SAFFRON ROBES LIVING, Hikkaduwa

Saffron Robes Living, a 2-star boutique hotel with a 9.6/10 guest rating, operates only four rooms designed as an art gallery by its owner-artist. Each air-conditioned room includes a private bathroom, garden views, and a balcony or terrace, with concrete walls, wooden elements, and stone floors. The bathrooms feature a tropical rain shower partially open to the outdoors. Rooms lack TVs but provide a minibar, safe, and daily housekeeping. A restaurant on site serves local cuisine, and a bar is available; breakfast each morning at Saffron Robes Living offers a choice of regional or European dishes with fresh fruits. The hotel provides free WiFi, yoga classes, bicycle rental, cooking classes, and scuba diving arrangements. It is located a 3-minute walk from Hikkaduwa Beach, near turtle beach and main attractions, yet set back from the road in a quiet, leafy area. The property includes a sun terrace, garden, shared lounge, and outdoor play equipment. A nearby Saffron Robes gallery, run by the same owners, offers discounts to hotel guests.

The hotel features original paintings by the owner-artist displayed in rooms and common areas.

Guests have access to a shared meditation zone with floor cushions and views of the surrounding jungle.

The open-air rain shower provides a unique indoor-outdoor bathing experience.

A discount is available at the adjacent Saffron Robes art gallery.

The open-air bathroom design may allow mosquitoes and lacks full privacy.

Rooms have limited blackout curtains, making them bright in the morning.