Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
This solid, midrange option has spacious and well-thought-out rooms with a taste for vaguely erotic art. All rooms have balconies and the araliya-tree…
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Negombo
An excellent, budget beachfront option with Arabian-style arched portals and neatly tiled rooms that have a balcony/terrace and odd tent-like mosquito…
Negombo
There's an inviting family vibe to this smart guesthouse a short stroll back from the main strip. Rooms are spacious and immaculate and have little…
Hikkaduwa & Around
This slice of a guesthouse has well-furnished upper-floor air-conditioned rooms overlooking the beach, and cheaper but darker side rooms that have more of…
Hikkaduwa & Around
This guesthouse is right at the southern end of the tourist strip on an appealing patch of beach. The rooms themselves are plain, with only cold-water…
Hikkaduwa & Around
A smart but sterile place with welcoming staff. The more expensive rooms are enormous, which could make them worth considering for families. A big plus is…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
This riverside hotel’s six slightly musty rooms contain wooden beds, dressing tables and hot-water showers, but it's the pleasant deck and riverfront…
Negombo
The five simple but clean rooms in this family house are set around a pleasant roadside garden, though it suffers from traffic noise. Breakfast is Rs 600…
Wilpattu National Park
This tented safari camp was recently bought by a boat-based scuba tour company and is being upgraded.
