Ocean View Guestbook

The Ocean View was funded in the 1970's and it shows. It's very comfortable and very cheap. Other guesthouses will bargain, the Ocean View won't. The Lonely Planet and Rough Guide word for it, owner Mark is a gem. He will pick you up at the airport and will help you with everything imaginable. He even offers you his adsl WiFi for free if you bring your own laptop. It's located in the beach region of Negombo, meaning everything in the shops and restaurants surrounding it is twice the price of Negombo town. Opposite the Ocean View the tuktuk drivers gather, so you never have to walk.

Very good price for such clean, friendly and quiet place. No smelt! The bed is good, hot water - well enough to wash enjoying it without hurry to give a rest for another person. they didn't take additional money for our son 11 y.o., we paid just for 2 adults. And plus free wi-fi Internet.

Friendly and professional staff. Efficiently run and very obliging. I enjoyed my stay there.Thank you.

As i found sri lanka in general the people are warm and friendly and nowhere more so than at the ocean view guesthouse.The location is great only 50 yards from a stunning beach, it is also very clean.From the owner downwards the staff are brilliant.I recommend to anyone wether family or a lone traveller like myself.

Thank You Sunil, You are a kind,funny and safe driver and you have really looked sfter us on our tour of Sri Lanka. All your funny stories and knowledge of the country. made the long journeys fly by. It is such a shame that we have to go sooner than expected,but hopefully we will be back!
We highly recommend you. Helen+Hadden from cornwall,UK.

Good Morning, Mark,

I am just dropping in to say "Thanks" for a good week at Ocean View. I enjoyed the many chats we had and look forward to returning again next year.

Take care and God bless.

Have a great Christmas!

John Morgan

Mark is a nice guy easy to deal with.
Surprisinly he was without doubt the best deal on a 6 day trip i booked.
The major thing for me is that he has WI FI and not may places have this. Doeas save so much time running around places to get in touch back home.
Also safety was a main concern for me, and he has honest staff.
Overall my experiance was good and i would say giv this chap a chance you will not be let down,
let mark do your coffee in the morning the other chap leaves a lot of grit in the cup, i say this in the nicest way. brian smith

Mr Mark Thamel is a very good and experienced hotelier. he has a lot of informaion re travelling around sri lanka but is never pushy or over zealous with his suggestions. great location, near airport. good introduction to sri lanka

Dear Mark,

Thank you for organising a day trip to Colombo for me. I was able to get the inflight magazines that i want from Deccan Aviation Lanka, Maldivian and Air Arabia. Thank you for your staff for telling me aspects of Colombo that i do not know. I also enjoy the fish dinner at your guesthouse. I will post pictures of my Negombo-Colombo trips on my web-site in January and inform you about the pictures once they are ready.

Will stay in your guesthouse's air-con room if i plan to come to Sri Lanka again. Your staff are friendly, cooperative and kind.

Regards,
Yung Chyan
SINGAPORE

Dear Mark,

Thank you very much for organizing our trip, we have been very satisfied since our first day. Mahesh was very professional and showed us everything what was worth seeing in Sri Lanka.
Please forward this email to Mahesh as we do not have his email address.

We will definitely recommend you to our friends if they fly to Sri Lanka next year.

Best regards,

Jindrich and Jana Holcak