Shangri-La Hambantota

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Luxury
5.0 star property
8.6

Excellent

Luxury family-friendly resort

Consider a stay at Shangri-La Hambantota and take advantage of a golf course, 2 poolside bars, and a terrace. With a beachfront location, sun loungers, and beach volleyball, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to a massage, a facial, or a body wrap at Chi, the onsite spa. At the 3 on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and international cuisine. The 24-hour health club offers yoga classes and fitness classes; other things to do include hiking/biking, archery, and volleyball. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as shopping on site and mini golf.

Popular amenities

  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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A hotel room with a large bed, a dining table, and a balcony with a view of the ocean.

Premier Room, 1 King Bed (Ocean)

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(5 reviews)
  • Ocean view
  • 517 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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A modern hotel room with a balcony, a sofa, a dining table with fruit, and a hanging chair.

Premier Suite, 1 King Bed (Ocean)

  • Ocean view
  • 1033 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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A hotel room with a large bed, a dining table, and a balcony with a view of the ocean.

Premier Room, 2 Twin Beds (Ocean)

  • Ocean view
  • 517 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A spacious bedroom with a large bed, a desk, and a chair, a ceiling fan, and a view of palm trees through large windows.

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(7 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 517 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, and a view of the beach.

Deluxe Twin Room

  • Garden view
  • 517 sq ft
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Beds
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About the neighborhood

Located in Hambantota, Shangri-La Hambantota is on the beach. Ramba Raja Maha Viharaya and Debarawewa Clock Tower are local landmarks, and the area's natural beauty can be seen at Ussangoda National Park and Bundala National Park. Traveling with kids? Consider Dry Zone Botanical Garden, or check out an event or a game at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. Take an opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like hiking/biking trails and other activities like safari tours. Visit our Hambantota travel guide
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Sittarakala Estate, Shangri-La Mawatha, Chithragala, Ambalantota, 82100

What's nearby

  • An elephant by a riverbank with dense greenery in the background.
    Udawalawe National Park
    57 min drive - 30.4 miles
  • A tropical beach with clear turquoise waters, surrounded by dense palm trees and a small island.
    Hiriketiya Beach
    59 min drive - 37.4 miles
  • Shangri-La's Golf and Country Club
    1 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Tangalle Beach
    39 min drive - 23.8 miles
  • Goyambokka Beach
    44 min drive - 28.0 miles

Restaurants

  • නෝනගම Village
    11 min drive
  • Ruhunu Resort
    7 min drive
  • Bojunhala
    1 min walk
  • M&D Food Hut
    16 min drive
  • Kumara Rest
    17 min drive

About this property

Shangri-La Hambantota

  • Luxury family-friendly resort
  • Consider a stay at Shangri-La Hambantota and take advantage of a golf course, 2 poolside bars, and a terrace. With a beachfront location, sun loungers, and beach volleyball, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to a massage, a facial, or a body wrap at Chi, the onsite spa. At the 3 on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, and international cuisine. The 24-hour health club offers yoga classes and fitness classes; other things to do include hiking/biking, archery, and volleyball. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities such as shopping on site and mini golf.
  • Other perks include:
    • 3 outdoor pools and a children's pool, along with a waterslide, sun loungers, and pool umbrellas
    • Free self parking and valet parking
    • English breakfast (surcharge), free bicycle rentals, and a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
    • An electric car charging station, express check-out, and express check-in
  • Room features
  • All 274 rooms include comforts such as 24-hour room service and premium bedding, in addition to thoughtful touches like pillow menus and laptop-friendly workspaces.
  • Extra amenities include:
    • Reusable coffee/tea filters and recycling
    • Bathrooms with rainfall showers and designer toiletries
    • Flat-screen TVs with premium channels
    • Furnished balconies or patios, wardrobes/closets, and separate sitting areas

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Frequently asked questions

Does Shangri-La Hambantota have a pool?

Yes, this property has 3 outdoor pools and a children's pool.

How much does it cost to stay at Shangri-La Hambantota?

As of Nov 5, 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Shangri-La Hambantota on Nov 26, 2026 start from $217, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

Is Shangri-La Hambantota pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking?

Self parking and valet parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at Shangri-La Hambantota?

