Funwhales Rest House

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Scored 9.3
Rated superb

Staff

9.8

About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Funwhales Rest House in Negombo offers family rooms with air-conditioning, private bathrooms, and free WiFi. Each room includes a TV, electric kettle, and wardrobe, ensuring a pleasant stay. Dining Experience: Guests can enjoy a traditional restaurant serving seafood and vegetarian meals. The outdoor seating area provides a relaxing setting for meals. Leisure Facilities: The property features a garden, terrace, and balcony with garden views. Additional amenities include a minimarket, lounge, and outdoor dining area. Convenient Location: Located 8 km from Bandaranaike International Airport, the guest house is a 9-minute walk from Wellaweediya Beach. Nearby attractions include St Anthony's Church and Dutch Fort.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.4 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Airport shuttle
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Facilities for disabled guests
  • Restaurant
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms
  • 24-hour front desk

Property highlights

Perfect for a 3-night stay!

Situated in the best rated area in Negombo, this property has an excellent location score of 9.4

Free private parking available on-site

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Guests who stayed here loved

Ivanna
Italy Italy
“It was clean, with ac and the owner what really nice. Good breakfasts”
Giuseppe
Italy Italy
“Nice family running the guesthouse, many options available for tours, we chose a boat tour in Negombo and a transfer to Dambulla, both really good and reasonably priced Rooms are clean, breakfast was good. I would definitely recommend this...”
Ellen
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“As a solo female traveller I felt super safe here. Great location and super clean and comfortable. The hosts were really friendly and made it known they were happy to help in anyway they could to make your stay as good as possible. Breakfast was...”
Dinesh
India India
“Stay at Fun Whales was extremely comfortable and homely. Mr Audrine and his wife went out of the way to make excellent breakfast for us. They were always smiling and very professional. I wish them all the best.”
Kateryna
Ukraine Ukraine
“When we were looking for the place to stay, our request was close to the beach and centre, not expensive and swimming pool wasn’t important as we planned beach days. It is Quite quiet place hidden behind the noisy street . Few rooms, we met only...”
Caron
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Funwhales Rest House was a little gem... The location was brilliant, it's literally a minutes walk to the main street and five minutes to the beach, the staff were helpful, polite and very friendly. Our room was very clean.... The breakfast was...”
Smidger
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Really helpful owners. Lovely big and comfortable rooms. Nice breakfast. Good value.”
Sandakelum
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
“. The room was clean and comfortable, making for a relaxing stay. The breakfast was tasty and satisfying each morning. Additionally, the owner and staff were very friendly and welcoming, adding to the overall positive experience.”
Vladimir
Canada Canada
“Comfortable stay on the main street near restaurants and beach. Friendly owners and room was clean and comfy. Recommend it!”
Emmanuel
France France
“Good quality building, tucked away from the main street and not far from the seaside. Quaint and tidy rooms, well built and furnished. Nice cosy breakfast terrace perfect for the freshly cooked breakfast in sunny weather.”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Audrey enas

9.8
Host review score
Audrey enas
A family run guest house in negombo.only 50m to the beach with a nice dining area to make you more comfortable
I ,Audrey enas the owner of the fun whales guest house and hostel is a taxi driver who is engaging in tourism industry
We have a children park just only 300 m away from the guest house. Enormous number of restaurants can seen mini marts, super market and lots of things such as cycling and snorkleing to see corals can be arranged
Language spoken: English

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
wood of cinnamon
  • Cuisine
    Seafood
  • Ambiance
    Traditional
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian

House rules

Funwhales Rest House takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 14:00
Check-out
From 01:00 to 12:00
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Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please check what conditions may apply to each option when making your selection.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 7 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 22:00 and 07:00.

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that the property can arrange for swimming pool usage at a distance of 100 metres from the guest house for USD 2 per person.

Quiet hours are between 22:00:00 and 07:00:00.