Mr. Asoka and his wife Hilda who own the place are such a lovely friendly couple. They also have many interesting stories e.g. about the tsunami. I really felt like home in this beautiful old colonial style house. It is such a comfortable and quite place, perfect to relax. The only sound you can hear is the ocean, the birds... More

Traditional style colonial house in lush jungle gardens complete with an army of monkeys leaping about the trees and roof! it is situated in a quiet area of village but close to all amenities. Each room is individual with plenty of space traditional furniture and bags of character. Breakfast is great, fresh fruit any style of eggs, toast, tea or... More

This was my 4th visit to Unawatuna and "The Strand" (in 10 years) and while Unawatuna seems to be changing at the rate of knots (far more commercialised) I'm pleased to see that "The Strand" remains a comfortable and quiet place to relax. I stayed in the room called "The Nest" and it's lovely - it has a wonderful L... More

Mr Asoke is a lovely friendly man who own's and runs the house. Has lots of interesting stories and is very friendly helpful person. House is a large old elegant charming affair surrounded by the jungle - monkeys jump from tree to tree in the morning whilst having breakfast. Unawatuna is a bit of a touristy, busy beach but this... More

Unawatuna gets more and more busy with tourism so we were so happy to find a peaceful place at strand homestay for 2 nights. Mr Asoke is incredibly helpful as well as the other people, the house is really nice and charming, the garden gives you a "jungle-feeling" ! Clean rooms and delicious breakfast- we could not find a better... More

After two nights in moderate accommodation in Colombo, we didn't know what to expect when we arrived at Asoka's elegant home stay. The freshly swept entrance and warm welcome assured us that the reviews were not overstated. We stayed in the blue room, whilst more basic than the rest of the rooms, it was clean and homely, a pleasure to... More

We had a really nice time at Strand over Christmas. Any slight reservations listed below should not detract from the fact that this is a great place to stay, and that we thoroughly recommend it. Our room, 'the blue room' was delightfully set out, and all in blue as you might expect. However, arriving after a six hour tuk tuk... More

We spent our last 5 days in Sri Lanka down at the beach at Unawatuna, staying in the Strand home stay guesthouse, looked after by Mr Ashoka.  My wife had seen favourable reviews on trip advisor and based on this booked us in. We found Mr Ashoka to be a real character, full of tales about his Elvis fan club,... More

This is a beautiful guesthouse tucked away in a junglely garden with monkeys! The owners make you feel very relaxed and at home here and it is excellent value for money. We would definitely stay here again.