Kethaka Aga

Our first hotel on our tour in Sri Lanka was a real winner in terms of service and hospitality. The owner and the staff were very friendly and most helpful with every possible request. The room is spacious and features good working AC and a fan. The pool provides with a good opportunity to cool down in the sometime hot and damp Sri Lankan weather. Breakfast is simple with coffee, tea, water, eggs, sausage prepared as you desire, toast, jam, butter and fruit. On our request they also brought cheese to the table. They will go the extra mile for their guests. The bathroom is semi-open above the shower, which is a common feature in south-east asia. We prefer closed type bathrooms because of the exposure to the climate and occasional insects that find their way in. Wifi is available but very slow. it is adviseable to have a local sim which is very cheap (around 1600 LKR buys you a free eSim on which you enable a 15GB valid during 30 days package with Dialog operator)

Firstly I'd like to say that the room, hotel, grounds and surrounding area are lovely. The room is huge, nicely decorated and blooming lovely. The rest of the hotel has a very warm, welcoming and cosy feel to it. I wasn't able to try the hotels breakfast as I left early the next day for the safari that the hotel had organised for me. There's parking, aircon in the rooms. But it's safe to say that the pictures don't do the place justice. hmmm... the negative. There's a few little things that stopped the place being fantastic. When I turned up I was greeted by two of the hotels assistants. Suffice to say that their greeting was a bit frosty. The complete polar opposite as to what I'd experienced at the other hotels I'd stayed in around Sri Lanka. They looked at me as if I was going to rob the place. So, before going to my room I order from the menu what I'd like for dinner and then say three times and pointed to the menu, that I'd like a coffee. It never came. No biggy, but it's the little things. Next, prior to my stay, I got in contact with the hotel about a Safari. Twice the hotel confirmed the price. Low and behold, when I get to the hotel I'm told that the price i was told was in correct. Of course the price was more expensive. It's silly it's never cheaper is it haha. So again this leaves a bitter taste in the mouth, because it's not like the hotel doesn't sort these tours on a regular basis. Lastly, it would have been nice to swim in the pool if it wasn't turning green.

The hotel owner was very nice and respectfull. They have good typical Sri Lankan food there. The room was very comfortable and it is a very beautifull Lobby and outside garden with the pool. The pool has light, so you can also swim at night.. and to chill in the hanging mat and looking at the palm trees was so nice. Thank you for everything!

Our stay at Kethaka aga Tissamaharama was very comfortable and nice. It’s situated near a beautiful paddy field ( that’s how it got the name as “Kethaka Aga”), so you can have fresh air directly from the paddy when you sit at the lobby, dining area and the poolside. It’s very reasonable in price to have such a place with beautiful architecture. Our room and the bathroom was quite large, comfy and very neatly maintained. We were woke up by getting a healthy and yummy millet porridge with some jaggery. Trust me that was the delicious millet porridge I’ve tried so far. There were many options to try on our breakfast which were so tasty. Special thanks to Mr. Saman who was the manager, Anura and Ashan for taking good care of us. We’d like to recommend this hidden gem in Tissamaharama to those who are looking for a hotel which is pocket friendly yet quite worth the money you pay. We can assure you a comfortable stay with our recent experience.

This is a beautiful guest house, stunning location and outlook. The pool is perfect and very close to Yala National Park. The manager/owner is very helpful in anything you need and I would recommend to anyone. We stayed for one night only but the staff were lovely and attentive.