Sri Mathie Villa and Boutique Eco Hotel – Home 204645 Villa
- 5 bedrooms
- 8 sleeps
- 2 nights min stay
Sri Mathie Villa and Boutique Eco Hotel – Home 204645
- Villa
- 5 bedrooms
- sleeps 8
- 2 nights min stay
Key Info
- Nearest beach 1 mi
- Child Friendly
- Car not necessary
- Air conditioning
- No pets allowed
- Private garden
Description from owner
Description
Great eco holiday. Restored 1910 plantation house with five bedrooms. Includes billiard room, games room with board games, library with over 1,000 reference texts and thrillers. WiFi and iPod docking station. Telescope for astronomy enthusiasts. Bicycles for touring local rice paddies and tea plantations. Close to beach (within 10 minutes, just over one kilometer) but inland, avoiding the commercialism and noise often associated with beach stays but close enough to come and go when you choose.
Within easy reach of whale and dolphin watching, tea plantations, and many historic sites. Fruit and spices grown (seasonally) on property.
Excellent guest reviews. Close to all amenities, including Ayurvedic massage, beaches, shopping, markets, day trips for whale watching and safaris, and major sites of interest. Maximum - 4 couples, with children.
Families
- Great for children of all ages
- No pets allowed
Bed & bathroom
- Bedroom 1: Queen Bed
Bedroom 2: Queen Bed
Bedroom 3: Full bed
Bedroom 4: Full bed
Bedroom 5: Twin bed
Beds in other rooms: 2 Twin beds - 2 Full baths, 2 Attached (ensuites)
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Air conditioning
- Jacuzzi or hot tub
- Private garden
- Grill
- Bicycles available
- Internet access
- Safe
- Staffed property
- Pool or snooker table
- Games room
- Stove
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Washing machine
- Clothes dryer
- Iron
- Stereo system
- Ceiling Fans
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
- Housekeeping Included
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Access
- Parking
- Secure parking
- Not suitable for wheelchair users
Getting around
Interaction with guest
Policies
- Payment
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This rental can only be paid for online through FlipKey using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
Damage deposit: $400.00 - Smoking
- Yes, smoking allowed
Cancellations
Change of plans? No problem. You could receive a partial or full refund, depending on when you cancel.
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Booking confirmed |
100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
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No refund If you cancel, any money you have paid cannot be refunded.
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About the owner
David C.
- Calendar last updated:
- 25 Feb 2018
- Years listed:
- 12
- Overall rating:
Languages spoken: English
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Reviews
Excellent
– based on 15 reviews
Excellent
15 reviews
- Excellent
- 14
- Very Good
- 1
- Average
- 0
- Poor
- 0
- Terrible
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“An Afternoon Delight at Sri Mathie Villa”
Recently attended a special luncheon for visiting friends at Sri Mathie Villa. I knew it would be a lively afternoon of conversation and some history as well. Although I was not booked to stay there… More
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“Oh, so relaxing”
Wonderful location, and excellent food. What a treat for our family. We really enjoy being away from the noise and constant activity on the main highway and beach fronts, yet this property is within… More
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“A hidden gem”
Our stay at Sri Mathie Villa was beyond our expectations! We were wowed from the time we entered the driveway till we left at the end of our 4 day stay. The caretakers, Suba and Gamini together with t… More
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Response from the owner You were wonderful guests. Hope to see you again soon.
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“Tasteful furnishings and quiet surroundings in a traditional plantation house surrounded by gardens.”
