Sergeant House Boutique Villa & Private Beach

很愜意的一家酒店，離加勒需要坐tutu車的距離，但是有自己的泳池和私人海灘（小小的），服務人員都非常友善，衞生打掃及時。

This small and beautiful boutique hotel offers a super tranquil and luxury escape away from the hustle and bustle of Unawatuna on Sri Lanka’s south coast. The colonial design of the hotel with just seven rooms to choose from, combines local charm with incredible personal service. Add to that its private beach just across the road from the hotel and you have a stunning hotel we would love to return to. We even saw turtles from the beach. Sergeant House in Unawatuna has a really laid-back yet stylish vibe. The staff are incredibly welcoming, and there’s a super homely feeling to the place, When you enter the property from a busy road you can’t believe how quiet the space is and how you feel in the middle of nature. The swimming pool is perfectly formed for the number of guests and the sunbeds that sit within the pool itself are a lovely touch. There are small jacuzzi style pools around the grounds too. Massages can be booked and both myself and my eldest had massages which were excellent.

There’s so much to swoon over at this curious boutique villa that’s perfectly situated from right across the beach at Unawatuna. The staggering façade comes courtesy of its historic colonial architecture that traces all the way back to the 1800s; and its interiors characterized by a disarming confluence of rattan accents, antique decor, and traditional furniture that sets the tone of a perfect coastal vibe. Lest you think it’s all face and no substance, you’ll be chuffed to learn that the folks at Sergeants’ House also offers exemplary service by any standards, and were very warm, accommodating and easy going. There was also something comfortingly communal about the fact that the room doors don’t lock (the family staying right across me literally left the doors wide open the entire day); and there was not a second throughout my stay that I got worried or paranoid that my things would get stolen, by staff or the other occupants. And that says ALOT because I am generally a very distrusting person – especially when I am travelling. Something about the place works on a very unspoken level of intrinsic trust, and you get cloaked with the same kind understanding the instant you walk through its tall heavy gates, like magic.