Lavanga Resort & Spa 5 * (Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa): description, reviews. Holiday in Sri Lanka

This small island in the Indian Ocean is better known as Ceylon. World glory brought him the import of tea. The aboriginal name of the island of Sri Lanka in Sanskrit means "Blessed Land".

Air travel to Sri Lanka

Most Russian tourists fly to Ceylon with a transfer. This, of course, is inconvenient, because the flight time thus increases significantly.

Unfortunately, the schedule of flights is quite rare direct flights "Moscow - Sri Lanka" (flight time - 8 hours). Such flights are organized by only two airlines:

• S7 - 1 flight per week;
• SriLankan Airlines - 2 flights a week.

The most convenient flights with a transfer are made by passenger aircraft of airlines from the United Arab Emirates:

• Flydubai and Emirates with a transfer in Dubai;
• Etihad Airways with a transfer to Abu Dhabi;
• Etihad Airways with a transfer in Sharjah.

With a minimum waiting time (2 hours) the flight "Moscow - Sri Lanka" will essentially last (flight time - from 12 hours). In connection with the above-mentioned temporary difference, experienced tourists made the right conclusion for themselves: buying a tour to Sri Lanka, wondering how to get there: without transplanting or with such. Of course, the first option is more preferable.

Also significant is the difference in time zones between Moscow and Ceylon: in the summer - 2 hours, and in the winter - 3.

Location. Climate

Tourists usually arrive on the island in the so-called dry season. It is also considered high. Aircraft arriving at the "Blessed Land" land at the airport of Colombo. With this, in fact, and begins for most tourists vacation in Sri Lanka.

Reviews of tourists about the time spent here are eloquent, they should be read by doubting whether to fly to Ceylon or not. For example, the hotel complex, which is the subject of this article, is located in the wonderful resort town of Hikkaduwa, which locals call the "coral preserve". Its coastal waters are shallow and notable for the richness of the underwater world, the local coral gardens are highly rated by divers.

Therefore, among tourists overcoming the 146-kilometer distance from the airport to the hotel Lavanga Resort Spa 5 *, usually there are divers. This transfer takes 3 hours.

About the hotel

Hikkaduwa Resort is located 17 kilometers from the provincial capital, the city of Halle. It is favorable for resort budget recreation: there is a fairly developed network of comfortable economy-hotels and inexpensive cafes. Any tourist can choose for themselves a hotel complex of interest to its price category. Rating hotels (Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka) are represented on the websites of tour operators. For example, Sunils Beach, Bensei By Hotel enjoys a three-star reputation; And a four-star can recommend a network of Thai-born Avenra Beach Hikkaduwa.

The same hotel complex Lavanga Resort Spa 5 * (Sri Lanka, Hikkaduwa) has a more developed infrastructure and, accordingly, more comfortable.

Infrastructure

Having come to the territory of this modern and cozy hotel complex, tourists, of course, pay attention to the compact five-story residential building, a large clean pool located near it, royal palms of the tropical garden.

Hotel first line Lavanga Resort Spa 5 * has a fairly developed resort infrastructure. Attention deserve a hotel spa, diving center, a cinema, a library.

At the hotel complex there is free parking, dry cleaning, laundry. Guests can rent a banquet room, a conference room. Businessmen, if necessary, can communicate with colleagues using the business center.

The hotel restaurant serves guests with Sri Lankan and Chinese cuisines. There is a playground for children. In case of necessity, parents can rent themselves a nanny.

Rooms

The residential complex of a small comfortable hotel Lavanga Resort Spa 5 * consists of 20 rooms. Among them:

• Deluxe suite (studio with a fenced-off sleeping place);
• Deluxe twin share (studio of the increased area with a double bed);
• Deluxe king (room with double bed of increased comfort);
• Family suite (two-room suite of increased comfort);
• Grand suite (VIP-number).

In the guest rooms, modern design repairs are made. There is a balcony, a bathroom with a good shower. The floor is lined with light artificial stone; Combined walls: modern plaster alternates with wooden elements; The ceiling is original, with built-in lights. The light is punctuated with the dark one.

The interior doors are predominantly strict, made in dark colors, lively with light glazing. The rooms are furnished with modern low-rise stylish Asian furniture. There is also a desk and a safe. There is air conditioning, TV with satellite channels. Hairdryer and Wi-Fi are free in the hotel.

