No: 18, Kapuhenwala, Marakolliya, Tangalle, 82200 Tangalle, Sri Lanka
#36 of 126 hotels in Tangalle
Guests' ChoiceBased on 30 hotel reviews
9.2Cleanliness
9.4
Comfort
9.2
Location
9.4
Facilities
9.2
Staff
9.5
Value for money
9.2
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Reviewed: 20 March 2025
Borbala
HungaryPerfect location for a silent getaway in beautiful nature, nice garden, nice view and friendly staff
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 15 March 2025
Jelte
NetherlandsWe didn’t like the smell of air fresheners in the room, but maybe that is a personal preference…
Spacious and clean room with a big bed. Close to the beach. Friendly guys that really want to accommodate you. Contact with owner is very good.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 19 February 2025
Isabell
GermanyA mini fridge in the room would be nice and better wifi
Super friendly and helpful staff (hotel and restaurant). Delicious food! The garden is just amazing! Super peaceful. Bed is comfy and the shower has hot water. Very clean. Would definitely come again and can totally recommend.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 19 February 2025
Buchalik
PolandRock Violet, and it’s a real oasis of peace! The garden by the river is beautiful, with lush greenery and roaming peacocks, and it's just a short walk to the beach. The Taste of Ceylon restaurant serves amazing, authentic food, and the staff is super friendly. It's also a great spot for families to relax and have fun. Highly recommend!
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 30 January 2025
Rosmarie
AustriaThis was one of the best places we had! If you are looking for a quiet place, far away from noisy beaches, this is the region to stay. There are many small cabanas around, all beautifully hidden behind bushes and trees. We booked the upper room and just sat on the veranda and watched the birds and the peacocks and the many water birds in the lagoon. The house is surrounded by a lovely garden. The room is spacious, same as the bathroom with warm water shower. Everything is spotless clean. It is true what people wrote, that communication in English is a bit difficult, but this was no problem for us, this is the case in many other countries worldwide and makes travelling so interesting. The beach is just a few minutes away, not for swimming, but for long and lonely walks. The nearest food shop is 15 min. to walk, or a short TukTuk ride. There are many small and good restaurants nearby. The place is highly recommended for people who are looking for a quiet place.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 26 January 2025
Rachel
United KingdomThe manager had quite limited Englush which made communication difficult.
It is a beautiful location by the mangrove swamps and the garden was full of birds. We loved being able to walk to the beach to watch the turtles. The food in the restaurant was excellent and beautifully presented.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 2 January 2025
Peter
HungaryA superb accommodation in a laid back area soo chilled, full of huge spacious and lush gardens around. It’s a perfect getaway. We stayed in the upper room which was clean, had good AC and was also very spacious along with the terrace where we watched the sunset while peacocks were wandering around down below in the garden. The beach is just 10 minutes away and you can find nice little local restaurants in the area. Highly recommended.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 19 August 2024
Sithija
Sri LankaNothing
Location, Cabana , Garden and Good customer service
Stayed in August 2024
Reviewed: 20 April 2024
Natalia
United KingdomI'd love my stay! The owner was an excellent host, she made sure everything was ok and was available to help despite it being local holidays which I greatly appreciated. She even welcomed me with homemade sweets. The location is a bit outside of the main city which makes it tranquil and relaxing. You can sit on a balcony and listen to birds and other animals as well as the waves crashing. The guesthouse is only few minutes walk to the beach. The room was clean, spacious, and everything was in working order.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 12 March 2024
Laura
GermanyWiFi was not working well
Beautiful place, surrounded by nature with a view on the lagoon, peacocks running around and an amazing beach a 10 min walk away. The a/c was working well. Everything was very clean. The owner was very friendly and prepared the best food I had in Sri Lanka.
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 13 January 2024
Rebeka
SlovakiaWe stayed at this place With my boyfriend during our Srí Lanka trip, and it was simply perfect. Room was so clean, it had everything we needed, the place was peaceful and had a beautiful garden With a lake. The hospitality was amazing, the lady who owns the place was really sweet and helpful. 😊 Would definitely recommend this place, because it is truly a hidden gem. Thank you for having Us 🙏🏼🇱🇰😊
Stayed in January 2024
Reviewed: 21 December 2023
Ioannis
United KingdomVery nice location, easy to get to the beach. Owner is a very nice lady who also does everything, including cooking the food, and she is a very good cook. All in all, excellent value for money.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 18 December 2023
Bertram
GermanyNothing. Thank you.
The perfect place to relax and enjoy nature. We had a great stay at this accommodation. The cabanas are located on a beautiful property with a big garden and a nice view of the lagoon. We were able to observe a lots of birds while sitting on the balcony. The room is big, with quiet AC, fan and a big bed. The balcony is just amazing. Besides this the host offered us regularly free benefits like laundry service (which was really good and quick), some fruits, juice or tea. As we arrived there was a technical problem with the WiFi. As the provider didn't show much effort to fix it, Our host just went to the city, changed the provider and set up a brand new router for us within a day. WiFi was running fast and stable afterwards. Thank you for taking care of that. If you go there don't worry about food at all. The host runs a restaurant within a few meters next door. Every dish we had was absolutely delicious and every day she surprised us with little things like a dessert, extra side dish or something else. We can definitely recommend a stay here. Thanks for having us!
