We had a wonderful stay, the rooms are very clean and cozy and the surrounding area and view is stunning! Such a pretty garden - perfect to relax! We booked our Safari in advance but you can also book the safari there! After we came back from the safari, we had the best Sri Lankan breakfast ever! It was soo good!! The owners are super nice and always trying to help! Thank you!! :)

Stayed in March 2022

Host is super friendly and nice. Takes care of everything. We had dinner the first evening - it was awesome 👍. After the safari he even brought us to the bus station and made sure we take the right bus.

Stayed in April 2022

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Everything was perfect. Sanjeewa, the owner, went above and beyond for us. He organised the pick up in our previous guesthouse as well as the drop-off in our next hotel. all of that for very reasonable prices. He also arranged everything for our full-day-safari in Yala, which you should definitely consider doing. Our guide Samit was exceptionally polite and engaged and we were well taken care off with a huge package of food, snacks and drinks by Sanjeewa. Even if you plan on doing just one day of safari, you should definitely stay at least two nights. The amazing view on rice fields, outstanding food and quiet and idyllic rooms are just breathtaking!

Stayed in March 2022

no cons

We were extremely satisfied with our stay, the guesthouse owner Sanjeewa took great care of us and he helped us to book a safari which is also run by the guesthouse and even made a breakfast boxes when we had to leave early for the bus next day. The guesthouse house has beautiful view over the rice fields from garden as well. The safari experience was great and all thanks to our driver Ishan, we couldn’t ask for anyone better! He was experienced and passionate about the National park and very knowledgeable as well, especially his favourite leopards (we spotted 2 on our safari tour) and birds. You could tell he cared about the nature (went to pick up the plastic rubbish he found on a road after other visitors). Can’t recommend enough! Thank you Sanjeewa and the team

Stayed in March 2022

Was told on arrival that there would be no dinner that evening. Had a longish walk to the town to get food only to return to find 3 new arrivals tucking into a nice meal. Maybe he didn't want to cook for one.

Everything worked as it should. Good value Safari booked with guesthouse. Food ok but nothing exceptional. Would stay there again .

Stayed in March 2022

Perfect location for starting a safari tour.

Stayed in March 2022

Shower had good pressure but luke-warm.

Great stop to go to Yala safari park. Sanjeewa is a great host and is very responsive via messages. I would strongly recommend their safari, which is conducted by Sanjeewa's family. They have been safari guides for a very long time and are quite experienced. We managed to see both rare animals - the leopard and the bear, in addition to plenty others. The room was nice and the bed was comfortable. Everything was very clean. The post-safari lunch with rice and curry was probably the best we had in Sri Lanka over the 7 days that we stayed there.

Stayed in February 2022

Breakfast (or lunch if you go on safari) was very small. Far to restaurants and lake. Nothing to do except safari and lazing in Tissa.

Beautiful location, well kept garden and clean room! House surroundings are breathtaking. Host famly was very kind and helpful.

Stayed in February 2022

very helpful friendly staff lovely food. everything was perfect. would definitely stay again

Stayed in February 2022

the best rice and curry of all Sri Lanka ! comfy rooms and nice staff

Stayed in January 2022

Unreal host! The owner prepared us two excellent dinners, Safari also great, we definitely recommend this accommodation! friendly and great host. we will definitely return to this place!!

Stayed in January 2022

The host was incredibly welcoming and treated us with great hospitality. The food was outstanding. Monkeys living in the garden and view is excellent, we enjoyed watching lots of birds from the terrace. Its much more nice IRL compared with pictures we looked at before. We did the safari with the hotel and spotted sloth beer and leopard.

Stayed in January 2022

We booked a night at the Moonlight Guest House for the 29th of December. I contacted the owner Sanjeewa in advanced cuz we planned a whale watching trip in Mirissa the early morning and I had the question if it was possible to do an Safari on the same day. Sanjeewa is very flexible and humble. He thought with us and together we managed to do the Safari as well. There was an warm welcome. The location is super relax and quiet. The room was very clean and cozy. We got a very tasty lunch with fresh Mango juice. Sanjeewa told us in a briefing about the Jeepsafari in Yala National Park. Sanjeewa is honest and told us which animals we probably would see. The Safari was amazing the driver spotted many animals. We saw baby elephants, wild pigs, Buffalo's and much more. Sadly no Leopards or bears because it was to much traffic in the park cuz of the national holiday. After the park did we had an amazing dinner with fresh fish white fried rice and eggs. It was soo good!! Thank you again Sanjeewa for your amazing hospitality and care.

