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( 077 151 4710;
www.thepointmirissa.com
;
cnr Sanunda Rd & Gunasiri Himi Rd;r from US$45;
)
The six rooms at this new two-storey guesthouse offer a hip vibe on a budget (some are
fan-only). The owner is a local surfer and he offers advice, lessons, board rental and more.
The west end of the beach is 200m away.
Palm Villa
GUESTHOUSE
( 225 0022;
www.palmvillamirissa.com
;
Galle-Matara Rd;r fan/air-con from €45/55; )
The best option at the beach's east end, each of the eight lovely rooms in this colonial-style
manor is uniquely decorated in a bright and modern fashion. The more expensive rooms
are set right on the beach. At the excellent in-house restaurant you can eat at a candlelit
table under the stars. There's a two-night minimum.
Amarasinghe Guest House
GUESTHOUSE
( 225 1204;
www.amarasingheguesthouse.com
;
off Galle-Matara Rd;r from US$40; )
This delightful place, adrift in a web of rural lanes five minutes inland from the beach, is
ideal. A range of 10 agreeably ramshackle rooms and cottages lie scattered throughout the
gardens. The owners grow all their own organically produced vegetables and spices, and
the food receives rave reports.
Surf Sea Breeze
HOTEL
( 071 404 8084;
www.surfseabreezemirissa.com
;Gunasiri Himi Rd;half-board r fan/air-con from
US$60/70; )
On its own shady plot of sand at the west end of the beach, this compact hotel has 19 basic
rooms spread between a three-storey main building and small bungalows. The former have
balconies with trees obscuring the views. The real appeal here is the location.
Mirissa Hills
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
( 225 0980;
www.mirissahills.com
;off Galle-Matara Rd;r US$80-300; )
Ponder buffalo wallowing in the ever-green rice paddies, peacocks strutting their stuff, and
high above, on a hill in the heart of a working cinnamon farm, you can live royally here.
Accommodations include a renovated estate house, rooms in the plantation's museum
