We stayed in the Marriott Weligama in September for our Honeymoon. We had an unbelievable time there from start to finish. We were treated by the beautiful dancers and flute player doing the peacock dance. Our room was decorated beautifully for our honeymoon and we were greeted by a gorgeous coconut cake. Every day our room was cleaned to the highest of standards by the room attendants. All the front desk staff treated us with the upmost kindness and you were always guaranteed to be greeted with a friendly face.

We were absolutely spoilt by Ranjith and the pool staff every day, from putting up the umbrella, the lovely fresh towels, to the Surfs Up bar staff delivering the lovely drinks. Aqua aerobics was also great fun on the days we tried it. Chaman’s yoga class in the morning was amazing - we wish we had gone sooner in our trip. We miss seeing Ranjith’s friendly face every day! The gym was also great and was lovely and clean with water and towels provided. The Kitchen treated us to an amazing breakfast every morning. There is so much choice and the freshly prepared omelettes were gorgeous. Murtaza and his team made amazing Indian dishes every morning and we were sorry we weren’t there for the Indian Food Festival that happened in October. The buffet dinner was equally as good in the evenings. Tides bar was a staple. The board games were fun to have there and the staff and food again were lovely. Dharmika, the manager, arranged for us to see Ireland play a late game in the Rugby World Cup, figured out how I could get some Sri Lankan Cricket jerseys delivered to the hotel for gifts, as well as seeing we had a great time in all the bar and restaurants that he oversees - he totally went above and beyond. The rooftop bar was a great addition in the second half of our stay with live music. Best of luck to him and all the staff with it as they head into busy season.

The Big Fish restaurant offers a really special meal and we were spoilt by the head chef Sihil and his team making us wonderful food. The staff there did everything to give us the best experience possible. A special mention to Dilishal (Sorry, I’m not sure that is spelt correctly) for the laughs and making our visits so wonderful.

We used the complimentary 2 pieces of laundry offered to us most days and our clothes were cleaned and pressed beautifully. More delicate pieces were hand washed and treated with such care. Big thanks to the laundry team. We had such an amazing honeymoon and will remember Weligama and the wonderful people we met forever. It was a home from home and we would love to be back looking out over the sea again! Thank you to all at the Marriott Weligama for making it so special. Chris and Claire