I tried to book this hotel by email. It took quit a while but after some time we got a reply and then replies were always within 48 hours. However we never actually booked as on the day we asked for booking confirmation the hotel increased the prices by over 25%. It was not like we took a long time... More

We spent a night at the Avani Resort in Bentota and were very impressed with the rooms, pool and beach. We had a tough time finding good vegetarian food, so we just walked over to the Taj Vivanta for dinner. Much better options there! The room at the Avani was very comfortable, and the TV had a good selection of... More

I had the deluxe room which was just huge. The room had a nice balcony facing the pool area and the sea with some plams at the front to make it feel private. The rooms are well done, tasteful and absolutely huge. The bed was very comfortable but the aircon so loud it ruined sleep. The bathrooms are great with... More

We spent four nights at Avani Bentota Resort & Spa. It is a lovely hotel. The architecture is of Bawa design. The spa is great with Anantara standards. The two restaurants Breeze (main restaurant), buffet style and Frangipani, fine dining. The food is excellent and of good quality. The staff is very friendly but I believe that with training the... More

I would not hesitate to recommend the Avani. It is a beautiful very new hotel - so everything is gleaming. Rooms are smart with huge flat screen TVs with good channels. Complimentary water each day and fruit platter on arrival - nice touch. Nice bathroom with big rain shower and nice toiletries. Lovely views of pool and beach. There is... More

Avani Bentota is the newest resort in popular tourist spot Bentota. The first impression when you walk in is fabulous. everything is so fresh, calm and roomy. The reception lobby opens right to the beach garden which subsequently leads to the beautiful turquoise ocean waters.......a view to die for. The main diner and the main bar flanks the garden on... More

We stayed in the Avani at the start of December as it was in the process of re-opening and it was lovely. The rooms are very stylish and we really loved the rainfall shower and the super kingsize bed. The hotel was perfectly situated, our room looked on to the pool and immediately behind this was the beach (you could... More

We are so glad we stayed here, it's a sleek place and we liked the fact that it wasn't any larger, as it would have been too touristy and nowhere near as good. We were really comfortable here and could relax completely. The rooms are beautifully designed, very modern and newly refurbished. Although we ate elsewhere at night, there was... More

Hotel is right on the beach so the location was great, the new refurbishment also is done very well (although if this is trying for a 4+ star there are little details that are not quite there). What's not so great was the service (it was not poor, but staff need more training - from the incomplete cleaning of the... More