Hikkaduwa & Around
The five rooms in this colonial-style villa are spacious and well tended, making it excellent value. Major pluses are the friendly owner and staff and the…
Must-see hotels in South of Colombo
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
We would love to tell you just how incredible this place is, but the simple truth is that there are no words to describe the sheer opulence of this hotel…
Hikkaduwa & Around
This sublime place is crammed with Buddhist statues, tropical flowers and masses of high-quality antiques. The huge rooms have carved wooden headboards…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
The peaceful, rural setting of this intimate and beautiful British–Sri Lankan guesthouse, a kilometre inland from the main road and beach, means at night…
Hikkaduwa & Around
A serene Buddha greets new arrivals at this beautiful lakeside Dutch-run hideaway; the sense of calm continues throughout the property. Standard rooms…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
This beautifully maintained hotel is split into a beachside building and a land-side villa. The smaller inland building is our favourite, with a gorgeous…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
For the ultimate in gracious and exotic Sri Lankan living come to this outstanding boutique villa, 3km inland from the beach, where egrets wander the…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
This chic and designery boutique hotel feels lifted from the pages of Architectural Digest magazine – in fact the company owns several interior design…
Hikkaduwa & Around
This welcoming and well-run choice has something for everybody. Even the cheapest rooms are spotlessly clean and come with pleasing decor, while the more…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
Picture a minimalist loft apartment transported to a tropical beach and you get the Temple Tree Resort. The polished-concrete and stone rooms with…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
Shady gardens, traveller-savvy staff, easy access to the northern part of Bentota Beach and an array of colourful rooms make this a very popular place to…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
Head inland a couple of kilometres and you'll find this hidden villa in a lush, green lakeside setting of utter tranquillity. The five good-value rooms…
Hikkaduwa & Around
About 1.5km inland from Narigama Beach, set in lush gardens and with a fine pool and spacious rooms, this is a quiet and romantic option if you don't mind…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
A cosy Danish-owned guesthouse that has 10 clean rooms in an ageing river-front building. There’s prime river-viewing opportunities from the villa-style…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
Ever wondered what happened to the hippies who bummed across Asia in the 1960s and '70s? Well, while some dropped out of life completely, others went home…
Hikkaduwa & Around
This small boutique hotel close to Hikkaduwa lake has lush, glitzy rooms, a beautiful pool and excellent food, though it's not actually on the lake. What…
Hikkaduwa & Around
The small but well-kept pool at this beachside property alone makes it worth the money, but add in large and nicely presented rooms and a decent patch of…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
The five fan-cooled rooms here might be basic, but if you want paradise on the cheap, this family-run place is your best choice. There is a shady coconut…
Heritance Ayurveda Maha Gedara
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
You only have to visit a few Ayurveda hotels to realise that the quality of the accommodation often plays second fiddle to the treatments. Not here. At…
Bentota, Aluthgama & Induruwa
One of the best-regarded Ayurveda resorts in Sri Lanka, with the full compliment of treatments and excellent doctors. Most people stay for a minimum of a…
Dewasiri Beach Restaurant & Hotel
Hikkaduwa & Around
Ideal for surfers on a budget, this slightly ramshackle place overlooks Main Reef and has a variety of simple but clean (cold-water) rooms, the priciest…
Hikkaduwa & Around
A smart midrange option with 28 spick-and-span rooms that are enlivened by pictures and wooden decorations. Piping-hot water gushes forth from the showers…
Hikkaduwa & Around
Keeping passing travellers content for years, lovely Ritas has simple but tidy ground-floor budget rooms, while midrange cruisers will like the fancier…
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…
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…
