Stayed at Drifters over New Years. Turned out to be a smart choice. Best parts: Driffer's supplied with one of their drivers named Chamika. He picked me up in Colombo and took me on my first night down to Mt, Adams for my hike up the peak and then on through teat country the next day. Chamika made my trip. He went out of his way to treat me special and to indulge my sightseeing and photographic wants (I highly recommend seeing tea country). In fact, I enjoyed my time with him so much that I arranged a river tour and Yala National Park. As for Drifters. It's situated in a great spot on the beach (I stayed at the beach side Drifters), especially if you are into surfing. It's also surrounded by lots of restaurants and night life. Drifters offers exceptionally friendly service (a very friendly owner named Lalith), clean simple rooms, decent food and it's quiet to boot.

13 of us went away for new year 2014 and stayed at Drifters for 2 weeks. Our stay was incredible! The weather was perfect, the food was insane and the hotel was brilliant. The rooms here are all you need. Clean, cool with the aircon on, wardrobe space and it has a pool! The staff here really made our holiday. With 13 of us we could be demanding at times but the boys who took care of us were lovely and got us everything we needed. The food at the hotel was good too. We ate lunch here almost every day and dinner a few times to. Breakfast was included in the price, with the chef cooking eggs to order every morning I don’t have any complaints. I recommend anybody to stay here on their travels. It’s in a perfect location, with great food, good rooms and lovely staff. What more can you want?
(They also do an airport service to which was really handy and easy to organise)

Lalithe -what can I say except a big thank you for organising my trip to Yala. You swiftly and patiently answered all my emails. Your driver Chamika was excellent-nothing was too much trouble. I felt really safe. Fantastic value for money and will most certainly use your travel services again when I return to Sri Lanka. Yala National Park was wonderful. I shall never forget it. Look forward to another comfortable stay at your hotel!

A lovely hotel with all the basics. Beds were very comfy and the rooms were clean. Only a fan but that was enough. A small pool which was ideal for when the sea was rough. And only a five minute walk to were the turtles are. Close to some lovely bars and restaurants and its on the beach. Highly enjoyed my time there.

I enjoyed being by the beach rather than heading back to the big cities in SL and decided to stay one extra night in Hikkaduwa after a 2 night stay in Mirissa. I called around and a few places were closed for 'maintenance' as July is sposed to be their low season, but luckily Drifters was open and happy to take me for a night. I found the staff extremely helpful and the management too. Always around to help out with recommendations and because I was travelling alone gave me tips on where to get tickets for snorklung or glass bottom boats. I also brought fresh fish from the markets with me and asked if the chef would cook it for my dinner, which was not a problem at all, he asked me how I wanted it prepared and I also ordered a fresh salad too, I was charged for cooking (charged per kg) and the salad and asked what time I would like dinner. It was beautiful and service was great. My room was clean and tidy with an ensuite and a/c and i felt very comfortable! Loved the mattress on my bed, so comfortable. The staff even helped me with my bags each time. Nothing was a bother. On a central location. Located beachside too. I would def stay here again. I felt that they really cared about their guests there and as a solo female traveller I felt safe!!