Close to the beach, with a nice pool and landscaping

Stayed in April 2024

We loved our stay at this lovely guest house. Only minutes from the beach and many restaurants and bars by the beach. The family who owned it is lovely and the breakfast of fresh fruits, local yoghurt with honey and eggs was a highlight for us.

Stayed in April 2024

Walking to Mirissa Beach not so nice as the main road is full of traffick.

A very nice hotel really, with much comfort, beautiful decoration and dedicated staff. The nearby Turtle beach was great and clean - an excellent place to swim (only after rains the water is apparently less clean). More eplensive than most stays in Sri Lanka, but fair for international standards and worth it.

Stayed in April 2024

It was great being able to walk to Turtle Bay & Marissa Beach. There were restaurants on the beach. We were able to rent a mask to snorkel & see the turtles.

Stayed in April 2024

This guesthouse was perfect and the staff/family was friendly and helpful in their suggestions and making travel arrangements for us. The rooms were private from one another, with small front patios to sit on. The mosquitos do come around 5pm! The pool is lovely and we used it on a daily basis. The included breakfast was small but adequate. It is located across the street from “turtle beach” which was convenient but small and a bit crowded. The location was good for walking to a variety of restaurants, (Concept La Mer, and 101 very simple for great grilled fish)and for the hike up to Coconut Tree Hill, the viewpoint that overlooks the water …go at sunset and have a cocktail!

Stayed in January 2024

The place is just delightful! We spent a gorgeous three days here as part of our honeymoon and the staff really went above and beyond to make it feel special - they even decorated our room with a homemade honeymoon banner. The location is perfect with lots of beaches within easy walking distance, turtle beach is right across the way so we managed to swim with turtles one morning and be back in time for a delicious breakfast. Highly recommended staying here!

Stayed in April 2024

Beautifully maintained property in a great location of Marissa. Beach is literally a 1 minute walk from the hotel. The rooms are large and well looked after, and pool and surrounds excellent. A delicious breakfast was served every day.

Stayed in April 2024

Nothing

The big room, location and friendly staff!

Stayed in March 2024

Supply some pool towels?

Morning Star has loads of character, location is great, close to beach, restaurants and supermarkets. Breakfast was delicious and generous, especially the coffee & fruit platter. The pool area with sunlounges, bean bags and umbrellas was always inviting and relaxing. Best of all was the staff, alway happy, smiling and courteous, they could not do enough for me. Thank you.

Stayed in April 2024

Breakfast was delicious, owners are very friendly and helpful. The whole facility is neat and clean. Pool area was fabulous. Nearby to major tourist sites. Less than 5 minute walk.

Stayed in March 2024

Shame we booked only 4 nights!

Although the guesthouse is located on the main road the guests rooms are really quiet as they are behind the family house and the dining area. Pool is surrounded with palms and fruit trees which made our stay really relaxing - perfect for nature watching! We had a spacious room on the grand floor with a modern bathroom. Included breakfast was always really tasty and fresh. The family who owns this place works really hard to make their guests comfortable and welcome. We really enjoyed our stay. Thank you for everything!

Stayed in March 2024

The only thing I missed, was fresh juice in the beakfast.

Morning Star was really cozy guest house. The family and the staff were extremely helpful with our requests. Nice pool area and big room. We requested a room near the pool in upper floor because it was more peaceful than near the road – and we got a separate access to the pool area from our room! Breakfast was nice with fresh fruits, eggs, toast, homemade yogurt or Sri Lankan breakfast. We tried them both as we stayed for four nights. Tuk-tuks can be found outside the guest house, there's a short distance to different restaurants. We recommend La Mer restaurant nearby. We enjoyed our stay a lot.

Stayed in March 2024

We actually liked everything about this hotel. The location is great, just across the street from a Turtle beach, close to restaurants and supermarket. It has a great and clean swimming pool, the rooms are comfortable with spacious bathroom. The whole place is spotless clean. The stuff is really nice and helpful, trying really hard to make your stay pleasant. Breakfast was just delicious, great selection of fruits, eggs, pancakes, amazing homemade yoghurt and chocolate milk for the kids. We definitely recommend this place and if we ever come to Sri Lanka again, we would definitely choose this hotel!

