Sri Lanka's surge in popularity as a holiday destination has made quality budget hotels increasingly hard to find. For travellers who can only afford to spend so much that brings obvious difficulties. Red Dot spends a lot of time checking out budget hotels in Sri Lanka and we will only include those that we think offer something special. We like to think that the inclusion of best-value properties in our portfolio is an accolade that states they have a distinctive appeal. Pick your way through the morass of cheaper Sri Lanka accommodation by trusting us to do much of the hard work for you.
Forest Edge
Kitulgala, Sinharaja & Kitulgala
Forest Edge is a four-bedroom holiday retreat with a picturesque hilltop setting 30 minutes from Kitulgala, Sri Lanka’s foremost destination for white-water rafting. It is set on a working tea plantation edged by a pine forest and surrounded by mountains
Fort Bliss
Galle Fort, Galle Coast
Fort Bliss is a refurbished colonial-period house located within Galle’s 17C Dutch Fort. Situated at the edge of the ramparts, the sea views from the second floor are wonderful. The four bedrooms are spacious and furnished with antique twin or double beds.
Fox Jaffna
Jaffna
Fox Jaffna is a chic boutique hotel featuring 24 luxurious rooms. Located in Kokuvil, Fox Jaffna is an ideal escape in the north of the island. The property is in close proximity to many attractions in Jaffna.
4.5
Hibiscus Garden
Tissamaharama, Tissa & Kataragama
Hibiscus Garden is a homely guesthouse with 20 well-appointed rooms housed in four separate chalets. The chalets are located surrounding the swimming pool. A convenient money-saving option for Yala game park, about 40 minutes away, and the other attractions of the deep south.
5
Jetwing Jaffna
Jaffna, Jaffna & the North
Located in the Northern peninsula of Sri Lanka, Jetwing Jaffna offers 55 stylish bedrooms, impeccable hospitality and great cuisine.
Kassapa Lions Rock
Sigiriya, Cultural Triangle
Kassapa Lions Rock named after the legend that surrounds the magnificent Sigiriya Rock Fortress, is a peaceful holiday retreat with 51 individual chalets scattered over 10 acres of landscaped gardens in the heart of the Cultural Triangle.
4.7
Kudakalliya
Arugam Bay, East Coast
Kudakalliya consists of two delightfully simplistic eco-friendly bungalows on an untouched slice of beach on Sri Lanka’s east coast. It lies just south of Arugam Bay, one of the finest surfing spots on the island, and a haven for fiercely independent travellers.
Kurumba Villas
Bentota, West Coast
Kurumba Villas offers five excellent cabanas and a gleaming swimming pool in an impeccably manicured coconut grove in the much-loved west-coast resort of Bentota. An appealing Simply Red option.
Lagoon Paradise Beach Resort
Rekawa, South Coast
Lagoon Paradise is a mid-range beach escape on a sparsely populated stretch of Sri Lanka’s south coast, near Rekuwa, home of a marine turtle sanctuary. It spreads across a five-acres of tropical gardens under a canopy of coconut trees which lead down to a lagoon and the sea beyond.
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