Swarnapaya résidence

The location is really close to the ocean — only a 15-minute walk with a child. On the way, you can easily find good cafés. We also really liked the swimming pool and the beach at the EKHO Surf hotel, which can be accessed if you buy a day pass. The garden of the villa was really nice — it was a pleasure to spend time there, like being in a botanical garden, with lots of palm squirrels and geckos. We also really liked the hostess’s lovely dogs. The breakfast was abundant and tasty. The hostess also bought us some extremely tasty mangoes, and they were very cheap. After that, we couldn’t find anything similar ourselves. I think such offers are probably only available to locals. The hostess was nice, but communication was not very easy: only one of them spoke English, and even he seemed more comfortable speaking French.

We didn’t like the insects in the apartment. When we arrived after a long trip, we saw a big cockroach. There were also lots of ants in our apartment. During breakfast, there were lots of flies in the garden, which was really annoying for hygiene reasons. But this seems to be rather common in Sri Lanka, so it is not a problem of this particular place. We were really upset when we realized that the way to the ocean was along a big pile of rubbish, which was not obvious from the description. Also, the small lake, as someone has written here, seemed to be wastewater. We realized this when we stayed in the apartment on a hot day with no wind — the smell outside was really disgusting. There was no Wi-Fi in our apartment, which was uncomfortable. Wi-Fi was only available near the main building, but the hostess told us that they had already bought a router and would solve the problem soon.

Totally happy with our stay here. The property is even more beautiful than on the pictures. Host is helpful.

Très belle guesthouse située dans un cadre verdoyant à 10 minutes à pieds de la plage. Les hôtes sont d'une gentillesse et d'une hospitalité incroyable! Le petit déjeuner excellents et très copieux.

Nice place with a beautiful garden, hearty and delicious breakfast, and very kind hosts. Thanks!

The property was private, beautifully landscaped and the hosts were warm and friendly

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The location was excellent and the setting beautiful. Conveniently located near a P&S café come restaurant, which served affordable, tasty snacks and meals. The breakfasts served were outstanding! Wonderful fruit platter and fresh fruit juice. Cooked breakfast freshly prepared and served. The couple running this place were always extremely friendly and helpful. I particularly appreciated that we were offered a complimentary king coconut to drink on arrival.

There's really nothing I didn't like about this unique homestay place.