Kalukanda House

Often first experiences don’t live up to expectations - that was absolutely not the case with Kalukanda House. From the minute my family and I arrived we were warmly welcomed by the incredible local team that looked after us during our visit. We were greeted with fresh juice and snacks after our tiring journey and were immediately at ease in this beautiful little gem of a hotel. The environment just exudes tranquillity, on entering the gates of the property which sits in a mini tropical garden filled with the sounds of exotic birds, monkeys quietly going about their business. You have a refreshing pool but also access to the yoga studio which is attached to the property. Tuk Tuks are on hand out side the gates to take you anywhere you want to go or alternatively you can stroll 200 yards down the lane to the relatively undiscovered beaches and lie under a palm tree and drink fresh coconut juice or an iced glass of wine from The Cove bar. This isn’t like the Cote D’azur, which has long been our favourite- this has the golden sands and pristine sea but without the crowds and commercialism. This part of Sri Lanka is just getting started and it won’t be long before the crowds arrive but when we went in December that was definitely not the case. Sri Lanka is an incredibly diverse island with jungle, rain forest and amazing coastlines and warm people. Kalukanda House is a great base, it is beautiful, infinitely private, with a team that sits gently in the background ready to provide drinks, amazing local cuisine, book restaurants, advise on day trips in fact anything you need! We will definitely be going again only next time for longer!

I took my family on a pre-Christmas get away to Sri Lanka and stayed at the Kalukanda House for 7 days. It was perfect in so many ways. The location was ideal. A 200 meter walk from the house to wonderful beaches were you can relax, sun bath, swim and surf. Also the Weligama area does not disappoint, there are many lovely beaches to explore and watch the world go by, read a novel, play beach volley ball or go surfing. Kalukanda House was beautiful, relaxing and the staff were generous, kind and attentive. As a family we are foodies, we loved the food at Kalukanda House so much. we had a majority of our dinners IN! That is not to say the Weligama area does not have good food...it's just the chef at Dee's place was wonderful. My 21 year old son loved it too. There was plenty of things for him to do and bars to explore at night. My partner and I loved it so much that we are planning on going back for a month...7 days was not long enough,

We had a wonderful week long stay at Kalukanda House. A perfect place to do as much or as little as you want to. The house is perfectly set in lush gardens with plenty of outside space, including a lovely pool. The inside spaces are so well designed with a simplicity and style that you don't often find. As soon as you walk through the gates you truly relax. ||Dee and the team at Kalukanda looked after us so well, recommending places to visit, organising tuk tuks or making bookings. They paid attention to anything we needed (or might need) and it was always clean. Suranga's meals were delicious and, unusually for us, we only ate out one evening as a result. One of the highlights of our Sri Lankan trip was a visit to a food market with him and cookery lesson at his home. ||The rooms and bathrooms are spacious and beds are really comfortable. ||The lovely beach is a 5 minute walk and we really enjoyed the Silent Pup for a drink and watch the sky change at sunset. So many other places are easily and cheaply accessible via Tuks whether you want beach, surfing, chilled bars or the upmarket shops in Galle Fort.||Kalukanda House is truly a special place thanks to the design, the lush gardens and peaceful but convenient location. Most of all it is the team that makes it.||Thank you for making this a deeply relaxing week whilst experiencing a small slice of what wonderful Sri Lanka has to offer.

Staying at the Kalukanda House was one of the best decisions of my life!! 😍 I traveled to Sri Lanka alone as a woman and from the first moment I felt very welcomed and well taken care of. The dinner every evening was amazing, very high quality and prepared with so much love by a local chef. After long days of yoga training, this was exactly what I needed! The rooms are beautiful and calm and the bathrooms with the rain showers felt incredibly good after a full day on the mat. The garden and the pools offers a lot of space to journal, to be with yourself and to relax, which I loved!! The whole stay was exactly what I imagine a yoga teacher training place should be like: Quiet, exclusive, close to nature and very grounding. Weligama is 10 Min in reach with a TukTuk and the peaceful jungle beach (which is absolutely beautiful) is just 3 min to walk to. Another big plus is that you can walk directly from the house to the yoga studio, which makes everything very easy and relaxed. I can truly recommend Kalukanda House to anyone who is looking for a special, calm and unique place. Also, I met Dee during my stay, the amazing woman that designed the house and the garden - It was so inspiring to spend time with her. I am very glad we met. I will definitely come back!!

