Consider a stay at Shangri-La Hambantota and take advantage of a golf course, 2 poolside bars and a terrace. With a beachfront location, sunloungers and beach volleyball, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to a body scrub, a body treatment or a body wrap at Chi, the on-site spa. At the 3 on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and international cuisine. The 24-hour health club offers fitness classes and yoga classes; other things to do include volleyball, hiking/biking and archery. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi, and guests can find other amenities, such as shopping on-site and mini golf.
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. Travelling with kids? Consider Dry Zone Botanical Garden, or check out an event or a game at Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium. Take the opportunity to explore the area for outdoor excitement like hiking/biking trails and other activities like safari tours. Visit our Hambantota travel guide
Consider a stay at Shangri-La Hambantota and take advantage of a golf course, 2 poolside bars and a terrace. With a beachfront location, sunloungers and beach volleyball, this resort is the perfect place to soak up some sun. Treat yourself to a body scrub, a body treatment or a body wrap at Chi, the on-site spa. At the 3 on-site restaurants, enjoy breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner and international cuisine. The 24-hour health club offers fitness classes and yoga classes; other things to do include volleyball, hiking/biking and archery. 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, sunloungers and pool umbrellas
Free self-parking and valet parking
English breakfast (surcharge), free bike hire and a round-trip airport shuttle (surcharge)
An electric car charging station, express check-out and express check-in
Room features
All 274 rooms offer comforts, such as 24-hour room service and premium bedding, in addition to thoughtful touches, such as pillow menus and laptop-friendly workspaces.
More 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/cupboards and separate sitting areas
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 24 Oct 2026, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Shangri-La Hambantota on 25 Oct 2026 start from Rp2.871.359, excluding 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 at Shangri-La Hambantota?
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?
Checkout 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 miles (15 km).
Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?
Yes, this property offers free cancellation on selected 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
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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 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.
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.
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.
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
Kevin
16 Mar 2026
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
Tahmina
30 Nov 2025
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
Barbara
13 Feb 2026
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.
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.
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
Malwila
21 Oct 2025
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
Adam
10 Apr 2026
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
Gursimrut
13 Dec 2025
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.
- 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.
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!