The Beach House
at Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka
The georgeous Beach House opens on to a pristine palm-fringed beach. The palm-filled garden out front flows on to the golden sands of sweeping Hikkaduwa beach. The beach villa / bungalow makes a perfect, private, self-catering getaway / vacation rental for a family beach holiday or group of surfers looking to surf the world class waves at Hikkaduwa reef. The Beach House is the prefect for place guests to relax in the warm tropical, tranquil environment of Sri Lanka's tropical south coast.
The three-bedroom house is fully furnished, has air-conditioning in all rooms, is serviced daily, sleeps six and is self-catering.
A cook is available on request or you can order home deliveries of delicious Sri Lanka curries and seafood from the small Cinnamon Gardens Hotel next door, if you don't feel like cooking. There are also many restaurants along the main Hikkadua strip to choose from.
All furnishings for The Beach House have been custom-designed and hand-crafted from local hardwoods.
The Layout of The Beach House
BEDROOM 1
The main bedroom has a beautiful bathroom en-suite. It is traditionally furnished and has a locally-crafted four-poster double bed with mosquito net, overhead fan, air-conditioning and a loft-style wooden ceiling. There is a wicker shelf and clothes rack. The bedroom has a sea view and a door leading directly onto the verandah. There is also a door leading to the dining room/kitchen area.
ENSUITE BATHROOM: The en-suite bathroom is spacious and has stylish contempory fittings -- toilet, overhead sunflower-head shower and oversized basin with hot and cold water.
BEDROOM 2
The second bedroom has two single four-poster beds with mosquito nets. These beds can be pushed together to create a double bed. There is a wicker shelf and clothes rack. The bedroom has an overhead fan and air conditioning, and leads off the dining room/kitchen area.
BEDROOM 3
The third bedroom also has two single four-poster beds with mosquito nets and air conditioning. The beds can be pushed together to create a double bed. The bedroom leads off the dining room/kitchen area. There is a wicker shelf and clothes rack.
SECOND BATHROOM
This bathroom leads off the dining room/kitchen area and has a toilet, basin and shower with hot and cold water.
DINING ROOM/ KITCHEN
This room serves as the kitchen and indoor dining area. The kitchen has a fridge, gas hot plates and washing machine. The kitchen is fully equipped with cutlery, crockery, pots and pans. There is also a toaster and kettle. The hand-crafted Jackwood dining table seats six. This room has a loft-style wooden ceiling and overhead fan. Large, wooden French doors – carved by a local carpenter – open onto the spacious covered verandah, with glorious sea views.
VERANDAH / OUTDOOR LIVING AREA:
This large, airy, covered verandah can be enclosed with drop down wicker blinds on all sides. It is the place to put your feet up and relax. It has an oversized custom design teak day bed, traditional wicker chairs and sofa, antique coffee table and antique fold away wooden breakfast table. The sound of the surf and the sea view through the palms is magnificent. The blinds provide protection from the warm tropical downpours.
GARDEN
There is an outdoor shower and barbecue amongst the palm trees in the large tropical garden in front of the house. 
HOUSE KEEPER
Chandana, the housekeeper, will get you cinnamon wood for the BBQ, service the house daily and generally look after you during your stay. Fresh fish, fruit and vegetables can be bought at the market. There is a small supermarket in Hikkaduwa that sells a variety of groceries and other necessities.
WHAT IS SUPPLIED
- Daily servicing of the house
- Bed linen
- Bath towels
- Universal adaptor plugs (220V)
- HiFi with iPod docking station and port for MP3 players
- Sri Lankan Dialog SIM card which can be used in your mobile (you will need to buy credit)
- Safe (padlock supplied or you can bring your own)
- Our custom-made travel guide for area with recommended restaurants, easy day trips, surf spots along the coast, important phone numbers, what to see, where to shop, etc.
WHAT IS NOT SUPPLIED
- Please bring your own beach towels
- Airport transfers to and from Colombo airport (between 2-3 hours). We will be happy to arrange for a driver to meet you at the airport at any time of arrival. The cost of the transfer is about $80-$90 one way. We can arrange airport pickup with a van with roof racks for surfers.
The Location
The Beach House was originally a sturdy old beach cottage which we have renovated. It stood up to the powerful and devastating tsunami which washed right through it on
26 December 2004.
A carpenter from the forests at the foothills of the central highlands has used traditional techniques to hand make all the furniture and wood finishings in Jackwood, Mahogany and Teak.
The Beach House is located down a narrow beach access road off the main Galle Road, which runs from Colombo to Galle. It is situated in the small village of Thiranagama, which, with the small village of Narigama, is now part of the extended little town of Hikkaduwa. From the house it is a five-minute, one dollar tuk-tuk ride to the main Hikkaduwa strip or 10 to 15-minute walk down the beach to the Hikkaduwa reef surf spot, island-style restaurants and beach bars. You can see the surf spots down the beach (some of the best reef breaks in Sri Lanka) from the bottom of the garden.
Next door to The Beach House is the small, quiet, locally run Cinnamon Gardens Hotel with a great restaurant and bar and friendly staff.
The historic town of Galle – with its famous cricket ground and well-preserved, majestic 17th
Century Dutch fort – is just 20 minutes’ drive down the coast.
