Sun Wind Beach Kalpitiya Kite Resort

Die Unterkunft ist sehr liebevoll eingerichtet und der Besitzer sowie die Angestellten sind sehr nett. Ich hatte eine gute Zeit hier. Das Essen ist gut, die Zimmer sauber auch wenn sich Tiere durch die offene Bauweise dort hin verirren. Ich war hier zum Kitesurfen mit Mietmaterial. Leider ist die Lagune im Sommer nicht wirklich kitebar, denn der Wind ist extrem böig. Deshalb wurde täglich gegen Bezahlung ein Shuttle mit dem Boot zum Dreamspot oder Sun Wind Beach Island organisiert.

Das Kitematerial ist teilweise stark abgenutzt, es sind aber bereits neue Kites unterwegs

L'ambiance familiale ! Tout le monde était aux petits soins pour nous . Superbe sortie kite sur le secret spot de susannte! Je recommande à 200 pour cent!

Superbe ambiance, personnel adorable et dortoirs avec intimité

Beaucoup de moustiques donc n' oubliez pas de vous equiper. L encens local marche bien et l hostel en laisse a disposition.

Charming spot with very cool people - recommend for the good vibes and good food. Didn’t even go kite surfing, and I had a great time. The owner and his family were very friendly and made me feel like home.

Gemütliche luftige Cabanas. Leckeres Essen von Mama. Rundum Kite Surf Betreuung. Perfekt organisierte Safari im Nationalpark und Delfin Beobachtung.

Nice community, great food all day long even if pricy dinner, nice overall location.

Didn't get a room as booked but more of a hole in the wall. Wasn't introduced in the place and had to find out everything bit by bit. Kite Rental options were not very good and did not include longsleeve/wetsuit (had to buy). Room was the smallest darkest hole i've ever seen (only space for small bed) eventhough I booked a spacious room with terrace, ac etc... No apologies, nothing.

I really liked it here. You basically only live outdoors in the open community or dinner space and beautiful garden. The people there are amazing and so is the food. Susantha is a positive person who really puts in the effort to make everyday a good day and can arrange whatever you want with kiting. The other guests are very diverse in age and nationality which for me makes the best mix. Every evening there is a family dinner cooked by mamma and you can chill or play games in the community area or if you rather decompress by yourself, it is all fine.

Cold showers just like everywhere in Sri Lanka and the beds are a bit hard for my liking.

Our stay at Susantha was amazing. Everything is run by locals with a lot of experience, heart, and genuine hospitality. Susantha is always helpful, and his warm personality and positive energy create a wonderful communal atmosphere among the guests. We felt very welcome and we are looking forward to our next stay!

The place is amazing - proper vibe, proper cabanas and outstanding crew! Best kite place around the lagoon. Booked for 2 nights and extended for few nights more. Next time will book for the whole stay!

Sun Wind Beach Kite Resort is a place with an incredibly positive vibe. Spending a few weeks with Susantha's family is an experience in itself. Delicious homemade dinners prepared by his mom, a always-smiling dad, and Susantha with his unique outlook on life. More importantly, when it comes to learning how to kite surf, I couldn't have found a better place. Susantha is a passionate person dedicated to ensuring his team teaches you how to ride a kite and have fun doing it. They wouldn't let me give up when I was feeling overwhelmed, and eventually, I started riding the board with the kite. Huge thanks to the entire team: Susantha, Chamindha, Denniske and other friends for great adventure and helping me fulfill my dream😊😊

Living with Susantha and his family at Sun Wind Beach Kite Resort and Kite School Kalpitiya is an experience in itself... Susantha is determined to give his guests a genuine Sri Lankan family atmosphere, where his mom cooks for all of us and we all live a wonderful life together in a coconut plantation, without luxury in nature. If you add to all this the great kitesurfing field of Kalpitiya, along with what Susantha has to offer and its cousins to those who learn to kitesurf then we are talking about an incredible paradise. I am an intermediate kiter, so I needed lessons. However, what I saw is his students succeeding from zero to hero within 4 days. As for experienced kiters. Don't expect green water but expect steady winds from both flat water and open ocean chop with big waves. As for the cons? Yes, there are those too. The wider area is marshy. Therefore mosquitoes attack in bursts. Otherwise everything is good... Genuine Sri Lankan atmosphere untouched by tourism. Family environment and excellent conditions for learning kitesurfing. Don't distance yourself. I personally left there on 15-02-2025 and I am already dreaming of my return on 18-05-2025. Susantha I can't wait!

