Comments on: #50 Siam View Hotel -SVH- http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/ Sri Lanka’s hidden pearl Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:18:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Travel at Thailand http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-147729 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:39:01 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-147729 well this is very useful... (at least for me) very thanks -------------------------------- <a href="http://www.travelatthailand.com" rel="nofollow">Travel at Thailand</a> well this is very useful… (at least for me)

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]]> by: franz http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-139673 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 09:49:36 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-139673 hallo liebe freunde vom SVH, ich war mit einem deutschen fernsehteam bei fred, nur 3 monate nach dem tsunami. wir haben uns, trotz der schwierigen situation sehr wohl gefühlt. ich wünsche mir das dieser platz für immer so schön bleibt, und allen menschen die da leben alles gute und viel kraft das zu bewahren. vielen dank für die schöne zeit franz aus münchen germany hallo liebe freunde vom SVH,
ich war mit einem deutschen fernsehteam bei fred, nur 3 monate nach dem tsunami. wir haben uns, trotz der schwierigen situation sehr wohl gefühlt.

ich wünsche mir das dieser platz für immer so schön bleibt, und allen menschen die da leben alles gute und viel kraft das zu bewahren.

vielen dank für die schöne zeit

franz aus münchen germany

]]> by: Clive http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-7555 Mon, 26 Mar 2007 15:00:29 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-7555 You are right, Snuffle! I also tied to get in touch with them because I heard the Siam View guys done so much for the Community. Their home page does not work. Does anyone have a phone number or email address? Clive You are right, Snuffle!
I also tied to get in touch with them because I heard the Siam View guys done so much for the Community.
Their home page does not work. Does anyone have a phone number or email address?
Clive

]]> by: snuffle http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-7370 Sun, 25 Mar 2007 16:03:28 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-7370 hi, just want to know do you have somewhere a good homepage with concrete information about the siam view hotel. http://www.arugam.com/ doesn´t work. regards, bit hi,

just want to know do you have somewhere a good homepage with concrete information about the siam view hotel. http://www.arugam.com/ doesn´t work.

regards,
bit

]]> by: Greg & Fiona http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2996 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:14:34 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2996 ) erstellt am 29-08-2005 um 21:51 Uhr Greg and I would like to thank Fred, Somlak and all the team at the Siam View Hotel (SVH) for their wonderful hospitality. Thank you for making our 12 night stay (14th to 26th August 2005) in Arugam Bay so enjoyable. The new beach bar at SVH is fantastic - what a wonderful place to relax, enjoy the draft beers (yes folks, cold draft beers, mmm - my favourite is the strawberry beer) take in the beautiful views of the bay and watch the surf break in the moonlight. We think it is a spectacular venue for both beach weddings and full moon parties - well done! Thank you too for the delicious food. The Thai cuisine is just heavenly. Greg and I love Thai food and we always seek out Thai restaurants wherever we are in the world. The seafood is just scrumptious! I wonder if eating prawns twice a day for a week is bad for one‘s health?! Oh well never mind, I‘m not going to find such great value prawns of such high quality in a restaurant in Europe anytime in the near future, so I think I‘m safe! We would like to wish SVH and Arugam Bay well with all their future tourism projects. We highly recommend a visit to SVH and Arugam Bay. We will be back! For anyone interested in visiting AbaY: First of all, whether you surf or not, the bay has an excellent, chilled out vibe. Whatever your musical taste there is a bar/restaurant/guesthouse/hotel that will suit you. There are parties galore, pre-full moon parties, full moon parties and post full moon parties! Get enough people together and create you own party! If partying is not a high priority for you, there are plenty of places to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. If surfing is your thing, there are plenty of places (guesthouses and surf shops) to hire surf boards for a day or more. Wolfgang at SVH runs affordable and interesting half day, one day and two day wildlife trips to various national parks to see wild elephants, deer, buffalo, crocodiles, peacocks, leopards, etc. Rifai (who can be contacted at SVH most days) can organise taxis from anywhere in Sri Lanka to anywhere in Sri Lanka. If you are coming to AbaY from Colombo, we recommend the 9 hour minibus journey. It‘s more expensive than public transport but it will get you there in less than half the time, there‘s no changing (from train, to bus, to another bus, to three wheeler) and you‘ll arrive feeling a little more serene. Enjoy your time in Sri Lanka! ) erstellt am 29-08-2005 um 21:51 Uhr Greg and I would like to thank Fred, Somlak and all the team at the Siam View Hotel (SVH) for their wonderful hospitality. Thank you for making our 12 night stay (14th to 26th August 2005) in Arugam Bay so enjoyable.
The new beach bar at SVH is fantastic - what a wonderful place to relax, enjoy the draft beers (yes folks, cold draft beers, mmm - my favourite is the strawberry beer) take in the beautiful views of the bay and watch the surf break in the moonlight. We think it is a spectacular venue for both beach weddings and full moon parties - well done!
Thank you too for the delicious food. The Thai cuisine is just heavenly. Greg and I love Thai food and we always seek out Thai restaurants wherever we are in the world. The seafood is just scrumptious! I wonder if eating prawns twice a day for a week is bad for one‘s health?! Oh well never mind, I‘m not going to find such great value prawns of such high quality in a restaurant in Europe anytime in the near future, so I think I‘m safe!
We would like to wish SVH and Arugam Bay well with all their future tourism projects. We highly recommend a visit to SVH and Arugam Bay. We will be back!

