Seaside Resort

Staff was very helpful speally Hassan, Jason, and Larush. Stairs

After spending two weeks at Seaside in 2024, I looked forward to returning. I knew it was the off season but expected a decent week with the ocean nearby. Nothing in the listing suggested anything but a regular experience. In the end, I stayed the full booking but frankly the price paid was too high for the service available. Breakfast was exactly as requested. I want to stress that the off season staff were absolutely friendly and delivered what they could! I was grateful when they actually installed a router in my room that gave me connectivity. I am still fond of the hotel and will certainly return - but only during the regular season. Say March to October? The 4 men staffing the hotel were kind and helpful but from the first moments of arrival I could tell that they were more like offseason caretakers than hotel management. It was quickly revealed that 1. The restaurant was closed until springtime. 2. Breakfast was available for an extra cost, prepared by the same staff members doing everything else. 3. The internet was not functioning when I arrived. 4. The hot water was minimal(in room small heaters.) 5. The hotel simply was not in an innkeeping mode. 6. Bathroom was not stocked at first.

Nice staff. Good breakfast Not on beach as photos implied

Location Bathroom & bed

Passable

It is better to have pool .

Very good

Room was well equipped and clean with a wonderful view. We booked a room with a sea view but when we arrived the room we were given was looking at palm trees. To the credit of staff they did find us a room with a sea view.

Pleasant

The room was very spacious and the shower was really nice. Beds were very comfortable with a strong air conditioning. There is a great view to the beach and the breakfast is generous and good. The beach near the hotel is very dirty. It is actually a fisher boats place. It was interesting to see the activity in the morning but not so nice to lay there. Also the entrance and the surrounding of the hotel was very dirty with an awful smell.

Nice terrace for dinner. No elevator. Very crowded reception area. Toilet not working properly. Air - condition just above our heads. Overpriced for what’s offering.

The location a few meters from the beach. The people working there were very nice, tried their best. It was not clean, didn’t have any toiletries, just 2 towels, no changing, no cleaning the room every day, breakfast was poor and it was downstairs with no AC that smelled horrible and was very hot, when walking out the room it smelled like food and it was so hot, no elevator. The hotel is not at all maintaned, pity for the location and the nice staff. Also, the bed is old and uncomfortable and you hear everything outside, doors slaming, people talking, everything. There are lots of stray dogs just outside barking all night and a mosque nearby that wakes you up too early.

Nice view from the balcony, at the beach and ocean.ok breakfast and plenty of it too. Quite dirty bathroom. We had to ask two times to get it cleaned. Dirty spots on the sheets. The toilet was running all three days.

Good

Very good

Nice and clean room

I stayed at Seaside Resort for 14 nights while working in Trincomalee. The building needs some attention as the salt air climate has affected things like gaskets on doors (during a heavy rain my room flooded when water blew under the door from the balcony.) BUT...The staff was so engaging and met(exceeded) my every request that I felt like I was at home. The restaurant on the roof is nice - menu is not clear but just tell cook what you want. The kitchen put out an English breakfast that was huge in its portion size! The beach was awesome - 100 meters from the front door. I swam in morning before breakfast and in evening before sunset. Fabulous. It was not high season and the beach was clean and empty. - Hotel does not accept credit cards, nor foreign currency. ATM machines have limits on how much cash can be withdrawn. Plan ahead. (I asked for hotel bill 3 days before departure so that I could go to ATM enough times to pay.)

The staff were very helpful. Everything in the room worked: hot water, shower, air conditioner. The breakfasts were not well cooked and not tasty. The view from rooms up to the third floor is mostly of trees and nearby buildings. There is a construction site next to the hotel. The beach area near the hotel is unsuitable for swimming because it is a fishermen’s area. Room cleaning is only provided upon request (we had only one cleaning in two weeks). Unfortunately, my friend and I both saw cockroaches in our rooms. I received only one towel for the entire two weeks. During our stay at the hotel, which was under construction, the common area was dirty for 2-3 days.

Very nice room facing the sea, we were very fortunate being able to use the entire balcony. Staff were welcoming and very friendly, accommodating our requests happily, especially the Chef.

Clean. Nice AC. View was amazing