Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes — breakfast is included in the rate. It's made to order each morning rather than laid out as a buffet, and you can have the Sri Lankan spread — string hoppers, dhal, pol sambol, curries — or something lighter like eggs and fruit. Just say which the night before.

EKA Beach uses self check-in, arranged with building staff, so you're not tied to a front-desk schedule. If your flight lands late or plans change, arriving is still simple.

Ten minutes by tuk-tuk or car — 7.9 km along the coast road. Colombo's airport is about 160 km and two and a half hours via the Southern Expressway, and Galle railway station is seven minutes away.

EKA Beach has four bedrooms, each with its own en-suite bathroom and air conditioning — three with a queen bed, and one larger room with a queen and a double that sleeps three. All beachfront, with harbour views across Talpe.

Yes. Each room is booked individually, so a couple can take just one — and Rooms One, Two and Three can be booked together on a single reservation, sleeping up to seven.

There's no full restaurant on site, but breakfast is included and made to order each morning, and Talpe's cafés and restaurants are all close by for lunch and dinner.

Yes — EKA Beach is beachfront, with shared beach access straight from the property.

They are only 1.5 km apart — about two minutes by tuk-tuk — so it is less of a choice than it looks. Unawatuna is the busier, more developed beach with restaurants and bars along it. Talpe and Dalawella are quieter and more residential. EKA Beach is on the quiet stretch, with Unawatuna a couple of minutes away.

Yes. Green turtles feed in the shallows off this stretch of Dalawella year-round, often within a few metres of the sand. They also nest on the beach between roughly November and April, with hatchlings emerging from late February to June. Nothing is guaranteed, but sightings in the water are common.

December to March is the driest stretch on this coast and the busiest. Temperatures barely change all year — highs sit between 28°C and 30°C every month — so the real choice is between wetter and drier, and busier and quieter. October and November are the wettest months in the ten-year record, wetter than the southwest monsoon months of June to August.