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Added by Jopie, at 03 April 2017
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- Monday Open 24 hours
- Tuesday Open 24 hours
- Wednesday Open 24 hours
- Thursday Open 24 hours
- Friday Open 24 hours
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12 Reviews
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14 May 2018
Nice place at the best surf of Arugam. Chilled vibe, good food. Bit pricey though.
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05 May 2018
The main point of serfing at arugambay nice and helpful staff.
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18 April 2018
Relaxing way from main part of Aragum Bay.Great walk along the beach, be careful at night coming along the beach, bring a torch.
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08 April 2018
We had the pleasure of staying overnight in the beautiful beach cabanas that have managed to maintain the authenticity of the local area as well as being clean and tidy.
The cabana provides you with the combined feeling of being in a jungle tree house as well as a surf cottage right on the beach.
Don't miss the chance of grabbing a post surf/swim hot chocolate, setting yourself up in the tower and watching the waves roll by.
Alex and the rest of the staff were exceptionaly friendly and helpful with any questions we had and it was a fantastic finish to our month long trip in Sri Lanka.response / report this review -
06 March 2018
Great location, and good bites.
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02 March 2018
Came here because of the good reviews, but was completeley disappointed. "Rooms" are cheap, offer little protection from wind or rain or insects coming at you at night. I would prefer any cheap tent on the beach over that. Bathrooms etc. are outside, so once again, a lot of insects and stuff you do not want there. Also not really well cleaned.
Food is edible, but neither good nor cheap. Overall it is completely overpriced, do not go here!response / report this review -
02 March 2018
Absteige. In case you don't know this german word, let me elaborate. It's used for a hotel or guesthouse that supplies the bare minnimum, but nobody who has a choice would stay there.
The Hotel itself is located directly on the beach, which is actually quite nice. It offers some food (breakfast, no dinner while we were here), which compared to neighboring shops is a little overpriced (by that i mean twice the price), but "ok" according to other people staying here. I did not try it. You can walk into the city, but to get here you have to walk quite a few meters on the beach, since there is no road. Can be very romantic, can also be annoying af if you have a backback. I dare to say impossible if you have a suitcase. There are sunbeds and hammocks on the beach.
There are surfboards and instructors available. I don't surve, so I can't judge the following, but during my stay i have been told that the quality is rather low, the price on the other hand pretty high. I have no idea about surfing outside the internet, so you will have to judge for yourselfes.
The staff is friendly, but not very helpful. Even the question for a restaurant in the area (no dinner during our stay) remained unanswered.
The rooms is a chapter itself. Cabana-like, but not really thought through. Walls are made out of something like a tent fabric, roofs of palmleaves. Interior as basic as you can imagine. Since it was raining during our stay seeing the stars from my bed is also not a plus. Due to the nature of these huts, everything you unpack will get somewhat moist due to the saltwater in the air. If you have strong winds, these huts will offer very limited protection.
There are huts with and without bathroom. The bathrooms are cleaned regularly, but not thourougly. It could be worse, but also a lot better. Sometimes however when you go to the toilet or the shower, you will not be alone. And as you can see from my picture, i am not talking about you sharing it with others. Due to the impressive sizes of the cockroaches here, i was tempted calling it a safari.
It is late and i am a little drunk, so I won't tell you my ideas for daytrips, food or the Tuktuk fare, instead go ask the staff in another hotel you will be staying at.
The Basic rooms are at 35$ completely overpriced, the ones with own bathroom (Same kind of huts) with 65$ beyond good and evil.
If you are a Hippie kind of person with ridiculously low standards, paired with enough money to not worry how to spend it, this is the place. If you don't hear yourself in these words, move on kind Sir or Madam, this is not the place you are looking for.response / report this review -
25 October 2017
Basic resort. In a most perfect spot . Called the Jewel in the Crown. The best place on the entire island. Maybe. Next to awesome sand dunes and right on the main surf point. Good burgers we hear!
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21 August 2017
Great spot and daybeds. The prices are reasonable for Arugam but the food isn't wow. We ordered one jaffle which was pretty small but the shakshuka was good. They also don't have coffee machine. They didn't have bottles so they wanted to charge for one glass of water 50 rupees! In the end they didn't charge us for that which was nice.
Overall I think they can improve the service and the place will be much more pleasant.response / report this review -
02 July 2017
Great service, you can come and catch a tan, surf, eat drink or just relaxing
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16 April 2017
A great view and an amazing spot to grab a drink or something to eat and sit down to watch the waves and surfers at the main point. The service was really nice and friendly as well.
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10 April 2017
Very disappointing. Had food here and paid a horrendous amount for nothing. Imagine you order two eggs sunny side up with cheese (+Rs. 150) and they give you a processed triangle of creme cheese, the stuff that costs nothing in supermarkets.
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