About this property

Beachfront Location: MENAKA HOMESTAY in Tangalle offers direct beachfront access, a sun terrace, and a lush garden. Guests can relax on the beach or enjoy the sun terrace while taking in the scenic views. Comfortable Accommodations: The homestay features family rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and garden views. Each room includes a mini-bar, refrigerator, and free WiFi, ensuring a comfortable stay. Dining and Leisure: A restaurant serves local specialties, fresh pastries, and fruits for breakfast. The bar offers a variety of beverages, and massage services provide relaxation. Additional amenities include a fitness room, outdoor play area, and evening entertainment. Nearby Attractions: Tangalle Beach is a 2-minute walk away, Tangalle Lagoon 1640 feet nearby, and Mulkirigala Rock Monastery 1.1 mi from the property. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport is 34 mi distant.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 9.6 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

Located in the top-rated area in Tangalle, this property has an excellent location score of 9.7!

  • Free Private Parking Available On Site


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Wolf
Brazil Brazil
I had such an amazing time at Menaka! The hosts are great people, very kind and helpful. The location is superb, really close to the beach and to restaurants that became my favorites. I was lucky to find this place and I will certainly want to...
Jean
Canada Canada
Great location in Tangalle, close to buses and town yet just a block from the beach with excellent local restaurants nearby. Despite being central, it’s very quiet. The room was comfortable with welcome A/C, and breakfast was plentiful and...
Didem
Turkey Turkey
EVERYTHING - Manu and his wife Shishi and the house dogs were the best! we felt at home, Manu went fishing and cooked us fresh crabs, shrimps, fish more than we can eat at a very fair price. he also went fishing in the next morning again and...
Tom
United States United States
Hosts were wonderful! He arranged a tuk-tuk to take us to Rekawa to watch the sea turtles nesting. The room was very clean, and the bed was comfortable. Breakfast was very good, and dinner, both nights, was delicious and plentiful!! (Trevelly...
Lucy
United States United States
I really felt at home here! The hosts went out of their way to care for me, welcoming me with a fresh smoothie and continuing to shower me with fresh fruit and snacks during my stay. Delicious food clearly made with love. The accommodations are...
Cameron
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Manu was a really friendly host, I felt very welcome. The room was clean and spacious, really big bed, bathroom had everything you need inc hot water. Nice breakfast. And Menaka Homestay could barely be closer to the beach - yet on a quiet side...
Kevin
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Everything….firstly thank you to Manu and his wife for being fantastic hosts, such kind hospitality, and all the help you gave us. Good clean comfortable rooms, with nice hot shower. Excellent home cooked food. Great location, 5 min walk to...
Julieta
Argentina Argentina
Amazing stay! Friendly host, nice breakfast, and a small but comfortable room with AC and a fan. Highly recommended!
Laura
Italy Italy
The position is perfect, very close to the beach and to the center.
Young
South Korea South Korea
Less than 5 minute walk to Tangalle beach 5 Lovely & cute street dogs Kind, friendly & good English speaking host (Loving the conversations we had) Great location, just so close to city center KFC & bud statiom r so close Good AC Highñy recommend

Managed by Manuja Dilshan and Marc

Company review score: 9.9Based on 221 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company info

Hello and welcome everybody ! :-) We are Manuja and Marc and we are looking forward to welcome you in the wonderful MENAKA HOMESTAY ! Manuja is the brilliant cook and caretaker of the homestay. If you have any questions about anything, he will help you. If you like to make trips, finding nice places, climbing mountains, visiting temples, watching elephants and jaguars in the national parks, Manuja will show you how to find the most beautiful places. You need something special in Tangalle, Manuja will help you. He is there for you, whenever you need something. He knows very well about Tangalle and Sri Lanka and will do everything to give you a wonderful stay. Marc is Manujas friend from Austria. Together, they built the homestay and made this wonderful place. Marc is your contact person for your booking, for reservation and any special requests about your stay. He and Manuja give you the best, cheapest, fastest and most comfortable advices how to come from Colombos Bandaranaike International Airport to MENAKA HOMESTAY, for example. They make also the service to pick you up with car or tuktuk. Marc is like Manuja there for you, whenever you need anything :-)

Property info

To be honest, the MENAKA HOMESTAY is the most beautiful place in Tangalle and maybe throughout Sri Lanka :-) We offer four beautiful rooms with private bathroom and toilet. There is everything you need for a pleasant, beautiful and memorable stay. The breakfast is inkluded during your stay. In the middle of the house you will find a lounge with a sofa, armchairs and a table. The MENAKA HOMESTAY is surrounded by a beautiful garden with mango-trees, avocdo-trees and coconut palms. In the garden is a table with chairs, where you can eat your breakfast, your lunch and your dinner in a wonderful atmosphere and cooling shadow. For guests arriving with a car, there are two parking spots for free. Summarized you can say, the MENAKA HOMESTAY is the perfect place to spend woderful holidays closed to the beaches in Tangalle. We are also offering bicycles and scooters to rent for a cheap price ! If you like, we also offer you a great and memorable boat trip or boat trip with fishing. Feel like a Sri Lankan fisherman, and catch fishes for your lunch, dinner or BBQ :-) The price is very cheap comparing to other boat trip offers in the area ! For all the guests who like to cook by their own, you can use the kitchen for a cheap price. We are paying the gas with this money. We have also a good relationship to the gym-owner downtown and can offer our guests a cheap discount price, if you like to train and work-out in a gym !

Neighborhood info

The homestay is very closed to the beach. About hundred meters and you wil be on the most beautiful beach on earth. The indian ocean welcomes you with its warm and clear water. Under the palm trees, you will find a beautiful place to relax on the fine sand. If you walk in the other direction, you will be in the city-center of Tangalle in a few minutes. There are many nice stores, boutiques for fashion, supermarkets, a big open market for fresh food and the main bus-station of Tangalle. The gym you can use very cheap with discount, is also closed to the roundabout in the city-center. For nice trips, we recommend you for example the buddhist temples arround Tangalle, the Silent Beach and the Yala National Park with its wonderful nature and animals. For more information about anything arround Tangalle, we will be happy to help you.

Languages Spoken

German,English,Tamil

Area info

Restaurants

1 Restaurant On Site
Restaurant #1

No additional info available

Amenities of MENAKA HOMESTAY

Great facilities! Review score, 9.1

Most popular amenities

  • Beachfront
  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Bar
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Breakfast

House rules

MENAKA HOMESTAY takes special requests – add in the next step!
Check-in
From 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Check-out
From 8:00 AM to 11:30 AM
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 15 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.

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