This is a really nice hotel in an idyllic setting. Spectacular sunsets nightly, interesting food buffets (theme nights many nights), attentive and friendly staff, gorgeous pool, clean, safe beaches (no vendors). The Sri Lankan people are some of the friendliest we have met in many many countries we have visited. Yes, expect to pay the odd tip/bakshish for kindnesses and... more

The hotel is in a great location right on a stunning beach. The grounds and pool area are well manicured. Our room was on the ground floor in sight of the beach. The service in the hotel is excellent. We were on a B&B basis. Breakfast was excellent, with a great choice of European or Sri Lanken cuisine. We ate... more

We travelled from Dubai to colombo for a quick get away, and I have to say it was a great week at the Taj Exotica. We stayed here for 8 nights, and requested a early check in which we got! We had a Orchid Sea View King Bed room, and it was lovely, they were most accomodating for us. The... more

We flew from Heathrow, UK, to Colombo Sri Lanka for the start of our Honeymoon before travelling on to Maldives. It was a long drive (3 hours) to the Taj, but once we arrived we were very pleased with the location and class of the hotel. I've read reviews about people saying they were disappointed with a few things, but... more

We stayed in the Orchid room on the 6th floor, which was a corner room with a panoramic view of the ocean. The service was excellent, the beach calm and beautiful and the view of the sunset - stunning! We could have reduced our stay in Colombo and gone straight to Bentota. The internet was not free, and came at... more

Had booked into Bentota Beach but on arrival hated it. Our guide - Karnal De Silva see karnaldesliva.com - was brilliant. Although on his way home, he drove all the way to Columbo to sort out either the room (the hotel couldn't offer us an upgrade, they only have so many and too few delux rooms) or help us change... more

It is a perfect hotel for someone going on holiday to a beach place. Must visit hotel and one should stay for min 02 nights at this hotel if not more. Excellent food and room service. Location is just perfect and evening beach activities are superb more

We stayed at the Taj Exotica for 4 days and got a very good deal, which made the trip worthwhile. Though the hotel staff is very friendly and courteous, the hotel needs to be upgraded. It definitely does not live upto the 5 star resort standards when it comes to rooms, coffee shop etc.. Having said that, we did check... more

We stayed 2 nights in a so called "Deluxe" room. Althought the room was spacious, it was no clean. Bed skirts were dirty and the walls were not clean. There was a set of rattan chairs with no cushions (don't even think about sitting) and we ended up using pilows as cushions. Food was OK, but not great. The worse... more