tripadvisor reviews - 4 parts of reviews "Kosgoda Beach Resort"
ryanesqu..., London, United Kingdom, Apr 25, 2011
Kanelman..., Stockholm, Sweden, Jan 11, 2011
linmacQa..., Qatar, Sep 27, 2009
jennykc, UK, Oct 4, 2009
...If you have to stay at Kosgoda to see the turtles, stay at the lovely Swiss-owned Guesthouse right next door - a bargain with a friendly owner and staff (also has a pool without dead animals in it!)...
...We were lucky to find a fantastic restaurant at Sankarest just outside the gates of KBR... 
...Best thing that comes out of all this is the ' Souvenier shop with internet facility' which is sited at the entrance... it turns out that this is not an extension of the resort as it first appears but is nothing to do with the resort. This we found out is a mini resort in its own right and is TRULY PARADISE. it has two colonial style double rooms to let on a beautiful balcony but it is not advertised. There is a paradise pool and unlimited smiles and service laid on with the widowed housekeeper Sunita. She explained how the Tsunami had left her and her two children destitute after it washed away her home which was what is now the present site. She could not afford to rebuild or survive and a Swiss man bought the property and rebuilt the small boutique hotel. She is not resentful at losing her home but grateful that she now lives there and is the housekeeper. Please see the website for SANKAREST the 4**** Tropical Boutique Guesthouse and Garden Resaurant. Kosgoda Sri lanka. We will certainly be back but this time to stay in true paradise with exquisite attention to detail and true care and for half the price...
...and when you do go, make sure that you go to the restaurant just outside the gate because the food is spectacular, and great value for money...