Lantern Boutique Hotel by Reveal

Really good attentions since we arrived! Such a nice people, always trying to make us feel comfortable. As a birthday celebration, they help us making the best bbq ever in front of the beach I hardly recommend this place. Thank you all, specially Malith’Dulan’ ajith’Nadun

We highly recommend this beautiful beach-side small hotel. We used it as a base for our final 3 nights on our tour of Sri Lanka, and took a whale watching trip one morning from Mirissa port (10mins up the road) but otherwise just generally relaxed and explored the Mirissa beaches. I believe all the rooms are sea-facing and on the 1st floor - we had room 4 above reception. A spacious room with excellent big shower and great aircon, a fridge, good WiFi and lovely balcony with sofa looking out over the ocean. This hotel had the warmest pool we experienced of the 6 on our trip, and had varying depth. Excellent sun loungers and double beds under palapas - heaven! The beach was lovely to look at, but steep down to the water and not easy to walk on (sinky sand) so not really suitable for strolling, and the sea was under a red flag warning in this area, so no sea swimming. However less than 10 mins by tuk tuk was the main Mirissa beach and neighbouring Turtle Bay, where you could go in the sea, although still big waves. Also lots of restaurants on the beach there, where you can drink or dine with feet in the sand, with lots of fresh seafood on offer, so we ate out for 2 nights. Food at the hotel was impressive and tasty, with a twist on local dishes, like prawn rotis and tacos - huge portions but pricier than meals we had elsewhere. Our stay was made particularly special by the turtle conservation work being done at the hotel - on each of our 3 evenings at dusk we were lucky enough (it's seasonal) to see them release baby turtles on the beach which had just hatched that day (36, 100 and then 150 respectively!). Each night they keep an eye for new eggs being laid and then take them in until they hatch, to keep them safe from animals and birds. The hotel is currently building a new hatchery at the end of the property. The staff at this hotel were particularly friendly and keen to ensure we were happy. Despite being right on the coast road, meaning it is noisy on the roadside and as you arrive (I was worried initially), once you're in your room you really don't notice the traffic, and when on the beach the waves drown it out, so no issues! We've also put a video of our experience at this hotel on our NoBananasAdventures YouTube channel.

We had 4 nights here, it’s such an oasis, only 7 rooms, a restaurant that cooks when you want it, amazing sea views, a beach devoid of crowds and sellers, a beach where you can watch turtles laying eggs( the hotel is building is own hatchery to protect the eggs from predators), 10mins from the bustle of the main Marissa area, no crowding for sunbeds, just great. The staff are incredibly attentive and very proud of how they support the wildlife