We stayed in the cove cabin for most of our stay and the tamarind room for a couple of nights.

The little beach opposite the hotel was fine for us, easy to find the turtles and the bloke with the snorkelling gear for hire lent my youngest a life jacket for next to nothing.

The house is set in a beautiful jungle area with amazing pools just off the main road of Marissa - the main beach is roughly a 10 minute or less walk.

but most of the beach front places along the beach had pretty good seafood meals along with good drinks and welcome shaded beach loungers.

Idealic location, quiet and scenic yet close walk to the amazing beaches.

It’s a 2-minute walk to Turtle Point, which was our favourite beach in Mirissa.

There are several coves nearby and all have lots of bars and restaurants within minutes of the hotel.

but near all amenities restaurants,beach, very close to coconut hill ,truly was an amazing stay , stayed in various rooms all brilliant

The location is walking distance from Coconut Tree Hill and Turtle Beach, and a just a very short tuk tuk ride from the main beach, bars, and restaurants.

It is also a 2 minute walk from the famous Coconut Tree Hill and the beach which has the most incredible sunset.

Mirissa is a nice beach village, with plenty of stuff to do.

Location is excellent, literally 2 mins from the beach.

The garden and pool are wonderful peaceful places to hang about with wildlife between trips to the beach across the road and the delicious meals!

Recommended for a great chill-out near the beach.

It's not right on the beach, a short walk away though.

There is a lovely beach within a two minute walk and their pool is a wonderful oasis to come back to for a swim in a beautiful pool.

Local recommendations for dining and beach swimming.

The beach is just a short walk or an inexpensive tuk-tuk ride away.

Enjoyed the breakfasts with local tasty treats.

The breakfast was delicious and had something for everybody.

Breakfast was ace everyday, I've just ran out of the passion fruit jam they gave us as a present when we checked out.

The room was great, location was excellent (not to close / not too far) and the breakfasts and hospitality were also really positive.

The breakfast served everyday was great and the dinner we enjoyed at the hotel one evening was the best we had during our stay, and allowed us to have a great evening with fellow travelers.

The breakfasts included eggs, toast, jams and cereals and each day there was a local Sri Lankan curry, or delicacy.

A first rate hotel - great pool, breakfast and dinner.

Delicious breakfasts as were the dinner served about 3-4 times a week.

We were lucky to have the Lemongrass suite - amazing accommodation and probably the best breakfasts on our whole trip.

The breakfasts are good, and eaten at shared tables which encourage getting to know the other guests, which we really enjoyed.

The breakfast was so good and lots of variety.

The hosts are very helpful, and the breakfast was great and plentiful each morning.

Excellent place to stay beautiful setting ,wildlife amazing , Phil and Wathsala are amazing hosts , lovely breakfast and always a nice surprise , evening meal amazing , this is a must do hotel while in Mirissa we ended up staying for 2 months and just did trips out , very good location quiet

Breakfast was delicious (the jams in particular were great) and my wife also had a fantastic massage at the property arranged for us.

Breakfast provided every morning at a time convenient to me with anything I would like, and a lot more.

They gave us the best breakfasts everyday (fruits, eggs, Sri Lankan breakfast, patties, patatas), they washed loads of laundry for us at a very very affordable price, they gave us constant advice and suggestions for the rest of the trip (since they’re travelers themselves).

Beautiful property, delicious meals and accommodating hosts!

Firstly, there was some construction work going on in a building right in front of our room all day from about 9am until 530pm.

Mirissa as a whole is undergoing a construction boom to satisfy increasing tourist demand for the attractive beaches.

And there was some construction going on next door.

I would say the rooms could do with Aircon and there is construction going on next door which is a little bit noisey,

It was relaxing and fairly tranquil (the construction noise wasn't that bad).

We didn't really notice any construction - I guess if you've been travelling around Sri Lanka for a few weeks construction noise probably doesn't register.

but with construction coming directly in front and side of the house I can see the sea view getting ruined and privacy getting affected.

Unfortuantely the swimming pool was still under construction during our stay,

We stayed in Star Anise, which is in the separate building at the bottom of the garden, complete with a seating area with a water feature and small stream with fish in it outside the front door.

Only small (very small) negative was that the balcony doors didn't have any shutters or blinds for privacy or keeping the morning sun out

But keeping doors closed meant we only had a few bites during our stay.

The balcony was also dusty and the balcony doors fitted with windows that were not see through glass, another way ensuring the room stayed dark.

The plants are scattered throughout the jungle getaway with purpose, every door and hallway is custom.

