We - 2 female travelers- booked 2 cabanas next to each other and stayed for 3 nights. The style is simple and beautiful. 30 seconds walk to the beach with a place where you can safely swim - that’s great. The Sri Lankan family (mostly brothers) who’s managing the place, is super sweet. We had 3 amazing breakfasts and fish BBQ dinner twice - highly recommended, even though the price level is a bit higher. We loved the hammocks and day beds - it’s such a nice place to chill out in he light breeze between the palm trees.

This is nothing, the family could have an influence on, but you should be aware that the area is ruled by Muslims. We’ve been harassed on a regular basis as soon as we’ve left the place.

Fijne locatie aan het strand en vriendelijk personeel

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Lage sehr nah am Strand, freundliche Mitarbeiter. Zimmer basic mit gutem Moskitoschutz. Anlage mit vielen Sitzgelegenheiten zum Entspannen :)

WLAN im Zimmer nicht nutzbar, da Empfang zu schlecht. Preise für Mahlzeiten im Vergleich zum Zimmerpreis eher hoch.

Everything! The owner is really nice and caring. Rooms are clean and nice and you are directly at the sea

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The cabanas are directly in front of the beach with beach loungers in the outside area from which you could relax and enjoy the lovely view of the ocean. The rooms are simple but clean and they have a small terrace, where we enjoyed sitting in the evening. In front of them there was also a small basin for cleaning your sandy feet from the beach, which was great. The food was great! When we saw the prices we thought it was a bit expensive, but the amount is enormous! We really recommend the fruit bowl with curd for breakfast as well as the Sri Lankan breakfast, which would have been enough for two people! The hosts were really welcoming and organised a really great surfing lesson and a safari in the Kumala national park (at the north east of the famous Yala national park), where we saw Leopards, Elephants, Crocodiles, Buffalos, Peacocks and hundreds of birds. And all this without hundreds of jeeps hunting animals!

Arne’s was exactly what it claims to be. A fantastic friendly, family run beachside retreat. Good sized villas and a cabana on the beach if preferred. The grounds are kept neat and tidy and have wonderful shady day beds and hammocks. Great value and close to everything. Rooms have fans so if you need aircon it’s probably not for you but the fans were perfect for us. It’s like staying in a family community rather than a soul-less hotel and every effort was made to make sure we had and knew everything. Great brekkie available on site. It’s also a great story and not hard to see why Arne formed the friendship he did. There is also a strong sense of giving back and the family work with charities to support their community. We were honoured to join a beach clean up program one morning that they are heavily involved in.

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Amazing place to stay in Arugam Bay. The rooms are perfect, very comfortable and original. The family running this hotel are lovely, helpful and really kind. The breakfast is delicious. Definetely, we would recommend this hotel 100% :)