Surfing Wombats

Place like HOME :-)

fun hostel vibes, Comfortable bed Friendly and helpful staff Great location Great pizza at the restaurant

Can be a bit loud at night, energetic hostel vibes

Good pizza to be in Srilanka!

I didn’t understand the price! You can stay in front of whombats for 1/3 of the price! Same amenities. 900 rupies for a little beer! 🤣🤣🤣

Todo, la comida, la habitación, la gente, el ambiente, la ubicación.

Nada, todo perfecto 😃

Vicinissimo alla spiaggia di Midigama, location davvero bella e possibilità di stare negli spazi comuni e fare varie attività. Camera pulita. Ho mangiato anche la pizza una sera, super consigliata

Everything! Amazing staff

Justin is the epitome of extroversy, casually connecting all guests to each other and making everyone feel at home. Well done! The vibes are very social, but even the super busy boozy open mic night ended at 23:00, so a good sleep is facilitated too. The tent was very nice (and huge!) and I liked the open air shower a lot.

The hygiene of the dorm room and it's sanitary was not up to par. So I can recommend the private rooms and tents!

I can't believe I haven't left a review for here yet! I will keep it short to say in a YEAR of traveling, hostels and homestays three little birds is a TOP 3 SPOT! I was there months ago planning to stay max 3 weeks and I stayed 7 WEEKS. Met loads of friends, surfed consitstently, while keeping a healthy and happy balance with the booze... What really makes the place so great is the people who work here. I miss em everyday, CY, phenomenal energy, and a man that can carry a vibe, people gravitate to him and he invites it, and deserves it. Not sure if Francis, Raf, or Gideon are still there but they deserve a Proper SHOUTOUT as well! Francis on the family dinners is unreal, and he's just an all around good guy to spend time with, in the water or maybe in the hammocks (if he needs a good cuddle), Giddy a matermind with the surf lessons, and Raf one of the siniGang elite, bubbly and friendly as you can be, a blessing to all of us. PLUS 3LB sits right next to the surf Tuason sessions at 5am I'll hold dearly for many cold Canadian winters to come. These boys were out there just about every morning grinding, so if you need a little morning kick in the ass, look no further. If I'm not hyping the place up enough just know that I only have two tattoos (to this day) and I got them in Siargao. So do yourself a favor, add a little flavour, book yourself a stay for a day or.... at least ten:)

Love the vibe of the hostel . The restaurant they have is delicious , the pizza were WOW so good & same for the breakfast ! Good facilities; free water , ping pong table , little shop , chill zone ,good wifi , every basics you need in the private room, nice staff & they organize jam night , movie night and else.

The pillows are sooo hard ( we should have asked for others ones ). It can quickly become smelly if we don't air and ventilate. Otherwise everything was fine !

Super friendly staff great atmosphere with a lot of stuff events and other stuff going on.

It’s up to your preference but I didn’t like the fact that my bed in the dorm was almost seperate to everyone else’s, which is a good and a bad thing but as first time solo backpacker this meant it was harder to socialise. Only a 1/9 chance of this and definitely still had an amazing time don’t let this put you off at all

Cool place with laid back atmosphere and lots of social events and activities offered, obviously loved by surfers and backpackers and the young-and-active crowd. The kitties in/around the dorm were a definite plus for me, personally.

All the staff, especially Justin the manager, are really very kind and welcoming. There is a festive and supportive atmosphere, you quickly feel included in the group. Good humor reigns there at all times! At first I was in a tent, which was a little hot in the mornings, but very affordable. I changed to a private room with bathroom and it suited my needs better.

a little noisy in the evenings but it didn't stop me from sleeping

Good conditions, friendly staff and amazing vibes. Great to meet people, co-working space and good food in the restaurant, although a bit expensive

All good. If we come back to this location we will stay here again.

Firstly the hostel looks different than the pictures, in a good way. They did lots of renovation after the available pictures on Booking. The general atmosphere is like a cool cafe. It is a very comfortable and clean hostel with twin-size bunk beds. The owners are super nice and friendly. They have ping pong tournaments every Friday night and open mic every Tuesday night. I was there at the ping pong tournament and it was so much fun with the excellent presentation of Justin! Such a high-energy person The location is called Midigama, in the middle of Ahangama and Weligama. It’s easy to cycle around (they have two cycles for the guest to use) or catch a local bus (they pass every few minutes in both directions) or a tuk-tuk, or you can rent a motorbike to reach the nearby places. There is a surf spot within walking distance (and there are few shops around to rent a surfboard, I haven’t seen any schools though)

There is no kitchen and the restaurant in the hostel is -very- expensive (a pizza costs 2800-5000 lkr) and I didn’t find the vibe of the restaurant matching with the energy of a hostel. (It’s a modern and cool Italian restaurant -with lots of healthy options) I didn’t prefer to stay there longer because there is not much to do within walking distance, and I preferred to be in a more central area. I could have chosen to spend several weeks if the restaurant was cheaper or the location was more central (closer to food&supermarket options)

JUSTIN!!! De host is very cool and helpful. We stayed in a tent, which was very nice :)) The location is very good, close to the beach but also close to a busstation (if you want to go to Mirissa or Weligama).

