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The Surfer Surf Camps Sri Lanka - Your Best Surf camp in Sri Lanka Weligama - Surf and Yoga Camp Weligama image
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The Surfer Surf Camps Sri Lanka - Your Best Surf camp in Sri Lanka Weligama - Surf and Yoga Camp Weligama
Surf school
Relaxed rooms with private balconies, plus a rooftop restaurant/bar & an outdoor pool.
4.90 (656 reviews)
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Solid Surf House Sri Lanka
Hostel
👍👍 Very special place to stay in Weligama and absolutely recommended. Coming back 100% sure. The camp itself is structured very well to have a lot of social life ongoing in the camp. Also a good place to travel alone. The key are the people. The Solid team with all the staff in the house are extremely...
$15/night
4.90 (346 reviews)
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Noname hostel and cafe
Restaurant
👍👍 One of the best places in Ella, and Vaidu duck for sure. Pretty clean in both rooms and bathrooms. The owner - Sanjeewa - is a super person, helped solve the problem with the bikes (they broke 2 bikes 🤦‍♀️), repaired for an exceptional price, which we experienced earlier, in general, one big hear...
$16/night
4.90 (267 reviews)
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Layback | Surf Camp in Sri Lanka 〰 Surf Camps + Surf & Yoga Retreats in Weligama
Surf school
👍👍 While traveling Sri Lanka, I spent one week at Layback in Weligama for a surf and yoga camp. I’m only one week, I made so much progress in my surfing! They work with small groups with multiple instructors, so it almost felt like a private class sometimes. What also really helped improving my surfing...
4.90 (249 reviews)
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Downtown Hostels Ella
Hostel
Laid-back adults-only hostel featuring verandas, a garden & a communal kitchen, plus themed dinners.
$31/night
4.90 (175 reviews)
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Tree House hostel sigiriya
Hostel
👍👍 If you are visiting Sigiriya you should stop in this hostel! It's a very nice and wild experience to stay in tree house. The hostel has really great vibes, staff there is super friendly and helpful. They are trying to organize different activities so you will not feel bored there :) The food was tru...
$19/night
4.90 (166 reviews)
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JJ's Hostel Mirissa
Hostel
Simple quarters, some with terraces, in a laid-back hostel offering a restaurant & free Wi-Fi.
$25/night
4.70 (286 reviews)
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Kuma Surf Camp Sri Lanka
Surf school
👍👍 Came during off-peak season and got the whole beach to myself. Surf coach was great if you payed attention and listened to feedback. Learning how to surf for the first time and was able to standup to ride small waves within the hour.
4.90 (156 reviews)
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Hangtime Hostel
Hostel
Hip surf-themed hostel with private rooms & dorms, plus a rooftop restaurant/bar & ocean views.
4.50 (661 reviews)
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Chamis Place by Coworking Space
Hostel
😠 One star is fine due to the fact that the food itself was good. About weeks of traveling through entire Sri Lanka without any problems, eating at Chamis Place was a disaster. First of all the level of mosquitos was enormous. However, acceptable as this is Mother Nature. What in contrary is unaccep...
4.70 (209 reviews)
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PLAN B Weligama
Coffee shop
$17/night
4.80 (146 reviews)
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Bunkyard Hostels
Hostel
Simple quarters, some with balconies or terraces, in a casual hostel offering a lounge.
4.60 (225 reviews)
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Kitesurfing Lanka
Hotel
Warm quarters in a low-key property with a bar, plus free yoga, rental bikes & meals.
$19/night
4.60 (221 reviews)
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Unwind Restaurant & Hostel
Restaurant
👍👍 The best place to hangout. Service experience and the food was amazing. Highly recommended. The Vibe of this place is breath taking ✨️
$20/night
4.60 (197 reviews)
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The Doctor's House
Restaurant
Modest dorms with mosquito nets in a low-key hostel featuring a bar, a surf shop & a restaurant.
$18/night
4.30 (1.4K reviews)
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Idyll Homestay
Hostel
👍👍 Where do we start… this place perfectly encapsulates the hospitality of Sri Lankan people. Amazing view, food and family. They really care about making you feel welcome, and are so passionate about their country. Anil and his family went above and beyond to tell us the best hiking routes, local res...
$45/night
4.80 (111 reviews)
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Surfing Wombats Pizzeria/Hostel
Restaurant
Chic hostel offering airy dorms & private rooms, plus outdoor showers & a restaurant.
$29/night
4.50 (229 reviews)
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Why Not Backpackers
Hostel
😠 URGENT - READ CAREFULLY We stayed two days in this hostel, which was really appealing from the reviews. Our review is more towards the facilities. We booked a double room. We encountered so many problems : - flushing of the toilet does not work. - Full of coackroaches - Really moldy Attached some...
$13/night
4.50 (224 reviews)
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Clock Inn Dehiwala
Bed & breakfast
Casual dorms & private rooms in a relaxed hostel offering free Wi-Fi, an airy lounge & a garden.
$18/night
4.40 (347 reviews)
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Funk Bunks Inn - Bed & Breakfast
Bed & breakfast
👍👍 I stayed there for 2 nights just for rest and transit on my way to Elle. Host was really nice fella and the staff was super helpful and friendly. Had dinner there and staff made really delicious chicken fried rice. Morning view is amazing. It’s on uphill but the view is great though. Breakfast was g...
$16/night
4.60 (149 reviews)
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