Stayed in February 2024

Perfectly located, easy to cross the road and snorkel and turtle beach. Easy walk to coconut hill and to town. Very friendly staff. Nice breakfast. Nice room with AC and pool. Authentic Sri Lankan decor.

Stayed in March 2024

There were no hooks to hang towels, no amenities, body wash, shampoo, conditioner… they didn’t give water unless we asked and we only got one towel a day

The decor was beautiful, the staff were very friendly and accomodating

Stayed in March 2024

Nothing

Lovely room and comfy bed, nice quiet swimming pool with lots of nature. Great breakfast with very friendly and efficient service.

Stayed in March 2024

Close to beach, quiet and had a pool

Stayed in March 2024

nothing, everything was perfect

nice and helpful host nice and quiet surroundings

Stayed in January 2024

The staff are kind, welcoming, nothing is too much trouble. The breakfasts are amazing, so much fruit, homemade curd and honey, eggs cooked your way, toast..,so yummy! Our room was lovely, comfy bed and big shower. The pool area and gardens are beautiful and peaceful. The beach is just across the road with lots of good places to eat all around. Definitely book if you’re thinking about it!

Stayed in March 2024

Somewhat high price compared to other places we visited

Beautiful design. Very helpful staff. Especially lady that was cleaning our room and helping us arrange tuktuk trips. Room was big and well decorated. Clean water in pool. Nice breakfast.

Stayed in February 2024

Towel rail inside the shower cubicle.. but I’m being very picky here.🤷

We loved everything about this property, the owner and staff are friendly and helpful, the room was spacious with an excellent bathroom, the breakfasts are plentiful, the pool is relaxing and the location is brilliant as it is literally just across the road from a brilliant beach with fantastic snorkelling, if you need a Tuk Tuk just ask Sarena the maid to get you her brother, he can’t do enough to make your stay in Marissa memorable.

Stayed in February 2024

Our room’s door lock was not working properly - we were able to lock the door but it was still a bit broken. One of the staff member (older lady) mentioned quite many times that his relatives are drivers and can drive us in case we need a ride. This could be mentioned on behalf of the hotel, but as the lady brought it up quite many times it did not feel helpful but pressuring.

The breakfast was very good and the staff truly helpful!

Stayed in January 2024

perfect location, good facilities, nice staff service, nice pool, the best hotel in my 6 days Sri trip

Stayed in February 2024

Nothing

Anura, and his wonderful family, made us so welcome, nothing was too much trouble. We were originally only booked to stay three nights, however we ended up changing our plans, staying for a full ten days, as the hospitality, friendliness and fantastic service, totally surpassed our expectations. We stayed in the Queens Room, which was really spacey, comfy and clean, with a lovely bathroom. ( really great power shower),handy fridge, with a relaxing chairs, on the large balcony. Wi-Fi, and air conditioning worked well. Our son, stayed in one of the garden rooms, down near the pool, which was a very decent size, with the same comfort and great facilities as we had. Breakfast was delicious, with an exotic selection of fruits, homemade yoghurt, toast, and choice of eggs if you wanted. All served with a lovely smile. On our last day Anura and his children made us some tasty pancakes which was a real kind surprise. The Morning Star has a really decent size pool, which was kept clean, also has a fun elephant style shower! Some really nice features around the hotel, and it was great to see a peacock, strutting around with all its fine plumage. We also spotted a couple of monkeys, who were curious, but did not bother us at all. Location was perfect... across the road to the beach, and within walking distances to restaurants and shops etc. A big shout out to the lovely House keeper who kept everything spotless, loved practising her English, and a very engaging personality. We were really sad to leave The Morning Star... we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.....and would love to return again, sometime soon. Thank you to Anura and all his lovely team, for making our holiday so memorable.

Stayed in January 2024