Kawshan Home Stay

The room is new and clean, the cupboard space is good, the shared kitchen had all we could need and the outside balcony has a great view. Isuri and her family are great, the incense they light every night around the property adds an extra special touch.

It would be nice to have a water filter/cooler and not need to buy new bottles

The room was very nice and spacious. The family and host were very kind and helpfull, would recommend staying here!

Mega liebe Vermieterin. Tolles Zimmer und sehr sauber. Super Preis Leistungsverhältnis!

Super lovely homestay between the 2 beaches. Walking distance from the town but in a really nice,peaceful area. Room was clean, the terrace was really nice and hammocks were the perfect spot to chill in the evening.

Super nette Gastgeberin, sauberes Zimmer

Keine Klimaanlage, nur ein Ventilator, wodurch es sehr warm ist im Zimmer

Great location, 10-15 minute walk to beaches and town. If you want somewhere close to eat, there are also some restaurants a few minutes away. Host was very accommodating and helpful. Room was clean and good aircon.

La gentillesse du personnel, la localisation au calme et proche de tout.

Terrace but there were allot files

​I was shocked by the gap between the excellent reviews and the actual reality. After two weeks in Sri Lanka, this was by far the worst value for money we encountered. ​The room was tiny, with one side of the bed literally pushed against the wall. The windows were completely blocked by a concrete wall outside, offering no light or air. The bathroom was cramped, the ceiling was very low, one of the light bulbs didn't work, and there was a leak from the sink. To make matters worse, there was only one power outlet in the entire room, and it wasn't even near the bed. ​Unlike the warm hospitality we experienced everywhere else in Sri Lanka, the welcome here was tired and unfriendly. The only 'highlight' was the balcony, but it was infested with flies and the hammock was full of holes. ​Extreme mismatch between the price and the quality. Do yourself a favor and stay elsewhere. No, and No.

Great location ! Nice staff! The moneky are feeding just nect to your room! Its amazing 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Lovely authentic homestay away from the busy centre beach but close enough to walk and enjoy! Local places for food close by. Great host Insuri who was welcoming & looked out for me when I was poorly in the room with a migraine. Highly recommend for solo travelling female. Always felt safe. Lots of wildlife around monkeys lizards & birds. I loved it. Thank you

We loved Everything about this place. It was the best place we stayed in hole Sri Lanka. The room has a shared kitchen with a fridge and free tea and coffee. Warm lovely shower, and the best terrace overlooking the garden. It was so wonderful sitting there looking at all the birds, peacocks, giant lizards and so many different monkeys. A living zoo, absolutely wonderful wild life. The top roof has a stunning view over the sea. The Hiriketiya beach is only a short walk from here maybe 5 min. Very close to Blue beach Island. It’s located in a nice and quiet area away from the party areas. The owners and people working there are so sweet and helpful with whatever you need. They also do laundry and they served us a free breakfast the first day. I highly recommend this place

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I felt at home such nice people working there and the owner is so lovely and makes super good breakfast 😍

La chambre était très bien, propre et confortable. L’emplacement était parfait et très pratique. J’ai été très bien accueilli ! incroyablement gentille, accueillante et toujours serviable. J’ai passée un merveilleux séjour. Merci beaucoup !

Il est bien placé entre la blue beach et la plage Hiriketiya.

Je me suis senti en prison, peu de lumière dans la chambre, une chambre qui s’ouvre sur un salon, je n’était pas à ma place. La chambre était minuscule et disposer d’une salle de bain commune ( peu explicite dans la description peut être le mettre dans le titre ?) La propriétaire ne nous a pas rendu la monnaie lors du check in.

Friendly monkeys passing by through the green surroundings while lying in a hammock. Our stay was so nice, Nilwella is paradise.

The place was very clean and the staff and the host was very very helpful and supportive. The homestay is surrounded by greenary and very accessible to the beach and eateries. Definitely try the roti Dhal they make for breakfast along with fruits. The house is very clean.

Очень приятное место, остались только хорошие впечатления. Доброжелательные и отзывчивые хозяева, всегда готовы помочь. Атмосфера спокойная и уютная, чувствуешь себя комфортно с первых дней. Всё необходимое для проживания есть, чисто и удобно. Отличный вариант, чтобы насладиться Шри-Ланкой и отдохнуть. С удовольствием остановились бы здесь снова.

