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Reviews of Salty Fish Mirissa

Usaramba Waththa, 81740 Mirissa, Sri Lanka

#119 of 192 B&Bs and inns in Mirissa

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 37 hotel reviews

8.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.5

  • Comfort

    8.6

  • Location

    8.7

  • Facilities

    8.1

  • Staff

    9.5

  • Value for money

    8.6

  • Free Wifi

    6.3

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  • Reviewed: March 30, 2025

    9.0
    We can recommend this location
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Amazing and very sweet and lovely service! Would recommend

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 18, 2025

    7.0
    Great value for the money. Lovely staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was cheap and cozy. The staff was very kind and helpful. We had a good expirience.

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: February 17, 2025

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    wifi and internet connection (even with sim card) is not working in the room,

    nice room, nice people

    Stayed in February 2025

  • Reviewed: January 30, 2025

    7.0
    cosy basic apartment
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    no hot water, really loud, its like there is no walls between the rooms. There is no drying machine so it can take up to several days until you get the dry chlothes.

    kind host, nice style rooms

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 12, 2025

    9.0
    Would recommend!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Beautiful location, lovely owner, beautiful puppies to greet you. Perfect for a few days! Our key broke, and the owner was really responsive and organised to get it fixed quickly.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 10, 2025

    8.0
    We enjoyed our stay at salty fish
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The bathroom could be improved (looks and smell), but as I mentioned before, for this price I was not expecting much

    Our stay at salty fish was really good considering how affordable this place is. The location is good, only a 10-15 minute walk from Mirissa beach, 10 minute from secret beach and 10 minute from a big supermarket. The ladies at salty fish were really friendly and helpful and we also loved the 2 dogs that live there, real cuties :) thanks for having us!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: December 14, 2024

    8.0
    great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    nothing - its a little basic but clean

    The hosts were exceptional- so friendly and accommodating. Air con was great and nice shower. close to whale watching Harbour- which was ideal for an early start!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: April 22, 2024

    9.0
    Really nice room with incredible staff, but no AC was a killer!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Can't fault the hotel for this as I knowingly booked a non AC room, but the heat was brutal. The fan was good but it was not enough. I was starting to suffer from heat exhaustion on my third day here. The location is perfect for Whale Watching (right next to the harbour), but it's a 5-10 minute walk away from the main street where most things are. Doesn't seem far, but in the heat, it is. There was a bit of an ant problem in my room.

    The room with the balcony was beautiful! Such a fun beach vibe type place, and really nice views. There is a cafe attached to the hotel, and the staff there (who also help with the rooms) were incredibly friendly. Maybe the nicest people I've met in Sri Lanka! They were quick to solve any issues and give suggestions on what to do and where to go. Could not have been nicer.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 30, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    very close to Secret Beach, lovely staff, comfy bed, good value for money and they also offer laundry service

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 5, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The place does not provide hot water .

    I picked this place because it was near my pick-up point for whale watching. Amazing and super friendly hosts, the room is good as well, the fan works great

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: March 3, 2024

    9.0
    Great room behind cool cafe
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Quite hot without air con but fan worked really well

    Lovely place to stay behind a really cool cafe with great coffee. People running it are really nice and helpful. Location is fairly good on a quieter street in Mirissa.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: February 3, 2024

    8.0
    i enjoyed my stay in Salty Fish for the location and the actual design of the place but the heat and the loud noises in
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    it was extremely hot and with many mosquitos. In the morning is also very noisy

    it was really close to all the best beaches and the actual room and downstairs coffeplace was super cute.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: December 26, 2023

    7.0
    It was fine
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Air conditioner

    The bed

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: March 31, 2025

    10
    Great 2 night stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Great little guest house, lovely staff, nice room, the light on our balcony was broken and they fixed it straight away which was much appreciated. Great location aswell and lovely dogs

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: February 3, 2025

    10
    Very nice!
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was amazing, very clean and the host was super nice. Everything in Mirissa was in walking distance, which was very convenient.

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 24, 2025

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Our room was basically a shed… The walls are made of wooden panels and the roof is a tin. The pictures are a little bit deceiving tbh. We kept getting ants and spiders in the room which wasn’t nice. We could hear everything all night - people in the room next door, people in the houses around, dogs barking all night. For the price we paid, could’ve been in a different home stay which included breakfast too. It got very hot in the room even with the ceiling fan. It’s a shame because the family are so nice and lovely but this was not worth the price.

    Staff were so lovely and friendly - welcomed us with drinks and were always on hand if we needed anything. The two dogs Milo and Bingo were super cute and loved cuddles!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 16, 2025

    10
    Fantastic
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I mainly stayed in the area for the whale watching tour so this hotel is perfectly located for this due to the early start of the tours. The room was so cute and felt I keeping with the vibe of Mirissa. The lady behind the check in desk was oh so friendly, the welcoming smile and just genuine kindness makes such a difference when staying in a foreign country! I am so happy I picked salty fish

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: January 16, 2025

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Patio
    • Stayed 9 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We loved it there! We spended 9 nights there and going to be spend 4 more and the and of our travel. Nilanthi (the mom of the owner) was there and super nice and helpful. Awesome breakfast! And easy with the laundry service and scooter renting... We will come back! Thank you for everything!

    Stayed in January 2025

  • Reviewed: December 27, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I really enjoyed staying in the Salty Fish. The rooms are super nicely decorated with a couple of plants to make you feel at home. The staff helps you with anything and Mylo and Sally, the Salty Dogs, provide affection if needed. Highly recommended.

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: December 25, 2024

    4.0
    Disappointing
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Be carful for the cockroaches

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: December 5, 2024

    10
    We would come back every time!
    • Leisure trip
    • Travelers with friends
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Amazing place to stay, cutest family that hosts the place with the most lovely dogs that are super friendly, clean and cozy rooms, Sweet Café in Front, good located, they managed a scooter very fast for us to use and we also used the laundry service. They helped us out where they could! Thank you very much 💖🐈‍⬛ would always come back. See you!

    Stayed in December 2024

  • Reviewed: May 16, 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The interior is super cute and the owner is super friendly and gave me loads of tips!

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: April 30, 2024

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    It's very basic and not comfortable

    Staff were friendly

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: March 22, 2024

    10
    The Best place❤️
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Nothing

    It was just a very Nice place og the staff was fantastic❤️.

    Stayed in March 2024

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