Me and my family spend 3 1/2 weeks at Icebear hotel. We've had the best time! The staff is super and the nice Atmosphere is to die for! Coming in to Icebear is like stepping into a different world. It's an Oas far from stress and hectic life back home. The Lovely smiling host Gerry has made the Icebear such... More

Ice Bear Guest House What a wonderful place! Right on the beach, free wifi, family atmosphere, friendly staff, clean, and plenty of hot water. Ayuveda massage on the premises and all kinds of help arranging for drivers and tours. The drawback is its popularity and only 6 rooms. I was ever so lucky to snag two nights. Be sure to... More

I stayed here in July 2011 and checked out after about 2 hours. I was in the small single room without A/C and the heat was oppressive. I grabbed a tuk tuk from out the front of this hotel and asked the driver to take me somewhere with A/C that was cheaper. Found a great place virtually next door at... More

We only stayed here for about 12hrs on the last night of our holiday before heading off to the airport so our review is a bit limited. However, there's certainly a few aspects about the hotel that stood out. Initially we were taken to one of the garden rooms that had no a/c and was full of mosquitoes so the... More

Stayed for 3 nights in room closest to beach. Nice quiet garden. Good clean rooms. Good food. Food and room a little overpriced. Very friendly staff. Would love to stay there again. More

Yes, it's expensive, but if you are arriving in Sri Lanka in the middle of the night and want somewhere reliable to begin your holiday, this is a good choice. Decent food, small, but clean rooms, hot water is not really an issue unless you really want to shower in the early morning. Once you've been around the country and... More

Lovely room, great meals, overall positive experience More

To agree with many others, although it is nice that this hotel offers "Swissness," this isn't a place to have Switzerland type prices. I came to stay here when I 1st came to Sri Lanka because it seemed like a safe, nice place to stay close to the airport. When I came at 1am, there was a small snafu with... More

Perfect for arrival and departure of holiday in Sri Lanka - only 20 minutes from the airport, yet quiet beach location. Plenty of atmosphere, nice garden, friendly staff. Rooms nice, but I think they vary a lot. Our seafront one was spacious and nicely furnished. Only things not so good were food - it is Ok, but European style rather... More