The location is hard to reach by car. The price is high for the value

Moved to a room with aircon as it was very hot, clean and comfortable, room was a relatively good size. Great host ! Was just out of town, nice and quiet and only a 7-8 minute walk to the beach. Fridge and food facilities available 🙂

No breakfast included in the price and very basic food available.

La atención de la mujer que lo lleva.Vive en la casa de al lado y estuvo siempre pendiente de nosotros. Habitación básica pero cama grande y cómoda y todo muy limpio. Ducha con agua caliente que funcionaba bien (en otros muchos lugares no es así).

La ubicación: está cerca de las playas de Blue Beach Island y de Hiriketiya PERO para llegar al alojamiento hay que subir y bajar varias cuestas. A nosotros no nos molestó mucho porque teníamos nuestro propio tuktuk, pero creo que hay que tenerlo en cuenta. Por el precio, quizás podría incluir desayuno (al reservar ya nos especificaba bien que no estaba incluído, no es que haya sido una sorpresa).

Rent, rart og god placering til stranden. Personale i top!

Lovely home stay, the owner was so welcoming and helpful. Short walk to the main beach + cafes but located in a quieter area, cafe next door was handy too!

L’hospitalité de l’hote. La qualité de la maison le calme.

loro sono molto carini, camera okay, casa molto accogliente

in bagno c’è un po’ di odore, secondo me un po’ costoso per ciò che offre

Ambient familiar molt acollidor i dolç. Ubicació molt tranquila no massa lluny de varies platges molt boniques. Molt net i amb hamaques fora per relaxat-se.

We stayed for two days in a charming guest house in Hiriketiya, Sri Lanka, and it was truly unforgettable. The owner is such a beautiful soul—warm, caring, helpful, and full of love. We enjoyed wonderful conversations with her and were lucky enough to meet her lovely family, an experience for which we are deeply grateful.

EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT!

Séjour incroyable ici nous sommes restés 5 nuits et c’était après 1 mois passé au Sri Lanka notre meilleure maison. La situation est top à 10 limites à pieds d’une plage magnifique. Les chambres sont propres et sentent bon. Le ménage a été fait au bout de 3 jours , draps et serviettes changés. Les repas sont délicieux . Et pour finir , Isuri , une pépite de femme qui est aux petits soins jours après jours avec nous. Merci infiniment

Staying at Kawshan home stay was really comfortable and pleasent. We had the best experience! The room we stayed was really beautiful and clean and had AC - which is a game changer at Sri Lanka. The house and territory is really beautiful, all in lights with really beautiful terrace! And also there is kitchen. The owner and all people are really kind, nice and really helpful, they provided very good hospitality, so we really felt like at home! Thank you so much 🤗

Everything was great!

Clean and comfortable stay. friendly host. nice location outside Hiriketiya with scenic walk to beach.

room a bit dark and old fashioned but comfortable

Peaceful homestay with excellent accommodating host and friendly neighbours. Close to Hiriketiya beach, but far enough away from the tourist hotspots to relax

The wifi wasn’t working during my visit, but the disconnect was welcomed :)

10 minutes walk from the beach. Clean and quiet place.

Very welcoming and hospitable, lovely people and location, very quiet, off the main road and extremely affordable

Amazing place to stay, small walk to the beach and the host is lovely. Just a good chill vibe

We had an amazing stay in this homestay! We felt really welcome! The beds are good, they have big musquito net and the rooms are having good fans. We had a room with a shared bathroom with one other room. That was no problem because the bathroom was regulary cleaned! The owner cooked us a meal and a good breakfast is alsof availible. The stay felt personal, but not too. If we had questions, they were really fast, but we could also do our own thing. I would definitily recommend a stay with Kawshan home stay!

The host was delightful and helpful. Was a bit hot in the room and she brought an extra fan right away and it was great .

Really lovely staff, in a perfect location, not to far from the beaches. Very calm and nice and quiet.

Cozy homestay with a clean room. The service was good and personnel were super kind! Good value for money.