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Shangri-La Hambantota?

Check-out is at noon.

Does Shangri-La Hambantota provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 100 per vehicle applies.

Where is Shangri-La Hambantota located?

This Hambantota resort is on the beach, steps from Shangri-La's Golf and Country Club, and within 9 mi (15 km) of Ussangoda National Park and Kalamatiya Bird Sanctuary. Dry Zone Botanical Garden and Magampura Ruhunu International Convention Center are also within 9 mi (15 km).

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Shangri-La Hambantota Reviews

8.6

Excellent

9.2

Cleanliness

7.0

Location

8.6

Staff & service

8.8

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 86 out of 149 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 35 out of 149 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 14 out of 149 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 9 out of 149 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 149 reviews

Reviews

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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome place! Very clean, kind and helpful staff. Breakfast is wonderful with various cuisines. Kids friendly -play place,foods,pool etc… Great place to enjoy with whole family…. Recommend for any one who love beach ,sun and family…
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2026
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful Location. Great Food. Warm people. Some staff need better education, couple of unpleasant incidents happened because of the staff that is not working consumer facing messed up.
Stayed 6 nights in Sep 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in August. Spacious hotel with plenty to explore, we wished we'd had more time to make the most of all the facilities. Had a small hiccup with our room allocation at check-in, but the team resolved it quickly and professionally. Food was a highlight - great buffet breakfast with a wide selection, and good options across the various restaurants on site. We also played 18 holes of golf; the caddies were professional, polite and added a lot to the experience. Would recommend for a relaxing stay with plenty of facilities to enjoy, just make sure you allow enough time to see it all.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a tropical oasis. Clean, big rooms, amazing pools, great food, gigantic breakfast buffet and beautiful evenings with cocktails at the lounge. Staff were friendly and the kids had a perfect day. This really is the new bar we’ll judge all future resorts against.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place and amazing food . Most importantly the service provided by the staff was top notch
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hambutota Shangra-La was very nice with ocean side access and amenities that made our 3 day stay very enjoyable. Two situations affected our stay. First, a last minute request for a second room met with a delay as room accessories needed to be repaired. Unfortunately, there was a one hour delay in accommodating the additional guests though important efforts were made to ameliorate the problem. Secondly, one guest took a fall and was attended to repeatedly with palliative care brought to the guest's room. Otherwise, the pool and breakfast buffet were wonderful.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Lovely resort with beautiful beach. The rooms were nice and spacious and clean. The staff on the whole were friendly though more staff needed at breakfast to clear used plates, refill glasses and show you to a table and explain the layout of foods.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness
Overall, a great experience, staff were very helpful and accommodating for every need. The main returns and al la carte restaurants were very good quality. The only recommendation that prevented 5 star rating was the quality/strength of wifi available
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2026
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10/10 Excellent

The staff were amazing, esp the waiters at breakfast and dinner service. Attention to detail, service was impressive
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2025
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6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The resort looks a bit outdated, and some things we were interested in which were offered like for example henna painting for kids or mango sticky rice on the menu were not available.. which was disappointing. The staff was kind and rooms clean.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing service, staff members very attentive, delicious food, beautiful resort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good property for a holiday with kids. The activities like trapeze, zipline etc were good for teens and pre teens. Akash, Pushpita and others do a great job with managing the activities. The kids club is good for the little ones. The staff at the front office, pool and restaurants is excellent. The beach access is good. The property has 3 pools ( kids, family and adults). There are multiple restaurants and bars within the property serving pan asian, continental , local and indian cuisine. The food we tried was good, specially local cuisine like kottu and even the asian food. You can book excursions like a trip to the national park or the bird park which are not very far from the property. The icing on the cake were the peacocks which you can spot throughout the property. I do not play golf but the golf course looked good as well. Overall a nice property with something for all age groups.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awesome experience! Family friendly! Great staff.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly staff. Great service. Amazing place to chill
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
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8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall we loved all facilities in and around the hotel. Its absolutely amazing. We look for to stay in Shangrila Hambantota during our next vacation in Sri Lankan
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
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6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
The room was full of insects; very old fittings; the doors and safety deposit box were not working; this property need upgrades. No plugs in the washroom. The staff were excellent and the location is excellent
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
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6/10 Okay

