Pearl Cave Cabanas & Resturant

The Pearl Cave Hotel offers exceptional value for its price. It's the perfect getaway for those seeking silence, peace, and relaxation, with breathtaking views of the lagoon from the balcony. I stayed here for 30 nights and found everything to be impeccable. The rooms meet high Western standards, ensuring comfort throughout your stay. Sureka, the host, adds a unique charm to the experience. Her humor and friendly demeanor make interactions enjoyable, and she is an excellent cook, elevating the overall hospitality. If I have the chance, I would definitely return. Highly recommended!

Amazing views of the lake from our room! Yummy food and excellent hospitality. Would 100% stay again and recommend to anyone staying in tangalle. Also a 3 minute walk to a gorgeous beach where you can watch turtles hatch. Both rooms are gorgeous but would recommend the second floor room as it’s a little bigger and the views are better. Thanks for having us!

Nice small “hotel” (only two rooms) with a restaurant. We had the upstairs room, which is airy and spacious - and has a huge porch/balcony with a beautiful view of the bird-filled lagoon. Has deck chairs and a hammock to chill. The manager on site, Sureka, is a nice, caring lady and helped us a lot. She also runs the restaurant (and cooks), where you can get tasty meals from a large menu at the normal tourist prices. We preferred the Sri Lankan breakfast to “American”. The bed is very big (thanks), comfortable and has a well designed mosquito net (many thanks- though the little buggers only come at dusk and aren’t a problem if you keep the door closed at that time). Sureka also keeps the grounds and the garden nice and clean. Walking distance to the turtle beach (you have to decide for yourself if you really want to do that) and to the endless Tangalle Beach (head for Mangrove Beach). Sureka helped us out with beach towels. Thanks! A few details: the room door doesn’t shut unless it is locked. Neither the bathroom door nor the window shut at all. There is no shelf in the bathroom above the sink (there are wholes in the tiles which suggest that there was one before). The shower is in the middle of the bathroom which leaves the whole floor doing wet because the toilet is at the other end (kind Sureka gave us a wiper to solve this problem). Poor water pressure in the shower as half is coming out through the faucet in the bottom. No fridge in the room (again, Sureka was able to help), no tea or coffee maker. Furniture is basic and a little old.