Rooms & Suites

Always take a shortcut to the water when you stay in our Premium Pool Access Room. Unwind completely with a view of the gardens and beach.

Wake up to golden moments by staying in one of our Premium Rooms along the terrace. Every nook of this spacious room is designed to relax and delight, and you can enjoy the view of our expansive gardens too.

Sink into the plush comfort of your king sized bed in every Luxury Beach Access Room, and wake up each day to warm, restorative views.

Watch the waves dance and coconut trees sway, from the comfort of your bed.

The main drawing in the sitting area, by Sanjeewa Kumara, is inspired by the sun, and Van Gogh’s Sunflowers, which is clearly emphasised by the burning orb in the middle of the composition. The rest of the Suite is designed around a series of line drawings that depict the legends of the sun associated with Sri Lankan culture.

The Hiru Suite has a magnificent piece of weaving covering the wall behind the bed titled ‘Golden Anthias’ after the Swallowtail sea perch which brings brilliant colour to many coral reefs around the Island. This feature was designed by Barbara Sansoni and Barefoot (1978) and woven for Cinnamon Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

The art within the room is with 100% locally sourced material and craftsmanship.

Indigenous to Sri Lanka, they grow in the wetlands as well as dry and intermediate lowlands. The shrubs that grow along the southern coastline served as the inspiration for artists Marie Gnanaraj and Sameera Kalupahana. The Wetakeiya Suite features skillful artwork woven with Wetakeiya, and also line drawings of pandanus plants.

The exact meaning translates to ‘that which has flowers and fruits with long tendrils’. An iconic feature of the Southern Coast, the coconut palm inspired our artists for this suite. Embellished with work by artist Marie Gnanaraj and photographer Dominic Sansoni, the Narikela Suite features artwork woven with coconut fibre and photographic prints.

The flower and its fragrance emanates from temples, and hence is called the Temple Flower.

Sujith Rathnayake’s pencil rendering of a Frangipani Tree picks on the elegance and grace of its bows in the main sitting area. Sameera Kalupahana draws on the actual flowers in his natural history like drawings in the rest of the suite. Asanka Godamune weaves the leaves of the Frangipani tree onto the cushions around the suite.

‘Pillars of Salt’, which is seen decorating the wall behind the bed is a work by Barefoot, using the inspiration of land and seascapes of Sri Lanka in abstract geometry with vivid colour. This feature was specially designed for Cinnamon Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

This moon themed suite carries its lunar journey through art and textile, really giving you a sense of cosmic bliss.

Sujith Rathnayake tells the story of how the hare was drawn on the face of the moon, and the ‘sandakinduri’ or moon maiden who only comes out on moonlit nights.

Bandu Manamperi depicts a sequence of the various faces of the moon in the main sitting area at the entrance to the suite.

Asanka Godamune reflects that on cushions on the bed and on the sofa.

‘Velikanda Black & White’ which decorates the wall behind the bed is a work by Barefoot, using the inspiration of land in abstract geometry. This feature was specially designed for Cinnamon Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

The art within the room is with 100% locally sourced material and craftsmanship.

The main painting in the living area is a depiction of a coral reef by Sanjeewa Kumara in his own inimitable fantastical style. The cushions made by Asanga Godamuna weave depictions of corals into the fabric. The rest of the suite is decorated with Sameera Kalupahana’s natural history like drawings depicting various kinds of corals.

‘Pillars of Salt’, designed in 1980 by Barbara Sansoni and Barefoot, is seen decorating the wall behind the bed is a work by Barefoot, using the inspiration of land and seascapes of Sri Lanka in abstract geometry with vivid colour. This feature was specially woven for Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

Of the 80 species of whales that have been identified in all oceans, 26 of them have been recorded up to date in and around the seas of Sri Lanka. A high concentration of Sperm whales and Blue whales can be spotted in the Southern coast during the months of December to April. The painting in the sitting area by Sanjeewa Kumara done in his inimitable fantasy style, shows people looking for whales as they go around whale watching as is done around the Island.

Sameera Kalupahana, in his drawings of whales of different species, has paid his own tribute to the Blue whale in the rest of the Suite. The fabric behind the bed, titled Dry Zone Jaffna (1978), is a work by Barbara Sansoni and Barefoot. Driving from the rainforest climate of the south across Elephant Pass, into the northern most province of Jaffna enters a flat sandy landscape linked to a blue sky. Palmyra palm trees with fan shaped leaves, no forest, or jungle creepers, or thick undergrowth, not even distant hills. This feature was specially woven for Cinnamon Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

The art within the room is with 100% locally sourced material and craftsmanship.

Once, Sri Lankan pearls were very well known around the world. Sri Lanka is also known as the Pearl of the Indian Ocean owing to its size in the vast land and seas that surround it.

The Muthu Suite celebrates the literal and metaphorical pearls of the Island, with artistic depictions and cushions swathed in effervescent silk, enhancing the lustre of the Suite’s pearly interior.