Next disappointment  is room boy was using my perfume while we was out side.we when walking through front door I feel my perfume smell.it's really shame that your room boy miss using our stuffs while we not there,and we left the key in front house to just to clear up the room.as a owner phill,your doesn't have any clue what's your staffs doing when they came to room service.I honestly know he's nicked some thing from us.but still we try to figure out what's that?

but a handle on the outside would be handy to close the door to prevent mosquitos.

but I still found it humid to sleep at night as we kept the door closed (for our own piece of mind).

When we got back the door had been fixed.

Our room was very spacious with lovely big bed, it had a ceiling fan which was a life saver as it was very hot & we would not have slept without it as the bedroom only has doors & we did not feel comfortable leaving them open all night.

At night to feel a bit more secure we had to close the front french doors and unfortunately the fan was a little small to keep the room cool.

Next door there was heavy building ..so there was the hammering and noise from that.

There is an 11pm curfew to be back at the house as the doors are locked and the owners would have to get up for people.

In the morning we open our door and did the same while lying in bed.

Mirissa as a town was a bit disappointing due to the trash around the streets, alleyways and beaches.

My boyfriend and I stayed here in May 2019, when tourism had sadly dipped for Sri Lanka due to the Easter Sunday attacks.

However, what disappointed us most, hence the 1 star rating was due to two primary reasons: 1) Total lack of hospitality, indifference to guest’s comfort, and arrogant attitude the hostess exhibited toward us.

though this may have been due to the storms we experienced during our stay in Mirissa.

But we left early, primarily due to the location simply being not as sold.

although I found taking your shoes off was a pain after having a shower & washing my shoes before breakfast I ended up doing it again afterwards due to the terrace being sandy.

I also believe that due to the haste that the prior guest left and I entered, the bathroom was not cleaned as well as usual, and there was sand and other elements on the floor.

More so when I became unwell due to a throat and chest infection and needed medical treatment.

Small criticisms would be the yellow stain on our bed sheet and the fact that the hot water was temperamental.

There were a couple of minor niggles re hot water, sheets etc

On the second day, when I took the shower, it couldn't provide the hot water.

Fixing the hot water heater in one of the rooms.

Upstairs there is no hot water at this moment,

I was very disappointed to find that there was no hot water in the bedrooms (this will be rectified later this year)

During our stay, there was a problem with the hot water on the second floor so we had to go down to take shower

As for the lack of hot water and air-con, we didn't notice at all, in fact the shower was really refreshing and warm not freezing cold, and the fan in our room was more than enough to keep us comfortable in the night.

Also, keep in mind at the moment there's no AC or hot water.

Located at the end of Mirissa, only a short walk to the beach (turtle point / coconut hill / sunset point).

The Spice House is within 5 mins walk to Turtle Beach where, most days, you can swim with sea turtles.

Overall a quiet retreat from the hectic main Mirissa Road and an easy walk to the closest beach and easily doable walk to the main stretch of Mirissa Beach. Our favorite nearby meal was at 101 just up the street (terrific!)

The nearest beach is a small cove, and is indeed about 2 minutes walk from the hotel, via a small safe alleyway opposite peacock wings guesthouse.

It’s close to everything yet when u walk in you’re in the middle of jungle!

We had the rooftop villa in the newer building which you had a small walk through what felt like the jungle to get to from the main house - we loved this as we got to see lots of monkeys!

Lots of places to walk to, the rest only $2 Tuk Tuk!

We were in Chilli room in the house which is a five minute walk through the jungle from the main house.

We stayed in a fantastic room (Lemon Grass) with ample space, luxury and Zen-like views on the tropical garden, enjoyed it to the max, made walks and loved every step.

It's a 2 minute walk to the beach, where you can swim with green turtles or just laze the day away with lots of food and drink options nearby.

Having taken our lives in our hands by walking down the madness that is the main road through Mirissa we subsequently decided that taking a Tuk tuk there and back was the option for us  Very friendly drivers and Wathsala can arrange transfer by tuk tuk to your next destination if not too far.

The location was fabulous, just a few minutes walk to the beach and the staff were incredibly helpful and friendly.

The area itself is stunning, we enjoyed walking up to Coconut Tree Hill and clambering down to the little sandy coves below from where we saw turtles swimming.

but alas it’s New Year and was not open so off we headed me not dressed for beach nor the hot weather, and yes that’s where we end up on the Beach walking along we stopped for a beer at Giragala beach bar right on the beach what a stunning location Marissa is I could see I was going to like being here.

The only area for improvement we could think of was to consider having large containers of filtered water for guests to use, of course at an extra cost, as this is something we had an other accomodation.

It wasnt that appealing for us as it looked stagnant as there was no water flowing.

