The photos and the description of the property on Booking are misleading. In the description it says that each bungalow has a pool with the view. In reality out of 5 bungalows that share the fenced palm garden near the beach, only one, the bungalow closest to the entrance gate, has a pool and the kitchen facilities and none of them have a view of the ocean (apart from the new bungalow that has not been finished when we were there that is closest to the beach and that might have a bit of a view). The photos shown on Booking.com are the photos of the only bungalow with the pool and the beach villa that is located about 200 m up the road, not the other 4 bungalows. We were given the opportunity to move to the beach villa for the 2 last nights of our stay for a better price. The villa was big and comfortable with the beach and ocean view and would be ideal for two couples or a family. There is a caretaker of the property, Martinez who showed us around the bungalow and the villa. He also sells trips and excursions in the area and that, we felt, distracted him slightly from the caretaking duties.The transport is difficult to find as the pick me app doesn't really work there. We shopped around for the transport and in the end managed to find one (not from the area) that was nearly half the price that had been quotted by the caretaker. The village is lovely, though and the villagers are genuinely friendly and welcoming and showed us the authentic slice of Sri Lanka we would not have experienced in a more touristy area. Breakfasts and dinners are tasty. They are prepared by Pradeep and his wife at their house and brought over to the bungalows and the villa. The pub Sira (about 7 min walk from the property) is the only lunch option in the village.

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Everything was wonderful.

There are no facilities at Nayan's place. Pradeep prepares the meals at his house and brings them to Nayan's Paradise. There is a restaurant close-by (Pub Sirak Beach Hosue, lunch and dinner) which has a seating area outside and is right next to the beach, but after dark we could hardly see our plates and the food was rather bland and basic (the usual suspects: mixed fried rice and mixed fried noodles). It is a nice place for drinks maybe but not really much of a restaurant. There is another little take-away for kottu and egg rotis, etc. just down the road (Lesli's). They do have a table and a couple of chairs, and we had our meal right there which was quite interesting because lots of villagers came by to order take-away so we had a chance to meet some of them. The area around Nayan's Paradise is cool if you want a break, no noise, tranqulity, etc. Do expect any activities or sightseeing. Bring a good book or two and maybe some basic provisions and do not expect much entertainment. Unfortunately, the beach is rather dirty, with lots of plastic being washed ashore all the time and the fishermen also not making an effort to collect their rubbish.

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Internet can be patchy.

Everything was great, but one thing to note when booking the accommodation is that all of the pictures are of the villa and the bigger bungalow with the kitchen. There are 3 smaller bungalows which are much more basic. It’d be good if the listing could be more clear with pictures of the smaller bungalows as well so as to manage expectations. Can’t expect to be the only guests and always receive a free upgrade, I guess ;)

The location around could be nicer:)

Hard to find with Google maps.

Everything was great, for swimming the currents may be a bit strong, but we enjoyed the beach walks.