The host Isuri is the most lively lady you'll meet in Hiri! Taking care of all your needs and always busy to clean the house. Advantageous was the fridge and little kitchen area.

Would be even nicer if there was a little cooking stove, for the rest all good

Nice living room

Tiny bedroom........And not my kind of bed.....

Very clean and spacious room! Friendly and helpful owner. Great location smack in the middle of Blue Beach and Hiriketyia. Both under 10’ walk away. Lovely stuff!

You’re being very well welcomed and the location is among the more local house, a bit further from the massive tourism. The cafe down the street is excellent and cheap, my host was so nice to organise delivery. You have a kitchen. The living room with the couches is very nice to chill, clean and with good aeration. The room has a good size.

Despite what is written on booking, my room had unfortunately no view. The water pressure was too low to wash my hair. My room had a weird and unpleasant smell. I got bitten during the night by something that doesn’t look like mosquitos. My host asked for 800 SLK to organise a 5’mm tuktuk for me, went down to 500 SLK but the price I got directly on the street was 300 SLK. It’s unfortunate that you can trust their integrity.

very nice family running the homestay, all smiles and kindness, thank you

We had such a lovely stay at Kawshan’s Homestay. The bed was very comfortable, the location is lovely because it’s a little away from the quite touristy part of Hiriketiya but still so easy to access both blue island beach and Hiriketiya beach and restaurants. Isuri is wonderful, so helpful - and also funny and friendly, and very accommodating. She helped with booking us transport to our next location, and gave us good advice and tips. Highly recommend a stay here!

Isuri who runs the place is a fantastic host. I really felt like a home away from home!

Super friendly host and clean, comfortable bed.

AC would be awesome. Our room had no view.

Our family host was fantastic during our 3 days there. They help us with everything, they are very servicial and kind.

I had a fantastic stay at Kawshan home, from the beggining to the end everything was so lovely, I felt like at home as soon as I stepped their door. The place was very clean and confortable, had a great little restaurant next door where the food is very tasty. I also loved the location, so close to the beach, just few minutes walk. Could not have asked for something more.

Good location and friendly and attentive staff.

The middle room was very hot (only one wall fan), no AC.

We loved our stay at Kawashan Home stay, the owner was very nice. The location was also good

The home stay was a lovely place to stay in Hiriketiya. Beautiful location, short walk in to town but nice to be in a more peaceful area. Loved sitting on the porch and watching the monkeys play in the trees. Isuri was a very friendly and helpful host. The room was clean and the bed was nice and comfortable. Would definitely recommend to anyone wanting a lovely and peaceful stay in Hiriketiya :)

Good homestay in Hirikiteiya, the owner is super nice!

The road to get to the hotel was a bit difficult to track

Spacious, fan , fridge double bed. Nice owners. Very enjoyable stay, would recommend. Very good value for money.

Wi-Fi didn’t work very well. There’s no kettle or hob.

Cute family run homestay about 10 mins walk from Herikitiya Beach. Room was nice, hot shower, strong fan, mosquite nets on beds. Food served both at the homestay and at the restuarant nextdoor (operated by the family) was all really nice and fair priced.

Wifi was slow at times

This is such a perfect place to stay, quiet and peaceful with monkeys and squirrels entertaining us from the lush verandah. Isuri is a great host and if you do want to eat here, the family cook Niluka does wonderful tuna, prawns, etc from the Nilwella fish market. The extended family also have a cafe on the lane down to Hiriketiya beach. Theres a shop nearby. Nothing is too much trouble. It's a special place. Carol

Really awesome little home stay, away from the main town. It’s about a 20 minute walk but we don’t mind this. The room is nice and the host is very friendly and communicative. The little terrace out the front with the hammock is also nice .

The room was a little hot with the fan only but we knew this when booking so wasn’t an issue for us.

Lovely homestay and lovely owners! Definitely recommend staying if you are in Hiriketiya its still super close to the beach but away from the westernised parts. More local and authentic feel in a quiet area. Restaurant right next door aswell

Tranquil, beautiful property with hammocks to relax up the hill from the beach -- a short walk down. Comfy, quiet room. Restaurants on the road. Thank you to our great host, Chamindu. So kind and helpful and great to talk to. A wonderful human being. Would stay again for a long time.

