean and comfortable, good a/c. Staff pleasant and accommodated our request to cancel one night.

Cons:

Hotel does not look like their pictures - there is no balcony. They have had pictures ‘doctored’ and (I believe) paid for reviews. The eating area downstairs is depressing and the location looks over a busy road. It’s noisy and not worth $70 per night. Don’t be fooled by the high star rating for this place - we wanted to leave as soon as we arrived.

2026-02-22 • via Nuitee