Green Escape Unawatuna

If you want a boutique hotel with a leafy setting and enough practical comfort for a diving holiday, Green Escape Unawatuna keeps things fairly straightforward. The property sits in a natural environment near the beach, with contemporary design, private rooms and bungalows, and a swimming pool shared by adults and children. It is the sort of place that can work for a couple, a small group, or a family travelling with more luggage than good sense.

Green Escape Unawatuna is in Dalawalla, on Thalpe North Road, in Unawatuna, Sri Lanka. The setting is described as close to the beach, with jungle and natural surroundings around the hotel rather than a town-centre address. For the actual shoreline, Dalawella Beach is about 0.8 miles away by road and Unawatuna Beach about 1.2 miles away by road; Mihiripenna Beach is roughly 0.9 miles away by road.

The room choice matters here because the layouts cover rather different types of stay. A standard double room with a garden view suits two people who want a king-size bed and a calmer outlook, while the deluxe double with balcony gives you outdoor space for sitting with a drink or letting the evening air in. The pool-view double is the obvious choice if the swimming pool is part of your daily routine rather than merely something to photograph.

Green Escape Restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, so you can keep meals on site when the legs have had enough of the day. The kitchen combines Sri Lankan, Asian and Western cooking rather than committing you to one particular culinary lane. That gives you room to choose between local flavours and more familiar plates when your appetite has been recalibrated by salt water.

The outdoor pool is the main answer when you have finished with restaurants and bars but are not ready to go to bed. It is suitable for adults and children, with pool and beach towels, sun umbrellas and loungers or beach chairs available. There is also a separate children's pool, which makes the property easier to share with a family group.

Check-in runs from 14:00 to 22:00, and check-out from 06:00 to 12:00. The concierge is available from 08:00 to 18:00, which is the useful window for arranging excursions, transport and local plans. Children of any age are welcome, cots can be requested for children aged up to two, and extra beds are not available.

The hotel takes an eco-friendly approach, with natural surroundings and contemporary architecture designed around the local setting. The garden and jungle environment are part of the property rather than a decorative afterthought.