OK, well, that sounds nothing like where we’ve stayed over the last few years. It was a family business. The ‘ Young Lady” was the daughter and there was no dog. It was superbly run and spotlessly clean. Different place? New owners? I have no idea. Cheers for your feedback, we’ll check it out next time we’re there. 5 in a room is not generally to be expected and that price is high. I wonder why you agreed to pay? Was everywhere else fully booked? At peak times prices go through the roof, Sri Lanka is a massive tourist draw and by no means ” undiscovered”. All feedback welcome. Thanks,

We are travelling on a moderate budget and, as long as a place is clean and fairly comfortable and safe, we’re happy. I have to tell you that we have just left the Celestial Inn and we would NEVER return. We are generally pretty easy-going people, but we felt that it was a supremely poor experience based on the amount of money we paid. We had to book 2 rooms/night (at $80 each). So we’re paying $160/night off the bat. They wouldn’t accommodation 5 of us in one room (even though my kids are small). The sheets were dirty and stained. our shower was broken. They put my kids on the bottom floor and declined to move them despite the fact that the rest of the rooms appeared empty. This put me on edge all night. The rooms were never refreshed and we were stuck with the same damp, thread-bare towel (1 each) for the entire 4 days spent there. The wifi was spotty. The mosquito netting was stained. Their lovely golden retriever was penned 24/7 and it distressed us to no end to see him lonely and left behind bars all day long. Broke our heart, actually. His tail would start thumping when he’d see us and I would have to drag my kids away from his cage because they didn’t want to leave him. On our last night, the family had a party and kept us up until after midnight with their noise. At 6:30am pronto, lonely Murphy started barking for 2 hours non-stop. We’ve stayed in some seriously dodgy places in the last 5 mos and this is up there with our least favourite.

The young lady employed by the Inn was friendly and lovely to deal with and she, and fluffy Murphy, were the only beings who appeared at all interested in our time at Celestial Inn. It’s high season in Mirissa and I believe we were the only people staying there last night….the rest of the rooms were empty. That’s got to tell you something.

Anyway, just thought I’d let you know.

Hi, I stayed at Praneeth guest house. I loved it, right at the beach. Rooms were basic but clean. It was a bit out of town, maybe a ten minute walk.