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Anilana Nilaveli

4.5 star property

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Pool Chalet | View from room
On the beach, scuba diving
Breakfast, lunch, dinner served; international cuisine
Exterior
Anilana Studio | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pool
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
1508 Ward4, Irakkakandi, Nilaveli
  • Nilaveli Beach
    7 min walk
  • Pigeon Beach
    6 min drive
  • Shajana Hotel and Rest
    4 min drive
  • Trincomalee (TRR-China Bay)
    57 min drive

Room options

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Anilana Studio | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Anilana Studio

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Anilana Lux Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Anilana Lux Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Room

  • 52 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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Pool Chalet | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Pool Chalet

  • 69 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, Sea View | View from room

Deluxe Room, Sea View

  • 52 sq m
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Anilana Nilaveli

Luxury hotel on the beach, with 2 outdoor pools
At Anilana Nilaveli, relax by one of the 2 outdoor swimming pools or spend the day at the beach where you can enjoy scuba diving.
Anilana Nilaveli offers 54 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and a safe. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Beds feature premium bedding. LED televisions come with premium cable channels. Bathrooms include a shower and complimentary toiletries.

This Nilaveli hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks, complimentary newspapers and telephones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. Fridges and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

2 outdoor swimming pools are on site.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on-site or nearby; fees may apply.

During your stay at Anilana Nilaveli, you're just a quick walk from Nilaveli Beach. Free WiFi in public areas, free self-parking and 2 outdoor pools are available.
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy international cuisine while dining at Restaurant
  • Take a swim in the 2 outdoor pools
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge and luggage storage
  • Just a 1-minute drive from Nilaveli Beach and 6 minutes from Pigeon Beach
  • Airport and local-area shuttle service available for a fee
Anilana Nilaveli offers its guests 2 outdoor swimming pools. There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A rooftop terrace, barbecue grills, and a garden are also featured at the luxury Anilana Nilaveli. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) and an area shuttle are available for a fee. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4.5-star Nilaveli hotel.

Restaurant – This restaurant specialises in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Bar – On-site bar. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Bar – On-site lobby lounge. Open daily.
Bar – On-site bar. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

Arabic, English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Bar
  • Bar
  • Bar
  • Restaurant

Things to do

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Scuba diving

Family friendly

  • 2 outdoor pools
  • Free cot
  • Laundry facilities
  • Refrigerator on request

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Picnic area
  • Pool loungers
  • Pool umbrellas
  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LED TV with premium cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; check-in end time: 8 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 30
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 15 (from 5 to 11 years old)

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 200 per vehicle (one way)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a security system
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

Anilana Nilaveli Hotel
Anilana Hotel
Anilana Nilaveli
Anilana
Anilana Nilaveli Sri Lanka/Eastern Province
Anilana Nilaveli Hotel
Anilana Nilaveli Nilaveli
Anilana Nilaveli Hotel Nilaveli

Anilana Nilaveli Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 30 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 19 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 58 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jay, Melbourne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great spaces and access to the beach. Staff was friendly and the food was great. Only thing i would like to see is some activities inside the premises.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Shiyamsunthar

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

T N

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Off season stay at Anilana
The stay was really nice and the staff were super friendly. I got a good deal because of the off-season stay, but the rain did dampen the fun. But haveing a non crowded hotel was great as well :)
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

lesley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and warm welcome
A lovely warm welcome from the staff at Anilana -beautiful pool and clean beach area ,poolside rooms spacious and fabulous bathroom. Delicious buffet breakfast with a great variety of Sr Lankan and Western choices. You will need to let them know if you want alcohol with your meals as they do not have a bar on site -staff were very accomodating and nothing was too much trouble.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb in Every Way
Stayed for 6 nights, beautiful setting, service was absolutely superb, staff could not do enough for us.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We enjoyed our stay, the staff were particularly helpful and friendly. The property is located a little distance away from from any shops or other restaurants, but TukTuks are readily available and the food on site is good. There was no alcohol available at all which wasn't advertised or communicated before we arrived, but that seems to be common at present in Sri Lanka generally, we could buy from the shops in Trinco and bring it back if required.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

2/10 Terrible

Thetraveler, Washington DC

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Unfortunately hotel is nothing what is displayed on the photos. The facilities are very old and poorly maintained. Inside the rooms the air conditioner vents are full of mold. The bathroom and the beach towels have several holes, worn out and some have some large stains (not sure if they were even washed). Hotel services are very overpriced, they take advantage of the tourists for the restaurant prices since there are not many restaurants nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Kugaeasan

