We really enjoyed our stay here, but there are a f...

We really enjoyed our stay here, but there are a few points to complain about.
+ Great view from the rooms
+ Great location
+ Clean rooms and a very well-kept hotel
+ Friendly and courteous staff
+ Great pool
+ Clean and beautiful beach - contrary to what many have written, water is suitable for swimmers for swimming. Of course it is not advisable to let children bathe unsupervised and of course the Indian Ocean cannot be compared to the Mediterranean. Of course there are currents (oceans have that kind of thing) but people who can swim won't have any problems here. (The red flag almost always flies. However, this usually has the background that the beach, like almost every other beach in Sri Lanka, is not guarded by lifeguards.

- Annoying vendors and self-appointed tour guides on the beach.
- The room was poorly soundproofed (a railway line passed the hotel in the immediate vicinity).
- Buffet food little international and not very culinary. The national food was very tasty but there was little choice (no steak or pork chop, rarely noodles, no fries, no burgers or pizza) - there was never seafood at the buffet. You could only have it prepared for a lot of money on top (small seafood plate without lobster $ 30 to plates for $ 100)
- Daily arrival and departure of large Japanese tour groups
- All inclusive does not mean all inclusive (services at extra costs: food in the a la carte restaurant, cocktails except for 5 (very boring) selected ones with hardly any alcohol, romm service, minibar, snacks between meals, pool bar food).