Does The Blue Water - Geoffrey Bawa Heritage Resort Hotel have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Is The Blue Water - Geoffrey Bawa Heritage Resort Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The Blue Water - Geoffrey Bawa Heritage Resort Hotel?

Self-parking and valet parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at The Blue Water - Geoffrey Bawa Heritage Resort Hotel?

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

Does The Blue Water - Geoffrey Bawa Heritage Resort Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of LKR 17000 per vehicle applies.

The Blue Water - Geoffrey Bawa Heritage Resort Hotel Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

Q: Where is The Blue Water - Geoffrey Bawa Heritage Resort Hotel located?

This Wadduwa hotel is on the beach, 7.2 mi (11.6 km) from Kalutara Bodhiya, and within 16 mi (25 km) of Richmond Castle and Mount Lavinia Beach. Bentota Beach and Galle Face Green are also within 20 mi (32 km).

10/10 Excellent

Rexie

14 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Pleasant stay. Friendly staff.

Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

27 Aug 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic

Great stay

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

1 Apr 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stylish and well maintained. Helpful and friendly staff. Not much in the immediate area outside the hotel.

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

James

30 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

What an amazing location and hotel. Staff are everywhere and tend to ask bizarrely probing questions on customer satisfaction, but they are attentive!

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Christi

10 Dec 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good , relax & confotoble.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

LAKSHMAN

29 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Excellent hotel and resort apart from the water pressure of the shower and hot/cold adjustment's which were very temperamental!

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

10 May 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent stay, unfortunate spa facilities

Great stay at the Blue Water Hotel. The view is incredible, overseeing the beach and beautiful hotel layout. The rooms are very nice too but could do with a little bit of updating minor details. The pool is HUGE with plenty of privacy. There is a beach that the hotel overlooks too which you can access. The only downside was that the whole steam room, sauna and jacuzzi was down for maintaince so couldn’t enjoy the spa facilities. The massage prices are also way too high for the country.

Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sachiko

17 Jul 2024

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

空間デザインの聖域のような、美しいホテルでした。もう少し滞在したかった。

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Mark

18 Apr 2022

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Our 3rd time at The Blue Water and it never disappoints. Kushuni and Chamal deserve special mentions as they go above and beyond the service expected. We will be back as soon as we can. Thanks to The Blue Water Hotel again for making our visit to Sri Lanka an absolute pleasure .

Stayed 7 nights in Apr 2022

6/10 Okay

Marc

12 Dec 2021

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice hotel but suites amenities missing

We opted for the Executive Suite, which was offered with some special services (special restaurant, lounge for drinks and happy hour), etc., that were not operating due to Covid. It’s a nice, comfortable hotel with professional, kind staff, but I would advice booking the basic rooms until they get things sorted.

Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2021

8/10 Good

shani

12 Dec 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

the breakfast buffet didn't have much of a spread.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

11 Sep 2019

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Große Zimmer mit Balkon oder Terasse, bequeme Matratzen, großer Poolbereich mit kostenfreien Liegen, Auflagen, Schirmen und Handtüchern, sehr freundliches Personal, Hotel ist insgesamt in einem gepflegtem guten Zustand. Nicht gefallen hat mir: Das Hotel hat ein "Krähenproblem", sehr viele von diesen Vögeln im Garten verunreinigen Liegen und Sitzgelegenheiten, trinken am Pool, hinterlassen Federn und Ausscheidungen am Pool und der Geräuschpegel ist auch nicht zu unterschätzen. Nicht gefallen hat mir: Der Strand und das Meer sind nicht zu empfehlen. Sehr hohe Brandung mit Strömung (hängt evt. im September noch mit dem Monsun zusammen?), der Strand wird zwar von Treibgut befreit, weist aber an einigen Stellen dunkle Verfärbungen auf (Verschmutzung?) und vom Wasser her kommt ein muffiger Geruch. Leider hat Sri Lanka kein funktionierendes Abwassersystem und so landet alles in Flüssen und im Meer! Wer ohne Strand und Meer leben kann ist in diesem Hotel aber bestens aufgehoben.

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

6/10 Okay

Paul

2 Sep 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice grounds, rooms.

It was ok. There was a big convention with hundreds of people. So it was a zoo when I was there. Huge long line for dinner buffet. Not ideal.

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Jolanda, Eindhoven

3 Aug 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Luxe hotel!

De accommodatie was erg goed, ontbijt ook! Alleen als je een taxi nodig hebt, kun je dit beter zelf regelen. De travel agent die ertussen zitten vraagt het dubbele. Zodat een deel naar de agent gaat, een deel naar hotel en een deel naar de chauffeur. Dit hebben we in andere hotels niet meegemaakt! Waarschijnlijk omdat dit een luxer hotel was en de prijzen daarom ook hoger. Ik gun liever een groter deel aan de het taxibedrijf/ chauffeur. Overigens voelt het ook een beetje ongemakkelijk doordat alles gedetecteerd wordt. Jezelf, taxi’s en tuktuk.

