Reviews of Alvas house
Hikkaduwa narigama, 10100 Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

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Reviewed: 6 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewIt's an incredible place! The room was clean and comfortable, maintained daily. We were welcomed with cold coconut and the warmest smile I've ever seen. Hosts are very kind and caring, always looking out for you to make sure you're comfortable. The location is perfect for turtle watching and swimming, with lots of small shops and places to eat.
Thank you so much for the very nice review and for staying with us. It was a pleasure to meet you and hopefully we will see you again someday. Take care. All the best from us; Susanne & Thushare
Reviewed: 17 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe location is very convenient. The beach outside here is suitable for surfing. Ten minutes' walk to the right is the turtle beach which suitable for snorkeling, there is also a big supermarket on the way. It takes another twenty minutes walk to a small fish and vegetable market. You can buy vegetables there and cook in the public kitchen on the second floor here .It's very convenient. But the best part was the owner Susan and Tushy! Thank you, Tushy who always smiles and Susan who is so warm-hearted. Thank you the unforgettable Friday night! You invited me and all the guests to have a big meal together and chat freely. It was such a happy time! I hope to have the chance to stay here again!
The air conditioners in Sri Lanka are all very noisy, but it's not your fault!
Thank you so much for the kind words and for staying with us. It was a pleasure to meet you and we hope we will see you again soon. Take care and good luck with your flowers. All the best; Susanne @ Thushare
Reviewed: 9 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewThe accommodation is very centrally located and but also in a quiet side street. The beautifully furnished rooms, the green garden, the shared kitchen and the roof terrace immediately give you a wonderful feeling of being at home. Everything is super clean and is cleaned and aired daily. The owners are incredibly kind and helpful. It quickly felt as if we had known them for years, as they really put so much heart into their work. We will definitely come back.
Thank you so much for the kind words and for staying with us. It was a pleasure to finally meet you. Take care and come back soon. All the best from us; Susanne @ Thushare
Reviewed: 1 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThis little guesthouse is one of the warmest and friendliest places i have been. Rooms are spotless, wifi is excellent and location is good. But its the owners that really make you want to return. Thanks for making me feel welcome and at home and taking care of me when needed.
The shower, temperature and waterpressure, as in many places, could have been better
Thank you so much for the very kind words 🙏. It was a pleasure to meet you and we really hope you are enjoying the rest of your vacation. Also hope that you saw the leopards on your trip. Take care and see you someday again. All the best from us; Susanne @ Thushare
Thank you so much for the very kind words 🙏. It was a pleasure to meet you and we really hope you are enjoying the rest of your vacation. Also hope that you saw the leopards on your trip. Take care and see you someday again. All the best f… Show more
Reviewed: 17 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewThe property was central to where we wanted to be, if my sister had not have hurt her foot we could have walked to most places, but because she did all we had to do was walk outside and a tuk tuk was always available!
Absolutely nothing!
Good morning from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Thank you for the very nice reviews. It was a pleasure and a lot of fun to meet you and your sister. Take care and see you someday again. All the best; Alvas
Reviewed: 16 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewGreat place, lovely people. Can't fault it
Thank you so much for the very nice review, it was a pleasure to meet you. Say hello to your friend also and hopefully we will see you someday again. Take care. All the best; Alvas
Reviewed: 17 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewAbsolutely beautiful, paradise very much and a room with a view
My location all round ,everything within walking distance
Thank you so much for staying with us and the very nice review. Enjoy the rest of your vacation. It was a pleasure to meet you and hopefully you will come back one day. Take care. All the best from us; Susanne & Thushare
Reviewed: 6 January 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewAmazing location, simple, close to everything, in front of Hikkaduwa Main Point. Awesome hospitality, always looking to exceed expectations and fantastic new year eve dinner together! Thank you so much for everything!!!!
Sorry for the late answer but thank you so much for the nice review, it was a pleasure to meet you We haven’t forgot your very nice surfing family. Say hello to your boys and wife. Take care and hopefully we will see you again someday. All the best from us; Alvas
Sorry for the late answer but thank you so much for the nice review, it was a pleasure to meet you We haven’t forgot your very nice surfing family. Say hello to your boys and wife. Take care and hopefully we will see you again someday. All… Show more
Reviewed: 29 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewThe hosts at Alvas are incredibly friendly and welcoming, radiating such positive energy and warmth. You can truly feel their genuine smiles and hospitality. An unforgettable experience!
Good morning 🌴 Thank you so much and big thank you for staying here, it was a pleasure to meet all of you. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your vacation and maybe we see you again someday. Take care and say hello to the others. All the best; Susanne & Thushi
Good morning 🌴 Thank you so much and big thank you for staying here, it was a pleasure to meet all of you. We hope you enjoyed the rest of your vacation and maybe we see you again someday. Take care and say hello to the others. All the be… Show more
Reviewed: 13 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewVery clean and comfortable room. Amazing hosts. Would recommend it 100%. First adress when coming to Hikkaduwa.
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Good morning 🌴 Thank you so much for the nice words. It was our pleasure to have you here and we hope you had a great time at Oasis as well. Take care ! All the best; Susanne @ Thushi
Reviewed: 11 December 2024 · Stayed in December 2024
Verified reviewAmazing amazing hosts. Really friendly and nice to have a chat with. Often gave us king coconuts whilst we were relaxing on the balcony. They tidied the room every day we stayed which was a nice surprise as I haven't seen that in any other place we stayed out during our 3 weeks in Sri Lanka. Location is brilliant too, close to everything good
Addition of a hairdryer would be good.
