Name: Shehani Beach Bungalow
Address: Tangalle, Sri Lanka, Marakolliya, Marakolliya, Marakolliya, 82200, Sri Lanka
Rating: 8

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Mawella Lagoon Airport

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

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Shehani Beach Bungalow

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We were welcomed by Philippe who made us feel at home. He talked to us and shared some nice tips about Tangale area. He and the other personel gave the best to make our experience the best and for sure we will come back here in the future!

The breathe of the ocean

Our stay here was perfect from start to finish. The rooms are basically on the beach, they are big and clean with a comfy bed! The restaurant served very good food and drinks for a good price. The location is great as you are close to the Lagoon for canoeing, close to lots of other restaurants and the beach in front of the place is lovely and quiet. Finally the people were the friendliest people we have met on our trip, the main man that dealt with us was so kind and very nice to talk to. We would have happily paid a lot more for this room, it's amazing for the price! Thankyou for having us! 

Perfect place to stay in Tangalle 

A wonderful place located on a beautiful beach in the south with wonderful hosts. The hospitality is exceptional and the kitchen is really outstanding! This is one of the origin guest houses with a real local spirit.

Peaceful place with one of the best kitchen of Sri Lanka

The rooms here may be sparsely decorated, but they are spotless and the incredible, wild-looking beach more than makes up for it. The restaurant looks right out at the sea, and there are some unbeatable hammocks out front for reading/napping. The sea is quite strong, so make sure to swim where the lifeguard is on duty, about 200m down the beach. Best of all, the staff were so welcoming, helpful, and cooked an incredible fish barbecue on Christmas day. We can also recommend the Sri Lankan breakfast. Delicious!

Friendly staff and gorgeous beach

It’s very nice place .I am stay in non-AC room it’s Clean and very good service beach view restaurant Mr.yapa is very Very kind person and very Welcoming Now they are change all the system is wonderful
Thank you yapa 


Wonderful place

Place did not reflect photographs. Dingy and dirty bathroom.  No windows just bars with shutters on the outside - giving it a prison like feel.  Suitable only for back packers on a limited budget - very unpleasant and if you can afford to - go elsewhere (which is what we did!).

Avoid

First off, I'll say that I and my companion  enjoyed staying here. However, it was the most basic place we stayed in two weeks of travel. As such, it will not be for everyone. We pre-booked through Agoda, but upon arrival we were told they were fully booked. We showed them the email with the receipt, and apparently the 'Frenchman' (possibly the owner) who lived in a 'house' next door was able to move out to his other property, so we were moved to there. This appears to be a common situation (in reading reviews here and speaking to a couple who had been told the same). A longer-term resident suggested that they too easily allowed guests to overstay or were not very good checking their on-line bookings.

The house isn't much more than a bungalow in size (certain rooms were closed off),but spacious enough. This appears to be the accommodation with the outdoor toilet (the toilet itself is partially covered, the shower is not) and no hot water. The room was comfortable enough, although the mattress was quite basic (i.e., a flat, thinnish mattress), and there was no maid service in the two nights we stayed. Be careful of the electric switches on the floor lamps - you may be shocked!

We didn't eat breakfast, as we were never told it was included - so in the dark on that one (see other reviews). She staff speak limited English, but they should probably be clearer about this.

We were there for New Year's Eve. They put on a dinner and had us all sit around the table, which allowed all the guests to get to know each other. The meal itself was quite basic (coleslaw and diced veggies), but the fish steam-wrapped on the barbecue was delicious. They also lit a bonfire (many of the beachside hotels did this - just a shame that they don't clean up after themselves the next day) and set off some fireworks. 

The hotel is one of many up and down the beach - all directly on the beach. You can walk easily to other venues - I highly recommend The Lounge (turn left as you leave your hotel) for drinks and great seafood bbq. The tide in front of the hotel is very strong and not recommended for swimming; turn right and there are breakwaters that protect you somewhat.

When we left, they asked if we had paid and suggested that they had given us more expensive accommodation, despite the outside toilet and no hot water (the actual bungalows do have hot water). I don't think they were being dishonest, just the Sri Lankan way to make more money out of their guests.

Overall, if you are comfortable with basic accommodation and clearly communicate what us included in the cost, you'll like this place. The hammocks out front are very welcoming!

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