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Featuring a garden, terrace and views of garden, The Wave Rooms & Hostel is located in Arugam Bay, 300 metres from Arugam Bay Beach. The property is set 3.8 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya, 5 km from Crocodile Rock and 5.5 km from Lagoon Safari - Pottuvils. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a shared kitchen and free WiFi. Very nice host who helps with everything and makes sure you get a good deal with everything you are trying to do. Very comfy and spacious room, quiet and clean. Highly recommend

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9.2
Superb
112 reviews
Price from
US$14
per night

Set in Arugam Bay, 300 metres from Pasarichenai Beach, Hangten's Surf Skate Hostel offers accommodation with a shared lounge, free private parking and a restaurant. The property is located 3.8 km from Crocodile Rock, 5.4 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya and 6.6 km from Elephant Rock. The hostel also provides free WiFi as well as a paid airport shuttle service. A very social hostel with a great atmosphere and a great staff. The manager is very kind and helpful, he gives us many tips on things to do on the area and takes us to surfing lessons in the morning if we want. In the evening we all gather around a tasty family dinner cooked by the staff. There's even a skate park in the hostel ! Good location at 15min by walk from town-center and close to several beach in a quiet stress ! Bathrooms and dorms are clean with fans above each bed or AC. I highly recommend this place !

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9.8
Exceptional
13 reviews
Price from
US$12
per night

All guest rooms come with a fridge, dishwasher, a kettle, a bidet, free toiletries and a desk. All rooms include a private bathroom with a shower, while certain rooms also offer a terrace and others also have garden views. At the hostel, each room includes a seating area. - big room, clean, comfortable bed - great price - kettle available for use, coffee and tea available free of charge. Refrigerator available to guests too - nice outdoor sitting area - towels and toiletries provided - filter water available 24/7 - location!! short walk to the beach, walkable to all the shops and restaurants - staff was very helpful and answered any questions we had - AC worked well and gave us some relief from the heat

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9
Superb
78 reviews
Price from
US$11.40
per night

Dreamy Hostel Arugambay features a garden, private beach area, a shared lounge and terrace in Arugam Bay. Featuring a tour desk, this property also provides guests with a water park. The accommodation provides a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, room service and free WiFi throughout the property. It was amazing - like last time ☺️

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8.7
Fabulous
132 reviews
Price from
US$13.60
per night

Waypoint Arugam Bay features a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and restaurant in Arugam Bay. Offering a bar, the property is located within 60 metres of Arugam Bay Beach. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, a concierge service and free WiFi throughout the property.

Muhudu Maha Viharaya is 3.9 km from the hostel, while Crocodile Rock is 4.4 km away. Where do I start? One of the best experiences of our lives throughout. So, me and 2 of my friends were travelling for a long weekend getaway and you won't believe the hospitality and the perfection of this property. Truly something to be rewarded and justified! Me and my friends had quite a dilemma when we were booking the place for our trip. But, man oh man did it turn out well! So, our booking was from Saturday to Monday which means Saturday check in, Saturday night, Sunday night - Monday check out. Now, this weekend was a long weekend and everyone was travelling. We are locals travelling from Colombo to Arugam Bay and we didn't have transportation sorted out for us. Our vehicles were being used over the weekend and we had to use the public transport. There is no train to Arugam Bay from Colombo as far as we researched but there are buses. The buses were booked too. We somehow managed to get seats. The buses operate at night which means you board in Colombo around 7 PM and you land in Arugam Bay at around 4 - 4:30 AM. This is the daily route for the bus. So, if we want to get there Saturday - we must get there Saturday early morning at 4. We just booked that bus and we were on our way to Arugam Bay Friday night So, it all starts with the host. Since, I booked and my number is on the booking. I got a call from a random number. I didn't answer cause I was travelling and my phone was on silent. It seems like I had missed calls from the same number. I just ignored it and kept travelling. After a while of listening to music, I just got an instinct to call this number (a good gut feeling). I called and it was a nice gentleman named 'Roshan' from the hostel and he was asking me what time I will arrive. I told him around 4. He asked me if I am coming by bus or train (seems like trains operate) haha. I said bus and he said, " 'NO PROBLEM. ONCE YOU ARRIVE, JUST COME IN TO THE HOSTEL AND SLEEP ON YOUR BEDS.

