Villa Lanka Relax

The host, Sanjeeva, was friendly and very helpful as were all of the staff supporting him. This is a good property in a peaceful neighbourhood. Four villas share well maintained gardens with plenty of mature tropical plants. I occupied the smallest of the three villas, which would suit a couple or solo travellers like me. The villa was clean and adequately furnished. The kitchenette was well equipped with pots/pans, kitchen utensils and a fridge. A housekeeper/groundsman, Raja, attends every day to tidy the gardens and clean the pool. Raja will also clean the villa and change bed linen as and when you request it. The gardens are beautiful and attract a wide variety of wildlife including regular visits by peacocks, mongoose & a kingfisher. Monkeys (Purple-faced Langurs) commute through the trees above and around the property but do not trouble the humans at ground level. The pool is about 10m x 4m, the pool area must be the prettiest I've ever seen. Narigama beach is a ten minute walk away, there are restaurants & bars along the beach. A washing machine is available, at no extra charge, in a shared washing/covered drying area under one of the larger villas. WiFi was included in the price and was available throughout the property. The property is some way from Hikkaduwa town, if you have transport this is no issue as it's a ten minute journey by moped, tuk tuk or car. It would be a 15 minute walk to the nearest supermarket and a 30 minute walk into Hikkaduwa town.

A couple of minor gripes. Two plug-in induction hobs are provided for cooking. However, the location of the two plug points and very limited kitchen surface makes cooking on these a juggling challenge. If you are not planning on cooking this is not an issue but for longer term stays (as was mine) I found it a bit inconvenient. The large pots/pans in my small villa could've been of a smaller size, more suited to cooking for one/two people. Of course, these comments apply to the small villa, the larger, family sized ones may not suffer this problem. The property description shows several shiny new bikes which they say are free for guests to use, these no longer exist.

The villa is 7 minutes walking from the beach and 5 minutes from grocery shops and fruit stalls. The villa looks exactly like on the pictures. The owner responds to requests within minutes. Absolutely great service! The garden is very beautiful, the pool is large and clean. We enjoyed watching a family of 20-30 monkeys on nearby trees almost every morning. They are beautiful and a little shy so they are absolutely harmless.

Everything was great, but Wi-Fi on the 3rd floor could be a little better.

Perfect for long stay with family; very friendly staff; tasteful design; nice pool; quiet and beautiful garden; fully equipped kitchen indoors and another one outside with barbecue. Special thanks to the manager Sanjeewa for being there for us at all time!!!

The property is absolutely beautiful and there are monkeys, frogs, monitor lizards, mongoose, fireflies and birds, which really makes you feel you are in the jungle and close to nature! I really liked the friendly and helpful staff, the cleanliness of the cottage, how quiet the location is, the swimming pool, free drinking water, the soft sheets and towels, the fact that we had a fully equipped kitchen and access to a washing machine for free.

The pillows were really not great, but I am sure if we asked the owner for other pillows he would have assisted. The sad part is that the garden is so wonderful but it's really impossible to be outside for longer than 10min due to all the mosquitos, so the garden can't really be enjoyed.

This is a great place to stay at near Hikkaduwa, the garden is amazing and the house was clean and spacious with everything necessary for comfortable stay. The pool is also great and it is also possible to barbecue in the garden. The communication with owner was easy and he is very helpful. Overall I would say it was one of the best stays during our 2 months in Sri Lanka and definetely huge value for money, highly recommended!

This was one of the best stays we had in Sri Lanka. We rented a 3 floors villa. It is very spacious with separate bedrooms with a bathroom, kitchen, dining area and an upper terrace. Kitchen is equipped with everything you might need, drinking water is provided. There’s also a washing machine in shared area. Wi-fi was good enough to work, I could join all my calls with no problems. The garden around is gorgeous, lots of birds and trees. The pool is also clean and 24 hours available. The location is perfect, very quiet, walking distance to the beach. Tuk tuk parking and groceries are 5 mins away, just ask the staff to show you the fastest route. I would stay here longer if I could

There were power cuts every day at different timing. 2 times in 2 weeks the electricity was off for more than 3 hours. If you need to work keep your power banks charged and arrange a local SIM card with mobile internet as there’s no generator