Stayed in December 2021

Great accommodation if you want to go on safari in Yala National Park. The owner is very kind and helpful and organises the safaris himself. He has great knowledge as well as he used to be a safari driver himself! We enjoyed delicious dinner and breakfast and amazing safari. Our room was clean and very comfortable. Very good value for money. I can only recommend! If you want to go on a full day safari (recommended!) you have to book two night - with only one night only a half-day safari is possible.

Stayed in January 2022

nothing

area and hospitality was very good!

Stayed in January 2022

Everything was excellent!

This property lives up to the reviews i read online. The host Sanjeewa is courteous and welcoming. He greeted us with chilled Mango Juice which was a refresher after our tiring drive. The property is absolutely lovely, it faces rice fields and there is so much greenery everywhere. Sanjeewa has provided swings , benches , hammocks facing the fields where one can just unwind. He also provides bicycles free of charge to explore surrounding areas. We booked two rooms , both were spick and span and very comfortable! We had a lovely dinner of Fish Curry and Vegetable curries prepared by the host, it was absolutely delicious. He also served us local buffalo yoghurt with honey which is a local dessert and a must have ! Sanjeewa provides guided Safari tours and , unfortunately we had prebooked ours with someone else, but for my next visit i will book a Safari with Sanjeewa! Our breakfast spread was a lavish Srilankan fare and we loved it! Ours was a short but fantastic stay and I will definitely be back here and would recommend it to anyone planning a visit to Yala national park.

Stayed in December 2021

Nothing :)

We booked two nights to do a whole day safari in Yala and arranged everything we needed through Moonlight. Our host was extremely nice and helpful and the safari he arranged was perfect. We also had dinner and the fish with the pineapple sauce is amazing. The rooms are nice and very clean and the garden is the perfect place to relax. We fully recommend Moonlight and also to stay for two nights, to do the full Day safari (not possible with only one night) and definitely having dinner there too. :) Again a big thanks to the perfect host!

Stayed in December 2021

Nothing as such

They welcomed us with mango juices and knowing we have a safari in the afternoon, quickly prepared a lunch for 4 of us. The dinner and breakfast was also like king. The meals were the best we had in Sri Lanka. Sanjeeva and others are very generous and helpful.

Stayed in December 2021

We’ve stayed for one night in this guesthouse aiming to go on safari early in the morning and then come back to take our baggage and move on. Owner of guesthouse was very kind and met us at night helping us to feel like home. The next day he prepared a meal for us after safari which was exceptional. The property was clean and cozy. Highly recommended. One thing: I don’t recommend to use taxi offered by owner’s friends since the car was shaking badly all the way and the driver chose the long way instead of paying for highway.

Stayed in December 2021

Rooms could be more comfortable.. specially the cooling

Friendly body.. delicious food and beautiful location

Stayed in December 2021

The room was clean and comfortable.The territory around house was nice and has a good view to rice fields.

Stayed in December 2021

nice host, nice rooms, nice safari! and a really fair price!

Stayed in December 2021

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If you want to do a safari tour in Yala, then the Moonlight Guesthouse is perfect for you. Sanjeewa, the owner, organizes everything, gets you cold drinks, breakfast and lunch for the fullday safari. Also, if you want to do a fullday safari, you should stay for at least 2 nights, as the safari will start at 5am in the morning until 6pm. The guesthouse itself is very clean, you‘ll find everything you need and dinner is also very good. There is nothing we could complain about.

Stayed in December 2021

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The property is beautiful, room and bathroom are clean and comfortable. Food is so delicious (breakfasts & dinners). Sanjeewa is a kind heart, very helpful and friendly, he organized for us transfers to/from hotel and full day safari (Samit as driver) that we highly recommend!

Stayed in December 2021