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8.4
Very good
347 reviews
Price from
US$12
per night

Wave Loom Hostel features a garden, shared lounge, a terrace and restaurant in Arugam Bay. Offering a bar, the property is located within 100 metres of Arugam Bay Beach. The accommodation offers a 24-hour front desk, airport transfers, luggage storage space and free WiFi throughout the property. wow! the wave loom hostel was one of the most cosy, familiar hostels i've ever stayed in. i only intended to stay for 2 days, but ended up staying for 6 - too good to leave. hansi, adam & co. were soooo caring and loving to create the best possible stay for all their guests. they know all their guests by name, help plan all activities and transport options, have the best surf instructor at the start - and on top of that they so lovingly provided me with medicine and tea when I felt sick. the rooms are super clean, cleaned every day, the bathroom is simple but clean (a little tip: a shelf to put your clothes and toiletry bag on while showering would be a gamechanger, hehe) there is air conditioning and a chilled common area - a great place to meet people from all over the world! the location is also great... so close to the beach and all the cute cafes, bars, boutiques and restaurants. great vibe!!! i would definitely come back! THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤️

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8.7
Fabulous
20 reviews
Price from
US$12
per night

Aura surf camp & Hostel is situated in Arugam Bay, within 7.2 km of Elephant Rock and 18 km of Magul Maha Viharaya. The property is set 3.8 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya, 4.1 km from Crocodile Rock and 5.6 km from Lagoon Safari - Pottuvils. The property is non-smoking and is located 500 metres from Arugam Bay Beach. It had only just opened its doors and we were met with the warmest welcome from the manager who couldn’t do enough for us. Always went out of his way to accommodate us - sharing extra phone data with us, allowing late check - out due to work commitments, updating us to the air-con room because the fan room was under renovations but with no extra charge. We really enjoyed our stay, thank you so so much

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8.4
Very good
7 reviews
Price from
US$10
per night

Located within 600 metres of Arugam Bay Beach and 3.8 km of Crocodile Rock, Arugam Summer Resort Hotel & Hostel provides rooms with air conditioning and a private bathroom in Arugam Bay. The property is around 6.2 km from Lagoon Safari - Pottuvils, 6.9 km from Elephant Rock and 19 km from Magul Maha Viharaya. The property is non-smoking and is situated 4.5 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya. Chilled out place on the Main stretch. Peaceful and relaxed place

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8.5
Very good
6 reviews
Price from
US$8
per night

Situated in Arugam Bay, 100 metres from Arugam Bay Beach, Moonlight surf hostel features accommodation with a garden, free private parking and a terrace. Located around 3.6 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya, the hostel with free WiFi is also 4.8 km away from Crocodile Rock. The accommodation offers evening entertainment and a shared kitchen. I stayed here for two weeks and had a great experience! The place is super comfortable — the air conditioning, water, and Wi-Fi all worked perfectly the whole time. Both hosts are really friendly and helpful, and made me feel welcome from the start. One of them is even a surf instructor, so you can also take surf lessons right there at a very affordable price. Definitely recommended!

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8.9
Fabulous
47 reviews
Price from
US$8
per night

Located in Arugam Bay and with Pasarichenai Beach reachable within 200 metres, Early birds provides a garden, non-smoking rooms, free WiFi throughout the property and a bar. The property is around 4.5 km from Crocodile Rock, 4.7 km from Muhudu Maha Viharaya and 6.4 km from Lagoon Safari - Pottuvils. Kudumbigala Monastery is 25 km away and Kumana National Park is 28 km from the hostel. They have comfortable mattresses and there are curtains around the bed which i believe only available in this hostel in Arugam bay. The hospitality was exceptional, especially from Chloe, who manages the property with such warmth and care.

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8.6
Fabulous
73 reviews

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