had a great time , stayed days longer than planned. beach is 15 minutes away. it's quiet and clean - no vendors or animals on this spot of sand. fast wifi!

Clapped a couple of times and called for someone and no one answered. The place looks abandoned or out of use. Some windows broken. I have looked for another hotel.

Lovely place affordable even for budget travellers, amazing value for your money. It's well located, close to both the lagoon and the beach. The owners are really nice and knowledgeable about Sri Lanka. On top of that their english is fantastic and the food they cook is probably the best I had in Sri Lanka. I strongly recommend to anybody heading towards Nilaveli to check it out ;)

Very good host with great hospitality. Good late night talks outside with him and other guests. Great to learn from locals this way. Good breakfast and wonderful dinner can be served at the place if you tell them in time. I stayed in the dorm and the best there are not very comfortable though. Overall definitely a place I'd recommend.

One night was definitely enough. I left the hostel after one night with massive spine pain. The mattresses are saggy. I felt like I slept on steel. I've slept in the 6 bed dormitory. There are so many insects coming in because it's not possible to close the windows totally. There's still a gap between the wall and the window. Inside the dorm it was sooo hot. Impossible to sleep. It was really a horrible night. The laundry is also not good When I got it back it was sooo smelly. Compared to that my clothes smelled like a lovely flower before. The only positive points are the food and the kind guy who managed it. Please do some maintenance! Your hostel really needs it !!

Nice place with a great family. But the location is horrible. Complete isolation

Good place. Best food ever. Good price

Arrived after booking online and went again straight away. Much more like a hostel than a guesthouse, not very clean and also not as close to the beach as other hotels in the area.

Nice place the first guest was me. Going to have a good future.

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Excellent hosts, great place to stay with fantastic links with local dive schools and other recommendations.