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

26 Apr 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

It's unique architecture, open spaces and the garden were pleasing.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

mark

3 Mar 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hotel stay

Perfect for relaxation.Fantastic food at reasonable prices. Wine a bit on the high side.We stayed in a club suite which had extras like free cocktails, butler service and use of the excutive lounge for teas ,coffees and fresh juice and soft drinks. Hotel was immaculate in all ways.

Stayed 13 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Phillip

3 Mar 2019

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stay away if you want to relax

Beware!! Don’t stay at this hotel if you want to relax and sit by the pool. This hotel has less than 100 sunloungers to accommodate over 250 guests. If you don’t get up early, or pay the pool attendant to reserve your sun lounger, you will receive a tatty bit of foam and a towel to sit on the floor until something becomes available. The pool is dirty and green unlike the crystal blue waters as shown. The rooms are dirty with lights falling out the ceiling and cockroaches on the floor. The club lounge access is a joke which is leftover food from breakfast

Stayed 7 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

David

13 Feb 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The Blue Water

Great hotel, very comfortable and stylish. Club suites are definitely the way to go, beautiful rooms and worthwhile additional amenities.

Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Julie Lykke

1 Feb 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dejligt hotel med fantastisk personale

Vi boede i en Club Suite og havde all inklusive. Vi var bestemt tilfredse med hotellet og følte os meget velkomne. Personalet gør meget for gæsterne og virker oprigtigt interesserede i, at vi får et godt ophold. Buffeten indeholder meget lokal mad, hvilket for os er et plus. De tilbød endda at lave mere vestlig mad til børnene. Poolen er stor og ren, stranden er bred og selvom bølgerne er relativt store, kunne vi sagtens bade med børnene.

Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2019

6/10 Okay

Loondre, Munich, Germany

5 Jan 2019

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

We stayed at this hotel over Christmas and New Year 2018. My review is based on the expectations you might have for a 5 star hotel. The good: - very friendly staff. Very helpful - great location near the beach - breakfast and dinner are very good - a wonderful new year celebration - life music during dinner The bad: - bad starting point for excursions (long trips) - email conversation with the hotel did not work. Even phone calls were not answered - some sun beds are old and not working - matrices are old, damaged. Towels are dirty - worn furniture in the room - they have not been able to refill soap and shower dispenser within 2 days - our safe was not working for 3 days Some minor bad things: - our room was not ready in time - not all employees speak English - Club lounge access: only tea and cafe. Juices have to be ordered and will be served within 20 min (for free, but a member of the staff has to go to the restaurant to get them) Summary: According to European standards this is a 3-4 star hotel. If this is your expectation, you will have a great time. Value for money, however, needs to be discussed.

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Karina

31 Dec 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service

Smukt hotel på stranden - skræntende service

Virkelig smukt hotel som absolut er 5 stjerner værdigt. Vi havde bestilt en club suite som til fulde levede op til forventningerne. Derimod var serviceniveauet langt fra hvad man kan forvente af et 5 stjernet hotel. Sammenlignet med andre lande i østen er Sri Lanka meget langt bagud i forhold til begrebet service - og at personalet havde svært ved at tale engelsk gjorde ikke niveauet bedre.

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

19 Dec 2018

ジェフリー・バワのデザインしたビーチサイドリゾート。コロンボから近い。

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Aimo

7 Dec 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

9

Hyvä hotelli. Hyvä allasalue ja suuri nurmikkoalue. Aamupala ja kuntosali hyvä. Ei moitittavaa. Ranta aika vino kävellä.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

YoungJin

9 Nov 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities

Not comfortable because too many bugs in the room and bath.

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Dominik

29 Sep 2018

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great but not perfect

We had a 4-days-stay at the Blue Water at the end of our 4-weeks travel throughout Sri Lanka. Overall, we would recommend The Blue Water as it's a beautiful and well-designed hotel with very welcoming, friendly and helpful staff, a wonderful pool area, a great view on the with palm trees lined beach (the sunsets were amazing!) - though we only rate it 4/5. Reasons: 1. Food was mediocre, especially the adaptions of European / Western dishes were not adequate. The local dishes were better, but had been way better (and a lot cheaper) almost everywhere else we've been to in Sri Lanka. 2. There are some places where the hotel is in need of renovations (e.g. balcony railing, bathrooms / toilets at ground floor). In fact, at the time of our stay there were a few construction sites. 3. There were a lot of ravens at the hotel / poolside, that seemed to be resident there and made quite some noise. There were a lot of squirrels too (which we would count as a pro as they were very entertaining). 4. Location in a larger scale: The beach was clean, but you could barely go into the water (winds, currents) just like at most beaches at Sri Lanka' s west coast. Wadduwa itself offers nothing worth to visit or spend time at. All the above reasons have to be regarded in relation to the quite high prices. Especially the food was a deal-breaker for us. In all honesty, we still would recommend The Blue Water to friends, but wouldn't stay there again ourselves but rather try something new.

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018

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