The main artwork in the living area is Bandu Manamperi’s own interpretation of the pearl. Sameera Kalupahana draws on the legends of how the pearl was formed in his almost natural history like drawings in the rest of the Suite

‘Velikanda Black & White’ which decorates the wall behind the bed is a work by Barefoot, using the inspiration of land in abstract geometry. This feature was specially woven for Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

The art within the room is with 100% locally sourced material and craftsmanship.

Stories of hatchlings seeking the sun and the sea as they emerge into the world, are told through artist Sanjeewa Kumara’s work in the living room. Paying further tribute to the turtle, line drawings by Sameera Kalupahana adorn the Suite, illustrating the Hawk’s bill and the Ridley.

‘Pillars of Salt’, which is seen decorating the wall behind the bed is a work by Barefoot, using the inspiration of land and seascapes of Sri Lanka in abstract geometry with vivid colour. This feature was woven for Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

Sri Lanka is the only source of ‘Ceylon Cinnamon’ or ‘true cinnamon’, used as an ingredient and in Ayurvedic wellness. Here, in the Kurundu Suite, Marie Gnanaraj weaves cinnamon quills through fabric in pleasing geometry, celebrating this healing spice.

On the sofas and bed are weavings by Asanga Godamuna, which takes into consideration the twirling of the cinnamon quills to create the design. Adding to this are prints by Dominic Sansoni of cinnamon as it is piled up and bundled, waiting to be exported to the world.

‘Pillars of Salt’, which is seen decorating the wall behind the bed is a work by Barefoot, using the inspiration of land and seascapes of Sri Lanka in abstract geometry with vivid colour. This feature was woven for Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

Celebrating the promise of infinite adventure and discovery, in boats.

In this Suite, Kingsley Gunathilaka’s main piece decorates the living room. His creation depicts the various textures and colours of the old paddle boats or Pãru, to memorialise what it felt like to be in one floating on a village reservoir.

In the rest of the Suite, Dominic Sansoni’s photographs portray the craft and the techniques of making a Pãru. Much of this is not existent today. The photographs have been taken over a period of some 20 years bringing back memories of a bygone era.

‘Pillars of Salt’, which is seen decorating the wall behind the bed is a work by Barefoot, using the inspiration of land and seascapes of Sri Lanka in abstract geometry with vivid colour. This feature was woven for Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

The art within the room is with 100% locally sourced material and craftsmanship.

The lake of two islands, and all its calm, is reflected in the art, as are the botanic details of the landscape.

Dedduwa meaning ‘two islands’ is portrayed by artist Bandu Manamperi with a series of black & white washes to capture the serenity and elegance of the scenery.

The Barefoot design titled ‘Lucretius Fronto’ inspired by Barbara Sansoni’s travels to Rome, decorates the wall behind the bed. This is from her Roman Fresco collection which consists of three designs – Lucretius Fronto, House of Livia and Tarquin. This feature was woven for Cinnamon Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

The art within the room is with 100% locally sourced material and craftsmanship.

The first Europeans to visit Sri Lanka were the Portuguese, who sent an explorer, named Laurenco de Almeida, in 1505. Almeida found the island separated into three different kingdoms, each controlled by a king. In the 17th Century the Portuguese built a small fort at the mouth of the Bentota River (Benthara Ganga), visible from your Suite window. In Sinhala, this was called ‘Parangi Kotuwa’, meaning the ‘fort of the Portuguese’.

Artists Bandu Manamperi and Chammika Jayawardena display their crafts with finesse at the Portuguese Suite, with Portuguese azulejos inspired tiles and a coat of arms. An iconic Portuguese ‘twist’ accent is mounted on the wall, representing a carved, twisted motif used frequently in classic Portuguese furniture.

Beeralu is a complex art form that involves nimble fingered knitting resulting in the eye catching lace patterns that we see on the trimmings of Sri Lankan garments and cloth home décor items. All the intricate Beeralu crafts mounted on the walls of the Beeralu Suite have been created by artist Himashi Wijeweera, reflected in the lace patterned accents.

Staying in the Beeralu Suite is a true experience of the craft.

‘Karabu’ or clove was one of the rarest and most expensive spices in the Roman and Medieval world. Prized for its flavour and aroma, and for its medicinal qualities – particularly in Ayurveda, clove was among the most valuable of the spices for its use as a breath freshener, perfume and food flavouring. Although the spice was not grown in Sri Lanka, it is believed that the oldest clove in the world may have been excavated from an ancient port of Sri Lanka dating back to 200 BC.

In the Suite, Sameera Kalupahana depicts the clove and its flower in a natural history like drawing. Behind the bed, ‘Teak Stripes’ is a work by Barefoot, using the inspiration of plants of Sri Lanka in abstract geometry with vivid colour. This feature was woven for Cinnamon Bentota Beach by local artists and craftsmen.

The art within the room is with 100% locally sourced material and craftsmanship.