Evoke Hiriketiya

De sfeer, het personeel en de locatie was top.

Hygiënisch viel er nog wel wat te halen; achterin bij de buiten wc’s en douches (er was binnen ook een badkamer) leek het alsof er nog nooit iemand opgeruimd heeft. De lakens op het matras zijn naar mijn idee te klein. Na drie keer draaien lig je met je lijf op het matras.

This was one of my favourite hostels in Sri Lanka! It feels like family there, the hosts are so kind and help with everything. We hang together every evening, talking or playing pool, we had a great time! Also the rooms are super clean and even when there are problems with electricity, the hosts will find a way to solve the problem. Beds were comfortable, i highly recommend this hostel!

Good atmosphere, good for socialising. The manager got us free tickets for a night party. Good location

Loud music until 11pm, a problem if you want to sleep earlier

Great location, clean and comfortable and super social hostel. The owner just makes you feel like home immediately when you arrive.

It’s a nice place to chill and enjoy both Hirekitya and Dickwella beaches around within 10 mins walking distance. The beds are comfy, personal fans are awesome, there is amazing patio with a hammock and nice sofa there where you can chill for hours. Homely atmosphere, the hosts are very kind and polite and open-minded. Would come back!

Malinda is hilarious and great! New hostel in Hiri. Slap bang in the middle of Hiri and Dickwella beach, perfect for surface and chilling. Offered scooter rental if needed. Hooked us up with Chandy’s beach bar, with free loungers and the staff there are great. A quick 8 minute walk (if that) to either beach. Barely used tuk tuks whikst we were there! All the friends of Malinda are great, and they share everything. Taught us properly how to play Karam, made sure we always got involved. Nice comfy big beds, and the personal fans negate the lack of AC. Super chilled with check in and check out and extending. You can come and go as you please. Outdoor showers are high pressure and great after the beach. Fridge is always stocked with cold beer (get added to your bill at the end so keep count, but super cheap and convenient). Great chats with Malinda about different cultures, and living in Sri Lanka. Had a really fun time. We were skeptical about going DOTs, but was worth it in the end, attracted a really nice crowd. Good for socialising but also good if you are not into that too, you can chill on your own terms. Kitchen is functional although we barely used it, laundry is easy to use too. A woman traveller with my boyfriend, I felt very comfortable with it being a mixed dorm. So don’t get out off at all! We needed up extremes by 2 days because we were so comfortable.

Noise bleeds a touch from the social area into the dorms, nothing out of the ordinary for a hostel, but it does go on a little late. Kinda a pro for us lol. Only 1 washroom for the entire place (But there are outdoor showers!). Lockers are small, but there is space under the beds. People do smoke in the inside shared area so if that isn’t for you then I would stay clear.

Organised, great location and the host just makes you feel like home.

The host was very fun and nice. Rooms were good and clean. Every bed had its own fan. We had a great time.

The place was so good and it feels like home. And it worth more than the price.

Malinda is a beautiful host and took us to a lovely point to see the sunset. The hostel is 5 mins walk from dikwella and 5 mins walk from hiriketiya beach, but still nice and peaceful. The beds were comfy and everyone had a fan which was lovely. They have a washing machine you can use for 500rupee and a kitchen if you’d like to prepare your own food. We loved this hostel!

Malinda the host is super friendly and will help you with anything! The facility and the bunk beds are much bigger than the normal cramped spaces around has individual fans for a good nights sleep! Location is just a 5 min. walk away from the best beach in Sri Lanka! extended the stay. and best value for money stay! grab it while it last! :)

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Super nice new hostel, the living room is spacious, bedroom is clean, owner is a really kind and helpful guy, he also managed someone to rent us a scooter! Location is perfect, couple of minutes walking to Dickwella beach and Hiriketiya beach!

Maybe there could be AC instead of the fan in the rooms but each bad has own so it is not a big problem. Bathroom could be more clean. Anyways you are still in the hostel and it did not really matter to me.

Really good Place to stay, well located close to the beach and to the restaurants. The owner is a cool guy, helped us with everything we needed and showed us around the first night, definitely would come back!

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