Good morning ☀️ Sorry for late answer but thank you so much and thank you for staying here, it was a pleasure to meet you. Hopefully we will see you here again someday. Take care. All the best; Susanne & Thushi.
Reviewed: 10 August 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewAbsolutely amazing host. He was extremely caring and helpful. Everything was very clean. Great location, super close to the beach and many restaurants. I had a really great experience and will definitely be staying here again next time I come.
Reviewed: 9 May 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewGreat accomodation near the beach, great owners who make you feel at home and are ready to help you with everything you need. Great dinner on the terrace!
Thank you so much for the very nice review! We remember you very well and it was a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for staying with us and of course; welcome back. Take care and hopefully we will see you again. All the best from us; Susanne & Thushare
Thank you so much for the very nice review! We remember you very well and it was a pleasure to meet you. Thanks for staying with us and of course; welcome back. Take care and hopefully we will see you again. All the best from us; Susanne &… Show more
Reviewed: 21 April 2024 · Stayed in April 2024
Verified reviewThe place is great, even better than i expected. The stuff was absolutely great and super helpful, room was comfy, big enough for two and mini fridge in the room was definitely a plus++ FIBER INTERNET was great as i was a travelling for business also, so needed releable and fast enough WIFI. No problems with that at all. All and over super nice place to stay, HIGHLY recommend this place to anyone to stay even for longer period of time. Unfortunately i only had time for 2 nights, but i could easily stay there for a month! Beach so close, all the beast restaurants in area just walk away, its was just perfect. 10/10 stars to this place. Highly recommend! Absolutely nothing bad to say. Book and enjoy :)
Thank you so much for your very nice words 🙏 It was a pleasure to meet you and we are happy you like our little place. Take care and if you come back to Hikkaduwa, a big welcome to you. All the best from us; Alvas
Reviewed: 3 March 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified review- Close to the beach - Very clean (every day cleaning) - Quite - Very welcoming and friendly hosts. They helped un organise a transfer to the airport at a very affordable price. - Balcony - Facilities - Good pressure and water temperature in the shower
Nothing, it was perfect. There was no mosquito nest if it is important for someone. We were there in the beginning of January and we didn’t have any problems with mosquitos.
Hello! Thank you so much for the nice review, it was a pleasure to meet you and we hope you enjoyed Sri Lanka. Hopefully we will see you again someday. Take care. All the best from us; Alvas
Reviewed: 29 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewThe owners were very welcoming and really looked after all my needs while I was there. Felt like home away from home. The room was very large and clean and had a balcony as well to chill on. Really would highly recommend this place.
Hello! Thank you for the nice words and review, it was a pleasure to meet you. Hopefully we will see you again someday. Take care and enjoy Thailand. All the best; Alvas
Reviewed: 26 February 2024 · Stayed in February 2024
Verified reviewAmazing accommodation and amazing hosts! 2min walk to the beach and tucked away from road noise. Accomodation standard is the perfect mix of Western and Eastern world. Spacious common kitchen with everything you need and rooftop. Nice details with a private mini fridge in the room and earplugs for those bothered by the train nearby. The kindness of the hosts in unmatchable!
The bed was hard to my taste but the comfortable pillow balanced it out after a few nights.
Hello Steph! Thanks for the nice review, it was a pleasure to meet and talk to you. Hopefully we will see you again someday. Take care and say hello to wife. All the best; Susanne & Thushare
Reviewed: 2 January 2024 · Stayed in January 2024
Verified reviewSuper friendly hosts. Clean beautiful spacious room.
Nothing
Thank you again 🤗 It was a real pleasure to meet you and hopefully we will see you again. Take care. All the best; Susanne & Thushare
Reviewed: 31 December 2023 · Stayed in December 2023
Verified reviewThank you so much 🤗 It was a pleasure to meet you and hopefully we will see you again. Take care! Susanne & Thushare
Reviewed: 24 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewThe owner was very kind!
Reviewed: 9 August 2023 · Stayed in August 2023
Verified reviewSuper clean place, great location and high speed fiber internet so easy to work remotely. Super nice staff and great communication. Highly recommend this place for everyone!
Reviewed: 11 May 2023 · Stayed in April 2023
Verified reviewThe best place we’ve ever stayed in Sri Lanka! I’ve traveled several times around Sri Lanka before, but I’ve never met such wonderful owners like these guys, they are really the best! Everything was comfortable and clean. First time in Sri Lanka I met a place where owners make a cleaning EVERY day, it’s fantastic!
Perfect place for rest; house has everything for cooking on very light and clean kitchen! I also liked the location of this house, it’s close to every shop and restaurant but a bit aside from the main road, it’s very comfortable, not noisy at all. Owners were so good, I still remember about them with a warmth in my heart!
Reviewed: 13 April 2023 · Stayed in April 2023
Verified reviewWe stayed 3 nights, quality - price is great. Bedrooms and bed are big and daily cleaned. Location perfect, near to the beach and main surf spots. But the best overall are the hosts, amazing people, really warm, kind, welcoming and smily. They even invited us one night to have dinner with them (food was amazing). Defenitly I recommend the place
Good Afternoon! Thank you so much for the very nice review and for staying with us, it was a pleasure too meet you. Hope you had a good flight back and hopefully we will see you again in the future, you are so welcome back. Take care of each other and don’t forget Sri Lanka. All the best from us, Susanne & Thushare
Good Afternoon! Thank you so much for the very nice review and for staying with us, it was a pleasure too meet you. Hope you had a good flight back and hopefully we will see you again in the future, you are so welcome back. Take care of eac… Show more