Pehebiya Road, Dikwella, 81200 Dickwella, Sri Lanka
#14 of 45 hotels in Dickwella
Guests' ChoiceBased on 68 hotel reviews
8.8Cleanliness
8.7
Comfort
8.8
Location
9.4
Facilities
8.2
Staff
9.8
Value for money
8.8
Free WiFi
7.5
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Reviewed: 6 April 2025
Corinna
GermanyPerfect location, in a quiet area and very close to both beaches. Big garden with a lot of space and a nice outdoor cafe. Very good breakfast. Very nice and friendly owners and staff. Totally recommend!
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 3 April 2025
Martina
SwitzerlandVery good and quiet location between Hiriketiya and Dickwella beach. Friendly staff, free water refill, clean rooms, delicious food. Thank you!
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 9 March 2025
Zak
United KingdomThe staff are super friendly and cool guys. The breakfast included is the food off their menu and its the best breakfast we've had any where. Located at the better side of hiriketiya. So much more chilled Also they own 2 cute puppies named. 10/10 stay
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 3 March 2025
Roland
GermanyPricy
Amazing staff, very good Breakfast
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 28 February 2025
Piet
BelgiumWould be nice to have AC in the dorm rooms
Amazing location between Dikwella and Hirikateya beach. The people running the place are very friendly, breakfast is delicious and they have the cutest dogs named Surf and Spice.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 14 February 2025
Philipp
AustriaNo hot water (we were informed of this before check-in - but it wasn't a problem at all due to the summer temperatures)
Great location (5 min to a beautiful and quiet beach, 10 min to a great surfing beach with shopping opportunities). High quality food and very nicely arranged (best breakfast and coffee). The young staff is very polite, courteous and hard-working (they organized a great birthday surprise and barbecue dinner for 6 people). Nice lounge area with good music and free water from a water dispenser. We highly recommend the accommodation to everyone! :-)
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 28 January 2025
Carolyn
United KingdomMy grey room could do with a lick of paint and some soft furnishings and somewhere to hang clothes but the bed was comfortable. There was no hot water shower but after day at the beach cold water was just fine .
Breakfast was excellent as were the staff and location. The staff were always friendly and smiling , and couldnt be more helpful. Coffee was amazing 🤩
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 28 January 2025
Graham
United KingdomThere is no hot water which is why it’s not a 10/10
Location is great, breakfast/coffee are great and the staff are fantastic.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 26 January 2025
Helen
United KingdomLoved it all
Really great position between the two beaches, so was the best of both locations! Super friendly, helpful staff who were always happy to stop, chat and help you. The bedroom was large, bed comfortable and own balcony which we loved. The breakfasts were the best of our whole Sri Lankan trip, you could chose off a menu. Each day we had the Sri Lankan breakfast which we loved, many other places we have stayed assume a European traveller would want a 'european breakfast' and thats not so at all. Coffee was so good, the best of our Sri Lankan trip! Thank you Surf n Spice, we loved our stay and were sad to leave!
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 21 January 2025
Anne
DenmarkRoom was clean but very moldy. We had to ask to get the room cleaned, it wasn’t daily. Private rooms could use a bit of renovation.
The location is perfect between Hiri beach and Dikwella. It’s located so it’s quiet at night. The staff is very sweet and breakfast is amazing - one of the best I had in Sri Lanka, even better than some luxury and way more expensive hotels. The cafe area is charming and very nice to hang out.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 11 January 2025
Kristiane
NorwaySo delicious breakfast! You can choose between different meals and the coffee is one of the best I have tasted so far in Sri Lanka. The staff is so friendly and helpful, with both questions, tips and ordering tuktuk. Can really recommend this place. The dorm doesn’t have an AC, but a fan in front of each bed in the dorm.
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 10 January 2025
Nora
GermanyAbsolutely everything was fantastic! Location was perfect, between Dickwella beach and Hiriketiya beach (both walking distance). Tushare and team were super friendly, always with a smile. The room was very clean, good water pressure and good AC. The breakfast was super delicious and the coffee was definitely the best in Sri Lanka!! Thank you so so much for everything, we will definitely come back!
Stayed in January 2025
Reviewed: 17 December 2024
Stephan
SwitzerlandNo hot water which was apparently listed but I likely oversaw.
Super helpful staff. I was sick and they looked after me well.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 13 December 2024
Gunesekere
Sri LankaCould improve on Restroom facility
The team, the food, the location, surroundings, proximity, ease, serenity
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 8 December 2024
Thomas
United KingdomGreat group of guys running Surf n Spice. Location is also perfect between the two beaches, one quiet and one lively. They have just opened a coffee bar which was very high quality
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 3 December 2024
Aek2
United KingdomThe noise is hard to escape in Hiri. I had the front room downstairs which was lovely and spacious but I could hear everything downstairs and was woken up by noise from the road/monkeys.
Hard to beat for the price point. Run by a group of lovely local guys; they are very kind and helpful and as a solo female traveller I felt completely safe and comfortable at all times. They organised a fantastic local surf guide for a really reasonable price. The barrista is award winning and reallllyyy knows his stuff scales/aeropress/variety of beans etc - I wasn't expecting to find the best coffee/3rd wave level in this place but I did!
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 27 October 2024
Nishjanthan
GermanyThe staff was very nice and super friendly. The location is amazing. We were there with 8 friends and a child. The breakfast was very lovingly prepared and tasted wonderful.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 26 October 2024
Francisca
NetherlandsNothing, loved it.
The breakfast was amazing! Also super nice owners, beautiful location and comfortable room. Definitely recommend!
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 13 October 2024
Siel
BelgiumNice location, very good breakfast!
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 5 October 2024
Arvid
BelgiumThe bed was not super comfy and the bathroom is not really practical. But price value the room is certainly okay.
Great location for acces to both beaches (and the great restaurant Smoke and Bitters), the breakfast is absolutely fantastic and could easily be served in a 5 star hotel. They have a free water fill station.
Stayed in October 2024
Reviewed: 29 September 2024
Matt
AustraliaGreat location and staff members, unreal breakfasts and overall a nice place to stay.
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 23 September 2024
Selina
AustriaEverything was perfect to me.!
It was the best Hostel I have been to.! Super large and comfortable beds, extremly kind workers and the best breakfast every morning!!! In a few minutes at hiriketiya and Dickwella Beach. Best price incl. Breakfast!
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 22 September 2024
Yael
IsraelIt was a nice property close to the beach and restaurants
Stayed in September 2024
Reviewed: 18 September 2024
Jeltsje
NetherlandsNothing
The owners of surf n spice are really kind. The room was clean and consist of anything you need. +++ the breakfast was amazing, we had smoothiebowl every morning, my fave
Stayed in September 2024
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