Mosquitoes millions of mosquitoes

This place has a great team of experienced kitesurf instructors and also has the best vibes,friendly and fun.

Great place to stay and kitesurf. Really friendly bunch of guys and family. Boat trip across the lagoon to kite, lovely meals I highly recommend

Super great vibes and had a blast staying there! It was def the funnest places we’ve stayed on our trip! Everyone was really nice and welcoming, and the cabanas were lovely.

Awesome location if there’s wind, a bit far from town if there’s no wind. Town is a short walk for swimming in the sea.

The family style dinner options are really good. The food is super tasty, and local. The host, Susanta, is very welcoming and has interesting stories. The day trips for kitesurfing are really good, and one of a kind. The Harlem rental equipment is the top of the line. It doesn't get better than this.

The pictures on the booking.com are not up to date. The rooms have been divided in two, so now there's a single bed in a small, private room. Personally, I would have preferred to have the option to choose between a smaller single room, or a bigger room that I have to share.

What a dream stay!! ✨ Thank you to the whole family for your welcome, it was an unforgettable stay! Peaceful place, sports day, and moment of sharing in the evening at dinner time, great! 😁 I recommend it was really great and they are very good Kitesurfing teachers! top

- Susantha is wonderful and welcoming. Charismatic, and keen to ensure you hav a great stay. It feels like he knows everyone, and he will regale you with local stories. - Cosy family vibes. Everyone who works there is part of Susanthas family. I felt welcomed, and tis a great environment for meeting other guests. - breakfast was tasty and genuine. - Fan and mosquito net in my room meant I slept well despite the heat.

- Dinner expensive by sri lankan standards ~8 euros. - The location is too distant from the nearby town to walk. I definitely recommend hiring a scooter, which you probably hav to do from Colombo. - The nearby lagoon (kalpitya lagoon) is not good for kitesfurfing, wind is too gusty. They offer a visit at another location (puttalam island), transport and lunch available, but it costs extra. - The pictures on this site are a little out of date. Since they were taken, things hav decayed a little. Many of the aesthetic touches have fallen down, so the place doesn't look as nice as it once did. My room was quite dusty. - Toilets pretty basic. They work, just dont expect luxury. I guess that the pictures are of the ensuite rooms, wich may indeed be nicer. - I would have appreciated a mat in my room, something to brush the sand off my feet. - Cosy vibes almost felt oppressive, I felt bad for doing other things. - Kite lessons are rough and ready. Fine if you mostly know what your doing, but perhaps a beginner would learn better elsewhere.

Go here if you’re after a tight knit friendly family vibe. The single rooms are simple and come with a good quality fan to stay cool as well as a mosquito net. Mama’s cooking is the best in Kalpitiya, especially the pumpkin curry :) Susantha’s staff / family are all super nice and supportive even with beginners, don’t think they’re being standoffish they’re just not as confident speaking English. The island trip is highly recommended, an unbelievable desert island spot with perfect wind and flat water.

Only improvements I would suggest are a bedside lamp, extension cable for rooms (currently only one socket for fan) and that’s it!

- comfortable and clean room - there is bigger place with tables and fridge - breakfast could be little bit bigger but the dinner was huge and delicous - owner is helpull and friendly :)

- expensive dinner - 8 eur per person - weather conditions in the lagoon aren't good. The wind is gusting and not laminar. They charge 20 eur per person to go to another spot (transport and dinner included)

Susantha’s family-run kite surf resort in Kalpitiya is an absolute gem. The kite lessons are top-notch, and the trips to Putalan Island in the lagoon are pure magic—perfect wind, no crowds, and stunning scenery. The accommodations are cozy, and the community vibe makes you feel right at home. Dinner, prepared by Susantha’s mom, is sensational and a true highlight of the stay. This is hands down the best kitesurfing spot I've ever experienced. Highly recommended!

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Welcoming, social and well designed. Beautiful gardens, lovely staff. Loved mums dinners and susenthas positive outlook

Sunsantha was a great host. The breakfast is nice and the organize kite trips which were very fun! Nice Kite Community! In terms of kite surfing gear they have good kites in my opinion but the boards are very old and not of good quality…

Shared bathroom was not clean and there were no trash cans in the bathroom nor the bedroom. Location is a little far from everything but I knew that before booking.

