Located in Matara, within a few steps of Lakshawaththa Beach and a 15-minute walk of Matara Beach, Top Secret Beach Hotel has accommodations with a garden and free WiFi throughout the property as well...
Olivia
Sri Lanka
the location is perfect, views of the ocean from the rooms - walk to the beach - 4 lovely guys working the property- the cook is outstanding- great view of the ocean from the restaurant on the top floor
Located in Matara, a few steps from Lakshawaththa Beach, The Seascape has accommodations with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace.
Jordan
Jersey
Great location right on the beach. Room was nice with a lovely bathroom and great balcony.
Located in Matara, a 2-minute walk from Madiha Beach, Kaminrich Cottage has accommodations with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge.
Nikki
Cyprus
This is an absolute gem. Clean, very cheap, friendly and well maintained. We had a large room with a wrap around balcony with pool, garden and sea views. The owners went above and beyond. Wifi was excellent.
Located in Matara, a few steps from Lakshawaththa Beach, Ocean Breeze Villa provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.
Melissa
Canada
Great staff amazing breakfast and beautiful room with great working air con- newly renovated and great hot water pressure.
Located in Matara, a 6-minute walk from Polhena Beach, Sumimal Resort Polhena provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a restaurant.
Csilla Melinda
Romania
Really nice accommodation with delicious breakfast.
Sumi and Mal are both very friendly and helpful, they arranged also laundry service for us.
Located in Matara, Onaro Beach View offers beachfront accommodations a few steps from Matara Beach and provides facilities like a garden and a private beach area.
Located in Matara, La Polena offers beachfront accommodations a few steps from Madiha Beach and provides facilities like a garden, a terrace and a private beach area.
Located in Matara, a few steps from Madiha Beach, Bienvenido Cozy Marker has accommodations with free bikes, free private parking, an outdoor swimming pool and a garden.
Chen
China
This hotel is close to the Polhena beach. There is a balcony in the room where you can hang clothes.the host is friendly.
Located in Matara, 1.4 miles from Matara Beach, Leopard Glamping - Luxury Mobile Campsite in Yala & Kumana has accommodations with a garden, free private parking and a terrace.
Located in Matara, 1.2 miles from Lakshawaththa Beach, Shades Hotel & Villa has accommodations with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a terrace.
Hotel Nawathana offers air-conditioned rooms, each with a private terrace and wooden bench. Located in historical Fort Matara, the property features an outdoor swimming pool and restaurant.
Located in Matara, a few steps from Madiha Beach, Shima Guni Beach Club Hotel provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a restaurant and a bar.
Joli lieux et joli décor, personnel très accueillant. Chambre vu mer très agréable
Located in Matara, within a few steps of Polhena Beach and a 6-minute walk of Madiha Beach, Himawari Beach Villa has accommodations with a terrace as well as free private parking for guests who drive.
mycket trevlig värd som var väldigt hjälpsam.
prisvärt boende.
Located in Matara, a 3-minute walk from Matara Beach, Fort Sea View Hotel has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Очень добродушный хозяин.Есть выход поямо на пляж.Кухня общая.
Located in Matara, a few steps from Madiha Beach, Malee Villa (Beach Inns Holiday Resort) has accommodations with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.
Kind staff and great location.
Menu in the restaurant is also pretty good.
Located in Matara, a 2-minute walk from Madiha Beach, Kaminrich Cottage has accommodations with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge.
Located in Matara, a 6-minute walk from Kamburugamuwa Beach, Chandiv Hotel has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.
Located in Matara, a 14-minute walk from Polhena Beach, White House Holiday Resort provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace.
Located in Matara, a 6-minute walk from Polhena Beach, Sumimal Resort Polhena provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a restaurant.
Zimmer waren sehr schön mit einem großen Balkon, ruhig mit einem schönen Garten
Located in Matara, a 6-minute walk from Midigama Beach, Cozy Resort has accommodations with a terrace, free private parking and a restaurant. This 5-star hotel offers room service.
Located in Matara, within a 6-minute walk of Madiha Beach and 1.1 miles of Polhena Beach, Coconut Villa Madiha provides accommodations with a garden and free WiFi throughout the property as well as...
Located in Matara, a 14-minute walk from Lakshawaththa Beach, The Duchess Hotel provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking and a shared lounge.
Located in Matara, a few steps from Madiha Beach, Sabine Holiday Resort and Restaurant has accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.
Très bonne situation , personnel très sympathique , propre .
