The southwest coast of the Indian Ocean, where the resort of Hikkaduwa is located, is immersed in luxurious tropical gardens. Quiet picturesque lagoons with corals cut into it in smooth lines, forming groves of amazing beauty at the surface of the water. In this virgin corner of Sri Lanka on an area of 1.6 hectares lies the beautiful Chaaya Tranz Hotel (4 stars).
Hotel location
The hotel complex is located in the center of Hikkaduwa, on the coast of which the Coral Reserve has been created. From the international airport to the hotel you have to overcome a distance of 131 kilometers (transfer duration is three and a half hours). From the city of Colombo, Chaaya Tranz Hotel 4 * is 99 kilometers away. The complex, built on the first coastline, is adjacent to the city's sandy beach.
The hotel is adjacent to a busy street, where shops with clothes and souvenirs are attached, cafes and restaurants, as well as a supermarket, which is quite large by the standards of Hikkaduwa. Chaaya Tranz 4 * is not surrounded by, like many other hotels, attractions. The nearest cultural and historical monuments are 18 kilometers away from it. Active tourists, having overcome this distance, admire the Galle Fortress fortress, the Netherlands Reformed Church, expositions at the National Maritime Museum, and the architecture of historic mansions.
Description of rooms
The room fund Chaaya Tranz (Hikkaduwa) 4 * includes 150 apartments. Guests are offered accommodation in Superior - cozy one-room rooms with adjoining balconies. They are settled in Deluxe - one-room apartments with an improved layout and a balcony, occupying the second and third floors of the hotel.
The guests are accommodated in stylish two-room Middle Suite rooms with a bedroom, a living room and a spacious balcony, located on the third and fourth floor. Tourists relax in comfort in the Corner Suite corner apartments. They are similar in layout to the Middle Suite, but they have a spacious balcony-terrace with a jacuzzi.
The interior design of the apartments at Chaaya Tranz Hotel (4 stars) is made in the European Art Nouveau style, which was diluted with traditional Sri Lankan motifs, read in the decorative elements - embroidered pillows, wall decorations, wood carvings. The windows in the apartment are stained glass, with panoramic views of the tropical garden and the sea. The landscapes are so beautiful that vacationers often capture them in the photo.
The rooms are air-conditioned. In addition to a cable TV, a DVD player is included. Guests use a telephone, a safe, a tea / coffee set, and a paid minibar. Wireless internet in the rooms is free. Bathrooms have a shower, hygiene products and a hairdryer. Apartments are cleaned daily.
Hotel infrastructure
A coral grove that can be easily seen through the clear waters of the ocean attracts divers from all over the world to this marvelous corner. They flock here to meet the colorful underwater fauna and flora that populated the Indian Ocean along the coast that framed Sri Lanka. Divers take amazing photos underwater. The interiors of the Chaaya Tranz (Hikkaduwa) 4 * hotel are decorated with colorful post-modern paintings of African themes.
Tourists purchase souvenirs at a local store, exchanging money at a foreign exchange office at the hotel. Guests relax with cosmetic, anti-aging and wellness treatments at the Spa. The spa is located on the roof, from where you can enjoy a delightful view of the boundless expanse of the Indian Ocean.
In the four-story building of Chaaya Tranz 4 * a conference room is equipped for one hundred people. For celebrations, guests are provided with a banquet hall. The internet cafe has free Wi-Fi. A doctor comes to the sick tourists on call. For cars built free parking.
Pool area
Around a huge pool of warm water, palm trees and flower beds are planted. Exotic greenery gives it the charm of a natural reservoir. There is a bar area next to the pool where guests can enjoy cocktails and refreshments. Guests enjoy free sun loungers, mattresses and towels here.
Beach
The coastline is dotted with palm trees, hotel complexes, guesthouses, cafes, bars and restaurants. Two public beaches are located along the coast of Hikkaduwa (Hikkaduwa). Chaaya Tranz 4 * is located on the southern sand spit of Narigama Beach. Its length is four kilometers. One and a half kilometer spit with coarse-grained sand Hikkaduwa Beach spread from the south. Sandy coffee-colored beaches are tidy and clean.
The beaches smoothly descend into the sea with a clean sandy bottom. Only the northern tip of Narigama Beach goes to the bottom, speckled with stones. The center of the beach is good for swimming and snorkeling. The lagoon here is fenced off from the ocean by coral reefs with bright flocks of scurrying fish. The reef protects the shallow water from the influx of gigantic ocean waves.