Susantha makes us feel like we are home, it’s welcoming, great vibes, we had the feeling to be part of a group from the very first day we arrived, so nice ! Food is very good and diverse from one day to another ! Place is close from the spot, no need to describe the lagoon, amazing spot especially for beginners !

Amazing stay at Sun Wind Beach, Susantha and his team are awesome. A clean room and delicious home cooked meals every night with a really homely atmosphere. I did not want to leave!

Had an amazing time at Sun Wind Beach and would definitely recommend staying here. The lagoon is perfect to learn how to kite and Susantha and his team are great teachers and make sure that you'll have fun in the process. After kite sessions are also a reason to stay here; chilling, sharing the Sri Lankan dinners made by Subha (Susantha's cousin), discussing the wind conditions, drinking a few beers and making jokes ;) I'll difinitely be back!!

We had a fantastic time at Susantha’s authentic Sri Lankan family stay. From the first second we felt to be part of the family and everyone cared about the guests’ well being at all times. We slept in one of the Cabanas which is basic and has everything you need (most importantly a secure moskito net) and enjoyed the hammock with the view into the beautifully planted garden. We made many friends along the way, learned much about the country Sri Lanka and really enjoyed our evening activities and conversations with Susantha and the group. Thank you for the Amazing times - We will definitely come back!

Value for money is great

A real community feel with like-minded people. The food and the hosts are incredible. You really feel at home. I will be coming back as soon as physically possible!

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Great family owned kite accommodation

The dinner was a little expensive for Sri Lanka standards, but was very good

Good local kiteserfers mood.

I could have never imagined such a wonderful place for my stay in Sri Lanka. Arrived at Susantha's place to learn kitesurfing for one week and then I was supposed to travel another 3. I canceled all my plans and stayed at Sun Wind Beach. Kitesurfing. It FELT LIKE HOME, but a sort of special home where you get really immersed in the Sri Lankan way of living, being, leaving all worries apart. From wonderful company always, with exchanges that make you grow, to meeting people that are drifted by similar curiosities, and then enjoying your beach hut in a green tropical garden, hidden by palm trees and refreshed by the wind, waiting for another cooking masterpiece of Susantha's mother, be it breakfast or dinner or lunch. Whether you are SOLO TRAVELING or IN COUPLE, I could not think of a better place to experience the AUTHENTIC Sri Lankan way of living or meeting people that will inspire you, become your friends. It is also the only place in Kalpitiya that is FULLY BUILT and RUN by LOCAL KITESURFERS. Just listen to Susantha's story of how he discovered kiteboarding, of how his life changed when opening this resort, of all the (extended) family-work that made this place possible (such as his grand mother braiding the palm tree leaves that are now the rooftops of the beach huts) One more thing to share, the KITESURFING LESSONS. I am not a sports person, but Susantha and his team were not only able to teach me how to do it, but also to make me ENJOY IT in such a way that I DREAM OF KITES AND DOWNWINDERS. So patients, so eager to make all their students succeed. When something went wrong with kite control (which happens a lot at first), it was a reason to laugh about and try again. Persevere until the end, that's the mindset they transmit. And they stay with you, teaching you, rescuing you, until you become independent. During my stay, I also met some of his ex-students, so happy to be back in this special place, still so connected to Susantha and his team.

Loved everything in this place. If you want to experience something REAL, something that makes you add SRI LANKA on your most intimate places, I could not recommend something else. Anyway, I felt like no longer searching for another traveling/discovery experience soon after I arrived. And all I wait for... is coming back for one more SIP OF PARADISE.

Cosy and quiet cabin by the lagoon in a beautiful garden! I went windsurfing as it was off-season and not enough wind for kiting and really enjoyed it. Very helpful and nice host!

It's a very friendly environment for kitesurfers. Food is very good, the atmosphere excellent. It's a real center of kitesurfing in the Kalpitiya lagoon.

The stay was too short.

This is exceptional place to visit if you want to learn/progress with kitesurfing or find new friends. The location which is few minutes (boat trip) away from the kite spot are perfect and quite. The Atmosphere in resort is very friendly and polite. The team and family make your stay comfortable. They take care of everything.

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Home-made delicious food, great atmosphere and friendly approach! All of that made me feel like part of the family! Hands down for one of the best travelling experiences! Thank you again!

I don't have any complaints