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Reviews of Kunam Beach Rest Inn

19/11, 1st cross street Thiruchenthur, Kallady, 30162 Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

#10 of 13 hotels in Batticaloa

Guests' Choice

Review Score

Based on 46 hotel reviews

7.6

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.3

  • Comfort

    7.4

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    7.2

  • Staff

    9.3

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    8.3

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  • Reviewed: March 17, 2024

    8.0
    Very basic stay in a wonderful location with a great host
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The host and the location

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: February 24, 2024

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    bit of a walk to closest restaurants/shops, have to take a bus or 30 minute walk to get into the town/bus station

    very clean, quiet, tidy rooms, nice helpful host, great value for room, close to beach, good WiFi

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: January 31, 2024

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Close to beach and town. Good value. A very friendly host.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: August 16, 2023

    9.0
    Sweet memories at affordable price 😄
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    All went on well

    Quiet accommodative with all facilities.. very good hospitality with pleasing Ile from the staff.... Walkable distance to the seashore and highlight is an excellent spot to view sunrise.. we 10 of us enjoyed and had a great time 😌😌

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 4, 2023

    8.0
    Very Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The price for an AC room is very high.

    Kunam is a wonderfully kind & helpful man who goes out of his way to be accommodating, nothing is too much trouble. The room is basic but perfectly adequate. However, if you want AC the room rate is double the listed room rate. Kallady Beach is lovely & only a few minutes walk away. Kunan arranged bike hire, which was a great way to see Kallady & the old town, we spent a whole day exploring the area by bike which was brilliant.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: April 13, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Everything good

    Very confortable and clean rooms. In a good location, next to the beach and 5min from the center. The staff was very nice and helpful.

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: February 18, 2023

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    We got what was expected and the WiFi, for once, was really disponible AND it worked 😂

    Stayed in February 2023

  • Reviewed: June 12, 2022

    8.0
    Lovely place. No tourists. Best beach I found in Sri Lanka.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The beach in kalladi is fantastic. No tourists. Clean quiet beautiful spot. The husband and wife looked after me so well when I was sick.

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: April 29, 2022

    9.0
    The best place for the best people Specially for foreigners
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    I was able to stay only one day I want to saty again 😫

    Affordable cost for all classes of people It was like my own home Unexpected kindfull owner

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: April 19, 2022

    8.0
    Good place for a stopover if you have time.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Lack of any tourist infrastructure in the area - there are but a few restaurants a 30 minute hike away. Don't believe what you see on googlemaps - everything nearby is closed either temporarily or permanently.

    Pretty area with lots of enormous trees and the beach is nearby and nice. The owner is professional and rents our bicycles and can arrange Tuk Tuks. Beer is available on site.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: March 12, 2022

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Good quiet location near beach and shops

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: March 6, 2022

    9.0
    Wonderful
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The owner is very helpfully ans friendly. Helped us a lot with our tuktuk!!!! The room is very simple but clean. For one night it was good

    Stayed in March 2022

  • Reviewed: December 24, 2021

    7.0
    for Batticaloa it’s a good price for acomodation
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    In “property facilities” here you may see that a guest house has shared kitchen but in reality there is no gas there and you can’t cook, we should ask the owner to provide us gas because we cook usually and booked it because it’s written about the kitchen here, he kindly did it. The bed was hard and uncomfortable and also it’s too small for 2 people

    It’s close to the beach, like 5 min by walk, the beach is clean and also there are some shops and small supermarket not far from the guest house. The owner of the place is nice and helpful, he gave us the better room than we booked because it was free, you may buy water from him, he let us to use the kitchen after we checked out from the room

    Stayed in December 2021

  • Reviewed: January 24, 2024

    1.0
    Very Poor
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Filthy smelly dirty dingy mouldy room.we looked at 2 hoping for a better one with no luck.we have travelled extensively through Asia for many years and can handle cheap accommodation-no problems..it was getting late.we were tired and booked this place based on pictures and reviews on booking .com. apparently he has another place which is better unfortunately via this site you are sent to the accommodation as listed. We had only booked 10 minutes prior and asked for a refund. He refused. Anyone who rates this place above a 1 is kidding.

    Nothing. If it was advertised the price would have been ok. See below for the details.we have literally stayed in 100s of hotels etcand never felt so compelled to write a negative review.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: September 26, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    For some reason I couldn't find the accomodation in the first place. The adress just sent me to a wrong place about 5 minutes walk away from the actual place, so maybe make sure conforming directions beforehand.

    Location is really close to the beach, which offers insights to local fishing in the morning. The distance to town is walkable, but otherwise the host helps with a tuktuk ride. The accomodation lays in an authentic living area. I had a really good time there, the host was very friendly and there to help anytime.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: August 27, 2023

    6.0
    Family stay in Kallady
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Bathroom
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    The room was quite basic but we liked the two, connected room arrangement in our family room. The bathroom could have been cleaner. The beach is close by but not suitable for swimming and is in full sun.

    Kunam was an excellent host, really helpful and welcoming. He's very kind. We used the pool facilities (for a fee) at the riviera resort.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 23, 2023

    5.0
    Fair
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    - Bathroom was not clean at all. - Fan in bedroom was not working well and was too loud to sleep.

    - Low price. - Friendly helpful owner.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: August 3, 2023

    3.0
    Poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Extreme humidity. Thin mattress. Dirty walls.

    Close to the beach

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: April 30, 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Very, very, very nice hosts - great location with Kallady beach nearby - highly recommend taking breakfast on site (it's amazing and delicious)

    Stayed in April 2023

  • Reviewed: January 24, 2023

    4.0
    would not go again
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    dirty

    quiet

    Stayed in January 2023

  • Reviewed: April 26, 2022

    5.0
    the owner was helpful enough
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    most of it

    it’s a budget hotel. you get what you pay for

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: April 14, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Wonderful staff and delicious foods .

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: March 14, 2022

    10
    It is clean and located very close to the city where the owner is a very nice man
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Became very elegant and quiet

    Stayed in February 2022

  • Reviewed: February 23, 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveler
    • Double Room with Private Bathroom
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted from a mobile device

    Leaving .

    Extremely helpful host.

    Stayed in February 2022

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