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Reviews of Villa Lagoonscape

Pamunugama Road, Negombo, Sri Lanka

  • Oshan

    Reviewed: 11 September 2025 · Stayed in August 2025

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    The villa was very clean and exactly as shown in the photos. The villa was very well kept, and Vignesh and his wife were both warm, welcoming, and always happy to assist. We truly appreciated their hospitality. The lakefront setting was beautiful, although the location is a little isolated, with no restaurants or cafés nearby. Dining out required a 10–15 minute drive.

    The only dining table was outside, which unfortunately made it difficult to enjoy meals in the evening due to mosquitoes. We also needed to keep the doors closed at night for the same reason. As there is no air-conditioning downstairs, this did make the living area quite warm. We were advised that using the upstairs unit would help cool downstairs, but we didn’t find that to be effective. The biggest disappointment, however, was being told we were not permitted to have any pork-based products in the villa as the owner was Muslim. We found this unusual, particularly in a majority Buddhist country, and concerning that it had not been disclosed before booking or after the booking during a free cancellation period. We have not encountered such restrictions even when staying in villas in majority Muslim countries like Indonesia. This left us feeling uneasy about what other unspecified rules might apply—for example, whether alcoholic drinks were permitted or whether it would be acceptable for a same-sex couple in our group to share a room. The combination of the location, dining challenges, and unexpected undisclosed restrictions means we would choose alternative accommodation next time.

    Property response:

    Thank you for your thoughtful feedback. We’re sorry some aspects of your stay weren’t ideal. We’ll use your comments about mosquitoes, dining space, and cooling to improve the experience for future guests. Regarding our dietary policy, we’re a private home and kindly request no pork products on the property. This isn’t about restricting anyone’s lifestyle or about alcohol or same-sex couples — which are absolutely welcome — but simply a respectful request we’ll make sure to communicate clearly upfront going forward. We also ask that any assumptions about religion or culture remain fair, as our aim is to host all guests warmly, regardless of background. Thank you again for staying with us and for sharing both the positives and areas where we can do better.

    Thank you for your thoughtful feedback. We’re sorry some aspects of your stay weren’t ideal. We’ll use your comments about mosquitoes, dining space, and cooling to improve the experience for future guests. Regarding our dietary policy, we… Show more

    Villa Lagoonscape
    15 September 2025
  • Hester

    Reviewed: 6 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025

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    The spaciousness (large bedrooms with big bathrooms), the peace and quiet, the large swimming pool, and the beautiful view. The staff took excellent care of us. It was easy to order tuk-tuks through the app.

  • Sonali

    Reviewed: 23 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025

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  • Jazmin

    Reviewed: 23 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025

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    Beautiful, comfortable and clean property. Pool was amazing and the bathrooms were beautiful. The caretaker was also lovely and really looked after us.

    We didn’t find the location to great as quite far from restaurants, Ubers and tuk tuks were often hard to get. Felt quite isolated which was nice but also would have been nice to be closer to town.

  • Barsha

    Reviewed: 29 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025

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    One of the best stays for group

  • Jheeva

    Reviewed: 18 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025

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    Great property. Clean and as advertised Beautiful scenery and amazing facilities

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  • Jens

    Reviewed: 2 November 2024 · Stayed in October 2024

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  • Thishan

    Reviewed: 16 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024

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    Great property for group of friends to enjoy, not too far from Colombo, rooms were big and so were the bathrooms, nice and well maintained. They have a great pool and a game room to keep you occupied throughout the day. We had a great time and will definitely recommend!

    Staff service can be improved , they were being lazy.

  • Julia

    Reviewed: 23 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024

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    Beautiful villa with incredible pool and view. The property was extremely high spec and comfortable. The staff were both amazing and we had some excellent meals.

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  • Videsha

    Reviewed: 9 July 2024 · Stayed in July 2024

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    The staff were very kind and helpful. The rooms were clean and they had all the facilities that we needed.

  • Elaine

    Reviewed: 29 June 2024 · Stayed in June 2024

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  • Rebecca

    Reviewed: 25 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024

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    This is a stunning and spacious villa. Exactly as in the photos and impeccably clean. The private swimming pool is perfect for a family holiday. There are large living spaces upstairs with sofa and massive tv with balcolny overlooking the pool and downstairs with more sofas and kitchen area. The outdoor seating area is gorgeous and perfect for breakfast however it would be an idea to have an indoor dining table for evenings to avoid mosquitos, eating at coffee table height wasn't ideal. Watching the sunrise is lovely (the pool is east facing so no chance of sunset from the property, but probably from the beach opposite there would be). Breakfast was lovely made on site with the chef, option for sri lankan or Western food and they were very accommodating for dietary requirements (vegan) the small round coconut rotis with the sambal were the best- would have asked for more if we weren't in a rush for the airport! The staff were all helpful but kept out of the way unless needed, which was appreciated.

    Air con in the bedrooms worked well but no aircon in living spaces meant for less sociable evenings as it was too hot. Blue bathroom shower screen had a gap so floor got very wet. Description is not 100% accurate, possibly a language translation error. There are 3 bedrooms, two with doubles/large doubles and the third is either as a large double or as two single beds (not two double beds in one room as is written). I had been looking forwards to my own large bed but didn't get this. The hot tub/jacuzzi is actually part of the main swimming pool, the jets arent very powerful and its a normal pool temperature (not hot). We were only there for one day so I dont think we remembered to look for the games room, we thought it was just a storage room for towels etc and I never found a 4th bathroom. Despite the description errors this is still a fantastic villa and you will enjoy your time here before/after your flight.

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  • Neligama

    Reviewed: 2 January 2024 · Stayed in December 2023

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  • Kushanthi

    Reviewed: 2 January 2024 · Stayed in December 2023

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    I recently had the pleasure of staying at Villa Lagoonscape and wanted to share my positive impressions, Breakfast is actually good. Amazing location and i really like it.

  • Richard

    Reviewed: 22 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023

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    Location was stunning and food was awesome . Loved it ! We will definitely come again. The staff treated us very well and they were really obliging when we had service requests. Highly recommended for family time.

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  • Thana

    Reviewed: 21 March 2023 · Stayed in March 2023

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    nice and clean. had all the facilities for a good relaxing break

    location and facilities

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