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French Garden Beach Hotel

Alles Garden, Nilaveli Road, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
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French Garden Beach Hotel
Ranked #12 of 18 Trincomalee B&B and Inns
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

I enjoyed my stay on uppavili beach, the rooms are seriously basic and the fan didn't work very well, which was difficult in the heat! I was also disappointed by the outside space where my view of the sea view was ruined with barbed wire which didn't keep the cows out. There wasn't anywhere nice to sit, and they didn't... More

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Chennai (Madras), India
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14 hotel reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 June 2013 NEW

Location is lovely, but like what other reviews have stated, the rooms arent too clean, the bathroom has so many mosquitos, you can't take a shower without being bitten. There is a mosquito net, but noone stays in the rooms until they sleep as the situation is so bad. The toilet was broken, so we had to fill a bucket... More

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Colombo
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2013

My experience here went from bad to worse. There doesnt seem to be a fixed price, people I spoke to were paying anywhere from 1300-2500 per room for the same standard. Our bathroom was not clean, you had to reach into the toilet cistern to flush, and the bathroom was a mosquito breeding ground. The dive staff are pushy, unprofessional... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 June 2013

There are three French Gardens which are all owned by one owner but run by different managers. All are within 100 meters of each other and the one I stayed at was building on the beach. It is a bit confusing because they somewhat operate congruently but don't at other times. The rooms are filthy with hundreds of mosquitoes since... More

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Celje, Slovenia
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 June 2013

Basic, peaceful, no wi-fi. Good porch view, hindered by barbwire fence. The rooms were really basic, clean, bathroom was in bad shape. We spent most of our time at the next guest house restaurant/bar, where they offer diving day trips.

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istanbul
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2013

just one and only good thing for this place is location. it is really close to beach. the rooms is basic which is not so fine but acceptable But there is no roof isolation. just tin roof on the door which makes the room like a sauna at day time. the big issue is the owner. you cant talk or... More

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Scotland
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2013

OK, if you want a four star hotel, go to one. This is a basic guesthouse and the cost reflects this. I was alone, and the room was basic, but clean and secure. It was also charming. I loved the downmarket rustic nature of it but the woman who ran it was such a nice woman to sit out and... More

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Bucharest, Romania
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8 hotel reviews
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2013

We stayed here in the summer of 2012. We only booked this place as we couldn't get in anywhere half decent. The room was like a little sweaty box, poorly lit, suspicious stains on the bed and walls, dirty toilet that I was scared to drop my shorts in and cockroaches the size of a small mouse patrolling the room.... More

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Warsaw, Poland
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2013

After having a recommendation from my host I went for this place. As soon as I have arrived I have been cheated by tuk-tuk driver, who was meant to be for free and later it came out he charges 300 LKR. Rooms were stinky and badly maintained. Some of the rooms did not have a ceiling. Staff was playing a... More

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gent
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Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 January 2013

A most agreeable place ,simple basic rooms , with no extra points for cleanliness, a sometimes flooded shower/toilet , some holes in the mosquito nets , but the best place for quit sleep nice contacts , (it seems only friendly people pick it ;) ) a great view of beach and ocean , and for too hot days enough shade... More

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Address: Alles Garden, Nilaveli Road, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Region: Sri Lanka > Eastern Province > Trincomalee District > Trincomalee
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Ranked #12 of 18 B&Bs / Inns in Trincomalee

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