Turtle Watch Cabana

A wonderful stay away from hustle and bustle, close to a small uncrowded beach. Our host was very friendly and helpful and took time to show us turtles on the nearby protected beach.

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Good owners, clean, very delicious breakfast, nice place.

Really nice cabana. The location is really quiet and peaceful. Asanka the host is really friendly and helpful and the breakfast was amazing.

Lovely rustic cabana in the garden of owners house. Very comfortable bed. Wonderful location with stunning beach 5 minutes walk away. Beautiful lagoons nearby if you like bird watching. Several restaurants within 5-15 minutes walk. Not that you need them as lovely home cooked dinners are available on request. For me, best bit was being taken by Asanka to see turtles. In fact one night he took me out twice as he knew I was so keen to see them. Saw Green and Olive Ridley turtles laying eggs, whilst there were fireflies in the palm trees. Wow ! Unforgettable experience. Highlight of my 5 week Sri Lanka trip. Thank you so much Asanka.

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A very comfortable and well-furnished room located in a beautiful garden. The owners kindly agreed to wash our clothes free of charge. There is also the opportunity to join a guided walk to a nearby reserve, where turtles lay their eggs—a truly unique and unforgettable experience. The best pancakes with banana on the breakfast!!! 🥞

We really enjoyed here in Watch Turtle cabanas in Tangalle ! Our cabana was really super,,within the jungle, close tò the see and very big with a nice bath. We visited the area using motorbike, Kids did a lot of surf and enjoyed the staying having fun with the family of the host. The food was really amazing,we ate very well! We reccommend to all the families !

The hotel is very close to the beach. The owner took us at night to see the turtles lay eggs. We only had one dinner there but it was by far the best meal we had in Sri Lanka.. And the best bed sheets😉

There was no hot water in the shower

The actual bedroom and bathroom was very spacious and clean. Had a lovely breakfast. Very cute dogs who live there. We did enjoy feeling we were in nature and in a deserted island. Saw lots of crabs and local wildlife.

The area where the property is in is lots of dirt roads and gets very muddy when it rains. It might be that we visited in November but there really were no tourists or restaurants. The waves were very rough and lots of rock when we tried to swim nearby. Wasn’t offered any transport into town so hitchhiked and got a local to take us, is a good 20 mins away to a nice beach. Very weird vibes when we arrived, owner wasn’t there and then later was given no information about how to get anywhere or even mention of the turtles. We did end up researching the turtles which are nearby but read the reviews and looked very unethical, with turtles being disturbed by lots of tourists and we didn’t want to participate in that. Under room description it included amenities such as kettle etc but none of that was included. The power was off for about 5 hours when we arrived, but that was at no fault of the owner. Maybe in peak season this would be a nice place to stay and not in the rain but be preparers for big surf and being in quite an isolated place. Not that many options for restaurants at the time, and most were quite pricy and the seafood still didn’t seem the freshest. However I can understand it must be difficult to have fresh things when there aren’t a lot of tourists.

There are three beautifully designed and home built cabanas, ours was round with its own terrace. Asanka was a really helpful and flexible host, the homecooked food was the best!

This properly gave us an amazing recharge after the chaos of Arugam bay. It is remote, serene and quiet. We felt immersed in nature- which is exactly what was needed! The rooms are spacious and clean. Asanka and his gorgeous wife and son were the most amazing hosts. Food was brilliant! Asanka took us turtle watching, but unfortunately due to an unwell son, we couldn’t stick it out. This is a special property run by a special family. We will not forget this stay.

The property is very remote, which didn’t bother us. But due to the season, there were no other restaurants or bars nearby. It didn’t bother us- but just something to keep in mind.