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Insight resort

3.0 star property
3-star beachfront hotel near Koggala Lake

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Outdoor pool, pool umbrellas, sun loungers
Aerial view
Aerial view
Reception
Budget Non Sea View Room | Floor plan

Reviews

8.6 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • On private beach
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Spa
    Spa
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Room service
    Room service

Explore the area

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67, Matara Road, Ahangama, Southern
  • Kabalana Beach
    16 min walk
  • Midigama Left Surf Break
    4 min drive
  • Koggala Lake
    5 min drive
  • Koggala (KCT)
    11 min drive

Room options

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Budget Non Sea View Room | Living room

Budget Non Sea View Room

  • 21 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Non Sea view | Living area

Standard Non Sea view

  • 21 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Sea view With Balcony | Living room

Deluxe Sea view With Balcony

  • 28 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 King Bed

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includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Ahangama

On the beach.You'll be within 3 miles (5 km) of Koggala Lake and 6 miles (10 km) of Handunugoda Tea Museum with a stay here. Also within 9 miles (15 km) are Mihiripenna Beach and Weligama Beach.

What's nearby

  • Kabalana Beach - 16 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Midigama Left Surf Break - 4 min drive - 3.9 km
  • Koggala Lake - 5 min drive - 3.1 km
  • Mirissa Beach - 15 min drive - 14.6 km
  • Weligama Beach - 18 min drive - 11.0 km

Getting around

  • Midigama Railway Station - 7 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 134 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Cactus Ahangama - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Kip - ‬2 min drive
  • ‪Lamana - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Marshmellow Beach Cafe & Surf School - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Lighthouse Rooftop - ‬2 min drive

About this property

Insight resort

3-star beachfront hotel near Koggala Lake
Simply walk outside to feel the sun on your face at the white sand beach. Enjoy the umbrellas and sun loungers for a relaxing day at the beach. Pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa and enjoy amenities at Insight resort like an outdoor pool and a children's pool.

Along with a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include 2 poolside bars, a beach bar, and a bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. This beach hotel also offers a rooftop terrace and a garden. You'll have access to the outdoor pool at a partner property. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Ahangama hotel.

  • 53 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • 4 buildings
  • 2 bars by the pool
  • Meeting rooms
  • Built in 1982
  • Deli
  • Terrace on the roof
  • Beach lounge chairs
  • Towels for the beach
  • Umbrellas for the beach
  • Poolside lounge chairs
  • Umbrellas for the pool
  • Business facilities
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Wedding services available
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • Bar on the beach
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
Insight resort offers 53 accommodations with minibars (stocked with some free items) and safes. These individually furnished accommodations include desks. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. This Ahangama hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered on request.

Spa Serene has 3 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages and body treatments. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy, Ayurvedic, and reflexology. The spa is open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • 24-hour pick-up airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 2 poolside bars, 1 beach bar and 1 bar
  • 24-hour room service

Things to do

  • Access to nearby outdoor pool
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have elevators
  • In-room accessibility

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV
  • Premium channels
  • Satellite channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free minibar (some items)

More

  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe
  • Turndown service

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! One child 5 years old or younger stays free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 14 per night.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 105 per vehicle (maximum occupancy 2)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 14 per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve rollaway/extra beds
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve rollaway/extra beds. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and cash. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector in each accommodation.

Please note that the hotel policy is that appropriate swimwear must be worn in the swimming pools. Any other clothing, including pants, t-shirts, long dresses, and burkinis, are not allowed.
Property Registration Number PV9288

We should mention

  • One child 5 years old or younger stays free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.

