Must-see hotels in The West

  • Camellia Dwellings

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    The five rooms in this colonial-style villa are spacious and well tended, making it excellent value. Major pluses are the friendly owner and staff and the…

  • Aditya Resort

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    This sublime place is crammed with Buddhist statues, tropical flowers and masses of high-quality antiques. The huge rooms have carved wooden headboards…

  • Kalla Bongo

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    A serene Buddha greets new arrivals at this beautiful lakeside Dutch-run hideaway; the sense of calm continues throughout the property. Standard rooms…

  • Jetwing Beach

    Negombo

    With its imposing entrance and high ceilings, this place feels like a temple – a temple to minimalist luxury, that is. The rooms are luxurious, with sea…

  • Villa Rodrigo

    Negombo

    The three air-con rooms above this family house are modern and spotless, even if prices are at the top end of good value. It's a five-minute walk from the…

  • Jetwing Ayurveda Pavilions

    Negombo

    The spacious private villas here are excellent value, with minimalist yet luxurious furnishings. The bathrooms are the real highlight and soaking in one…

  • Mahoora Safari Camp

    Wilpattu National Park

    This is safari the old-fashioned, decadent way. Mahoora offers a luxury tented camp on the edge of Wilpattu Park. Whatever safari tent type you opt for…

  • Neela’s

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    This welcoming and well-run choice has something for everybody. Even the cheapest rooms are spotlessly clean and come with pleasing decor, while the more…

  • Teal Cottage

    Wilpattu National Park

    This reliable family-run hotel is an appealing base for visiting Wilpattu, especially as it has its own safari jeeps. Choose from the quiet and immaculate…

  • Angel Inn

    Negombo

    This is one of the best-run cheap guesthouses in Negombo. Rooms might not have sea views, but the beach is only 20m away and in every other way it’s…

  • Araliya Gardens

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    About 1.5km inland from Narigama Beach, set in lush gardens and with a fine pool and spacious rooms, this is a quiet and romantic option if you don't mind…

  • Villa Araliya

    Negombo

    This stand-out choice has a variety of modern rooms – most featuring exposed red-brick walls and dark wooden furniture – but the uniting factor is that…

  • Ice Bear Guest House

    Negombo

    A gorgeous traditional villa with lots of colour and flair (or ‘Swissness’, as the sign says – to which you could also add ‘and a little eccentricity’)…

  • Asian Jewel

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    This small boutique hotel close to Hikkaduwa lake has lush, glitzy rooms, a beautiful pool and excellent food, though it's not actually on the lake. What…

  • Drifters Hotel

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    The small but well-kept pool at this beachside property alone makes it worth the money, but add in large and nicely presented rooms and a decent patch of…

  • Pearl

    Negombo

    This small German-run beachfront pad might be discreet, but it packs all mod cons, along with plenty of sun loungers and a good restaurant. The six…

  • Dewasiri Beach Restaurant & Hotel

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    Ideal for surfers on a budget, this slightly ramshackle place overlooks Main Reef and has a variety of simple but clean (cold-water) rooms, the priciest…

  • Hotel Moon Beam

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    A smart midrange option with 28 spick-and-span rooms that are enlivened by pictures and wooden decorations. Piping-hot water gushes forth from the showers…

  • Hotel Ritas

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    Keeping passing travellers content for years, lovely Ritas has simple but tidy ground-floor budget rooms, while midrange cruisers will like the fancier…

  • Blue Water Boutique Hotel

    Negombo

    This modern and fresh hotel has spacious split-level rooms that are all about sleek minimalism. The hotel doesn't have much natural light, but there's…

  • Jeero’s Guest House

    Negombo

    With latticework window frames, comfortably worn-in furniture and breezy balconies, this is a well-priced and friendly option with just four rooms set…

  • Hotel Silver Sands

    Negombo

    An excellent, budget beachfront option with Arabian-style arched portals and neatly tiled rooms that have a balcony/terrace and odd tent-like mosquito…

  • Holiday Fashion Inn

    Negombo

    There's an inviting family vibe to this smart guesthouse a short stroll back from the main strip. Rooms are spacious and immaculate and have little…

  • Blue Ocean Villa

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    This slice of a guesthouse has well-furnished upper-floor air-conditioned rooms overlooking the beach, and cheaper but darker side rooms that have more of…

  • Top Secret

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    This guesthouse is right at the southern end of the tourist strip on an appealing patch of beach. The rooms themselves are plain, with only cold-water…

  • Time ʼn’ Tide Beach Resort

    Hikkaduwa & Around

    A smart but sterile place with welcoming staff. The more expensive rooms are enormous, which could make them worth considering for families. A big plus is…

  • Dion's Guest House

    Negombo

    The five simple but clean rooms in this family house are set around a pleasant roadside garden, though it suffers from traffic noise. Breakfast is Rs 600…

  • Aggressor Tented Safari

    Wilpattu National Park

    This tented safari camp was recently bought by a boat-based scuba tour company and is being upgraded.

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