We stayed in Bentota in july 2010 and stumbled across Susanthas and ended up going there for lunch and sometimes dinner too.... Staff were lovely - very friendly and helpful - especially the Manager "Prem(a)". We found him to be most helpful about the local area and genuinely interested in other cultures and countries. He even treated us to a bottle of the local brandy and we sat till the wee hours talking about each others cultures and singing songs!! Excellent!! Thank you Prem!!
We were staying at the Taj Exotica and found it to be a bit snooty and extortionate!! Susanthas was a much nicer place to hang out without the pomp of the Exotica. We had some massage done there which was ok for the money we paid. We would definitely go back and recommend it to anyone. Say Hi to Prem for us when you go please!! Nice n quiet and easy access to the beach. Lovely wee chill zone. Food was great compared to the Taj Exotica and it was a great asset to our holiday!!
Would love to go back and meet up with Prem and his team again. Great wee place! Please go and enjoy your stay!! Prem will do everything he can to help you have a lovely stay...

Bentota was our last stop on the Sri Lankan Iteniary so we just neeeded a relaxing place to sit back and think about the trip. But Susantha's really made the last day special! Located right behind the railway station and ust a walk away from the bentota beach, the Hotel offfers a range of facilities at attractive prices. The rooms are quite small though but I think there were larger options as well. The place is made up like a resort and really green all over. It has a nice cozy restaurant as well but the mosquitoes are a pain to handle

We stayed in Deluxe room on the first floor for 9 nights. We were very happy to stay in such a great place as Susanthas. Room that consisted of two separate rooms (sleeping room and guests room) was very big, had plenty places and spaces to store our staff. Room had also an air-conditioner (very useful during hot days) and big refrigerator to store fruits bought from local market. An old-fashioned furniture had a special charm that was one of integral parts of fantastic vacation.
The territory of the hotel is not very big, but very very beautiful with a lot of green trees and palms. We saw a very beautiful nuctiflorous tree just near the restaurant.
The hotel has an easy access to ocean beach (just cross the railway station and walk for another 60-70 meters).
Hotel staff is very friendly and flexible. They made their best to ensure that we had a superb stay.

Susanthas has a very very good big restaurant that serves excellent food (mix of Srilankan and European cuisine with deluxe sea food) . We visited plenty of restaurants on the beach shore (Colombo, Galle), inland (Kandy, Nuwara Eliya) and after our stay in Susanthas we undoubtedly would say that it has the BEST restaurant we tried in Sri Lanka which serves very tasty and very fresh food. The waiters are very friendy and take 100% care of you during your visit to restaurant. We stayed in Susanthas during off-season (Mid Oct), and even when there were not so many hotel guests, it was sometimes difficult to find a seats in its restaurant because people from other hotels after first visit to Susanthas' restaurant returned to it every evening. Prices in restaurant are more than competitive and affordable. Dishes are huge. Lobsters, shark, crabs, prawns (jumbo, small, tiger), everything you could only imagine is served in the restaurant.

Susanthas has a very good guide Bob (Nuan). We had amazing trips with him to Galle, river safari, gem shops, turtle farm and mask museum. Trip prices are very reasonable in comfortable a/c van. Going to trips with Bob is a MUST during your stay in Susanthas)))). Bob is studying Russian and speaks English very well. He turned to be a good friend which we could rely upon. He even tought me to ride a tuk-tuk. It was an amazing experience)))
We made a lot of friend during our stay in Susanthas.

Our overall opinion is that Susanthas hotel is a gem of Bentota.

Thanks once again Susanthas' staff, restaurant waiters and chef-cook and Bob for such a hospitality and care taken of us during our wonderful stay in Bentota. We would undoubtedly recommend this hotel as the best in Bentota.

We didn't stay at the hotel but we had lunch and it was THE WORST pizza I have ever tasted. How can you get pizza wrong??