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70, Poruthota Road | Etthukala, Negombo 11500, Sri Lanka
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Windmill Beach Hotel
Ranked #23 of 26 hotels in Negombo
2.5 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
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Phi Phi
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“Worst place ever!! Don't ever go there.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2011
4
people found this review helpful

Never tried worse hotel. Disgusting, old and dirty room. Seemed like a place from world war 2. We slept all night on top of the bedsheets since everything seemed so disgusting. Didn't even want to open our suitcases in case of flees or other bugs. Would rather sleep on the beach than this place which I won't even call a hotel.

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Bishops Stortford, United Kingdom
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Dreadful. Like a hotel room in Iraq or Afghanistan”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2011
5
people found this review helpful

Truly awful. And at $28 per night - talk about rip off!! We stayed here for our last night in Sri Lanka and how we regretted it. It felt like a hotel room in Beirut or some kind of war zone. Filthy room, tiny beds with thin worn mattresses, no hot water, the pillows were at least 10 years old and the curtains were something from the 1970's - and certainly hadn't been washed since then! A generator or air con system on the "balcony" kept us awake until our alarm went off at 4am for our trip to the airport and then when we got downstairs the lady on reception had locked us in despite our telling her we were leaving at the crack of dawn. We had to break out of the hotel to avoid missing our cab!! Never again.

  • Stayed January 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2009
3
people found this review helpful

the hotel is a nightmare,rooms are completley dirty,old and smelly pillows.i did not dare to open my luggage,in fear to catch some roaches and other insects.
the restaurant is a desaster,i had to experience the most horrible food on the negombo beach road.the owner was unfriendly with guests and his staff.he was only hanging on his mobile phone,windmill would be better to close down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Stayed December 2008, travelled solo
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Hoofddorp
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Disapointing!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2009
2
people found this review helpful

When we arrived, tho owner was there to welcome us and to cash his money, but that was the only welcome we felt in the 3 days we stayed there.
We hardly could get any proper breakfast that was included in the price, and when we asked for some more toast it was refused by the servants in training, who were very kind, but who were not allowed to make their own decisions (most of the time the owner was not present).
At night we could not sleep because of the terrible noise of a generator in the garden of a restaurant or so, opposite our hotel. It was hell-noise during most of the nighttime.
We were not informed by the owner that that sunday the whole ground floor (bar and restaurant) had been hired for a big wedding with a very loud music-band that made music till into the night, and when we came "home" that evening we were as soon as possible been brought to our rooms, because apparently the wedding-people too were not informed about hostelguests.
The phone at the desk was blocked and could only be used by the servants or us to get enquiries about our lost luggage, when the owner was present.
The rooms and balcony were rather okay, but the a/c was not working and had to be repared in the evening.

  • Liked — the kind servants in training
  • Disliked — the terible noise in the night of a generator
  • Stayed December 2008, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 2 of 5 stars Check-in / front desk
    • 2 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 2 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
    • 1 of 5 stars Business service (e.g., internet access)
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Majorca, Spain
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“unbedingt meiden”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2011
1
person found this review helpful
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  • Stayed December 2010, travelled as a couple
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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70, Poruthota Road | Etthukala, Negombo 11500, Sri Lanka
Price range (per night):* INR2,173 - 3,121

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