Josan Villa with a Glorious Beach and Sea View, Хабарадува, Шри-Ланка

The views and the location on the beach are absolutely unbelievable. Stuff friendly. One of those memorable accommodations, althought not 100% luxury.

Josan Villa is right on a wide and generous white sandy beach that seems to stretch for miles in both directions. The waves are too high to actually swim in the ocean, though, so don't count on that. Just wade into the surf up to your waist, relax on a sunchair and then cool off in the little indoor dipping pool of the villa. The rooms are very modern. A dream come true if you like Bauhaus minimalism with polished concrete floors and Piet Mondrian paintings. John, the manager, is an old-school gentleman, helpful and accommodating. The beds are huge and comfortable. The TV and WiFi connection was the best we encountered in the southern half of the island. What wasn't ideal is that there are only sun shades, which don't keep the room dark once the sun rises so that can wake light sleepers up. And the place is right by the road so the traffic will start around the same time, like at 6 am.