The Spice House Mirissa

Five stars. The hotel is fantastic. Room was spot on. Breakfast amazing, grounds always being cleaned and small nice touches throughout. Wathsala was a brilliant host. Nothing was too much trouble. Thanks to all the staff at the Spice House. Highly recommend

The Spice House is a beautiful house located 50 meters from the main road near the turtle beach. It is a serene oasis with an enchanted garden and a pool that is a tranquil alternative (or complement) to the beach (a 2-minute walk directly to the turtle beach). The facilities are well kept, the breakfast was very good and the special attention to the aesthetics of the place is remarkable. We had an A/C issue, informed the team and this was promptly solved. We would definitely come back.

The most lovely hotel in a super location away from all the noise of Marissa but just a few minutes from the local beaches, bars and restaurants. Great communication with Phil and his wife Whatatha. They were so helpful before and during our stay. Lots of local knowledge and great recommendations. The room was spotlessly clean and well equipped. We stayed in the main building in Cinnamon. Large room with two showers and huge balcony. They have a tea station outside the room which was very handy. The pool, set in the most beautiful garden, is a real haven of tranquility. The breakfast was easily the best we have had in our trip around Sri Lanka and probably one of the best we have had on our travels around the world. We cannot recommend The Spice Garden highly enough. We look forward to returning very soon.

We initially booked for 5 night in the new room at the Villa , but we decided to come 2 days earlier. We were put in the Star anise room for the extra 2 nights . The Villa room had 2 showers in & outdoor . Both rooms were lovely with shaded outside space and beautiful gardens . Wi-Fi available. Fridge . The Villa has a great covered area within the pool with comfy sofas/ beds . Air con & fan in room . You are surrounded by nature with monkeys , peacocks , birds ect If you are at the villa a tuk tuk will take you to & from the spice house for breakfast ect. Breakfast is fresh fruit , eggs , toast , jams ect . Phil & Whatatha are great hosts and helped us organise taxis ect . Thoroughly enjoyed our stay with them . The Villa has 2 apartments above each with 2bedrooms . Shared kitchen area. This would be great for large family groups . Don’t feed the monkeys !!!!

The Spice House is a very beautiful hotel; our room was lovely and the pool area was lovely and relaxing. We stayed just for one night, but the owner took the time to meet us on arrival and talk through her recommendations regarding the local area, including restaurants and activities. We had a whale watching trip booked, so we were leaving early in the morning which meant we'd miss breakfast, but the owner prepared a little take-away breakfast for us to take on the boat which was such a nice touch and we really appreciated it. However, one thing we wanted to mention is the owners response to our whale watching trip that we had booked in advance. It was very clear they had a preferred tour company, which was not the one we had chosen to go with, and they were quite negative about them and made suggestions for us to go with another company. Although I am sure the owner had good intentions and just wanted us to have an enjoyable time, it did make us feel a bit uncomfortable and we did worry we had chosen a bad tour company. However, we stuck to our guns and continued our boat tour with the company we booked with and we are glad we did because we had a great time. I would perhaps say to the owners that if they felt another provider is better, they could have contacted us prior to our stay to recommend the other company as telling us the day before just made us feel quite anxious.

What a little gem. Phil and wathsala are delightful. They help you with tuks tuks to get to places. Breakfast in h the morning was a mixture of fruits. Eggs and little tastes of Sri lanken. Just perfect. Swimming pool was great to dip into in the evening with the lights on. We had three different rooms. Mine cardoman had a lovely view over the gardens and you can hear he bread van and monkeys playing in the distance. My friend had a larger room which as a couple would be nice as it had great outdoor space. Overall listen to what Wathsala recommends. She knows her stuff. Saw fin whales. And turtles down at turtle beach. Lovely