Great location and friendly staff. Walking distance to everything you need, including bus. There was a fridge and kitchen available. Shared bathroom was very clean. Bedroom was spacious.

It was very hot and no aircon, but we knew this when booking

very peaceful and calm… good facilities and not far from the beach

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The Host was so nice, the hammocks in the garden so relaxing. Nature surrounds the place, you can see monkeys and peacocks. So nice

The home was very clean and the owner was really attentive. Location was pretty good.

The home is at the top of a hill, so if you have bad knees, I would probably book somewhere else. The location is pretty hilly all around, but it is close to the beach and restaurants. The bed and the pillows were really uncomfortable. No AC in the rooms and the fan didn't really make much of a difference.

Everything. Lovely house & rooms, a bit up on the hill but easy to walk to the beach and back.

Had a great stay, Chamindu was an excellent fun host!

So quiet , such a lovely attentive host! Great food

We had a nice stay here, comfy beds, nice living room with music station and really cool terrace. Located close to the beach, good restaurant nearby and a you can also order really good food (and water) directly from the home stay. 100% recommended.

Aircon would be nice in the future 😊

Very well received, the staff took great care of us

The family is very nice and the location is cool because it is in the jungle and feels like an authentic experience. The breakfast was delicious, the wifi works really well and the fan and mosquito net combination in the bedroom helped me to sleep perfectly every night. I also loved that there were lots monkeys around (friendly ones) in the morning.

It was a bit hard to find at first but that was because I arrived late at night. The host was nice enough to come and meet me and show me the correct way to the accomodation after I got lost!

Kawshan home stay met my expectations and beyond. You are surrounded by nature and local families. It always felt safe, and it's a nice cozy home whether the sun is shining or on a rainy afternoon. You'll hear the sound of birds and monkeys. Monkeys come pretty close to the house so it's really nice for those who can appreciate the wonders of nature. During our 9 days stay we were lucky to meet Kawshan's family. Thurya, Nilum, Chamidu', Nishanta, and Niluka, such nice people. The beautiful Hirikitiya beach is only a 10 min walk, and Blue island beach a 5-10 min walk. There's a temple there and it's nice for snorkeling. Also Hirikitiya is good for snorkeling, there's turtles and beautiful beaches, although some days it might seem touristy, there's days in which it feels very calm and peaceful. There's a fantastic beach, Dikwella, beach, not for surfing but quieter and astonishingly beautiful. The city with its markets it's only behind that beach. We will miss how welcome and at home we felt in Kawshan's stay. We will most terribly miss Niluka delicious food, breakfast and dinner. We had dinner made by her 8/9 nights. The best food we had in Sri Lanka. Our holiday has not yet come to an end, and we truly fear we won't find a better place for our remaining vacation. Wonderful memory.

Having to leave :(

Really enjoyed the stay at Kawshan’s place, Walking distance to the nearby beaches. Delicious breakfast as well. Highly recommended place to stay at hiriketiya.

This guesthouse is managed by a young and very friendly man. It is located in a luxurious, very modern house with a nice terrace and garden and it was renovated last year. There is air conditioning available, the house is spacious, very smart, and everything is new and comfortable. It is a perfect location if you need silence and calm - you can listen to the nature sounds only (lizards, squirrels, monkeys, ocean waves). It is located close to the Hiriketiya beach with great opportunities for some water sports. But still, you can relax and not see any tourists or listen to loud music. Spending time with the owner on the terrace, talking and joking was the best option for every evening. It has an excellent value for the price and the standard of the house is like in a five-star hotel.

only cold water is available in the shower but given the temperatures there, it's not a problem. The house is on the hill so the tuk-tuk couldn't ride after the rain, walking there was also very hard because of the slippery road.

Like that we can use the kitchen, the place was confortable and large. Had a TV and living space for us all to chill in. Nice garden area with hammocks and the people around were lovely. Kawshans mum is very lovely and makes good breakfast. Not their fault, it was ours not counting total before giving it. Just a tip for anyone else.

Something happened with money when paying. Thought we had a paid enough but said there was money missing. Could of been an honest mistake from our behalf but all members were sure we paid enough. Felt happy here and it's not far from the beach/centre. We rented a motorbike which helped us get about a little easier.