Travel Reference
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It's best suited to those with their own transport, though when the train line reopens
there will be a station on its doorstep.
Shell Coast Resort
HOTEL
( 077 144 9062;
www.shellcoastresort.com
;6km southwest of Pesalai;s/d Rs 6250/14,250, cabana
Rs 14,250-19,000; )
Offering the only beachside accommodation in Mannar, this new resort offers impressive
octagonal wooden cabanas with terraces and attractive rooms with shared verandahs. The
rustic setting will suit those searching for a back-to-nature vibe, however the beach is in
need of a clean-up. Rates include breakfast.
Palmyrah House
HOTEL
( 011-259 4467;
www.palmyrahhouse.com
;Karisal;s/d/tr from US$113/144/174; )
Offers tasteful, colonial-style rooms in a tranquil location around 12km west of Mannar
Town; the ambience and service are very refined. Rates include all meals.
Colombo Pilawoos
SRI LANKAN
(Grand Bazaar, Mannar Town;meals Rs 140-300)
Pilawoos, right at the main roundabout, has lots of rice and curries,
kotthu
and delicious
hoppers (bowl-shaped pancakes; be sure to get the 'sugar sambar' to go with them).
City Hotel
SRI LANKAN
(42 Grand Bazaar, Mannar Town;meals Rs 180-300)
A hospitable restaurant just south of the causeway with a good-value range of curry
dishes, grilled fish and spicy chicken.
