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The Blue Wave Hotel

3.5 star property

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Outdoor pool
A well-maintained courtyard with a paved walkway, surrounded by lush greenery and trees.
A courtyard with a grassy area, outdoor seating, and a building with multiple balconies and air conditioning units.
A spacious lobby with a high ceiling, a reception desk, and a large elephant sculpture.
A buffet table with various breads and pastries.

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning

Explore the area

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The Blue Wave Hotel Road, Arugam Bay, 32500
  • Place, Arugam Bay Beach
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Pasarichenai Beach
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, Pottuvil Point
    ‪8 min drive‬

Room options

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed

  • Garden view
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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A hotel room with two beds, a desk, a chair, a window with curtains, and a wall-mounted TV.

Deluxe Triple Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Garden view
  • 23 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Single Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

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Superior Twin Room

Superior Twin Room

  • Garden view
  • 23 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free Wi-Fi

About the area

Arugam Bay

At The Blue Wave Hotel you'll be within just a 5-minute stroll of Arugam Bay Beach and within 20 minutes of Pasarichenai Beach. Highlights at this hotel include a full-service spa, a restaurant and an outdoor swimming pool. .The hotel's own lounge bar and poolside bar are nice places to enjoy a drink. Enjoy the gym, steam room and kids' swimming pool. Additionally, you'll find free Wi-Fi in public areas, a snack bar/deli and spa services. Buffet breakfast is available. There's also free self parking, along with the convenience of an airport shuttle. .Sights within a 20-minute drive of this 3.5-property class Arugam Bay hotel include Muhudu Maha Viharaya Temple and Pottuvil Point.

What's nearby

  • Arugam Bay Beach - 5 min walk - 0.5 km
  • Pasarichenai Beach - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Muhudu Maha Viharaya Temple - 5 min drive - 3.7 km
  • Pottuvil Point - 8 min drive - 5.9 km
  • Kumana National Park - 41 min drive - 29.9 km

Restaurants

  • ‪Siam View, Arugam - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Mister Fisherman & Friends - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Ali Restaurent - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Hideaway Café - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Happy Panda Homestay and Very Small Cafe - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Blue Wave Hotel

The Blue Wave Hotel offers its guests a full-service spa, an outdoor pool, and a steam room. Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.

A children's pool, a fitness centre, and spa services are also featured at the business-friendly The Blue Wave Hotel. An airport shuttle (available 24 hours) is available for a fee. Self parking is free.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3.5-star Arugam Bay hotel.

  • 31 guestrooms or units
  • 3 levels
  • Built in 2015
  • Deli
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Pool or billiards table
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • Smoking in designated areas
  • Bar or lounge
  • 1 conference room
  • Bar by the pool
  • Dining venue
The Blue Wave Hotel offers 31 accommodations with minibars and a safe. Rooms open to balconies or patios. Flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels. Bathrooms include a shower and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottles of water and coffee/tea makers. An iron/ironing board and hairdryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa.

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Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Buffet breakfast available for a fee: USD 10 for adults and USD 5 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 2015
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

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

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Connecting rooms available
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age - 16

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at The Blue Wave Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 6 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 10.0 per night.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

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.

  • Fee for buffet breakfast: from approximately USD 10 for adults and from USD 5 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 150.00 per vehicle (one way)
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 10.0 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
This property accepts credit cards
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children; if you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room
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. This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios and terraces, which may not be suitable for children. If you have any concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm that they can accommodate you in a suitable room. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in all accommodation.

We should mention

  • Up to 2 children aged 6 years old and younger stay 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.
  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Blue Wave Hotel Arugam
Blue Wave Arugam
The Blue Wave Hotel Sri Lanka/Arugam Bay
The Blue Wave Hotel Hotel
The Blue Wave Hotel Arugam Bay
The Blue Wave Hotel Hotel Arugam Bay

Frequently asked questions

What is the cancellation policy at The Blue Wave Hotel?

The Blue Wave Hotel offers free cancellation on select room rates. Check out the cancellation policy for more info.

Is parking available at The Blue Wave Hotel?

Yep, The Blue Wave Hotel has a free self car park.

Are there any beaches close to The Blue Wave Hotel?

Yep, The Blue Wave Hotel is a short 4-minute walk from Arugam Bay Beach. Fun beach activities include windsurfing.

Is there a spa on site at The Blue Wave Hotel?

Yep, there is an onsite spa at The Blue Wave Hotel.

Does The Blue Wave Hotel have a pool?

The Blue Wave Hotel has an outdoor pool and a kids' pool. Grab your bathers and lounge poolside while enjoying with a coldie from the bar.

What makes The Blue Wave Hotel a romantic place to stay?

A lounge bar, plus private balconies in the guestrooms, help set the scene for a romantic weekend at The Blue Wave Hotel.

Does The Blue Wave Hotel serve breakfast?

Yeah, free brekkie is offered daily between 7 AM and 10 AM.

Is there a free airport shuttle available at The Blue Wave Hotel?

No, but there's an airport shuttle that runs 24 hours a day for a fee.

Is there a bar or restaurant at The Blue Wave Hotel?

Yep, they've got a lounge bar and an onsite restaurant that serves international cuisine. Pre dinner cocktails anyone?

What time are check-in & check-out at The Blue Wave Hotel?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM. Check-out time is noon.

Are pets allowed at The Blue Wave Hotel?

No, pets and service animals are not allowed.

The Blue Wave Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 17 out of 36 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 13 out of 36 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 36 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 36 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 36 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified

8/10 Good

Andrew

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

Great place.