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 8 December 2023
Petr
Czech RepublicOne of the best stay in sri lanka for me! The owner was so kind:). Even made me great jam! Love it. She is really good chef, i definitely recommend some of her food. Apartment is in quiet location, perfect for relax! Room has enough spaces, for elecricity you will need converter if you have EU adapters.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 28 August 2023
Sineth
Sri LankaPeacefully accommodation, wonderful garden, terrace, and wonderful restaurant, nice and authentic Sri Lankan food,friendly and helpful hospitality and delicious foods and juices specially wood apples juice it’s was a our unforgettable welcome juice…
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 19 August 2023
Yenuthi
HungaryNo
The owner was so lovely, she was great cook and help us to organise our next place to taxi' the room was clean and comfortable with the best shower we, ve had in 2 weeks in sri lanka,
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 19 July 2023
Charlene
United KingdomBeautiful accommodation,very good attention to detail , friendly woman owns it, great value for money ,would definitely stay here again ,Thankyou :)
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 19 April 2023
Rudolf
AustriaWow! This was really the best place where we stayed in Sri Lanka. The room is very spacious and clean. There is also a big balcony on which you can overlook the extremely beautiful garden. There are many animals to see and you hear the waves of the ocean. At the beach nearby you can watch the turtles at night laying their eggs. The hostlady, Yashoda, always made sure, that we had everything we needed. She also cooks very good. Breakfast was extensive and also the coffe was really good. The dinner was also perfect and everyday different. We had the luck to stay over singhalese new year and she cooked a traditional dinner for us. That was a great experience. We can totally recommend coming here!
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 2 April 2023
Beata
United KingdomI definitely recommend it!! Everything was perfect, from the beginning to the end. I Couldn't have wished for more welcoming and friendly people. We were very impressed and would recommend to others. - super clean - hot water - beautiful garden
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 27 March 2023
Luigi
United KingdomNothing. Everything was excellent. I could not ask for more
I liked everything in this place. I think I have experienced the Sri-Lankan hospitality at its best. Located in a rural setting, between the two most beautiful beaches in Tangal, this tranquil family run guest house is utterly and completely surreal. Immerse in nature, in this place, you feel transported in another world: "a magic world". The bedroom, as well as the bathroom, are very spacious and clean. The large balcony, overlooking the beautiful garden and the lagoon, is well shadowed and ventilated. The staff(the young landlady and her little boy) are very attentive, professional and, more importantly, sweet. The meals (breakfast and dinner) are abundant, tasty and beautifully presented. The fauna surrounding the house is alive and kicking. The sound of the crushing waves, in the background, reminds you that the sea is "right there" and it is waiting for you.. so catch the beach towel and make an effort to leave the balcony 😄
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 26 March 2023
Mona
BelgiumA squeegee in the bathroom would be very helpful to remove the water and keep the bathroom clean. WiFi was also not good (especially in the evening), which made it difficult for us to work.
We loved our stay at Rock Violet Cabanas. The host is very accommodating and helpful. She cooks very good food, too so make sure to have dinner at least once! The garden is absolutely beautiful and peaceful. So many beautiful flowers and you see peacocks every day, it's magical... You're a 5min walk away from the beach which is super calm (hardly anybody there). You can rent a scooter from the host to go to Tangalle town and other places. The room was very clean when we arrived and the terrace is so nice!
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 30 November 2022
Katarzyna
Sri LankaThe place and host are great! One of the cleanest places in Sri Lanka we've been to, with nice and huge garden, in a cottage sourranded by plants, birds and in a walking distance to the beach. It's good to have a bike there to go to the city, but if you want just to stay in the area and relax, you'll get everything you need - the owner makes very nice food and she helped us with everything we needed (and even more). We felt very welcome here and deffinitely come back if we'll have a chance.
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 27 November 2022
Sean
United KingdomBeautiful Rock Violet . We were blown away by hospitality on arrival - drinks and snacks sat outside enjoying the garden well presented gardens. The food is amazing. This host goes above and beyond to prepare not only incredible tasting food but presentation was beautiful. Host was so friendly and at hand if we needed anything. Outside the cabanas downstairs you are welcomed by the lovely mural and then leading into the spacious bedroom area. The property was so clean and smelt nice, lovely big bed, AC and spacious bathroom. The WiFi worked well and a walk away from shop and beach . We would have wished to stay longer and highly recommend to others... you will not be disappointed with value . Thanks again
Stayed in November 2022
Reviewed: 13 October 2022
Sheran
Sri LankaNone
Very beautiful, relating place. Large room, balcony is super. Special delicious food, local recipe. Fantastic. Very nice, caring owner..Highly recommended.
Stayed in October 2022
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