Located in Matara, within a 2-minute walk of Midigama Beach and 700 yards of Ahangama Beach, Chanro Surf Dream has accommodations with a garden as well as free private parking for guests who drive.
Great place, very clean, great staff. It would be great if the had breakfast for the price.
Located in Matara, a 3-minute walk from Polhena Beach, Polhena Grand Resort & Banquet provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant.
we really enjoyed our stay, food was excellent and staff were very welcoming.
Located in Matara, a 17-minute walk from Matara Beach, Grand Rockland Hotel provides accommodations with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. This 3-star hotel offers a bar.
Cleanliness was at a good level. Beddings were comfy.
FAQs about hotels in Matara
On average, 3-star hotels in Matara cost $58 per night, and 4-star hotels in Matara are $117 per night. If you're looking for something really special, a 5-star hotel in Matara can be found for $175 per night, on average (based on Booking.com prices).
The average price per night for a 3-star hotel in Matara this weekend is $44 or, for a 4-star hotel, $345. Looking for something even fancier? 5-star hotels in Matara for this weekend cost around $155 per night, on average (based on Booking.com prices).
On average, it costs $43 per night to book a 3-star hotel in Matara for tonight. You'll pay around $77 if you choose to stay in a 4-star hotel tonight, while a 5-star hotel in Matara will cost around $155, on average (based on Booking.com prices).
Nature. Natural food. Luckily, not too many tourists yet, and it is not too crowded like in other parts of the island (e.g., in Merissa.)Avoid Matara city itself - it's crowded. Look for places nearby, where Google View shows more green color.
Dmitry
United States of America
8.0
Scored 8.0
Polhena beach is an excellent place to have a safe swim for...
Polhena beach is an excellent place to have a safe swim for a traveller and can see turtles in the sea if you are lucky enough. And can visit Matara light house and Kudawalla water air hole by travelling a bit from Matara which has another nice beach.
Chamil
Sri Lanka
10
Scored 10
Polhena is a nice village, Matara is a nice city with...
Polhena is a nice village, Matara is a nice city with friendly people. There is lots to do in this area.
For example guided snorkling at Polhena Beach where you can really swim with the turtles, a boattrip on the Nilwala Ganga where you can see crocodiles.
Or visit the Starfort.
A great restaurant in Matara city is Dutchmanstreet restaurant. In Polhena i recommend eating at Sunil Rest, Blue Corals or Reef Edge restaurant.
Walking around at night in Polhena... take a stick and flash light with you, the street dogs just had puppys (cute) but their mother instinct gave me the creeps.
Wiene
6.0
Scored 6.0
Matara is great transport hub, has fast bus connection with...
Matara is great transport hub, has fast bus connection with Colombo (via expressway). Also most buses on south pass through Matara. Though it's not a good place to stay longer - crowds, no good beaches, high prices.
Dmytro
Ukraine
10
Scored 10
People are so peaceful and feeling safer. Wow!!!
People are so peaceful and feeling safer. Wow!!! I wish they had more pick me like taxi services but all fare and good. Beach need a little extra love from environmental authorities. But it was nice still. Thank you Matara. I love to live in Matara for real. Its so chill out places out there in all of the island . ❤🧡😊
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Anonymous
Sri Lanka
10
Scored 10
We stayed at Turtle Eco Beach Hotel.
We stayed at Turtle Eco Beach Hotel. Olympic or near Olympic length pool, but only two lanes wide. Quite unique. The owners are French as are many of the guests. But so many languages can be heard there. Very family friendly!
We traveled back and forth to Polhena Beach (about 1.5 km to the south) for snorkeling daily. (Between 08:00 AM and noon, the water is the clearest.) Sadly, during our stay, the daily low tides coincided with - roughly - that same span of time, so we had to be extra careful to avoid getting scratched up by the coral reef.
Our stay was for three days from 15-18 January. We saw sea turtles every day and could even feed them "sea grass" by hand.
We ate near the hotel or near Polhena Beach and avoided going into town...
Amazing place located in an attractive surf point with very friendly and supportive staff. The hotel is just next to the beach and guest can enjoy every single second.
Very clean and clam rooms with comfortable large beds, large bathroom with amazing sea view.
I have never seen such a wonderful place in downsouth region of Sri Lanka.
Very delicious breakfast with tasty Sri lankan natural spices.
I will definitely visit again ❤🇱🇰
Thank you The Ocean Villa for the valuble hospitality.
