Aga Surf View

Amazing place to stay next to a beautiful enclosed beach. Guide book said one of the nicest places to stay in Sri Lanka and we can confirm. Really amazing vibe. Went with an 8-year old and it was her favourite place from the entire holiday. Staff were lovely and the food delicious.

After 3 weeks of traveling all around Sri Lanka, we arrived at the Aga Surf View to stay for 7 days. THis experience was absolutely perfect. Indi and his team are the nicest people. There are only 5 bungalows and ours was super comfortable, quiet and well decorated. The pool is warm (I love it !) and the chef of the restaurant knows how to cook to please his customers. The food had a Sri Lankan touch without without being too spicy. I still remember the taste of the tuna fished the same morning. So if you are near Tangalle in the south, just book the Aga Surf View.

We absolutely loved Aga Surf. The staff are super friendly and helpful, the food is excellent and the room was clean, comfortable and (I counted) only 30 paces from the sea! We were easily able to hire surf boards and a paddle board and were spoilt with fresh fruit, prawn curries, great western bites at lunch and the best coffee I have found in Sri Lanka. The setting for this hotel is magic. If you asked a child to draw a paradise beach - it would probably look a lot like this. The little cove is very peaceful and has ideal surf for beginner and intermediate surfers, undersea life for snorkelling and calmer waters for paddle boarding. There is a beach bar with free sun loungers (as long as you buy a drink or two). We spent 3 nights here and hardly needed to leave the beach, Aga restaurant or our room. Could not recommend more highly, my own lot reservation is that this hidden gem will no doubt soon be discovered and become overcrowded- get here soon before it does!

Set in a quiet location - not too far from the centre of Tangalle - with a beautiful little beach just outside (and a couple more just 5 mins walk away), the rooms are in fact individual bungalows set within a garden. The staff are professional and attentive; the food (and coffee!) is freshly made in a clean (semi-open) kitchen; and the room itself was tastefully decorated, with a high pressure rain shower (and very quiet A/C). The only downside to this place was that they were fully booked - preventing us from staying another few nights! ;-)

Simply the best! Set just off the beach, with private little bungalows. We came from our honeymoon and felt very loved by the staff from the outset. Awesome location, very easy to get around to nearby beaches. The music, bar, and service were always immaculate. They roast their own coffee beans on site - possibly the best souvenir to take home with me! If I could give more than 5/5 I would!

What a wonderful find in a quiet and beautiful south coast beach area. The village feel made a refreshing change from the busy-ness of resorts further west such as Mirissa. Staying at this little hotel was a highlight of our trip. The rooms are beautiful, the staff attentive, and the setting is perfect. When we were there, the beach access from the hotel garden was somewhat marred by the recent demolition of a building, so there was some rubble. Not the hotel’s fault and hopefully only a temporary situation which in no way affected our ability to enjoy both hotel and beach. Highly recommended.