The lagoon is chosen by large sea turtles and crabs. Turtles feed local residents and tourists. They are almost tame, sail to the beach for lunch. Turtles with pleasure take seaweed from the hands of vacationers. Many tourists make amazing photos with sea turtles.
Dining at the hotel
Guests have a meal at the Chaaya Tranz 4 * hotel (Hikkaduwa) according to the chosen type of food - breakfast, breakfast and lunch, breakfast-lunch-dinner, all-inclusive system. The complex is equipped with three restaurants and two bars. The main restaurant, Tranzfusion Dining Room, offers a generous buffet.
Two other restaurants offer an a la carte menu. The Crab serves fresh seafood. In the evenings, pleasant melodies flow from the white piano, and from its terrace you can clearly see the magnificent picture - evening sunset, reflected in the water surface of the ocean.
The chef Tranzfix Mediterranean Restaurant pampers guests with Mediterranean dishes. They bring wonderful wine from the cellars of the Chaaya Tranz 4 * hotel (Sri Lanka), which store a rich assortment of alcoholic drinks. Tranzcend Lounge Bar and Tranzfuse Pool Bar serve delicious snacks and refreshing drinks.
Entertainment, sports, health
Tourists use the services of a diving center, do snorkeling, learn to play squash, train for free in the fitness room, play billiards for a fee. Spend time in areas for table tennis, volleyball and badminton. Having fun at a disco, watching 4 * evening shows, Sri Lankan dances at the Chaaya Tranz hotel.
Guests can enjoy therapeutic sessions at the wellness center. They go for beauty treatments at the beauty salon. Tourists restore their health by visiting the Ayurvedic center. Some combine relaxation with treatment according to the Ayurveda system, while others, in order to maximize the effect, devote a journey entirely to restoring health according to an ancient method.
At the tour desk or on the streets, travelers buy tours to Colombo, Galle, Ambalangoda, Seenigama Island, turtle farms located in the vicinity of Hikkaduwa, a gem mine. Tourists visiting the sad expositions at the Telwatta Tsunami Photo Museum. Enthusiasts collected for the museum, existing through donations, photos, documents and drawings, testifying to the devastating tsunami of 2004. Gangarama Maha Vihara is famous for its frescoes, a sacred tree, and numerous Buddha statues.
Services for children
Upon request, the Chaaya Tranz 4 * hotel will provide a cot to the apartment at no extra charge, and a special chair for the child in the restaurant. Babysitters provide paid babysitting services. The hotel area is equipped with a children's pool.
Tourists reviews
One minus is the hotel Chaaya Tranz 4 *. Guest reviews indicate that the rooms have incredibly high humidity. Get rid of it helps around the clock air conditioning or heat gun. It is necessary to turn off the equipment, as in half an hour water smudges appear on the walls. The apartment becomes damp, cold and uncomfortable. With a constantly working air conditioner, the room is cool, and the heat gun pumps intolerable temperature.
Some guests complain about the sluggishness and arrogance of the staff, the long check-in at the apartments, outdated equipment and furniture in the rooms, the need for repairs at the hotel, and the fact that for Wi-Fi you have to ask for a new password every day at the reception.
The food in the hotel restaurants is varied, for ten days the dishes are not repeated even once. The food is prepared deliciously, fruit is served to the table in abundance. However, not all tourists are ready to take meals when they visit Chaaya Tranz (Hikkaduwa) 4 * again. Reviews on this subject are as follows: food prices in the hotel restaurants are prohibitive. Near the complex there is a restaurant serving giant portions of delicious food at a ridiculous cost. It is in it that travelers prefer to satisfy hunger.
All guests like the good location and rich infrastructure of the hotel. Hand squirrels live in the park. Tourists are impressed by the large apartments with attractive interiors, equipped to the smallest detail. For the presence of a spacious balcony-terrace with a soft sofa, from where stunning views of the ocean open, guests are ready to forgive the small flaws of the Chaaya Tranz 4 * hotel (Sri Lanka).
Reviews about the beach are good. It has enough comfortable sun loungers and umbrellas. Huge turtles live near the shore, who willingly make contact with people. True, swimming in the ocean should be done with caution, especially when it is restless. There are places in the lagoon where the current easily carries people to the open ocean. But it doesn’t reach the tragedy - lifeguards work on the beach.