Lovely place in SK Town
We loved Guillet beach home hosted by Lucky, with his lovely wife and daughter. Very welcoming, always there to help if we needed anything. The rooms are very clean and comfortable, bigger than shown on the pictures. A/C, hot water, everything you need.
The kitchen facilities were perfect, with a fridge and all cookware we needed. They provided us spices. For this honest price you get quality and a calm environment. Thank you Lucky and thanks to your family. 🙏🏻
The room is big, clean and newly made, at least it looks like it. The hotel stuff is amazing friendly and extremely helpful with anything. In particular the Manager Gobi is the best person which we made in Sri Lanka, helpful with any kind of question, very fair and friendly. We cannot say enough thank you to him.
Besides the tuktuk drivers for the hotel are also amazing the first time in Sri Lanka since 2 weeks we had trustworthy driver. Full recommendation for the place.
Sumi and Mal are amazing hosts and made us feel like home since the first moment we arrived. We were supposed to stay 3 nights but ended up staying over 2 weeks. Breakfast and dinners Sumi and Mal cooked were super delicious and we got to eat dinners also with their friends and family. I am glad we found a Sri Lankan family from Polhena.
Room was spotless and was also cleaned during our stay. Location was excellent, close to main road and Polhena / Madiha beaches.
A gem on a beautiful surfer beach. Good WiFi, zoom-enabled, great rooms and fantastic modern architecture. A hotel with the standard in the price range is something very special compare to the quality price is very cheap. Clean and very nice service. Staff was super great. it has a very family atmosphere. We had a very nice modern kitchen in our room.beautiful balcony with sea view.beach is clean, relatively empty and swimming and surfing is possible
The location was amazing, right on one of sri lankas most beautiful bay beaches, beach was literally just outside the door, the aircon was really good, big comfy bed, great shower with warm water and the cutest dog and cat lived there, the owners were beautiful friendly people, we highly recommend great value for money , they organised transport for us to our next town at a very affordable price, we had a great experience
Review from a Western tourist’s perspective: An affordable, ideally-located run-down option a stone’s throw from the beach and surf that offers free breakfast. Very peaceful, quiet location with ocean and nature sounds, not road noise. For some reason it’s called Ocean Villa at Surf Spot on booking but Ocean Villa at Beach on google. The staff is pleasant but don’t go overboard.
The property was in a remote location in Matara. As it was so remote it was a great place to relax. The pool area was like a resort and there was a small private beach area. The staff were wonderful and extremely kind to us. We used the bikes to cycle to Matara and to get to the local restaurants. Polhena Beach was a short cycle away and an easy walk. We saw turtles
The rooms and bathroom were super clean, the place is fairly new so everything is so nice
Dominic was a great host and always attentive to our needs, for such a reasonable price this place is worth every penny !
Literally next door to Polhena beach and they also have Indian food, they have nice cafes down the road too
Highly recommend seek the sun!
Vinu's place is a really nice place!
We stayed for 5 nights in the groundfloor room and it was really comfortable! it's quiet and only a short walk to cafes, restaurants and the beach. The hosts are super friendly and helpful! The breakfast was diverse and introduced the delicious local kitchen.
The owners were very friendly, and very helpful. The rooms were comfortable and the surroundings peaceful. It's perfect having the pool in the middle. Lots of choices for places to eat, and the beach nearby.
I cannot complain about anything. My stay was perfect.
Thank you!
Great location. Beach front hotel. Nice and calm beach. All day surfing. There are many possibilities for short trips around.
Great food. Great staff. Actually, it's one of the best places we have been to during our one month traveling across the island.
I had a great stay here! The family is so hospitable and kind. They will do everything to make you enjoy your stay:) The room was nice and it was only a five minute bicycle ride towards Polhena beach. Would definitely recommend staying here!
Private beach access steps away! It's so quiet and peaceful. Breakfast was so filling, staff kept bringing out more dishes. It rained the day I was to check out and I decided to stay another night. It was the best decision of my trip!
Probably the best host we had in Sri Lanka! He was extremely helpful and nice. Rooms were more than beautiful and clean and had everything you might need. We had such a pleasant stay here. It definitely exceeded our expectations.
Property was very clean and directly located at the ocean. Stuff was super helpful and friendly. Seriously it was one of the best stuffs I have met so far. Thank you for making my stay so good.
I stayed there twice. And I'll be back! I saw the crocodile in the river! Very clean and cozy place. Located in the old fort. Close to the bus station and to the beach
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