About this listing
Stay in your own little cabin just of Whisky Point surf spot. The price is for one 2-p cabin and there are two cabins available.
The Space
Thaiyoob’s (a.k.a. The Tasty Tuna) is a really nice and well-kept place. It offers two white cabins with double bedrooms, attached bathrooms and a fridge. The cabins have flower pads in front and are located in a huge garden with over a hundred coconut and fruit trees. When we were there the mango tree was bearing fruit.
Interaction with Guests
Thaiyoob is the 34-year old owner of this place, which he runs together with the caretaker Mr. Wanihasingham. Where Thaiyoob does the business side of the operation, the caretaker - who only speaks Tamil - is the one who provides food and takes care of the garden and the friendly dogs.
The Neighborhood
Long known among surfers as Sri Lanka’s go-to surf destination, it was only after 2010 that tourists started flooding into the Arugam Bay - Pottuvil area. Don’t worry, this is still Eastern Sri Lanka, so Starbucks is nowhere near, but with it’s wide range of hotels, restaurants, bars and a small but serious surf scene, Arugam Bay really developed into a traveller boomtown. Nearby Pottuvil is slowly catching up. Most people visit between April and October, but this part of Sri Lanka has much more to offer, such as the 2000 year-old Muhudu Maha Viharaya Temple and the famous National Parks of Yala, Gal Oya and Kumana.
Thaiyoob’s itself is located north of Pottuvil, just 200 metres from the region’s main surf spot Whisky Point.