Property is also known as

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Insight resort Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 47 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely hotel, with super friendly staff, our children loved the pool, the food was fab from pizzas to Sri Lankan food. We enjoyed the massage service too. A great value hotel over looking ocean
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dilrukshie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Rey warm welcome, got a head and shoulders massage on arrival, got a complementary fruit dish to the room and during check out got coconut rock these I did not get in a 5 star hotel that I stayed the night before at yala, the crew were very friendly, courteous, willing to help, and very accommodating, very nice receptionist
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Simon

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Wonderful staff at a well kept hotel. Dinner and breakfast were both good; Sri Lankan and western options. Great pool and great beach location. Good value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sithma

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was safe
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

ADI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

ADI

Travelled with family, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff works tirelessly to keep you happy and having a pleasant stay. I stated for a week this past summer, and everything went well. They have a nice pool and the beach is right outside. Thanks again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Liudmila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel in Ahangama
I had such a great time at Insight Resort. Very clean, nice hotel. With very helpful and polite staff, I’ve never felt unattended. Beautiful private beach access and spacious pool. I chose the room with sea view and enjoyed so much. The food at the restaurant was amazing and super fresh. Value and quality are really attractive! Will definitely come back!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Roman

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I would rate "Insight" at 5 stars. Heaps of reasons to do so, especially because of the professional and attentive staff. However, I can only give them 4.9 stars... the music selection does not match the hotel environment. It's a beachfront hotel with a lot of surfers, but they play old Roy Orbison and Elvis music. Also, they play random Italian music. It's not bad music, it just doesn't fit the property. My opinion is they should have something more Bali Lounge / Bali Chill style. It would make breakfast buffet time so much more enjoyable... listening to beach chill music instead of random 1950s US songs. Besides that, 5 stars!!!
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly, comfortable rooms, felt a bit odd signing a disclosure form on powercuts but they operate by the book. Overall a good place to unwind
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2022

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Update your information!
The hotel is super clean and safe and the staff are welcoming and friendly, however their manner is a bit off-putting as they only seem to know two words: "Room Number". Even after two weeks, the waiters at breakfast asked me my room number when they had seen me every day. The restaurant has no vibe whatsoever, long empty tables in a huge bright room. Your plates are cleared before you have finished your last mouthful of food, and you are brought the bill to sign without being asked if you want anything else. Waiters hover over you watching your every move as if you are not to be trusted - it can be quite disconcerting! The food however is great, and the Chef is amazing. He came out every morning to see if I liked the breakfast, and recommended certain dishes - he even made me a special pasta one evening as he knew I'd like it spicy. The information needs to be updated on the website/hotels.com site as, whilst this may be due to pandemic restrictions, if I had known certain things I would not have chosen this resort. As a coffee lover, they only have instant coffee, even at breakfast, it's disguised as filter coffee! No coffee bar. No snack bar/deli. There is only 1 (lovely) pool. No roof terrace. The Juice Bar is just a sign (it's a storage place for beach mattresses & towels). The picnic area is a bunch of wooden benches. No specific children's play area. No sun umbrellas at all. No beach loungers (pool area only). Gayan, one of the pool attendants was super though.
Juice Bar
Picnic Area (not allowed food outside though!)
Lovely Pool but no sun umbrellas and not allowed to take the beds to the beach (so no beach loungers as advertised)
Restaurant - clean and sterile!
Stayed 12 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dreamy beach views
My friend and I stayed here for 2 nights as a treat to end our trip in Sri Lanka. It was a dream. The staff were great and the facilities were lovely. We paid extra to have a sea view which was amazing, but you spend most of your time by the pool or in the sea! We got tuk tuks to the local restaurants at night, and did an afternoon/evening trip to Galle. Breakfast buffet was great too. Lovely hotel, would definitely recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Location was great. Service was upto the mark. Cleaniless and food was great. Varieties of food in buffet.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Maria-Luisa

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect location, family friendly and great for surfing (beginners)
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Dinesh, Canada

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Staff & Manager was Friendly . Always have a smile and welcoming , Hotel was very Clean, right beside the beach. The Buffet was excellent, and the Service was outstanding. I will recommend for family to stay in this Beautiful view hotel. If i get the chance i will stay for 2 more days.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Duminda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Had a great time 😀
Had a great time at the hotel. The staff was excellent and the food was also good. We stayed during the New Year time & Kids really enjoyed the new year games as well as us. It was nice of the hotel to organize the Kiribath table with traditional sweetmeats during the auspicious time. Nice & calm beach right in front of the hotel. Will definitely stay at Insight again. Great service by Dilani (FOM) and her team.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good resort, the location is very good, right on the beach which is almost like a private beach. The staff requires some training as many of them were trainees. The person answering the phone to take orders for room service should be good in communication. The pool and spa are very good. The staff overall is friendly and courteous.
Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2018

