About this property
Comfortable Accommodations: Funwhales Rest House in Negombo offers family rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and free WiFi. Each room includes a TV, electric kettle, and wardrobe, ensuring a pleasant stay. Dining Experience: Guests can enjoy a traditional restaurant serving seafood and vegetarian meals. The outdoor seating area provides a relaxing setting for meals. Leisure Facilities: The property features a garden, terrace, and balcony with garden views. Additional amenities include a minimarket, lounge, and outdoor dining area. Convenient Location: Located 8 km from Bandaranaike International Airport, the guest house is a 9-minute walk from Wellaweediya Beach. Nearby attractions include St Anthony's Church and Dutch Fort.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.
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Most popular facilities
- Airport shuttle
- Free WiFi
- Family rooms
- Restaurant
- 24-hour front desk
- Free parking
- Non-smoking rooms
- Room service
- Facilities for disabled guests
Guest reviews
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Guests who stayed here loved
- Jean-eudes
France
“Our stay was wonderful. The owner and his family are very kind. Our room was very clean and comfortable. The location is great, on a small street off the main road, which keeps things quiet. Breakfast was also delicious. Thank you so much for...” - Jessica
Austria
“It’s super clean and the location is perfect. Breakfast is tasty and the owners are really nice people. We stayed here when we arrived to Sri Lanka and we came back for our last night before leaving.” - Gavin
United Kingdom
“Lovely staff and good sized, clean rooms. Well located for beach, restaurants and shops.” - Jason
Netherlands
“Me and my wife arrived at the Funwhales Residence the first night in Sri Lanka. We arrived in the early morning (4:30) and the hosts were already really really sweet and helpful. Arriving in our room, it was really clean, the AC was working...” - Jolanta
Lithuania
“Comfortable quiet location, not far from the airport, very good breakfast. Even after checkout you can use a shower and a toilet.” - Andy
United Kingdom
“Good solid choice close to the airport. Very clean and well maintained” - Heidi-may
Australia
“Friendly and helpful staff. Very clean and centrally located” - Lynda
Australia
“Comfy beds, spacious bathrooms, lovely communal spaces and friendly staff.” - Melanie
Austria
“Cleanest property we stayed at in whole Sri Lanka 🩵 so friendly hosts and very good location. Not far from the beach and also so many restaurants and cafés close by.” - Marc
Czech Republic
“Friendly hosts, nice location, a good place to spend first and last evening, if you want a more relaxed place in Negombo to stay near the airport instead of Colombo.”
Quality rating
Hosted by Audrey enas

Property surroundings
Restaurants
- wood of cinnamon
- CuisineSeafood
- AmbianceTraditional
- Dietary optionsVegetarian
House rules
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 7 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.


The fine print
Please note that the property can arrange for swimming pool usage at a distance of 100 metres from the guest house for USD 2 per person.
Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.