Villa Happy Home is a small guest house at Obada Watta in Bentota, on the south-west coast of Sri Lanka. It offers simple, air-conditioned rooms set around a garden, with breakfast served each morning, and guests often mention the welcoming host and the clean, spacious rooms. It suits travellers who want a peaceful, good-value base within reach of both the beach and the Bentota River.
The guest house stands at 92/51 Obada Watta, Bentota. Bentota Beach is about 1.5 km away, roughly a 17-minute walk, and the Bentota River, where the boat trips and water sports begin, is close by. The nearest railway stations are Aluthgama, about 1 km away, and Bentota, about 1.1 km away, both on the coastal line between Colombo and Galle.
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is about 110 km from the guest house by road, and the drive around Colombo and down the Southern Expressway usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours, depending on traffic. The easiest way to arrive after a long flight is a private airport transfer booked in advance with Lakpura: an English-speaking driver meets you in the arrivals hall and takes you straight to Villa Happy Home in an air-conditioned car, van or coach sized for your group, from 2 up to 15 guests, at a fixed price for the whole vehicle rather than per seat. The same service works in reverse for your departure flight. Book the Colombo (CMB) Airport transfer to Villa Happy Home.
The rooms are air-conditioned and each has its own private bathroom, a work desk and free Wi-Fi. Family rooms look out over the garden, and guests recommend asking for one of the upstairs rooms.
Life here centres on the garden, with a sun terrace and a shared lounge for relaxing after a day at the beach. Breakfast is served daily, with continental and à la carte choices and fresh fruit, and there is free parking on site.
The river and the sea are Bentota's main attractions: water-skiing, jet skiing, windsurfing and boat rides through the mangroves of the Bentota River, or simply long days on the beach. Lunuganga, Geoffrey Bawa's country estate, and Brief Garden, created by his brother Bevis, are both within easy reach. Further along the coast are the turtle hatcheries of Kosgoda, the Madu River with its mangrove islands, the mask makers of Ambalangoda and Galle Fort, an easy day trip. Lakpura can arrange private transfers and day tours to all of these from the guest house.
Bookable activities, tours, and tickets within a 25 km radius.
Pre-book a private vehicle for arrival, departure, or onward travel.
