The Spice House, Mirissa
About The Spice House, Mirissa
The Spice House is a truly beautiful Colonial style guesthouse set in a peaceful, landscaped garden full of tropical flowers, fruit, spices, ponds and hammocks. And it is situated only one minute from the loveliest beach in Sri Lanka. The guidebooks describe Mirissa as having "a beautiful curve of sandy beach with calm, crystal waters perfect for snorkelling and the beach will give you a taste of paradise, sleepy Mirissa is a place so idyllic only a fool would want to leave". The Spice House is English owned by an experienced traveller and his Sri Lankan Wife which offers its guests the perfect mix of comfort and luxury alongside Sri Lankan charm and service. Guests here are made to feel totally part of the family and are welcome to join the owners family in any local customs festivals or celebrations. Please consider this your home for the duration of your stay.
The house is shaded by swaying palms and cinnamon trees to the front while the back garden is terraced which allows wonderful views out over the surrounding jungle. Native wildlife is often seen in the garden with daily visits from monkeys, kingfishers, peacocks, woodpeckers, squirrels and the occasional. The garden also boasts a large vegetable plot and spice garden, relaxing hammocks and two ponds.
There are also mature mango, banana, papaya, cashew and scented frangipani trees.
The hotel is ideally situated, apart from Mirissa having the best beach on the Island in fact you have a choice of 3 bays here from calm, reef protected swimming to surfing big waves, it is also the best place for whale and dolphin watching trips, Dondra lighthouse is also only 15km away which offers fantastic views of the Indian Ocean. The historic fortress town of Galle is 45 minutes away and the hotel is also perfect for getting to Uda Walawe and Yala Nationla Parks.