We had the most amazing three nights here. It’s a beautiful house in a beautiful setting. The gardens are lovely as is the pool which we had to ourselves during our stay. The staff are all very helpful and made it feel like a home from home. It’s a great place to relax and to base yourself in the South. We had the chef cook for us one night and it was the best food we ate in our whole 2 weeks in Sri Lanka. Lovely breakfasts too. It’s a great location, minutes walk from a beautiful beach which is great for swimming. And only a short Tuk tuk ride to most local beaches. You won’t regret staying here! Highly recommended.

I cannot express enough what a perfect time I had at House! The main room is so beautiful, grand and cosy at the same time with attention to detail. Beautiful ceiling lights (designed by Dee!), everything has been very well considered. I was greeted with fresh juice by the team, given a tour of the beautiful gardens and offered a welcome meal. Everyone was incredibly welcoming and warm, with many great recommendations from Dee and Shenaia, who both helped with booking classes and workshops, as well as recommending restaurants. There is an idyllic beach a 2 minute walk away, which makes it a perfect location. I barely wanted to leave the house as I felt so at home there. Surange the chef prepared the most delicious meal (the best food I had in my two week trip), it was very fresh, using local ingredients and traditional recipes but still new and fresh. I also took a private cooking class because the food was so good, where we went together to the market and spent a wonderful day cooking together. The evenings are very peaceful, with fireflies in the garden and beautiful nighttime sounds, a perfect place to relax. There is yoga on site - every class I attended was great, with enthusiastic and supportive teaching techniques. (By Rila Yoga). There are local creative workshops run by Sarana which were very inspiring - Shenaia and Dee helped me organise these too. I think whether travelling alone or with friends (I did both), I don’t think it gets better than Kalukanda house, thank you Dee & team <3

I stayed at Kalukanda House from the 17th of November - 11th of December 2025 for my Yoga Teacher Training, and honestly, this was the best decision ever! 🥰||I traveled to Sri Lanka alone as a woman and from the first moment I felt very welcomed and well taken care of. Dee is an incredibly inspiring person and I am truly grateful that I got to meet her during my stay! ||The dinner every evening was amazing, very high quality and prepared with so much love by a local chef. After long days of yoga training, this was exactly what I needed.|The whole house is designed by Dee and you can see how much love was out into building the house and the garden. I slept so well in my room each night, the bathrooms with the rain showers felt incredibly good after a full day on the mat. At night, you can listen to the jungle sounds which is super peaceful. ||Every morning started in a very special way: walking through the garden early in the day, in complete silence, sometimes meeting a peacock or a monkey, listening to the beautiful birds of Sri Lanka and then arriving at the yoga shala within one minute. This short walk became a small ritual and really set the tone for the day.||The whole stay was exactly what I imagine a yoga teacher training place should be like: Quiet, close to nature and very grounding, just 10 Min with a TukTuk away from the busy energy of Weligama, right next to the peaceful jungle beach! Another big plus is that you can walk directly from the house to the yoga studio which makes everything very easy and relaxed. ||I can truly recommend Kalukanda House to anyone who is looking for a special and unique place. Staying here really feels like a gift to yourself. I will definitely come back - Thank you Dee and the amazing staff for making this journey an experience I will never forget!

We had a fabulous time in Sri Lanka and especially staying at Kalukanda House. The location is perfect. A 200 meter walk to gorgeous beaches where you can relax, sun bath, swim or surf. The Weligama area has so many lovely beach areas, you are spoiled for choice. The accommodation is first class, and they staff generous, kind and attentive. As real foodies, I can hand on heart say the food was superb. We ate out for dinner once because the dinners at Kalukanda were wonderful. That is not to say other places nearby were not good. We came as a family to enjoy the sun, get some beach time, explore the area and have some down time. We achieved all of that and more. My 21 year old son also loved it. Surfing, bars close by, adventures to be had whilst my partner and I enjoyed the peace and beauty of the place. I would easily go back for a months stay. For us a week was not long enough.