For anyone interested in visiting AbaY:
First of all, whether you surf or not, the bay has an excellent, chilled out vibe. Whatever your musical taste there is a bar/restaurant/guesthouse/hotel that will suit you. There are parties galore, pre-full moon parties, full moon parties and post full moon parties! Get enough people together and create you own party! If partying is not a high priority for you, there are plenty of places to relax and enjoy the beautiful surroundings.
If surfing is your thing, there are plenty of places (guesthouses and surf shops) to hire surf boards for a day or more. Wolfgang at SVH runs affordable and interesting half day, one day and two day wildlife trips to various national parks to see wild elephants, deer, buffalo, crocodiles, peacocks, leopards, etc.
Rifai (who can be contacted at SVH most days) can organise taxis from anywhere in Sri Lanka to anywhere in Sri Lanka. If you are coming to AbaY from Colombo, we recommend the 9 hour minibus journey. It‘s more expensive than public transport but it will get you there in less than half the time, there‘s no changing (from train, to bus, to another bus, to three wheeler) and you‘ll arrive feeling a little more serene.
Enjoy your time in Sri Lanka!

]]> by: Shaoleen http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2995 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:12:49 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2995 Hi Pat, just try it with Steve‘s Place, Rocco‘s. Telephone number 077 6642991 Shao Hi Pat,
just try it with Steve‘s Place, Rocco‘s.
Telephone number 077 6642991

Shao

]]> by: Patricia http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2994 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:11:58 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2994 I‘m unhappy because I stayed at the Siam many times before. Tried to book a room there again. They are fully booked until November! Has anyone a recommendation? I am looking for a suitable, similar place in town. I will be there in July and I‘m told it is unlikely that the SVH can construct any additional rooms by then. Pat, Manila, PI I‘m unhappy because I stayed at the Siam many times before.
Tried to book a room there again.
They are fully booked until November!

Has anyone a recommendation? I am looking for a suitable, similar place in town.
I will be there in July and I‘m told it is unlikely that the SVH can construct any additional rooms by then.

Pat, Manila, PI

]]> by: Swisshits http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2993 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:10:58 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2993 Pizza an fresh, cold Beer too for sl-food, you’ll find enough places in abay swisshits Pizza an fresh, cold Beer too

for sl-food, you’ll find enough places in abay

swisshits

]]> by: Martin from Switzerland http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2992 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 05:09:29 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-2992 And the best place for eating in Arugam Bay is Siam View, for sure! Excellent Thai kitchen! And the best place for eating in Arugam Bay is Siam View, for sure! Excellent Thai kitchen!

