Villa Saffron Hikkaduwa

Boutique hotel. Good location. Possible to walk along the beach to Turtle Beach to see sea turtles in their natural habitat. Service excellent by the manager and his team. Beautiful rooms. dinner and breakfast were very tasty - but facility needs maintenance. No hot water in the morning. AC stopped working in the middle of the night so got hot and stuffy. Many mosquitoes so bed should have needed nets. Outside lamps not working. Pillows and blankets smell mold. Can’t recommend until upgrades and maintenance performed.

The villa is lovely, and we had an excellent and relaxing stay. Sunil and the staff went out of there to make sure that we were well looked after, and made us feel at home. The food was great, the place was clean and extremely comfortable. We will definitely visit again!

Stop looking and get booking if you want luxury, peace and tranquillity - before its too late. If you want pure luxury, fully taken care of and a quiet unspoilt setting - book this beautiful Villa. If you're a details person read on............ Ideally I wouldn't write this review, through through pure selfishness so that when I want to book again there is availability! Villa Saffron is the ONLY place I have EVER wanted to return to, and we have travelled quite extensively over the years. Sunil is one of the most thoughtful people and is keen to ensure your stay is perfect, he caters for all your needs, and is able to offer advice for places to go and see. Kason is also a key member of the team who is also very helpful, either one is available at the property 24 hours a day so you feel confident you are in safe hands. All the team ensure the Villa is spotless and everything is available for you, they go about their work quietly without disturbance in their polite and charming manner. The beach is glorious, it is swept each day by properties and restaurants to ensure it is maintained and free of any debris (though there is little anyhow). To the left, you will find a long, peaceful walk with scatterings of bars, go to Catamaran - run by Sunil (a different Sunil to Villa Saffron) and his family. To the right there are lots of bars and restaurants, a short walk along you will find surfers racing the waves and places you can stop and watch. There are fishing boats which go out at night and if you are lucky you may find them pulling their catch in as you are eating breakfast, it was exhausting just watching them! We stayed in the Saffron Suite which was stunning, and huge. The balcony offered a glimpse of the sunset and provided some much needed shade at the end of the day. Outside the 2 rooms upstairs there is a seating area inside and another on the balcony, these can be used by other guests but as there are just 5 rooms at this property and there are seating areas downstairs there is so much space we found we were able to be on our own most of the time.