If the hostel would be crowded, I think the experience would be completly different; much more noice and you would have to share the bathroom and toilet with a lot of people.

LOVED everything about our stay! The people the place the food, wow!

The staff very friendly&kind, great location in Midigama- close to the beach, to good local resteraunts, cafes.

The cat in the dorm

Incredibly amazing staff. I felt like they really cared for me and that they would take care of me no matter what I needed. The community there was amazing as well. Very friendly travelers, lots of great activities from open mics to ping pong tournaments to board game nights. Great location near some solid surf. Comfortable queen beds in the dorms! Amazing pizza and even a projector room where we had cozy movie nights!

More private restrooms would have been nice as well as a bit more space for the hostal crew to gather and make their own.

The staff was really nice. Nice chill spots outside of your room. Really good pizzas and unlimited drinking water!

We didn’t like that there was no airconditioning, but we knew this beforehand. Could be a big plus!

Surfing Wombats has an amazing vibe and everyone was super friendly and helpful. The location is great- very easy to get around on scooter if you wanna try different beaches.

We stayed in the tent which was very comfy, but also quite mouldy (I guess they change it regularly, but unfortunately we probably arrived before changing 😄)

Open Mic Night on Tuesday was amazing 😍

Loved this place!

Everything

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A great place to meet other travellers and form new friendships! Lots of events happening throughout the week such as open mic night on a tuesday and a pingpong tournament on Friday. Staff are friendly and helpful and the location is a short 5min walk to the Midigama beach, or walk a little further to Rams.

Dorm was hot even with the fans (some were weak and couldn't penetrate the mosquito nets). Fine once you get used to it after a couple of nights.

The staff were very helpful and friendly, the location was really good, very close to lots of places to eat and the two main beaches. The staff were very proactive with trying to help us In all the ways they could, even offering us to leave our bags if we wanted to travel lighter to our next place

All the plugs in the room sparked when we tried to charge any of our devises and we all got an electric shock from the shower, nothing serious but was slightly unpleasant.

I just liked the vibe. Its very cozy, nice people, easy to connect and go surf together. Close to midigama spot.

It wasn't the most clean room, not out of hygiene but mostly because I felt like all our stuff is just flying around everywhere.

I enjoyed my stay at the tent. The staff was super friendly The pizza is very tasty although a bit expensive

The mattress at the tent was quite hard I would be really nice to have one extra bathroom with a sink, a mirror and hot water. Apparently there is just one in the dorm. Because I was staying in the tent I I brushed my teeth at the sink next to the toilet which was also used by restaurant guests…

Friendly warm staff, good vibes. Lots of fun inclusive activities going on and great pizza!

Sometimes a little noisy in the morning. Bathrooms a little basic.

Really good hostel vibes and extra credits to the great host Justin! Thank you, we really enjoyed our stay here. Lots of fun activities and a good set up with enough spaces to chill!

The showers could be built to be a bit more private. The curtain came down easily and the other shower had an open window that was stuck.

Nice vibes from the staff!! They make you feel super comfortable all the time! Justin you rock! And Thanks to all the team! 🙌🏻 I’ll be back for sure!!

Very cosy and surf vibes. Close to the beach and surf spots. Good pizzas.

Pretty social surf hostel, big beds, clean and very nice staff. 2 minutes away from Lazy Left

Pizzeria is quite expensive/normal western prices

All the staff was amazing. I arrived in off season but the mood in the hostel was great!! They really take care of you! Big thanks especially to Hasan who made my whole stay fun and easy! Thanks for the unlimited supply of aloe Vera for my leg burn from surfing!! And big thanks to all kitchen and maintenance staff, you’re amazing!

Chilled people, good evening program during the main season, close to midigama surfspot

good vibe and good pizza !!! the staffs are really friendly and helpful

The employes there were very nice! The food was really awesome there (not so much typical Sri Lankan food, more western culture food). Very nice place for surf people who like the chill vibes.

I had a private doublebed room. I really missed a fully closeble window in this room. You hear the loud talks from people, dogs, cars, on Tuesday loud Party music from another hotel. The owner of the hostel take care, that around 10- 10.30 it's more quiet.. but still there are sometimes loud people outside. The room was too expansive for Sri Lankan prices.. when you compare it to the normal comfort of the room with loud noise.

amazing restaurant pizza place. lots of activities good for solo travelers. right next to the beach.

- Cool super friendly staff - Water for free all time! -Cool atmosphere -One of the best pizzas I ever had, but a little expensive

Community is nice, lots of people always around. Filtered water for refilling bottles for free. Close to the beach and bit off the street.

Hostel is a bit pricy for a hostel this style - a single room with own bathroom is same price. It can be also a bit loud in the dorm.

Location, staff and the vibes - Everything is top notch. And the cats as well.

The staff are so friendly and as always the PIZZA was out of this world!