Does Arabella on Boossa have a pool?

Yes, this property has an outdoor pool.

Is Arabella on Boossa pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Arabella on Boossa?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Arabella on Boossa?

Check-in start time: 1:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

Does Arabella on Boossa provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of USD 130 per vehicle applies.

Where is Arabella on Boossa located?

This Boossa hotel is on the beach, 3 mi (4.9 km) from Mahamodara Beach, and within 6 mi (10 km) of Pitiwella Beach and Narigama Beach. Sahana Beach and Dewata Beach are also within 6 mi (10 km).

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Jul 7, 2025

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

Beautiful upmarket stay in a gorgeous location. I will note it’s not walking distance to fort but easily reached by a 10 min Tuk Tuk. We visited in off season and had the entire place to ourself

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rosa

Nov 19, 2023

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

We loved our stay at the Arabella on Bossa! It was really magical

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Gary

Mar 14, 2016

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

A paradise retreat

If your looking for a relaxing five star experience at an excellent price with unbelievable service this is the place for you. Can't recommend this quiet boutique hotel enough. Arabella is a stunning white villa on a quiet beach, a great place to unwind and a good base to explore the southern and western part of Sri Lanka. The staff are exceptional and will cater to your every wish. The hotel only has four rooms and feels more like a home than a hotel. Without a doubt it's my favourite hotel in Sri Lanka. . Also there is a beautiful family beach restaurant called Sadans one hundred metres down the beach to the right, and a backpackers bar a little further.

4/10 Poor

kensuke

Jan 5, 2025

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

the service is poor.

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Lars

Apr 21, 2025

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Natacha

Feb 15, 2025

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

Ein traumhafter Aufenthalt im Arabella! Mein Aufenthalt im Hotel Arabella war einfach wundervoll! Schon bei meiner Ankunft war ich von der Schönheit des Ortes und der herzlichen Begrüßung begeistert. Ich hatte das Glück, in einer atemberaubenden Suite mit direktem Meerblick zu übernachten – ein wahres Paradies, in dem ich jeden Morgen mit einem spektakulären Ausblick beginnen konnte. Das Essen war hervorragend, mit einer großen Auswahl an köstlichen Gerichten, die mit frischen Zutaten und viel Liebe zubereitet wurden. Jeder Bissen war ein Genuss! Das Personal war unglaublich freundlich, immer aufmerksam, hilfsbereit und mit einem Lächeln auf den Lippen. Ihre Gastfreundschaft hat meinen Aufenthalt noch schöner gemacht. Das Hotel Arabella ist ein wahrer Geheimtipp, und ich kann es nur zu 100 % weiterempfehlen. Ich freue mich schon auf meinen nächsten Besuch!

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Jan 26, 2025

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

We loved our stay at Arabella. Loved the simplicity and size of the rooms. Kept very clean and tidy by the staff. Cute offering of bananas for supper in the room with the turn down service. Bed and pillows were very comfortable. Pool area was on the small size but we had no problem using it when we wanted to. Kitchen and kitchen staff were A . Food and service was amazing highly recommend the chimichurri prawns & the prawn or fish tacos! All breakfast options were great also! Tuk Tuks available outside the property cost us 1200 rupees to the fort which is approx 15 minutes away. Beach not suitable for swimming but a lot of the Sri Lankan coastline is rough like this and if you want to be able to swim in the ocean you’ll need to stay at one of the touristy areas which actually make great day trips from the hotel. Great spot for a walk along the beach. We went in the peak tourist season & found this good value for money for our family would happily stay again. Staff attentive even playing cricket with our son. Cons No kettle in the room for making tea only a coffee machine so you need to wait for the kitchen to open at 8am before you can get a pot of tea- would be nice to have one in the room If you’re in room 1 it is closest to the road and you might need some ear plugs or white noise. Also suggest an eye mask as there are shutters that allow the light through. Breakfast not available till 8 when the kitchen/restaurant opens would be nicer if it opened a little earlier

Stayed 8 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Jan 23, 2024

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

Stayed 6 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Charlotte Sverre Lund

Mar 21, 2020

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

Amazing place

Amazing hotel and atmosphere on the beach with so much delicious food!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Expedia

Feb 12, 2020

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

Stayed 14 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kari

Feb 26, 2019

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

Hotell Arabella on Broosa

Topp service,fersk sjømat daglig.personalet var veldig imøtekomme og hyggelige.ordnet opp med en gang hvis det var noe.kom med forslag til utflukter og arrangerte en 2 dagers tur med fyldig program,for oss.lite,hyggelig hotell med koselig hage med svømmebasseng,ved sjøen med flott strand.anbefales.

Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Cat, Edinburgh

Feb 2, 2019

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

Hotel is about a 10 minute tuk tuk from Galle train station, hidden behind a large gate - make sure to ring the bell to get let in. It is a hidden oasis though, its airy, white and concrete leading onto a lovely garden with pool and direct access to the beach. We paid a bit more for a balcony room which I would recommend as the garden rooms don't face onto the ocean. Our room was very comfortable. Only slight downside is there is no back up generator so when there is a power cut (common in Sri Lanka) everything stops working, including the water upstairs. Staff were very helpful and organised a whale watching trip for us. Food in the restaurant was good, with a good range including local food.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

NIMISH

Jan 13, 2019

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

There is not much choose in food and surrounding L

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Dec 28, 2018

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Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Dec 24, 2018

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Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Dec 10, 2018

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Absolutely amazing hotel, enlightened hospitality at its best. The facilities are superb and the location is perfect if you want to be out of the hustle and bustle, but very close to all of the amazing places along the South West coast of Sri Lanka. The staff were incredibly amazing people and always went out of their way to make you feel comfortable and really looked after. The rooms were beautiful and really clean, the food also fantastic! We were really blown away with how perfect this place was. Highly recommend!

Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rikke

Dec 1, 2018

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

Lovely, clean and very modern!

Beautiful interior, lovely beach view, friendly staff, best cocktails, clean rooms and great quiet location north from Galle. I highly recommend Arabella for a place to stay.

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

jca, Singapore

Aug 13, 2018

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Nice hotel near Galle on the Beachfront

It’s a great botique Hotel on the beachfront near Galle. The hipster vibe that the Australian owners wanted to convey in this eight-room boutique hotel is evident in this contemporary black and white hotel. The heavy bass music in the lounge area is great mid-day while drinking a wine however, I am of an age that thinks music starting at 8:45 am was a bit earlier than wanted. The western breakfast was fine with terrific juice and fresh fruit although the eggs were cold on both mornings. I suggest asking the kitchen to prepare the eggs after the toast and other sides.

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lou, uk

Apr 15, 2018

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

We had a fantastic 4 days at Arabella on Boossa. A little piece of tranquility against the hustle and bustle of Galle Rd. We had ocean views waking each morning to the sound of the ocean, friendly but not intrusive staff, a short stroll down to the beach and a fifteen minute tuk tuk drive away from Galle. Thoroughly recommend it. Thank you Arabella x

Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Saranda, Zürich

Apr 10, 2018

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

Wir haben eine sehr tolle Zeit im Arabella gehabt. Die Atmosphäre war familiär und freundlich. Das Hotelpersonal hat uns bei allen Anliegen geholfen. Sehr empfehlenswert :)

Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2018

4/10 Poor

Harriet, London

Apr 4, 2018

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service

So much potential but sadly not there

This was probably one of the most expensive places we payed out for on our trip and having been recommended it by a friend we were super excited as reviews and pictures looked amazing. Sadly this fell well below what we expected. The concept of the place is amazing but sadly let down by numerous pests in the rooms ( we had ants crawling up us in bed in the middle of the night!), staff that don’t speak any English so you can not communicate with them on even the simplest things like ordering food or asking questions about the hotel facilities. There was no manager around when we asked for him and I had to speak to him over mobile as he only comes in at certain times ! The air con in our room was broken when we arrived and so we were freezing cold but no one understood when we went to ask about it being fixed as no one understood us. There was no hot water the whole of our stay from the shower but by this point we had given up trying to get help with things because of the language barrier. And finally the food was awful. It looked great on instagram and the menu looked amazing but when ordered it did not meet expectations and was pricey. We got charged for things we hadn’t ordered and because of the langauage barrier it was impossible to sort out, plus they didn’t even order my food so my friends came and I had to wait another 20 mins for mine to eventually arrive after asking numerous times. We decided to eat out for the rest of our stay there. Avoid!!

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Mar 10, 2018

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

Great rooms, food & service!

Great boutique hotel with a relaxed atmosphere. The standard of the rooms, service & food is excellent and th vibe is great, especially considering limited rooms. They are very happy to arrange activities for you, including a cooking course at the hotel restaurant. Food/drink prices are a lot more expensive than the rest of Sri Lanka, but I think this is representative of Galle too. Would definitely recommend to anyone who wants a calm environment, 10 minutes drive from Galle fort!

Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Feb 20, 2018

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

Beautiful hotel with delightful staff.

A beautiful hotel with wonderful helpful and smiling staff. The rooms and gardens were delightful. Only gripe is that there is no tea/coffee making facility in the room and breakfast does not start until 8am. The breakfast, whilst good, is too prescriptive. i.e. One could not have curd with fruit as curd comes with muesli! Prices in restaurant were priced without tax and service charge which was misleading as everything was 25% more than expected. We checked out other hotel in the area whilst there and we feel we made the right decision to stay at Arabellaonboossa. We are planning a return trip.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Feb 19, 2018

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

너무 이쁜 호텔이였어요!

세심하게 디자인되었고 관리되는 것 같아서 좋았습니다. 음식도 조금 가격이 있긴하나 맛있었으며 플레이팅도 좋았습니다. 골포트랑은 거리가 있어서 툭툭으로 이동을 해야했지만 해변이 한적해서 좋았습니다.

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

colin

Dec 24, 2017

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

Five star Arabella

An amazing week at Arabella. The team worked tirelessly to provide a first class customer service. The food was of a very high standard and the waiting staff were brilliant. The hotel is right next to the beach and the staff arranged transport if you wanted any day trips out. The rooms were very comfortable and clean. All of the areas of the hotel had a very attractive design. The staff were very customer centred and provided consistently high levels of service.

Stayed 7 nights in Dec 2017

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