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
There are positives and negatives about this hotel. First, the positives: the staff are friendly and helpful, and some of the amenities are good. For example, there is a good games room, and the pools are quite good (the water is a little dirty though). The buffet in the evening is a good option, the other restaurants not so much. There is a welcome happy hour for cocktails.. There is quite a lot of wildlife around the hotel (monkey’s , various birds, lizards), which is interesting. The negatives: the service in some of the catering facilities is almost ridiculously slow. There is no orange juice at breakfast, and the other available juices are poor. The breakfast in general is not quite up to the standards of some other Shangri-La hotels (although it is not bad). The property overall is slightly run down and the rooms could do with some refurbishment. A coffee machine in the rooms, with fresh milk in the fridge, would be desirable. If you are to visit Hambantota and are travelling from Colombo airport, choose a good and reliable car service, although not the one offered by the hotel, which is priced multiple times higher than other available options. I would recommend a visit to Hambantota and Shangri-La overall, though, if only for the chance of seeing wild elephants walking down the road.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2026
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2/10 Terrible

Disliked: Amenities
This should not be 5* property. The welcome was awful, and not at all welcoming for a Shangri-la. We were not even walked to our room! The outside of the property is dated too. The reservation/lobby staff overall were awful, not welcoming at all despite it being a 5* accomodation. The sauna/spa was at an extra cost and the pool staff would only provide towels when asked. The WiFi throughout the hotel is very poor. Around the property, there is nothing and a tuk/car is required. It feels if you are a local, you are well looked after, which is a shame. Ultimately, a very disappointing stay in what we thought was supposed to be an amazing hotel. The food however was very good as were all the restaurant staff, and up to the standard of 5* hotel. Wouldn't come back.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
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4/10 Poor

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
- Initial impressions were good. We were nicely attended by “Mr. Insaf” and given our choice of rooms. He volunteered to offer his number WhatsApp for any requests. Unfortunately, he never picked our calls and never answered our messages (until now). - Rooms are well built, but old and tired. Insects everywhere. Even the table lamps are filled with dead ones that seem to have never been cleaned/removed. TV variety is not bad. Size is good (even with our extra bed). - Golf range is great with good value. - They have two spa options; the Balinese one we tried was super good and relaxing. Highly recommended. - Breakfast buffet was a nightmare. Very cheap variety and presentation (glad we didn’t book the full board!). - Ulpatha Restaurant: Highly recommended. Thank you “Vihanga”. - Duty Manager “Lekmal” was terrible. Very limited space here. Details of incident in another review platform. ** My overall assessment of the hotel: if you find it at the prices of 3-star hotels, go for it. If not, avoid.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
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6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The facilities and staff are very good. The food is below par. Food that is to be served hot were served lukewarm. By the time, I walked back to my table from the buffet line, the items were cold. Imagine cold "kirihodi" on String Hoppers or cold scrambled eggs on toast :-) The food that was to be served cold were at room temperature. Not what you expected from a 5-star. The selections were poor. Not much grilled meats/fish. Crab the size of a large shrimp. Remember seeing larger crabs in the paddyfields :-) Thai green curry that had absolutely no vegetables - just small shrimp floating in a green food colored gravy. The so-called Papaya Juice was nothing more than watered down iced washing of a papaya slice! Worst, no coffee after dinner. On top of all this the food is highly over priced. A terrible value! One afternoon at the pool side bar, they wanted a Rs. 1400 for a cup of "kade" tea. What are they making this stuff of - gold? Some of the staff seems clueless of what they are selling. Example, by the pool side on a hot afternoon, we asked for the price a ice-cream bar. The guy had no idea but guessed it was Rs. 4000. The actual price after another guy checked on his POS, was Rs. 600. The first guy should not be a server! We will not be back! They are missing the mark big time! Hope the management take the feedback and improve their offerings. What a shame, afterall they have fantastic facilities and most staff are very good!
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent resort to enjoy with the family. Super moce kids ammenities as the waterplay, kids pool and kods club. We really enjoyed and relaxed.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great staff vibe: very attentive to needs and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The food and the staff was amazing
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
resort facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
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10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything was excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025