River Side Cabana

We stayed two nights in the Riverside Cabana and had a wonderful experience. The accommodation is really nice — we stayed in a cozy treehouse-style cabana facing the river, surrounded by nature. It was peaceful and refreshing, yet still conveniently located about a 15-minute walk from the city. The host was incredibly helpful. He arranged a safari for us and even organized a taxi to Tangalle at a fair price. We truly appreciated the warm hospitality and would definitely recommend this place to anyone looking for a relaxing stay close to nature.

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the owners were really nice.

the place unfortunately had cockroaches.

Dimu is such a lovely host, I felt so welcome here! He went on a small trip to the lake with me to do some bird watching and see the bats. Also his wife is an amazing cook and overall I just loved the atmosphere with the hammocks and the river where you can just chill out.

We stayed in the tree house. Amazing view over the river. Best Sri Lankan breakfasts all home cooked. Not in centre of Tissa so not many tourists. But that made it all the better.

It rained a lot so we probably didn’t get the best experience.

I loved everything about it and so far I had the best stay here. The dorms are beautiful looking directly at the river and hanging in the trees. The first day I was just lying in the hammock and reading whilst watching the monkeys in the trees above me. In the evening there was delicious food, a nice fireplace and a spontaneous caraoce session. There were less mosquitos than I’ve expected (very few and with insect repellant no problem) and to sleep you had a big mosquito net. The shower and the toilet are located in the same room and it’s a bit like camping, but if you’re a nature lover then it’s no problem. The host and his family were so nice that they already felt like my own family within that short time period. Also the safari that was organized by our host was really fun and also the host is speaking a very good English.

You must be aware about living within nature. This stay is more camping than sleeping in a hotel. But it’s camping in queen size beds with mosquito nets above you inside the jungle with a view to the river feeling the house shaking with the wind, for me I was a phenomenal experience and I will recommend it to every person I will meet!

For 1 night it‘s okay otherwise not. They were friendly and the food was really delicous. Room was about dirty

I asked if our room was able to be locked as promised. The hotel owner very rudely tried to push me along for the tour and claimed that he locked room as the door swung open. I didn’t appreciate being lied too. Then he told my friend to make sure I didn’t leave a bad review and “to watch me.”

The owner helped organise our safari tour and was helpful and friendly.

The room was dirty and there were cockroaches in the shower when I checked in. They could have checked the rooms before we got them.