This is a quiet and elegant home. One special feature is an outdoor veranda that wraps the house, a pleasant place to take morning coffee or sit for a drink in the evening. The staff is helpful and … More
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“Serenity in Sri Lanka”
Our stay at Sri Mathie Villa could not have been more wonderful. The owner David was incredibly helpful with the booking and gave us all kinds of advise about travel in Sri Lanka. He helped us with our itinerary - a meander from Colombo, to Kandy, up to Sigirya and then down to the south coast. We had wanted to do a safari too but didn't have enough time- we will just have to return again one day! Suba and Gamini, the villa staff, were utterly charming and looked after us perfectly. Their cooking was so good that we suggested they write and publish a cook book! Every morning they served up an amazing breakfast and Suba made us all kinds of delicious treats too - banana bread, avocado smoothies and cakes ....everyday. We felt very pampered indeed! Dulmeth, their little boy was adorable and we had some fun times drawing together. His masterpieces hang in our home here in Rhode Island :) And the dogs and the puppy.....what cuties! The Villa is stunning - a beautifully renovated old Sri Lankan property, with gorgeous polished black concrete floors, high ceilings and intricate woodwork and a lovely feeling of openness, with large double doors that bring the tropical outside in. The breezeway between the bedrooms and the main house is wonderful - the long koi pond and beautiful plantings make for a very serene setting in the midst of a jungle. One of things we loved most was the outdoor bathroom and shower in our master bedroom, where the monkeys and peacocks played in the palm trees high above us. The villa is nestled in an organic farm, a short tuk-tuk ride from the coast, which grows black pepper, mango, coconut, lemon, cinnamon, and all kinds of other spices. Suba gave us a great tour one morning which we thoroughly enjoyed. Suba and Gamini kindly took us by tuk- tuk to the local fish and vegetable markets to buy ingredients for diner one day and explained the healing properties of the produce. It was an fascinating education. There was only one supermarket that we came across out side of Colombo and everyone buys their food locally from markets and farm stands so its incredibly fresh. Our Tuk- Tuk expeditions took us to beautiful beaches close to the villa and further afield along the south coast. The water was a blissful temperature and there were some very good beachfront restaurants. We went to Galle a few times and had a terrific meal at the "Printing Press" on New Years Eve. It wasn't cheap but it was worth it. Mimi Mango and at Barefoot are great shops to buy gifts, beautiful fabrics and clothes. What else? I had a fantastic massage at the Ananda Spice Garden and we all took a boat ride from there around Koggala Lake- there is a beautiful temple on an island which is worth visiting - the added and very unexpected bonus was sitting on the dock there with our feet dangling into a pool of hungry little fish who proceeded to nibble our feet clean!! Strange but fun! All in all it was a trip of a life time. Sri Mathie and Sri Lanka should be on everyone's bucket lists!! We shall treasure our memories of our time there. Thank you to David and the Sri Mathie Family!
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“Our stay at Sri Mathie Villa was beyond all our expectations”
The environment is excellent for kids, families and big groups. The Sri Mathie Villa is a spacious and tasteful plantation house surrounded by different plants, rubber trees, flowers, fruits, cinnemon… More
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“Amazing place - tranquil and hospitality like no other”
We booked Sri Mathie for a family holiday over Christmas. We were a large group with ages ranging from teenagers up to mid sixties. We were looking for a house that would be large enough for us all … More
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“Great getaway in a cozy quaint plantation house”
Great host, excellent Sri Lankan cuisine and enviornment especially for kids, families and big group. very spacious and tasteful plantation house. The property is surrounded by different plants rubber… More
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“I will Return”
Sri Mathie Villa is a wonderful place to stay while on vacation in the south of Sri Lanka. Or even a one night pit stop, while heading elsewhere on your trip. This beautifully, renovated tea plantatio… More
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“An amazing Sri Lankan Sri mathie experience that we will remember for a long time to come”
I wanted to have a Christmas holiday with my grown up globe trotting family and to do so we came together from three different continents at Sri Mathie villa . The villa is serenely beautiful and has been lovingly restored with style and imagination whilst preserving the traditional essence of a Sri Lankan villa. To say we had a wonderful time is an understatement. It has been the holiday experience of a lifetime, made all the more special by the wonderful warm hospitality of Suba and Gamine. Their kindness and willingness to do anything possible to make your stay a happy one knows no bounds, every special holiday needs a Suba and gamine. They are both amazing cooks...if you like good food this is the place for you. It has been a culinary extravaganza, sublime cuisine, wonderful curries, seafood and pizzas in an adobe garden oven, I think we have now tried every fruit and vegetable grown in Sri Lanka. And then there is the verandah ... From there you can watch monkeys , beautiful birds ,chipmunks ,bats and the occasional lizard and enjoy an evening gin and tonic...life doesn't get much better ! suman is seemingly always on hand to drive you where you want to go. My family really enjoyed the surf at welligama, the diving and snorkelling at Unawatuna and our safari trip. Outstanding,amazing and just plain awesome sums up our thoughts on Sri Mathie.
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Response from the owner Wonderful guests to have. Thank you. See you again.
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FAQs
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