Old Clove House
Entire villa in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
- 16+ guests
- 6 bedrooms
- 14 beds
- 6.5 bathrooms
Hosted by Tai
- Superhost
- 13 years hosting
Listing highlights
Top rated by guests from India
100% of guests from India rated this home 5 stars in the past year.
Dive right in
This is one of the few places in the area with a pool.
Exceptional check-in experience
Recent guests gave the check-in process a 5-star rating.
Old Clove House is a traditional Sri Lankan house with colonial architectural influences that has been fully renovated, modernized and now operating as an upmarket vacation rental home.
Located in village of Mihiripenna, OCH is just 5 mins from the beach, 15 mins from Galle Fort, and an ideal base for a family or group of friends to explore and enjoy the attractions in and around Galle.
Tasty healthy meals is one of the main features of a stay at the house. We take great pride in our food.
The space
Old Clove House is located in a lush garden of more than half an acre with an expansive lawn, mature trees and shrubs. Its walled all around by a 10 foot high perimeter wall ensuring total privacy.
The house is designed to maximise outdoor living perfectly suited to the warm climate of Sri Lanka.
There are three bedrooms at the main house; the upper level master suite with a king sized bed and a separate sitting area, the poolside room with a king sized bed, and the children's room with a queen sized bed and two single beds.
The main house sleeps 8 adults comfortably but with converted daybeds, up to 10 can be comfortably accommodated.
Within the compound is the garden cottage with 2 double bedrooms and the garden pavillion with a large pavillion suite.
The garden cottage sleeps 4 comfortably and is ideal for groups wanting a separate space away from the main house, be it a family with young kids, older teens, grandparents or friends.
The large garden pavillion bedroom occupies the entire upper level of the large pavillion and is very spacious, light, airy and private. It can accommodate up to 3 comfortably and is ideal for a couple or a couple with a young child.
All bedrooms are en-suite with hot water showers.
All bedlinen are of the best available quality from the supplier of bedlinen to most upmarket private villas and boutique hotels in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
All bedrooms can be cooled by air-conditioning or overhead ceiling fans.
Two cots can be made available and the house is very children friendly.
Massages can be arranged in house at our massage room, and private yoga classes can be taken on the lawn or in the house.
A standalone dining pavilion which seats up to 16 adults comfortably overlooks the 32 feet long swimming pool.
Additionally, the pavillion lounge library is fully air conditioned and is ideal to retreat when the heat and humidity gets too much.
The power supply is fully backed up by a fully automatic generator which kicks in immediately when the main supply is interrupted, ensuring continued uninterrupted supply to the house.
No more blackouts. No more hot stuffy days and nights and the fans, refrigerators and air-conditioners will continue working quietly to keep our guests cool and comfortable.
Guest access
Guests will have access to the entire house.
There is high-speed WiFi connection, with satellite TV offering all premium channels and the latest Bose SoundLink Bluetooth Speaker III on which guests can stream any music of their choice from any of their smart devices via Bluetooth and enjoy superlative sound quality.
An in-house cook is available to prepare all meals for guests as required. All meals are at cost price and you only pay the supermarket/ market bills + transport charges for daily shopping + tips for staff.
We take great pride in the high standard of the meals served at Old Clove House and endeavour to provide our guests with a very memorable dining experience whilst staying at Old Clove House.
In addition to the cook, two additional houseboys attend to housekeeping duties, guests' welfare and will also assist with guests' laundry if required.
Other things to note
The house sleeps 14 adults comfortably but with daybeds, up to 16 can be accommodated in shared rooms.
Located in village of Mihiripenna, OCH is just 5 mins from the beach, 15 mins from Galle Fort, and an ideal base for a family or group of friends to explore and enjoy the attractions in and around Galle.
Tasty healthy meals is one of the main features of a stay at the house. We take great pride in our food.
The space
Old Clove House is located in a lush garden of more than half an acre with an expansive lawn, mature trees and shrubs. Its walled all around by a 10 foot high perimeter wall ensuring total privacy.
The house is designed to maximise outdoor living perfectly suited to the warm climate of Sri Lanka.
There are three bedrooms at the main house; the upper level master suite with a king sized bed and a separate sitting area, the poolside room with a king sized bed, and the children's room with a queen sized bed and two single beds.
The main house sleeps 8 adults comfortably but with converted daybeds, up to 10 can be comfortably accommodated.
Within the compound is the garden cottage with 2 double bedrooms and the garden pavillion with a large pavillion suite.
The garden cottage sleeps 4 comfortably and is ideal for groups wanting a separate space away from the main house, be it a family with young kids, older teens, grandparents or friends.
The large garden pavillion bedroom occupies the entire upper level of the large pavillion and is very spacious, light, airy and private. It can accommodate up to 3 comfortably and is ideal for a couple or a couple with a young child.
All bedrooms are en-suite with hot water showers.
All bedlinen are of the best available quality from the supplier of bedlinen to most upmarket private villas and boutique hotels in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
All bedrooms can be cooled by air-conditioning or overhead ceiling fans.
Two cots can be made available and the house is very children friendly.
Massages can be arranged in house at our massage room, and private yoga classes can be taken on the lawn or in the house.
A standalone dining pavilion which seats up to 16 adults comfortably overlooks the 32 feet long swimming pool.
Additionally, the pavillion lounge library is fully air conditioned and is ideal to retreat when the heat and humidity gets too much.
The power supply is fully backed up by a fully automatic generator which kicks in immediately when the main supply is interrupted, ensuring continued uninterrupted supply to the house.
No more blackouts. No more hot stuffy days and nights and the fans, refrigerators and air-conditioners will continue working quietly to keep our guests cool and comfortable.
Guest access
Guests will have access to the entire house.
There is high-speed WiFi connection, with satellite TV offering all premium channels and the latest Bose SoundLink Bluetooth Speaker III on which guests can stream any music of their choice from any of their smart devices via Bluetooth and enjoy superlative sound quality.
An in-house cook is available to prepare all meals for guests as required. All meals are at cost price and you only pay the supermarket/ market bills + transport charges for daily shopping + tips for staff.
We take great pride in the high standard of the meals served at Old Clove House and endeavour to provide our guests with a very memorable dining experience whilst staying at Old Clove House.
In addition to the cook, two additional houseboys attend to housekeeping duties, guests' welfare and will also assist with guests' laundry if required.
Other things to note
The house sleeps 14 adults comfortably but with daybeds, up to 16 can be accommodated in shared rooms.
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What this place offers
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Fast wifi – 75 Mbps
Dedicated workspace
Free parking on premises
Private pool
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Rated 4.98 out of 5 from 123 reviews.
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Overall rating
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for cleanliness
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Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for check-in
Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars for communication
Rated 4.8 out of 5 stars for location
Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars for value
Guests mention
Where you’ll be
Unawatuna, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
The property is located in the village of Mihiripenna a pleasant, green, and quiet village. The beach is approximately 1 kilometer away, which is a very pleasant 15 minute stroll, or an easy 2 minute tuk tuk ride.
Meet your host
My work: Old Clove House
Speaks English
I am the owner of Old Clove House. I manage the house and take care of all needs of guests during your stay here. You can depend on me to arrange for transportation to and from the house, purchase all your provisions for your meals, make reservations at restaurants, suggest places of interest for you to visit, arrange excursions and daytrips further afield and whatever else to make your stay at Old Clove House an amazing one.
I also manage the household staff who will ensure that the standards of housekeeping is perfect at all times.
I really enjoy meeting new people and love my job and am happiest whenever guests have a really wonderful stay at Old Clove House. I look forward to welcoming you to Old Clove House.
Tai is a Superhost
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