Beach Road, 6th Cross Street, Gopalapuram, 31000 Nilaveli, Sri Lanka
#10 of 27 B&Bs and Inns in Nilaveli
Guests' ChoiceBased on 82 hotel reviews
9.0Cleanliness
9.2
Comfort
9.0
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.7
Staff
9.3
Value for money
9.4
Free WiFi
8.3
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 18 August 2025
Claire
United KingdomI really enjoyed my stay here. It is in a quiet spot and it is very peaceful. The staff were really friendly and it was a comfortable stay. I thought it was good value for money.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 9 August 2025
Rachel
United StatesVery welcoming and cozy stay! The property is beautiful, you feel like you’re in a forest. The room has a fridge which is nice. The mom makes a lovely breakfast and there are two really good restaurants next door.
Stayed in August 2025
Reviewed: 30 July 2025
Morgana
ItalyBest breakfast ever!
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 29 July 2025
Linde
NetherlandsEverything was perfect
Room was Nice and clean. Lovely garden and not far from the beach and restaurants. The host was very friendly and helpful with organizing whale watching and snorkeling trip for a better price.
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 14 July 2025
Eranga
United StatesWe had a great experience staying at Theepan’s Home, which is just a 5-minute walk from the beautiful Nilaveli Beach. The location is perfect for a relaxing getaway. Theepan, the host, was incredibly friendly and helpful throughout our stay, making us feel very welcome. The rooms were clean and comfortable, and the rates were very reasonable. Highly recommended for anyone visiting the area!
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 6 July 2025
Elena
GermanyTheephan is a very friendly owner and together with his family he helped us with everything. The accomodation is super cosy and has all you need. They offer a very good vegan friendly breakfast. I can totally recommend this guest house.
Stayed in June 2025
Reviewed: 4 July 2025
Jose
SpainNothing
Such a calm and beautiful place, the family is lovely and they helped us with recommendations and services, we were going to stay 2 nights but we end up staying for a week and honestly we didn't want to leave, great location, less than 5 minutes walk from the beach, tasty Sri Lankan breakfast, recommended 100% place to stay
Stayed in July 2025
Reviewed: 28 May 2025
Любовь
RussiaA big quite house 5 minutes from the ideal Bounty beach. I went 2 times to the coral snorkeling - to Angels island and to Pigeon island. The ticket office is right at the beach. The room is spaceful and comfortable, many trees and birds around. Breakfast was huge and tasty.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 14 February 2025
Alex
United KingdomReturn visit having stayed here 5 years ago. Just as we fondly remembered, though now there is some building development happening onsite. Large, comfortable end room with furnished verandah where we had a generous breakfast each day. Very close to the, lifeguard protected, swimmable beach. A string of restaurants on nearby Beach Road provide convenient eating options
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 15 January 2025
Nelhaj
United KingdomNothing.
This was such a nice, relaxing space to stay. They have nice chairs outside to enjoy the sun and wildlife. It's very good value and clean throughout with good AC. The host was accommodating and it's only a short walk from the beach and restaurants.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 18 September 2024
Barbara
United KingdomN/A
Theepan’s home was a great place to stay. Very clean with a comfortable bed. A delicious breakfast was served every morning outside the room on the veranda. The family were very friendly, polite and welcoming. 🤩
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 14 September 2024
Jule
Germany- communication sometimes a bit difficult - shower flow is a bit low - if possible, a varied breakfast would be nice :)
- it’s located very close to the beach and there are many small restaurants near by - room was clean (room-service because of rubbish or sand would have been nice) - the people were very nice and helped us out if we needed them. We also rented a scooter, which was very easy and well done.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 4 September 2024
Debora
New ZealandI felt really welcome here at Theepan's home, the place was clean, peaceful and close to the beach and restaurants.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 26 August 2024
Celina
Germanyno hot shower (but it was okay because it was very hot)
Great Breakfast, clean and comfortable room. Very friendly owner!
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 25 August 2024
Thrower
United KingdomNothing
The accommodation was as the photos and it was much closer to the beach than many places. Great breakfast and amazing staff. Not at all pushy to sell trips. Good laundry service.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 22 August 2024
Marieke
NetherlandsBedsheets were a bit to small. Room was dark, nevertheless had everything you need.
The breakfast was really nice (local). The airco was working really well, especially in comparison to what we had in other stays. The staff is friendly, we arrived early but could check in already!
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 21 August 2024
Michal
Czech RepublicQuiet area, close to beach and restaurants, run by kind family. Breakfast was delicious. Thank you for letting us stay.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 18 August 2024
Carina
United KingdomNothing
I stayed here for 2 nights and wish I had longer. My 4 year old daughter loved the garden which was full of flowers, coconut trees and banana trees. The family were so warm and welcoming and the breakfast was exceptional. The bed was comfy and the room had everything we needed. I highly recommend here.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 18 August 2024
Lundmark
SwedenTheepans home is gorgeous, close to the beach, restaurants, main road etc. The owner is super sweet, cute cats as well. Highly recommend!
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 13 August 2024
Line
VietnamThe family bungalow is quite big and very convenient with children. The area is quiet and just 5 minutes walk of the beach. Several restautants around. The breakfast was very good with a lot of food to try (both Sri Lankan and western). The family is very friendly.
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 11 August 2024
Gavin
United KingdomWe loved the beautiful garden setting for the accommodation, maintained, watered and sweptclean by the family running the homestay on a daily basis. Small groups of rooms, each with their own veranda where breakfast is served, are set in clusters round the garden. We stayed in the deluxe double rooms with a.c. which were excellent. The homestay is short 5 minute walk to the beach and close to restaurants and a small grocery - breakfast itself is served at the homestay and was excellent. The hosts were always friendly and helpful - sorting out our needs even when the English speaking members of the family were not directly available. They organised a snorkling trip to Pigeon Island for us and a taxi for our onward travel.
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 12 July 2024
Stefanie
GermanyThis was the best accommodation I had in Sri Lanka so far. The room was big and very clean. The owners are so kind and answered all my questions and the Guesthouse is only a few minutes away from the quiet Nilaveli Beach. The breakfast was delicious!!
Stayed in July 2024
Reviewed: 19 June 2024
Maduranga
Sri LankaBreakfast is only for foreigners
Friendly staff Well cleaned room Nearby beach
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 7 June 2024
Parkinson
United KingdomNothing - would come back
Very clean big air con room Good WiFi Friendly staff - even put sides on our tuk tik when it started to rain Nice outside area to sit Close to the beach Good price
Stayed in May 2024
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