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Reviews of Onera Villa

9 Narigama Pathana Road Elathota Watta, 80240 Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka

#65 of 129 B&Bs and Inns in Hikkaduwa

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Review score

Based on 28 B&B reviews

8.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.4

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.2

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.8

  • Free WiFi

    7.5

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  • Reviewed: 29 March 2025

    9.0
    Recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    In the evening, there is not enough lighting in the room.p

    Big room and a large bathroom. There is a common kitchen for use. I recommend.

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2025

    9.0
    Good value to include breakfast. Kind owner and lovely lady who cooks breakfast.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice property in a quiet area with a pretty garden. Additionally there is an area to cook, make a drink and fridge/freezer. Large room with en suite.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 February 2025

    10
    Fabulous stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 8 February 2025

    7.0
    A little disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 13 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Disappointed as the description on Booking. Com didn't really match reality. No kettle, hair dryer or microwave, etc in the room as in the listing. Communal kitchen is a better description. We had to ask for clean sheets and towels. It was adequate but not up to the expectation for the price we paid for nearly 2 weeks. WiFi wasn't any good at all. Better to buy a local sim

    It's on a good position not far from the beach, buses and restaurants etc

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: 5 January 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 8 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very friendly,,,very punctually ppl ....

    The owners are amazing,,,the location is very good !! Just by walking to the beach to restaurants...to the shops...

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 December 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Host met meet me at night 5AM once I arrived from the airport. The room was clean, 5 mins to ocean. Host allowed to make a check out at 2AM next day with no additional charge. I recommend this place.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 November 2024

    10
    A really nice place to stay for a long or short time. Owners are super friendly and helpful. We loved Onera Villa. We wo
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 10 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was good.

    Good location, beautiful backyard with small garden, amazing hosts, delicious breakfast, big rooms, quiet place.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    8.0
    Not my happy place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I’m really surprised that I did not like the place. I guess I was not expecting that there would not be anyone around in the evening/night time. I stayed for two days - and the internet only worked for two hours during that time. As a solo traveller, these two things made me feel, well not unsafe, but uncomfortable. Compared to the other hotels I stayed in while being in Sri Lanka, this was the most expensive one.

    The building itself seemed nice, and the garden too. The breakfast was delicious.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The territory is a bit small, no pool.

    Very nice villa. Good breakfast, big and clean rooms. The kitchen is available. Special thanks for the owner and her assistant. The beach is in 10 mins walking.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The owners are really nice people who went out of their way to help us. Also very nice location. Just if the main road, but still far enough to be clear of the extra noise. Great value for your money

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Spotlessly clean and spacious rooms. Lovely quiet location. Great for bird watching in the day and fireflies at night but still only 5 minutes walk to the beach. Lovely, friendly staff who really do go out of their way to make your stay comfortable. Only cold water shower but it wasn’t an issue for us as it was a perfect cool down from the heat. Will definitely come back!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 February 2024

    9.0
    Over exceptaition
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location was perfectly. Peace and quiet a bit from the beach but still close to the beach. Good breakfast and a kitchen open for visitors to use. The owner and stuff was very nice and helpful.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 22 January 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly, clean with a little garden where you will see the beautiful birds.. Beach is easily reached. Many nice little walks in the green backroads. Been there twice now, and will come back..

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 31 December 2023

    10
    Beautiful Vila close to beach.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No hot water

    Great location. Spacious room with very generous breakfast

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 9 July 2023

    9.0
    Nice stay with good owner :)
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The internet wasn’t working for the three days we were there which I think was just a one off issue. Other than that no problems.

    Really spacious room and bathroom, good a/c and fan. Very nice and well equipped kitchen. Owner was a very nice and friendly man :)

    Stayed in June 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 April 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I didn’t any reason.

    It was a beautiful and good services.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice please to stay, about 2 minutes from the beach. comfortably rooms with really big bathrooms, kitchen in zero floor.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great spot close to the beach with really nice family running it. Big room and comfy bed

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    if you want to clean the room, you have to ask for it (to change towels and all this stuff). water in the bathroom didn’t go away itself, so in the morning it stank

    Neil is really a great host. he helped with everything needed: transfer from the airport, SIM cards, laundry. we once ordered a local dinner with shrimps and fish, he and his wife made really tasty meal for us. highly recommended! the villa’s location is great too, it just takes 3 mins to walk to the ocean, and the beach is superb. the rooms are good too with very good bed and window view

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very beautiful room and clean bathroom. Onera Villa is located near the beach, its two min walk to the beach. Nice Garden. We come back again

    Stayed in March 2023

  • Reviewed: 20 February 2023

    10
    Fantastic stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Neil was so welcoming from the moment we arrived! Great room very spacious and clean, great air con and fan, delicious breakfast. Thank you Neil for an amazing stay and helping us with SIM cards and with the bus to our next stop!

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 February 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    nice people. very helpful. quiet and clean

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: 22 January 2023

    8.0
    Great location, very friendly staff an all round pleasant stay!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 16 nights

    Unfortunately we had no hot water during our 16 night stay despite notifying Neil of the problem. He advised that the water is heated by solar panel but the temperature outside was over 30 every day and still cold/tepid water. A boiler upgrade is definitely needed. We had no toilet roll when we arrived and when mentioned to Neil I was handed one. We ended up buying our own for the duration of the holiday. You have to request clean towels and bedding as they are only changed once a week if not. Once requested Neil kindly obliged so was not an issue if you made him aware. The rooms are swept a couple of times a week but the bathroom was not cleaned at all during our stay! WIFI is very intermittent and you could not rely on it. It only worked well if you were sitting in the dining area of the garden and next to the router. Neil had to keep resetting it. A few minor adjustments, i.e. addressing the hot water and WIFI issues, ensuring toilet rolls are available in the room, cleaning the rooms on a more frequent basis and changing towels and bedding regularly could make this one of the best Villas in Hikkaduwa as it has many positive aspects.

    Great location very close to the beach, shops and restaurants in Hikkaduwa. The rooms and bathroom were large and airy with good air conditioning and fan. Comfortable beds. We had the whole top floor of the Villa which had fantastic views and space to sit on the terrace, Delicious breakfast always freshly cooked each morning with herbs picked from the garden. Beautiful garden. The host, Neil, collected us from the airport on time and his family were waiting to greet us with tea and cake when we arrived and beautiful flowers as a welcoming gift. Neil is very friendly and accommodating. He speaks very good English and is always on hand to help if you need assistance. Nothing is ever too much trouble and he assisted us with our scooters and Sir Lankan SIM cards when we encountered problems.

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2025

    6.0
    I don't recommend it to people who work while traveling
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights

    I don't recommend it to people who work while traveling. The internet was limited. We were in the middle of a zoom meeting and the data ran out. Then she said that the internet was only for WhatsApp and social media. We had to pay extra to have internet to work

    We stayed in a room with a garden in front which was great. Waking up to the sound of so many birds was very special

    Stayed in February 2025

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