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2.0 of 5
Galle Road, Ahangama, Sri Lanka
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Insight
Ranked #1 of 1 hotels in Ahangama
2.5 of 5 stars 24 Reviews
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london
1 review
“best holliday an services ever”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 December 2011

i had an ammazing an great time in my holliday i would defo do it again.
i was advised by AMILA ALVIS hes a wonderfull n great person to deal with thanx for the help.
an i will defo do it again with my wife n kid.
the beach was sexy the food yumyum, i never tried srilankan food before n i accualy loved it an i will be training how to cook some :)

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  • Stayed November 2011, travelled with friends
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Muscat, Oman
1 review
“School group stay - Great!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 October 2011

I am director of an international school travel company and we stayed at the insight - 28 students and 4 staff. It was very good for our needs and the food was above average, good variety and plenty of it. The location was excellent right on the beach and the manager and staff were always on hand to be very accommodating. Rooms were good, clean and safe. The students enjoyed their stay and apart from a few mod cons missing such as phones in rooms and decent TV it was good to get them away from these luxurious additions. A good few days stay and will definitely use again!!

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  • Stayed October 2011, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Amila Alvis, General Manager at Insight, responded to this review
26 October 2011
Thank you for staying at the Insight Resort Ahangama. We are glad you had a pleasant stay and enjoyed our food, service and the location of our hotel. We appreciate your kind sentiments shared on TripAdvisor and look forward to indulge you once again, should you visit Sri Lanka in the future. Thank you
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London, United Kingdom
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“Do not stay here, ever!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2011
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My family (wife and 3 young kids) and I had been booked here for 3 nights on our Exodus tour towards the end of a 2 week trip for some r&r after a fairly hectic itinerary - an itinerary that included some fairly basic hotels. Right on the beach, this was the only redeeming aspect of our experience at Insight. Otherwise:
• The rooms superficially clean but you couldn’t walk barefooted which made getting and out of bed or the shower interesting
• As there was obviously was no care or attention to detail, the hotel seemed to have more than its fair share of bugs
• Drink and food was expensive (and the only place on our tour to charge a service charge and VAT on top of the published prices)
• The drinks were weak and the food awful with the bread in our meal mouldy
• The hotel was devoid of any atmosphere with 3 other people there while we were there, the rooms were
• They actually put chlorine into the pool when we arrived (in the late afternoon) and we mentioned the kids would like a dip which would be totally ineffective
• No manager/owner to try and address the issues
It was so terrible that I looked for alternatives during our meal and were out the next morning. We checked into the Flower Garden in Unawatuna – near the beach and with numerous restaurants within the vicinity – I imagine the Insight is all about leaving the traveller ‘stranded’ so you ate there.
Avoid at all costs.

  • Stayed April 2011, travelled with family
    • 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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“At the basic end of basic”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2011

The first room I was given stunk of petrol fumes (the a/c was on full blast to try and disguise this). The second room was damp and the a/c wasnt working. Some of my fellow travellers were also given smelly and/or damp rooms. One room completely flooded in the early evening. Another had a dead scorpion in the toilet bowl. One had waste water back up into the shower when the sink tap was turned on. The curtains and mosquito nets seemed pretty grubby in a number of rooms. One block of rooms only had cold water.
The location is good, right on the beach and within view of the stilt fishermen.
The menu for evening meals looked pretty good, but I didnt try the food out because I didnt stay there in the end.
So, it depends what you want really - we moved to a different hotel just up the road, which was more expensive but well worth it in my opinion - but if all you want is somewhere to lay your head and you aren't bothered about cold showers then you may find this place ok.

  • Stayed December 2010
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 3 of 5 stars Service
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Surat India
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“overall a good hotel.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 November 2010
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We were a group of 32 adults + 6 children, staying at Ahangama beach in the Hotel Insight. Excellent location and good beach, swimming pool. Food was OK, service rather requires improvement-probably no room service, no intercom or bell. AC not working in 2-3 rooms. but the authority tried to help as much as possible.

Helpful front desk and helpful chef.

Takes 15-20 minutes to Mirissa from where we went for Whale watching.

Looking at value for money, recommended to stay here, keeping in limitations in mind.

  • Stayed November 2010
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 3 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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Galle Road, Ahangama, Sri Lanka
Price range (per night):* INR3,977 - 5,489

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