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Reviews of Ayubowan Guesthouse

47/55, School Lane, Ettukala, 11500 Negombo, Sri Lanka

#4 of 144 B&Bs and Inns in Negombo

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 46 hotel reviews

9.7

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.8

  • Comfort

    9.8

  • Location

    9.5

  • Facilities

    9.7

  • Staff

    9.8

  • Value for money

    9.6

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 28 April 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very helpful and friendly owners. Lovely gardens and swimming pool. The breakfast was perfect and set us up for the day. The beach and numerous restaurants are nearby.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 April 2024

    9.0
    very convenient for CMB airport: very pleasant end to a great trip!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    lovely hosts, extremely helpful with everything. Excellent facilities: tea, coffee, even cold beers in the fridge!

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 March 2024

    10
    Immaculately clean, super friendly hosts and a fantastic breakfast! Highly recommend!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Immaculately clean, super friendly hosts and a fantastic breakfast!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    10
    A little gem in Negombo
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    This is a superb guesthouse in a very quiet neighbourhood. The owners, Ron and Brenda, were fantastic hosts. They really care about your comfort and with providing useful information about the area. The English breakfast is absolutely lovely! Do not hesitate to book this place!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 March 2024

    10
    Our hosts Rob and Brenda were absolutely delightful and took great care of us. Gorgeous home and has a great outdoor are
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location within walking distance to restaurants. Beautiful pool and private outdoor area to escape the crowds, noise and heat. Great breakfast and wonderful hosts. Really comfy bed with a room with plenty of space

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The hospitality of the hosts was great! they offer a sri lankan breakfast,,which was delicious! the pool was refreshing. for us it was a perfect start in our sri lankan holiday, the hosts were very helpful with organizing transport too.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 March 2024

    10
    Such an incredible stay, a little bit of paradise
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The only thing was we couldn’t stay longer

    Such an incredibly beautiful property, Ron and Brenda are amazing hosts - there is nothing more than you could ask for.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 March 2024

    10
    All perfect snd great place to recoup after a long flight over.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Lovely owners, very helpful and good company. Beautiful garden and pool and easy to reach Main Street on foot for good restaurants. Liked the help yourself fridge (snd honesty box) for beers, water, biscuits, nuts etc and free tea and coffee. All together a great stay after a long flight

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 March 2024

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing I could think of.

    The owners are superb! Very helpful and amazing. The guest house is very clean, it has all one may need. The place is an extremely good condition and you can see that Brenda and Shon are loving what they’re doing. All the best!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 March 2024

    10
    Beautiful, quiet, and high quality!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    If you are looking for a guest house to dive into authentic Sri Lanka, this place might not be right for you. It feels quite European.

    Stayed here for 2 nights after arriving early in the morning in Sri Lanka and we liked our stay very much as a relaxed start of our trip through the country. The room, the house and the garden with pool are spotless clean, beautiful and just high quality. The neighborhood is quiet, the beach just 5 min away, also restaurants near by. The owners, Brenda and Ron, who moved from England to Sri Lanka many years ago, are super nice and welcomed us warmly. Breakfast is good, also try the Sri Lankan traditional option!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    10
    Nice and relaxing stay in a beautiful place with the most amazing hosts
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 5 nights

    Maybe there could be more than two sun beds at the pool. Also a mosquito net might be nice. And a safety box is something that I personally missed.

    Have absolutely nothing negative to say about this property. Everything exceeded my hopes. I can heartily recommend this place to anyone visting Negombo. Brenda and Rob are absolutely amazing and kind people who made me feel very welcome. Really got my few days of rest and relaxing here, for the end of my Sri Lanka trip. The hosts also helped on arranging the airport transfer late night etc. Location is good, nice reastaurants close as well as the beach. Property itself was as presented in booking.com pictures and description. Breakfest was very good having the option of english breakfest or Sri Lankan breakfest. Bed was comfy and it was silent during night time. The place is very nicely decorated and garden is beautiful.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 February 2024

    10
    Best place to recover and get ready for Sri Lankan adventure
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We had a wonderful stay at this guesthouse with a pool and delightful hosts. It was the perfect place to relax and recharge for the rest of our journey. We enjoyed it so much that we decided to book accommodation here again on our way back. The bed was comfortable, the air conditioning was great, and we appreciated being able to purchase water, drinks, and snacks. The pool was a refreshing oasis that rejuvenated us. The owners are fantastic hosts, and we highly recommend this place.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Can’t think of anything

    Friendly hosts. Location (quiet, but near everything). Lovely pool and garden. Handy for airport. Ideal for a relaxing beginning and end of a Sri Lanka tour

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 February 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We appreciated the very warm welcome, the room was comfortable, and there is a very nice and enjoyable garden and pool. Also appreciated the support for information before we arrived.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It was just amazing! The Hosts Brenda & Ron are a lovely couple with a warm and friendly heart. They helped out for every question we had - food accommodations, spa/massage (next to the house is a veeeery good one), transport to Kandy. Also the Guesthouse itself is beautiful with a great swimming pool after a busy day. I highly recommend there Guesthouse, and will come back whenever I'm in Sri Lanka.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 February 2024

    10
    Peaceful oasis
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very tranquil and peaceful in a busy town. A lovely oasis.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 29 January 2024

    10
    The perfect antidote to a long flight!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Super hospitality, lovely pool and garden. Everywhere is absolutely spotless. Brenda, Ron and their staff could not be more friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 January 2024

    10
    Pretty and quiet place to stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Brenda and Ron are lovely hosts. The garden and pool area are very pretty. My wife says I'm a clean freak but I can keep a place this clean! Lovely hospitality. We enjoyed the breakfast.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 January 2024

    10
    Amazing place! Highly recommend
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beautiful house with fabulous pool. Great room, comfy bed and spotless linen. Delicious breakfast and perfect hosts. Highly recommend as a stop over for the airport.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 January 2024

    10
    Lovely stay in a tranquil guest house within 5 min walk to all amenities.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hospitality and information from Brenda, Ron and staff was exceptional, we were so well looked after. Pool and gardens were so comfortable to laze in. What a little gem to stay at for a real chill and only 5 mins walk to restaurants and bars. Brenda also put us in touch with Debs to book our onward tour with driver. Would definitely recommend and one day we hope to return.

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2023

    10
    Best warm welcome
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    the owners are such kind people with great sense of humor! I felt right at home. perfect place to get your bearings before entering into the Sri Lanka adventure . lovely pool and great location with all on walking distance . good to let them arrange also your transport from the airport.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 13 December 2023

    10
    Fabulous experience in Negobo.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Brenda and Ron were perfect hosts. They are absolutely lovely, Take a white glove to check , but you will find their accommodation is the cleanest ever. Breakfast was fabulous. Their garden is impressive with lush planting around a lovely pool.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 December 2023

    10
    Fantastic! The perfect stop not too far from the airport
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    So lovley! Everything was very clean and well looked after. Brenda and Ron are very welcoming and keen to take care of their guests. The room was spotless, lovley bathroom and air conditioning.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 21 November 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Brenda is very nice host, the place is nice and quiet good night of sleep before taking our flight back to France. Brenda woke up at 4 to say goodbye. Thanks again

    Stayed in November 2023

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