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.

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.

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

Budget hotel. Good food and beverage options. WiFi available. Easy Access from airport. Some of the facilities are dated and may need renovation. Courteous staff. Swimming pool is neat and clean. Easy access to the beach. Overall well maintained.

Not served welcome drink, Late checkout 1pm they ask to pay additional 1500lkr, staff not guest friendly, When I went to have breakfast, they approached me as if they had sneaked in and asked if I had paid for breakfast,

The hotel room was spacious and clean and had access to the pool through patio doors. The staff were polite and extremely helpful and there was a good choice of food on the menu in the restaurant. Nice to walk through the grassed/ garden area to the beach