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Located in Hiriketiya, 1.2 km from Hiriketiya Beach, Costels Hiriketiya provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a shared lounge. Located around 5.5 km from Hummanaya Blow Hole, the hostel with free WiFi is also 19 km away from Weherahena Buddhist Temple. The accommodation features evening entertainment and a shared kitchen. Great homestay a short walk out of the main town of Hiriketiya. Delicious breakfast with heaps of variety each day! The host family were so kind and lovely. Always smiling and happy to help with anything! Comfy beds, good a/c and good wifi!

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9.1
Superb
100 reviews
Price from
US$10
per night

Located in Hiriketiya and within 2 km of Hiriketiya Beach, Bappa's Place features a garden, non-smoking rooms, and free WiFi throughout the property. The property is around 5.8 km from Hummanaya Blow Hole, 19 km from Weherahena Buddhist Temple and 40 km from Kushtarajagala. Tangalle Lagoon is 15 km away and Mulkirigala Rock Monastery is 16 km from the hostel. I had the best stay ! The vibe was so chill and everyone was so friendly. The beds were very comfortable and big, the showers were amazing. The staff is just soooo nice ! They would absolutely anything to help. I had a surf enjury and I couldn’t walk for over a week, if it weren’t for sishani and Shan I don’t know what I would done.. Sishani took me to the hospital, brang me food every day and helped me a lot. If you’re hesitating don’t because it’s the best for the price and the location and the quality.

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9.1
Superb
151 reviews
Price from
US$18
per night

Boasting a garden and a shared lounge, Happy Hammocks, Weligama Beach - Sri Lanka is situated in Weligama, 400 metres from Weligama Beach and 28 km from Galle International Cricket Stadium. The property is around 29 km from Galle Fort, 29 km from Dutch Church Galle and 29 km from Galle Light house. The accommodation features karaoke and a shared kitchen.

All guest rooms in the hostel are fitted with a kettle. All rooms at Happy Hammocks, Weligama Beach - Sri Lanka are fitted with a private bathroom and bed linen. Awesome atmosphere, great location, amazing staff. everything you could ask from a hostel. AC rooms, good beds, super clean. Kieran the volunteer did an amazing job organizing and hosting fun games and activities. You can buy your own super cheap alcohol and drink it at the hostel too.

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9
Superb
115 reviews
Price from
US$12
per night

Boasting a garden, terrace, bar and free WiFi, Pranaya Hiriketiya is situated in Hiriketiya, 1.8 km from Hiriketiya Beach and 5.6 km from Hummanaya Blow Hole. The property is around 18 km from Weherahena Buddhist Temple, 38 km from Kushtarajagala and 15 km from Tangalle Lagoon. Mulkirigala Rock Monastery is 15 km away and Matara Railway Station is 22 km from the hostel. Very friendly woman who showed me my room and gave me a key to my locker. Clean and very good location!

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9
Superb
159 reviews
Price from
US$13
per night

Situated in Mirissa, 600 metres from Mirissa Beach, The Hostel features accommodation with a terrace, free private parking and a restaurant. Among the facilities at this property are room service and luggage storage space, along with free WiFi throughout the property. The accommodation offers airport transfers, while a bicycle rental service is also available. Best hostel ever, and the most clean place ever seen. Staff very friendly. Fully equipped kitchen. Perfect location

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9.1
Superb
170 reviews
Price from
US$10.31
per night

Located in Mirissa, 100 metres from Mirissa Beach, The View Mirissa provides accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a terrace and a restaurant. Located around 34 km from Galle International Cricket Stadium, the hostel with free WiFi is also 34 km away from Galle Fort. The accommodation features room service, a tour desk and currency exchange for guests. The view has to be one of the best in Mirissa, and the Sri Lankan breakfast every morning was amazing. All the family were really friendly and helpful, my stay here was just what I needed!

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9.2
Superb
126 reviews
Price from
US$9
per night

Located in the up and coming coastal town of Midigama on Sri Lanka’s southern coast, Lime & Co Hostel is a surfers paradise. This charming hostel is located right opposite the beach within close distance to at least 5 well known surf breaks. Lovely rooms and amazing pool area and coworking space! Staff were so friendly - even let us hang around by the pool after we checked out and brought us fresh coconuts! Felt very safe and comfortable here! Would recommend!!

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9
Superb
344 reviews
Price from
US$43.56
per night

Set in Weligama, 1.4 km from Abimanagama Beach, Nature Rex Hostel offers accommodation with a garden, free private parking, a shared lounge and a terrace. Offering a bar, the property is located within 26 km of Galle International Cricket Stadium. The accommodation provides a shared kitchen, room service and currency exchange for guests. Really nice family and very welcoming .definitely recommend it. Easy access to everything and you can rent bikes as well

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9
Superb
161 reviews
Price from
US$9.35
per night

All private rooms include a patio / sitting area with a day-bed where you can relax. All rooms feature luxury mattresses, linen and private modern bathrooms. All dormitories feature air-conditioning and personal lockers with attached modern bathrooms. You feel like in a luxurious resort and not a hostel. Its incredibly clean, they clean the dorms everyday and it smells amazing, they also change bed linen and towels every second day. The dorms a big with spacious locker for your bag, the bed is super comfy and has power sockets, little table and a lamp. The pool is clean and almost always in a shade so you can chill there. The property is massive and feels so relaxing. They do daily yoga and also have a WhatsApp group where they organise daily activities. You can have cheap breakfast and drinks there. You can also pay by card

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9.1
Superb
644 reviews
Price from
US$15
per night

Located in Hiriketiya and with Dickwella Beach reachable within 700 metres, Wake N Flow, Hiriketiya provides a garden, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi throughout the property and a shared lounge. The property is situated 6 km from Hummanaya Blow Hole, 17 km from Weherahena Buddhist Temple and 37 km from Kushtarajagala. Matara Railway Station is 21 km from the hostel and Matara Fort is 21 km away. Homely vibe! Great location and new place. Very clean thou they are still improving facilities so soon it will be the best place to stay in hiri hopefully! Keep it up guys and thanks for having me!

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9.6
Exceptional
7 reviews
Price from
US$18
per night

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