According to the impressions of tourists, cleaning in the rooms is done not just neatly, but scrupulously. Plumbing is reliable, British.

Beach holidays

Experienced travelers give newcomers good advice: the first three or four days, the minimum to be on the street, while using sunscreen. The local sun should be used.

Lavanga Resort Spa 5 * is located on the first line of the sandy beach. He is well-equipped, provided with sun loungers and umbrellas. There is a buffet on the beach where you can buy refreshments. However, hotel guests recommend to choose a swimming place for about seven minutes left along the coast. In the bay located there, the sea is calm and the waves are smaller.

To the right of the hotel you should not look for places for swimming. According to tourists who explored this area, the coast there is crowded, dirty, unattractive merchants pester tourists.

Following the reviews of the hotel guests, we will pay attention to the peculiarities of bathing in the Indian Ocean. It is very important.

Here, one should not swim alone, and it is safer to swim in small pools and small children. You can not turn your back to the Indian Ocean, you should look at the waves. With a relatively calm water surface, approximately every minute a big wave approaches the shore (one meter and a half higher than the growth of the bather). From it, in order to avoid injury, do not swim ashore. On the contrary, you need to dive under this wave horizontally, or, ducking, swim up with a "float".

Sometimes the low tide forms currents, pulling people into the ocean. Most often the places where they occur are indicated on the shore by warning signs. The person who got into them needs to swim out, in order to avoid waste of precious forces, not to the shore, but first parallel to him. Such a maneuver is performed until the swimmer feels that he has freed himself from the "embrace" of the current, and only then should he row towards the shore. Sometimes such a "lucky" to save sushi underfoot will have to overcome from 400 meters to a kilometer.

Food

The restaurant of the hotel complex Lavanga Resort Spa 5 * feeds tourists according to the buffet method differentially, depending on which type of food (breakfast, half board or board) the tourist paid for. Prepared, according to customers, delicious, but expensive: a large dish of fried shrimp with sauce will cost the hotel guest 400 rubles, and in the resort restaurant they are paid only 250. And this is not surprising, because Lavanga is not the cheapest hotel in the resort.

Most tourists prefer to eat at local restaurants. There food is more varied and cheaper than in the hotel's menu. They are located from the hotel at a distance of 2 km. To get to them is best on mototaxi (tuk-tuk), the price of the service is 40-50 rubles. The establishments are large, but budget. They are delicious in preparing seafood. Of the expensive dishes the tourists especially noted the following: a lobster costs about 1000 rubles, a shark steak - 250 rubles.

Active rest, excursions, shopping

The best hotels in Sri Lanka offer many excursions. Interest is caused by the ancient architecture of British colonization, sea tours, visiting Buddhist temples.

To the note to tourists: the currency in Sri Lanka is most profitable to change at the airport (there is the optimal rate).

At the hotel complex, you can easily rent a scooter or a car. Picturesque winding roads of Ceylon, tea plantations. In Sri Lanka, there are often various animals: monitors and monkeys. Funny chipmunks are jumping about and over in the trees. Even in the best hotels in Sri Lanka, a brisk lizard can come running.

Shopping here is original. Many experts say that it is in Ceylon that the world's best tea is grown, which is then imported into 145 states of the world. According to travelers, local handmade souvenirs are very original, especially masks.

Here is the mass of factories of various corporations. Defective branded things can be profitable to buy in local markets. Sometimes the marriage is that the buttons are sewn unevenly, sometimes it's all a little imperceptible spot. However, it is necessary to understand the brands, check the quality of the seams, etc., because, along with good things, forgeries are also sold.

Conclusion

Judging by the reviews of the guests, the hotel complex Lavanga Resort Spa 5 * provides comfortable accommodation, health promotion, exposure to local exotic, and shopping. The nature of Sri Lanka is magnificent. However, a tourist who arrives here, it is desirable to make a plan for his stay in Ceylon.

Do not rely excessively on the advice of guides on excursions and shopping, as well as similar advice to the local population. After all, tourists for them - it's nothing more than walking wallet. Be guided on these things strictly dosed out (it brings a variety in rest).

Its communication features have a rest in Sri Lanka. Reviews of tourists contain among other useful information advice to be in communication with local residents smiling and good-natured. This is justified, because it will pay off with reciprocal attention and respect. But criticism and discontent in Ceylon can not be achieved. These kind of tourists are considered local idiots.