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Bad management stuff
Management heads are very rude and they charged extra after we booked and paid. They didn’t ajust with anything. But the service boys did a good job they were very helpful. Also the guy called Fiaz at the front desk was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Andy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing location modern hotel
Great hotel and the most stunning location you can dream for, rooms stunning and large although sea view is actually partial sea view due to trees. Breakfast buffet is good but evening very average. Internet access is terrible worst we have had in Sri Lanka. Limited sun beds. Staff are totally amazing cannot do enough to help and oh did I say how amazing the location is, the beach is one of the best I have been to. Try to book mid week as there appeared to be less children then.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Nerida, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
4 days of perfect R and R
We loved our relaxing time here. Staff were very friendly. Room was very comfortable although outlook could have been nicer (we had a garden view room with not much garden to view!). We were a family of 5 so had two rooms next to each other. Only improvement could be that housekeeping come to make beds earlier in the day. They always came at about 5-5.30pm which we didn't like. Breaky was great and heaps of food to choose from. Pool and lounge area was lovely. We ate a the hotel a couple of nights and had the lovely buffet dinner. Not close to any other restaurants (need to drive there) Beach and water was devine. Would definitely recommend a visit.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Jared

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

DICK, LOS ANGELES.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
EXPENSIVE BUT GOT A GOOD DEAL.
FOOD GREAT. BEACH GOOD. ROOM BRILLIANT. STAFF VERY NICE.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

jyoti

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sheer Indulgence
An amazing property. You can forget the world and immerse yourself in sheer pleasure of doing nothing. The staff is amazing and their little personalised gestures made our stay memorable. The room s are very spacious and well equipped. The swimming pools were well maintained with nice covered cabanas. The pool ends in one of the cleanest virgin white sandy beach of the world. The hotel has arranged nice recliners at the beach under the shade of trees. The hotel provides you services at the pool and the beach. The boats for snorkelling at Pugeon Island are available at the hotel beach. A good WiFi access is available at all places, including the beach recliners. The hotel provides buffet breakfast, but as it was low season we the breakfast was unlimited a-la-carte, very well prepared and with a good spread. We did not try the lunch and dinner as we were busy exploring the local food joints to taste the local delicacy. The only problem is commuting from the hotel to see the local neighborhood; we had a self drive car rental so it helped us in exploring the area. But if it is indulgence you are looking after, why bother, just enjoy the hotel, it's large expanse of green and the beach. Go for full board and enjoy this paradise. We are going again...soon

10/10 Excellent

Shelley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved the peace and quiet

10/10 Excellent

Tholal, maldives

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel very close to the beach
So far the best hotel that I have stayed good staffs and the food is awesome just love it ❤️
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Thilak

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
It's much better hotel. Cleanliness in average. AC needs to main restaurant.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Thanushan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice place with an amazing pool and beach.
It was a pleasant stay. Staff were very friendly. Lovely hotel, well maintained.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Sandy, London

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great hotel perfectly placed for Pigeon Island
Anilana is a really comfortable hotel with great pools and perfect access for trips to Pigeon Island. The staff were exceptionally helpful and the great food was varied.

6/10 Okay

Sze Ling

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

stephen, Karratha, Australia.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel incorrectly described!
Lovely hotel. Greeted by the manager on arrival. Fantastic staff who are very friendly and helpful. On Hotels.Com the hotel was promoted as having a gym, beach bar, and a sky lounge (top floor). On arrival we were advised the gym was still under construction. The Sky Lounge and Beach bar were both closed!!! Are you kidding??? A beach hotel with no beach bar? Huge disappointment. The gym was very important to us.. Very bad show Hotels.com. Either hotels.com are slack or the hotel have not properly updated their details. Either way, not good enough from this website or the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place
We were only going to stay 1 night but ended up staying 2. Didn't want to leave! Room was huge, clean, and comfortable. The pools and beach were very nice as well.

10/10 Excellent

Sivarajah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Chris, USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fabulous hotel
Hotelwas superb from checking to check out. Very friendly capable staff. GM came and introduced himself, had a nice chat and he asked for feedback. Chef also visited our dining table to chat and requested feedback. They are interested and motivated to improve in any way. The grounds, pools, beach areas were maintained verywell. Wait staff helpful& knowledgeable but at times slow. Food & drink selections plentiful& presentation was lovely. The bedding was top of the line and the mattress was THE most comfortable I have ever slept upon. Kudos to the Anilana for a 5 star stay. We will return for sure.