6/10 Okay

georg

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
the overall feeling of the hotel was ok. The location is nice with the beach in front. The rooms are spacious and clean, we had a sea view room, which was nice. The service though was not to great satisfaction in parts. We were not very happy with the service for the reception. They had difficulties to communicate in English. They never called back upon a request for a massage. However, the staff at the pool was very nice. Whereas breakfast was good, I would not recommend half board service, as dinner meals were rather dull. We still decided to extend our stay for another two nights, as we really liked the beach, outdoor area, and our room.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

4/10 Poor

Kristin

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

2/10 Terrible

J, Perth, Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disappointing Run Down 21/2 Star Hotel
Definitely not 3.5 star! Very disappointing. Small holes in bed sheets and frayed towels. Paint pealing off the walls in our room. No buffet breakfast for the first 2 days we were there. The second last night a group of young Sri Lankan's on a work trip came and stayed. The party went on for hours. Running in the hallways, continuous noise, yelling, slamming doors and loud music. By 3 am we were getting pretty annoyed. The staff must have know it was going on because the main dining room is an atrium and is connected to the hallways. There was no way they couldn't have heard. At 3 we called and complained. It did quieten down a bit after that, with only intermittent loud noises. But then it started up again at 6am. So we had breakfast, complained to the manger, who's only excuse was "they are young", and then we went back to bed. We then complained to the management again they were dismissive. We were only there for 5 days and we lost a whole day. They then gave us an ~ AU$6 discount on our stay! The cost of 1 drink, or less than 10% of a nights accommodation. Generally a lousy experience. I would not recommend it to anyone. There were a lot of other nice places we saw on the days we did go out. Please look somewhere else! Don't stay here.
Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

2/10 Terrible

pernille, Dubai

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Closed for refurbishment
The hotel was closed for refurbishment when we arrived. Just by very hard work did we manage to find alternative accomodation because ALL good hotels where full. Not even hotels.com let us know this AND we never got a reply on our request. A very bad xmas experience for our family, how hotels.com can accept bookings when the hotel is closed!!

2/10 Terrible

Hanne

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For dyrt i forhold til hva du får
Jeg booket 2 netter fordi jeg ønsket et bra hotell å bo på i julen. Hotellet er dyrt, så jeg ble skikkelig skuffet da jeg ankom og de ba meg betale ekstra 50USD «because its christmas» for tjenester jeg hverken trenger eller ønsker. I tillegg var det ekstra kostnader for frokost. At hotellet arrangerer underholdning og julemiddag, bør det være slik at de som benytter seg at det betaler for det. Oh det stod ikke noe om denne ekstra kostnaden på nettsiden og jeg fikk ikke avbrutt oppholdet. Dessuten lå rommet mitt tett på restauranten, så det var mye bråk fra restauranten til rommet. Og musikken de spilte i restauranten var så høy at jeg hørte den inn på rommet. Positivt: jeg benyttet meg av laundry og det var bra. Raskt og rent. Veldig bra. Hotellet bar preg at det er gammelt og slitt. Bra med vann i dusjen. Positivt. Så synes hotellet er for dyrt i forhold til hva du får.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Nina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastisk hotell
Supert opphold, med fantastiske ansatte
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Eirik

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastisk opphold
Jeg hadde tidenes beste ferieopphold. Jeg elsker Insight Resort Hotell. Servicen , maten og de hyggelige ansatte her gjør oppholdet magisk. Dette er tredje gang jeg er på ferie på dette hotellet , og jeg blir like fornøyd hver gang. Jeg synes at hotellet skulle hatt 4-stjernes stempel fordi det fortjener det virkelig.
Stayed 8 nights in Feb 2023