After the beer we continued the fruitless search for coffee what a fish out of water I was in long black pants on a beautiful tropical beach we walked to the northern end of the main beach before going right and back along the road being New Year many place were closed we head to check if No 1 Dewini Roti was going to be open during our stay sadly they too were having a well-deserved break for 5 days (maybe next time).

We stayed in the Star Anis room, at the bottom of the garden it was peaceful, tranquil and has its own small water feature with guppy fish in it.

Our only niggle was water pressure, which was admittedly a little on the weak side -

Small fridge in the room to keep water or beverages.

Only negative is that they don't seem to recycle or have a water machine to reduce plastic bottle use.

There were cobwebs in the cupboards and the water kettle had insects floating.

A couple of other minor bug-bears:
> The pool is far too chlorinated - it almost looks milky, and the chemical smell from the water puts you off from swimming.

The cottage comes with tea and coffee making facilities including milk and water in the fridge.

Water pressure/warmth in the shower not the best

Flowers in the loo, milk and water in the fridge, mosquito coils and matches provided all of which are more important to us than the flatscreen TV that we never switched on.

Wherever you look there's a little unexpected detail, like flower petals in water bowls and light fixtures in old Sri Lankan clay pots.

The water pressure could have been a little stronger.

The azure blue waters and the secluded nature of the beach meant that there were only a handful of travellers and because of that you have a very good chance of seeing turtles.

The Spice House, Mirissa

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The buffet breakfast and dinner were great with lots of choices.

The buffet food was very very good at breakfast and supper times.

This hotel has the perfect location right on the beachfront with the lovely pool
The restaurant was buffet style the food was of a very good standard.

but the breakfast was grand and one of the best we had during our one week stay in sri lanka.

Staff are really friendly and the breakfast was awesome.

Breakfast was good and we also had dinner included which was always buffet style.

We stayed here three days, and we missed having more variety and tastier meal options/curry options at the buffet, having taken the half-board option.

The buffet dinner & breakfast was included in our room price which were both most impressive & of a high standard.

The open buffet dinner was surprisingly REALLY good.

Good breakfast & lunches were good, rice & curry spicy & authentic.

We were half board and breakfast and dinner wasn’t to my taste

The buffet dinner and breakfast were both good.

The dinner buffet was good, and the choice was enough.

The buffet itself was ok in terms of quality and selection,

Breakfast was buffet style, fresh and plentiful.

Deluxe room - view to the beach
Discoteque next door played Music all night
Cleaning horrible
Food acceptable -

The is no security lock on the door and the ground floor single glazed slid using doors facing the beach are not very secure either.

It lacked any degree of planning - the seating area was away from the lights; the door onto the balcony stuck on the runners; the bedding was working towards the thousand wash grey; the bathroom was vast and dark, and because the jacuzzi bath leaked (there was no separate shower) it was damp and attracted mossies.

The air con in the room was very noisy and the doors to the balcony had big gaps in (probably how the lizard got into the bathroom!).

We were originally given a ground floor room looking straight into the middle of the pool with no privacy and tiny bolt the only way to secure the sliding door.

though large, was run down with poorly fitting balcony doors, that did not even meet when closed, hence a big gap, allowing Mosquitos in the room.

Did not think that we would get a room that stunk of urine or that you could not lock the patio doors (more of that later).

Worst thing is an extremly noisy night club next door.

Also if you want to get a good night sleep you wouldn’t stay here and there is a night club next door and kept us up till 5am blasting music.

The lock on the balcony door is gone and it seemed like something was wrong with the entrance door lock too.

but included a mosquito preventer (plug-in) but those off the ground floor would be less likely to be pilfered if you forgot to bolt the patio doors - the only invaders we had were mosquitoes but largely zapped by the electric preventers!

Despite vigilance in keeping the doors shut they still managed to get in somehow.

The shower room is not very convenient, hardly lit, has 180cm door (watch your head),

So tired and yet so hard to sleep because of the bar stools and of a massive party next door with firecrackers every hour.

but sadly not; the room
Which me and my brother were staying in 209 there were several problems firstly by the second day there was a leak in the ceiling near the patio door and when we reported it to housekeeping they said it just happens from time to time and just cleaned the puddle (right. .)

As soon as we open the door the smell of damp/mould was very strong, then we noticed black mould in the bedroom and bathroom.

I paid 1,000 rupees for a piece of chicken with no meat and cold chips right next door that's the comparison.

but not well thought trough – the door could not be closed unless you used your shoulder to press it in and the bathtub has not curtains so it gets wet all over when you shower (there is no separate shower).

The worst thing was that the door was stuck to get on the balcony!

The balcony door was so stiff that it took a huge effort just to get it open.

We arrived at this hotel after driving around the area looking for somewhere decent to stay and that had direct beach access.

