Dhevatara Beach Hotel

We have visited with my wife by early August 2021. Positive: Although maintenance seems to have lost some battles against decay in this small and cozy hotel, the venue still offers most of it’s charm that contributed winning multiple prestigious awards just a few years ago. The staff is most helpful and courteous, making the stay pleasant and worry free: they recommended and organized trips, arranged a rental car, helped with airport check-in and patiently answered our many questions. The five course dinner included in half board is highly recommended for those who enjoy an extended, nearly 2 hours long culinary experience where they are left with plenty of time between courses to discuss their holiday adventures of the day or the exquisite delights of the superb dishes served. Many guests from other hotels are also visiting the hotel restaurant to enjoy the à la carte dinners prepared at the hotel's kitchen that is supervised by a renowned chef. The breakfasts are plenty, fresh made and fully customizable. Challenge: The usual limits to privacy while sharing a single room were further pushed by only a thin sheet of blurred glass separating the 1.5m distance between bed pillow and toilet. This certainly can not pose serious challenge to well established couples but might become a pivotal point to newlyweds. ;) Unfortunately the ventilation in the bathroom did not work and it took us some time to figure out how to open the windows hidden behind the hardly movable wooden blinds. This presented a different dilemma since air conditioning should be ceased while the windows are open. As the venue is about 50m off shore a premium payed for a room with sea view may cause disappointment for those expecting much more than a glance of the water. It gives a peace of mind to have plenty of curtains ensuring privacy, although we could not understand there was no split at the balcony door. We had to take a 4m detour fighting our way through the curtain waves starting from around the edges, looking for the way out. Finding our room clean and our bed made upon returning was a pleasant experience and this was really not at all diminished by a few mishaps during the week, namely a cleaning cloth and spray bottle found in the bathroom or the “test sand” - that we accidentally spilled on our first day passing through behind the sofa - being untouched throughout the week. We had an overall wonderful experience and any observations above are merely meant as a helpful feedback to the staff and information to adjust expectations for any future guests.

I love this hotel, staff extremly nice.. all perfect. Small and intimate... it s top for praslin. Private beach, pool, good food . I love it