Yaddehimulla Road, 80600 Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
#11 of 116 B&Bs and Inns in Unawatuna
Guests' ChoiceBased on 20 B&B reviews
9.6Cleanliness
9.5
Comfort
9.5
Location
9.7
Facilities
9.6
Staff
9.8
Value for money
9.5
Free WiFi
7.5
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Reviewed: 15 July 2025
Elena
RussiaWi fi works well not in the entire room
Room clean, air conditioning works, there is still ceiling fan. The Beach is a 5-minute walk away. The room has a fridge. Great breakfast with a huge plate of fruit. Recommend!
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 12 February 2025
Richard
United KingdomNothing
Neil was a great host and cooked us two delicious breakfasts. He was very laid back and helped when we had questions. Everything you needed in the room except tea and coffee but had water, hairdryer, soap, safe, hangers. Room was dark as you had to keep curtains closed as it was facing into the courtyard, but we didn't spend much time in there anyway so it was fine and it was cool. Breakfast is in an open air dining/kitchen area. Location is close to the main street and main beach. Jungle beach is an interesting 30 minute walk. We went to Galle from here which was about 15 minutes in a tuk tuk. It's a great little place at a reasonable price.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 30 January 2025
Mehboob
CanadaLocation, host Neil, breakfast
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 28 January 2025
John
United KingdomExcellent host, very helpful. Delicious breakfast and only 10 minutes walk to the beach/bar/restaurant.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 10 January 2025
Anca
Romania-
We loved to stay in Neel house. You have everything you need, even an umbrella, towels for the beach, very tasty breakfast. Neel is doing everything he can do to help you, he even arranged for us the pick up for the airport and he woke up like 5 in the morning to prepare us a coffee.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 27 December 2024
Steffen
NetherlandsNothing just a great place to stay with dito owner.
Quite place in hectic unawatuna. Great breakfast every morning. Neil is an excellent owner and give you great tips. The room was extraordinary comfortable with a good hot shower in the bathroom.. Just go and enjoy lovely unawatuna in Butterfly Jewel. The bed is amazing big and comfortable.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 25 September 2024
Sofia
PortugalThe host was exceptionally friendly, made breakfast every morning, which was delicious and had great variety. We were the only guests at the time and the host was very worried about our needs, and arranged us a ride to the beach. Good location too!
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 23 April 2024
Sonia
NetherlandsThe bed was a bit hard, but this is a personal preference
Very comfortable stay near the beach! The room and bathroom are spacious and very clean, everything is provided for. But the best part about this accommodation is the host, it was like staying with family! Also the breakfast is just superb. Highly recommend staying at the Butterfly Jewel!
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 28 December 2023
Johan
SwedenCan’t come up with anything
Nil is a great host. Friendly, generous and always there when you need help. He also makes great breakfast! The butterfly jewel is located on a quiet street, but still just a few minute walk to the beach and buzz of Unawatuna. We truly enjoyed the house porch and outdoor kitchen where we could relax with a cup of tea in the shade.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 18 November 2023
Elena
RussiaAll good
Location, nice beach nearby. Testy breakfast, simple clean room, powerful A/C, speed of WiFi connection. Hospitable and helpful host. I can recommend this apartment to spend vacation in Unawatuna and discover surroundings.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 3 March 2023
Tatiana
SlovakiaVery good breakfast. Locations is good, close to ocean, restaurants shops... also there was quiet at night.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 9 February 2023
Sebastian
GermanyNeel is a great and funny host. He will help you with everything you need and has great information about food and stuff to do around Unawatuna. We we're here with 3 Kids and Neel was wunderful to the them. The rooms are clean, breakfast is delicious, we had Welcome drink and a laundry is also directly at the accomodation. Absolutely perfect. Thank you Neel for having us
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 23 January 2023
Natalia
RussiaWe liked everything. There was nothing that spoiled our stay. Location is perfect: surrounded by jungle, in 5 minutes walk from the beach, in 10 minutes walk from busy street with cafes and shops. Quite and calm cornor, where you can hear only birds singing. The area and the room are clean. Air condition works properly. Wi-fi is fast (my husband could work without any inconvinience). Bed is big and comfortable - we slept as babies :) And there were many pillows - for me it's a great advantage. Bathroom is convinient and functional. We took hot shower even during power outage. Breakfasts exceeded our expectations. Besides familiar eggs and toasts we had a big plate of fresh fruits. Several times Neel (the host) cooked us traditional dishes of Sri Lanka cuisine - everything was delicious. What makes this place outstanding from others is that Neel is a super host. It felt like we were visiting a friend, not a hotel. Neel was very helpful, gave us lots of good advise about places to visit and it was just interesting to chat with him. We would definitly come here again :)
Stayed in January 2023
Reviewed: 27 December 2022
Shivam
IndiaThe place is centrally located with the beach and all the restaurants nearby. The host Neel also helps by giving good suggestions and arranging for transport.
Stayed in December 2022
Reviewed: 1 January 2024
Jonathan
United KingdomWhite light used inside room! Breakfast (really good!) is just outside the room which meant privacy in the morning is a limited.
Very clean. Good room aesthetics, helpful and warm host.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 2 February 2025
Rimute
LithuaniaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 18 December 2024
Anže
SloveniaThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 20 March 2024
Tim
GermanyThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 24 March 2024
Diogo
United Arab EmiratesThere are no comments available for this review
Stayed in March 2024
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