]]> by: Fiona http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-31 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 16:31:15 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-31 The Siam View Hotel (SVH) is a great place to meet fun people (visitors, locals and staff) in a superb location. The view from the first floor restaurant looking out to sea is just awesome, especially when it's combined with some tasty local or international food, including some of the best Thai food outside of Thailand! Then there's the beach bar, right on the beach (as it's name would suggest) looking out at Surf Point. If not surfing oneself, the beach bar is a great place to watch the surfers in action, with a cold draught beer or one of Somlak's cocktails (mmm, that juicy pineapple!). I first stayed at the SVH in the summer of 2004, I returned with my husband last summer (to find obvious post tsunami changes but still very much a "can do" attitude) and visited again this April. My family and friends often ask me what the appeal is of returning to the same place, after all I have travelled fairly extensively around the world (not trying to big myself up, honest!). Apart from Sri Lanka, I've yet to retrace my footsteps elsewhere, so why do I keep coming back to Sri Lanka, Arugam Bay and the Siam View Hotel in particular? It's simple, to meet great people in fantastic surroundings! See you in the Bay some day soon hopefully. The Siam View Hotel (SVH) is a great place to meet fun people (visitors, locals and staff) in a superb location. The view from the first floor restaurant looking out to sea is just awesome, especially when it’s combined with some tasty local or international food, including some of the best Thai food outside of Thailand! Then there’s the beach bar, right on the beach (as it’s name would suggest) looking out at Surf Point. If not surfing oneself, the beach bar is a great place to watch the surfers in action, with a cold draught beer or one of Somlak’s cocktails (mmm, that juicy pineapple!). I first stayed at the SVH in the summer of 2004, I returned with my husband last summer (to find obvious post tsunami changes but still very much a “can do” attitude) and visited again this April. My family and friends often ask me what the appeal is of returning to the same place, after all I have travelled fairly extensively around the world (not trying to big myself up, honest!). Apart from Sri Lanka, I’ve yet to retrace my footsteps elsewhere, so why do I keep coming back to Sri Lanka, Arugam Bay and the Siam View Hotel in particular? It’s simple, to meet great people in fantastic surroundings! See you in the Bay some day soon hopefully.

]]> by: Oliver http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-30 Sun, 17 Sep 2006 12:13:01 +0000 http://www.arugam.info/2006/10/02/50-siam-view-hotel-svh/#comment-30 Yes I do, uncle Fred! I remember some years ago in March 2000/3 when I came back from a 250/600 km jungle walk to relax some weeks in Arugam Bay. It was my first visit after my time as volunteer at the Sinhapura School in 1991/2. Much things have changed and it was interesting to go all around, visit old friends, students and places like the point, Crocodile Rock, Elephant Rock and Sastraweli Temple. After some days I had the wish to lap a good ice-cream and somebody told me about the Siam View Hotel. So I came around and indead, I got the most delicious ice-cream with some specials fruits and taste. Also chips, salad and draught beer were fantastic, clean and substantial. The stuff was very friendly, Fred and Somlak too. Special place there is the open roof-top restaurant and bar built by wood. Fresh wind comes from the closeby sea you can watch from your table. No other place has this mix of rustical charm and choice of meals and drinks. Fred took me around to see the wonderfull garden full of flowers, the well, his old german generator, a Cabana with stone garden and it´s own hot water by heated wallpipes. All this got destroyed by Tsunami but the money they had (and even more) to repair all damages they gave to the neighbours who lost more then them. Good luck they still have the mainhouse with the privat rooms, some guestrooms, kitchen and internet office so they can go on. New is now the beachbar directly on the beach where they celebrate every month full moon parties with local artists and modern music. Just go out on the beach, lie down with you girl or dance infront of the beachbar and enjoy the party. Once you go there you will see it´s worth to stay with them! Yes I do, uncle Fred!

I remember some years ago in March 2000/3 when I came back from a 250/600 km jungle walk to relax some weeks in Arugam Bay. It was my first visit after my time as volunteer at the Sinhapura School in 1991/2. Much things have changed and it was interesting to go all around, visit old friends, students and places like the point, Crocodile Rock, Elephant Rock and Sastraweli Temple.

After some days I had the wish to lap a good ice-cream and somebody told me about the Siam View Hotel. So I came around and indead, I got the most delicious ice-cream with some specials fruits and taste. Also chips, salad and draught beer were fantastic, clean and substantial. The stuff was very friendly, Fred and Somlak too. Special place there is the open roof-top restaurant and bar built by wood. Fresh wind comes from the closeby sea you can watch from your table. No other place has this mix of rustical charm and choice of meals and drinks.

Fred took me around to see the wonderfull garden full of flowers, the well, his old german generator, a Cabana with stone garden and it´s own hot water by heated wallpipes. All this got destroyed by Tsunami but the money they had (and even more) to repair all damages they gave to the neighbours who lost more then them. Good luck they still have the mainhouse with the privat rooms, some guestrooms, kitchen and internet office so they can go on.

New is now the beachbar directly on the beach where they celebrate every month full moon parties with local artists and modern music. Just go out on the beach, lie down with you girl or dance infront of the beachbar and enjoy the party.

Once you go there you will see it´s worth to stay with them!

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