On our last day the hotel also could not arrange a driver for us

Our tour guide and driver Ashan recommended this hotel and booked it for us and he got exactly what we wanted and saved us money too!

We landed here after our crooked taxi driver delivered us to misnomer that is the "Paradise Beach Resort" . .

Our driver Malith (I strongly recommend him - mammothmalith@gmail.com) took us to that place.

They were nice and friendly and the hotel also provides accommodation for drivers.

However on their site and by phone (our driver called) they also have family bungalows for 120$

The bungalow is 2 floors with 2 king beds and 1 single bed.

All started with checking in, we checked on booking.com if they've available rooms and decided to drive directly there.

however we did go for a drive to see a snake farm if that's your pleasure ! !

The hotel arranged a cab for us when we left for negombo, a very nice driver and not too expensive either.

we surfed at Weligama so we took the took took every day for 15 minues driving to Weligama bay, dont miss the whales watching and the fish market at the harbour every morning.

My wife and I are in our mid forties and were on a 10 day trip of Sri Lanka which included a 7 day tour with a car and driver.

Also had a brilliant tour thanks to Diethelm Travel, Sri Lanka and our very knowledgeable and polite driver Sujith!

As we continued on our trip down the coast, we were recommended this hotel by our driver.

We were dreading the drive down of about 5-6 hours and we go there inside 3 which was a relief.

but to get to it, you have to drive away from the main road.

We booked a room based on the recommendation of our driver as we were leaving Hikkaduwa to find a better location.

but Razim (not sure how his name was spelt), the tuk tuk driver for the hotel was so friendly and would go out of his way to do anything for you.

Spacious rooms,very helpful reception,competent booking procedure,well stocked buffet meals,cleanliness and competent waiters make the Holiday pleasure perfect.The Chef of the kitchen does a great Job.Also very helpful in car hire and organising trips.I have to thank the Management for the hospitality,all in all a great value for the money spent here!

We spent a wonderful 10 day break in Sri Lanka with our guide, Mr Ranjith Alwis ( www.srilankanexperience,net ) and had the pleasure of staying in this hotel as part of the great value package offered.

The hotel itself is tired, our room felt neglected, peeling wallpaper and curtains hanging off.

Mold growing everywhere in the bathroom, their blinds are only day shades so as soon as the sun rises you are awake no sleep ins here!!

The music was so loud on the beach that the hotel walls and windows could not filter any of the music out.

Curtains were broken, some of the rings missing and curtains were ripped.

However the rooms are pretty tired looking  and curtains hanging off the rails.

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So most of the curtains were closed all day!

Also the curtains would not close properly so anyone walking past could see into the room at all times.

Curtains in the room aren't covering all of the window.

The curtains are to small and you don't have privacy because the small curtains.

We experienced cockroaches in the room and crows peaking at our window every morning.

Curtains were in sections and hard to fix to keep the light out.

Our only complaints are:
1) Curtains in pieces that did not block light.

The room was so humid, a lot of mosquitos in the bathroom because of the open windows that was not covered, not so clean, poor lighting, and just a garden view, and no wifi in the room.

It also means that the curtains had to be drawn at most times, as everyone could look straight into the room.

2) There aren't any curtains so we had to use some towels to try to cover the windows.

The end of the curtain had sticky tape attached to it to stick it the wall! 6.

Paradise Beach Club

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Very good calm environment, very supportive and friendly staff, They provide good and healthy food with out artificial flavors, it's really feel our taste buds.

When you come to food oh man it was very delicious and I was craving for more.

We had a great stay at Mandara Resort.The staff hospitality is beyond 5* hotel.They welcome us warmly and the rooms are clean and tiddy.The food was delicious and had a superb buffet spread.The location is very quiet and  calm.

They gave us a breakfast pack as we had to leave early.

The breakfast and dinner buffets were also perfect with a variety of cuisine and I really loved my stay there.

Gotta mention the breakfast, nothing better than to start your day with a lovely Sri Lankan omelette.

The breakfast and dinner buffets have a good selection of western and Sri Lankan/Indian food, the best consistently being the Sri Lankan options (the western choice being a bit bland and recycled from previous days).

Most meals with Buffet including western and local cuisine.

A room facing the beach , staff always at your service with a smile , front office staff Prasad, a perfect friendly chef Sandulu who made my sons trip ultimate with his delicious delight made to perfection and good manager Kamal we’re the icing on the cake of Mandara Resort.

Negative 

It  has all the ingredients to be a top hotel,

Very good chief mangala, every day bring something new on the tables and always delicious!

and every day they are not the same, every day something new and always delicious, especially if you like species!

But in all our trips we have never tasted hotel buffet as delicious as here.

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