Siraj is an amazing host - friendly, helpful and goes out of his way to make your stay as good as possible. Rooms are great and spacious with a nice outdoor area including an extra outside shower. Thank you for a great stay! 🙏

Stayed in September 2025

Nothing, having the restaurant to go to was a massive bonus

Staff really helpful and went above and beyond to help us

Stayed in August 2025

Aaliya Bay is the perfect little apartment! The room is clean, has AC and everything you need. The Host is so kind, I even got a welcome drink and they would give me a fresh coconut everyday. He took me to the surf spots in his tuktuk for a really good price and even showed me some secret spots with wild crocodiles and elephants! Just tell them what you need and they will be right there to help you! The Food at Restaurant at Aaliya is incredible! Best food I had in Sri Lanka so far! The tuna steak, the fries,..everything was amazing!

Stayed in August 2025

A very nice host. He was very friendly, helping us with all our questions. He also brought us fresh coconuts for free and he has a very nice restaurant at the hotel, with cheap but very nice food. 10/10 would recommend.

Stayed in August 2025

The chef is damn good :) and nice peaceful clean rooms with ac and good fast WiFi :)

Stayed in July 2025

can't find any faults

Comfortable beds, nice showers, good seating area. Good if there is 4 of you and you want to split the rooms. The owner is a great guy, more than willing to help you with anything.

Stayed in July 2025

We would have liked to have a kettle to make some tea in the room, but that’s the only thing I can say as we were super comfortable otherwise.

Good location, on the main road but in a quiet part of town. Clean place, and wonderful host- he was always checking in on us and was always willing to help us. He has a restaurant next to the rooms open for breakfast lunch and dinner which served great Sri Lankan food and also fresh pasta!

Stayed in May 2025

We had the most wonderful few days staying at Aaliya Bay. The room was really clean and comfortable and the breakfast included was amazing. One morning we had a western style breakfast and another we had Sri Lankan, the chef is always happy to make whatever style you'd like. We also had dinner one night here, the fish barbecue was the best we’ve tried, the chef made the most amazing sauce! Overall we would throughly recommend both the accommodation and restaurant to anyone visiting Arugam bay. The location is on the main high street but towards the end so not noisey, a few steps from the beach and the host was happy to arrange anything we needed at any time. Great value for money. Thank you so much! We will be back

Stayed in April 2025

Suraj was very helpful and reliable in every way. The properly equipped accommodation was clean and quiet with necessary AC. Location is nice and peaceful. Nice seating area outside the room and enough privacy. Ultimately the food (breakfast and lunch) was excellent. Good portions and best taste of the island. We even extended our stay because it was so nice.

Stayed in September 2024

Clean rooms, kind staff that go out of their way to make your stay amazing, good food

Stayed in September 2024

Nothing

The room was very clean and nice. The owner gave us a welcome watermelon juice and also the breakfast was good. To the beach it was a 2 minutes walk. Would come again

Stayed in August 2024

Nothing .

Siraj, the host, goes above and beyond to make your stay as comfortable as possible. I am a solo traveller and he helped wherever help was needed. He drove me to yoga class and to the bus stand, organized bus tickets to colombo and my very first surf lesson - without a charge. the rooms are spacious and clean and nicely decorated. The small veranda invites to hang out and the food at the restaurant is delicious. The guesthouse is only a hundred meters away from the beach which makes Aaliya guesthouse a wonderful option at a reasonable price with a great atmosphere.

Stayed in August 2024

Very good dining and breakfast, suitable for families, close to a calm natural beach.

Stayed in July 2024

Nothing - everything was good

Very nice staff, good rooms with AC and the free breakfast was perfect

Stayed in May 2024

Could do with a bin in the room but everything was perfect :)

Perfect location on Arugam beach, small walk into the restaurant and shops area. Comfortable, breakfast was amazing! Staff were great, so friendly and kind. Spacious room and bathroom, comfortable bed with mosquito nets. Spacious front porch/garden with tables and sun umbrella for shade.

Stayed in April 2024

The property was perfect for the four of us! We had two rooms next to each other with a spacious patio outside. The aircon was really good, rooms were very clean and the owner was lovely! Every morning the owner would bring us fresh flowers and clean the sand off our patio. The accomodation was situated next to the owners restaurant which was super handy for breakfast! The food was lovely and the lunch and dinner options were pretty cheap! The location is good because it is in town and very close to the beach! The owner was also very helpful with directions. Would 100% recommend staying at Aaliya Bay!

Stayed in April 2024

The first night, the host who lived next door was watching TikTok loudly until 1:15 a.m., so we couldn't sleep. Then he couldn't get up in the morning and turned off his alarm clock, which rang from 5:30 a.m. to 6:15 a.m., waking us up. Due to which we lost a whole day of vacation due to lack of sleep. We apologized for the situation and it did not happen again, the next two nights were very peaceful. There are a lot of insects and spiders in the room and bathroom (what can be expected in a tropical country). The pillows were uncomfortable for us. No windows with glass in the room. The room is very poorly soundproofed, you can hear the main road. If these things are changed, the place will be great

The staff was very helpful and friendly. The host offered to organize medical assistance in case of illness and a taxi for further travel. He was always there when we needed something. After checking out, we had the opportunity to use the outdoor shower and store our luggage. Very good air conditioning, very clean room, own garden. Comfortable beds. Tasty breakfast very close at the host's restaurant. 2 minutes to the beach.

Stayed in August 2024

We had the best stay here, clean big room with spacious balcony. In perfect location - quiet, near the beach but walking distance to the lively area. Loveliest host Siraj and his staff - kind, accommodating and generous who we also really enjoyed talking to. The food in the restaurant is also so delicious, chef knows his stuff, we ate here most nights. Highly recommend the tuna steak and the grilled chicken - generous portions at a really good price. Better than any other restaurants we tried in the area.

Stayed in June 2025

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Stayed in July 2025

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Stayed in September 2024