Golden Star Beach Hotel

Our experience at this hotel was extremely disappointing. We stayed for one night on a half-board basis, and the food was nothing short of terrible. The lunch was a complete letdown—bland, unappetizing, and lacking variety. To make matters worse, the only dessert option was a poorly made fruit salad, which did nothing to redeem the meal. The overall quality of the food was far below expectations, making our stay even more unpleasant. We would not recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a satisfying dining experience.

Très bien situé et à 30mns de l aéroport. Hotel propre, belle piscine . Et en plus la possibilité de rester après 12h en attendant notre départ pour l aéroport. ( 1000RS de l heure) ce qui est très agréable . Restaurants sympa à proximité aussi bien côté route que pied dans le sable

Hotwl review Hotel itself from the street is looking good. Rooms could do with an update. Staff is really friendly and helpfull. Next to the sea which is quite handy as only 2min walk and swimming in the sea. Swimming poole is clean. All good. Need to chech air con as some rooms it did not work. Overall good location

Horrid hotel experience. I’ve stayed in my poor hotels over the years and this was truly awful. Unless there are two Golden Star hotels in Negombo this doesn’t remotely resemble the photos. We arrived to find enormous cockroaches in the bathroom. The mattresses are terrible. I am now in bed at 01:30am with a group of very loud men shouting and singing (and drumming) in the pool and in the corridors. There are at least 20 of them. They have banged our door very loudly around ten times (I lost count) and they tried our door handle twice which is very scary if they’re as drunk as they sound. We called reception who clearly could not control these men. My husband went down to reception and they said they couldn’t reach the manager (I understand he/she eventually came). Our two children were woken up and scared. It went on for 2 hours. The beach is disgusting - full of rubbish and smells. Not necessarily the hotel’s fault but the location. There is a smell of sewage hanging around the place. Very few staff speak English. The receptionist who welcomed us spoke English but no one else did including in the restaurant or during the night when we were struggling with the noise. I had wanted to believe the good reviews and ignore the bad ones avoid but I’m afraid the bad ones are accurate. Please stay elsewhere.

Une dernière nuit tout près de l’aéroport… l’hôtel est bien situé dans la rue principale en bord de plage, près des restaurants et de quelques boutiques pour les derniers achats de souvenirs. La piscine est grande. Le personnel de l’accueil est très aimable attentif, et soucieux de trouver une réponse à toutes les questions. Le petit déjeuner buffet est complet, généreux et varié : il ouvre normalement à 7.15 mais comme nous devions partir à 7.30 pour l’aéroport, il était prêt pour nous à 7.00 et nous avons beaucoup apprécié ce geste ! Les chambres sont immenses, celles avec vue sur piscine/mer sympas. Sans doute la piscine et la plage auraient besoin de plus de transats et en meilleur état… et Bien sûr on sent que l’hôtel est vieillissant et aurait besoin d’un sérieux rafraîchissement mais rien qui nous ait vraiment fait regretter d’y avoir passé la dernière nuit de notre voyage !

We just booked 1 night as it was close to the airport to recover from the flight before starting our tour. It is not expensive at all so your expectation should not be too high. Room was comfortable with nice balcony and there was a pool and access to the beach. Had a Sri Lankan curry lunch buffet when we arrived Breakfast was also included and nice fruit and also local food on offer. Slightly annoying as we were the only ones there as it was early and 7 staff all standing in the corner chatting - we had to go over and ask if we could have some tea and coffee - which is surely a basic to offer the minute guests sit down Staff on reception not that efficient so don't expect a speedy checkout Adequate for the price