We stayed with Deepika &Shiraj for three nights and thoroughly enjoyed the peace and quiet of their very comfortable home. They made us most welcome, arranging a pick up from the airport at some awful time of night. So enjoyed looking around their lovely garden and watching the birds. Deepika's breakfasts were the best we had in Sri Lanka, always... More

The villa, the garden, the hosts - everything is perfect! We stayed for 10 nights at the villa, it was our base on the island. Villa shade is located in a quiet neighborhood, yet saftey and with easy acces to Negombo center and beach by tuk-tuk. There is a very close hotel with a nice restaurant for a delicious evening... More

A nice place to stay. Room clean and comfortable. Beautiful large house and gardens. Owners very friendly and helpful. We really didnt see any of Negombo as we arrived latish and left early for a flight but this was fine. It was just a nice quiet place to stay handy for access to airport. Would recommend.

Villa Shade is wonderful! Deepika and Shiraj were so hospitable. My husband and I were not having the best time in Sri Lanka because we were caught in the tourist trap the first few days, with dirty hotels and guesthouses, and overpriced everything. We found Villa Shade online and it turned our trip around. Shiraj and Deepika were so great.... More

We stayed here in January on our last night before flying out. The hosts are the most lovely and generous people you will ever meet. Their hospitality was unforgettable. The downside of staying here is that the local Mosque starts broadcasting the morning prayer over a loudspeaker at 4:45 am. I'm not anti Muslim, just didn't need to be woken... More

we only stayed 1 night at villa shade but the villa is open to you with the hospitality of 2 great hosts, there is no a/c in the rooms but the rooms are very clean and the feeling is very hospitable.The owners will go out of there way to make you comfortable. Great sri laka breakfast served out on the... More

We stayed at Villa Shade twice during our stay in Sri Lanka and both times it was perfect. Shiraj and Deepika are so kind and friendly and welcoming and made our stay really wonderful. We cannot recommend this place enough - it is one of the most lovely places I have ever stayed. We also went for a bike ride... More

Due to reports from Tripadvisor we stayed here our first 2 nights in Sri Lanka (to recover from the long flight and acclimatise ourselves) and the final night before returning. I don't think I've encountered such kind people and such wonderful hospitality. Best of all was the very great kindness in helping with our travel arrangements, including booking a train... More

We found Villa Shade on Tripadvisor after mountains of research. It's under "specialty lodging," which makes it a bit of a tough find, but once found we didn't have to look much further. The Beginning The lovely owners, Shiraj and Deepika, have an excellent website (www.villashade.com) and are truly brilliant at email communications (not something that happens all the time... More