Staff were amazing. Admits corona issues they treated us very well.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Rohana

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

Nice hotel with pool next to the beach

It's great hotel to stay, but some small hick-ups. Rooms were not ready when we arrived even we called them in advanced, but hotel staff made it quickly. A/C not working properly I was the host for the bookings had to move few times until it was become acceptable condition.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020
Verified

8/10 Good

Ziv

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a good experience

The hotel is good, but the manager their is unpleasant and rude, she's always try to get more money from us. The other hotel crew was great , the restaurant isn't great and you should eat outside it's cheaper and way more tasty. They don't clean the room every day!
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Shiyamsunthar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It is fairly good. However the WiFi was utterly poor and no signal. TV entertainment was poor too.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
This is our 2nd time to the property. We love this place. It is extremely clean, quiet, has great wifi wonderful happy friendly staff and a great generator when the power goes off. It’s also bug free
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2019
Verified

8/10 Good

Younghwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
No hot water .
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Keith

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

You’ll love this hotel!

I loved this hotel! The staff was so friendly and helpful! Lahr, the restaurant manager was amazing! Always a smiling face! The pool was beautiful, the room clean and cozy! Housekeeping was so kind and hardworking! I would book this hotel again in a second! 😊
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A clean and well maintained property run and maintained by a group of friendly and professional staff. A special mention should be made of the front desk staff that make the stay at this property a pleasant experience.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Schöner Pool, nettes Personal, gutes Frühstück, Essen im Restaurant hat noch Luft nach oben..
Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2019
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Amazing staff, OK hotel.

Very attentive and friendly staff and a good breakfast but the hotel itself needs a bit of an update. Amongst other things our room wasn't ready when we checked in (after check in time), there was never any pool towels and the WiFi kept dropping out. None of these are huge issues individually but together they were somewhat annoying. Can't fault the staff though, they couldn't have been better.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Avi

Wanderfull

Wanderfull
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hôtel calme avec litterie très dure

L’hôtel n’est pas à côté de la plage mais il est calme . Il vous faut traverser la route (100m ) pour rejoindre la plage avec ses nombreux restos Pour le prix cet hôtel est correct: pool et ac dans les chambres. Mon seul bémol est la litterie qui est dure comme une planche en bois :/
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Kerrie

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

Nice hotel close to shops, restaurants and beach

Hotel staff very friendly and helpful, pool was lovely although needed more shade, rooms were cleaned daily,buffet breakfast had a lot of different food to choose from, overall stay was great
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Good hotel

Nice hotel short walk to beach.Staff very good.Good restaurant looking out to the pool.Many restraurant so at the beach
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean hotel, value for money. Very good service, all staff very friendly and helpful, particularly Prasanna and Dilanka who served us at the restaurant. A big thank you to the chef as well. Will stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

jay

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

wowed by their service

3 star hotel that felt more like 4 stars. was immediately offered a cold towel and drinks upon entering the hotel premises and that was really pleasant after a long bus ride from ella. premises have a chill vibe and room was comfortable. staff were always warm and friendly. there was a gym with a treadmill which partner used and also a swimming pool. hotel is near main street and close to surf shops and good eats would definitely recommend staying here if looking for a relaxing, comfortable stay in arugam bay.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Ditte Krøyer

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

Fine hotel

Fine hotel, very friendly staff who helped us out with everything we needed.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2018
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Marco

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

Brand new hotel in Arugam Bay

It's all new, so all is functioning. Beds are very confortable, The pool is good for kids (1,20m deep). Breakfast is ok, maybe is more rich in high season when buffet breakfast is served. Short distance from main road so no noise from traffic.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Verified

8/10 Good

Greg

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

Nice property located right across from the beach.

Good location, seemed well-maintained. Included breakfast was nice and the employees all were quite friendly.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017
Verified

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Disliked: Staff & service

You get what you pay for - travelodge style

Rooms comfy - AC working. Good position just over road from beach. Welcome was good from reception Unfortunately we were placed in an interlocking room with a door into another room (that wasn't occupied by our family) which we felt invaded our privacy, especially as our 'neighbours' were turning the handle. I asked for our room to be changed but the staff were unable to support the request as they were full. On Sunday afternoon when we fancied a break from the sea we returned to find a full pool party in swing - very noisy music, and attracting mostly non-residents. Apparently the hotel has a nightclub currently under construction as well. When I asked reception about this I just got a "shrug" On our final night my young son came down with a "bug" and vomited all over the bedding, floors, wall etc. It was 3 am and I was unable to access clean sheets / cleaning products, and the security guard told me there was no one available. My visit to reception showed it was closed for the night. When i complained to the manager the next day about no overnight cover - he said i should have called the reception on the phone who would have put me through to housekeeping - although there wasn't anyone there when I walked down.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel was exactly as it was shown and we thought it would be. All staff from management to the cleaning staff were helpful and friendly. We would strongly recommend this as a place to stay in Arugam Bay. Although not on the beach, it is within easy walking distance and the pool is ideal for families with young children.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2017
Verified

10/10 Excellent

samantha

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

Hotel with all facilities and great staff

Rooms spacious and clean, breakfast really good. Staff over attentive. Short walk to the beach (not beach side) but makes up for it with nice swimming pool and air conditioned rooms. Comfy beds. Good value and close to all restaurants. Recommended.
Verified

6/10 Okay

Ying

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Do not recommend

Too noisy. You can hear next door neighbour talking clearly. Hotel really need to improve the sound proof.
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sue

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

Indeed a nice clean hotel & an excellent location.

Extremely helpful and kind-hearted staff. They made sure our stay was comfortable. We regret we didn't stay more days there but definitely will stay in this hotel during our next trip.
Verified

8/10 Good

Pancha

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

Quiet Retreat

We went on off season, best hotel in that area. Very nice pool. Good local food. Nothing negative to mention.