Wadiya means a beach clearing where fishermen come ashore with their catch, and Max Wadiya fits that description every morning when the simple catamarans come ashore on its sandy beach. It consists of two villas with a total of five bedrooms, set in an extensive garden scattered with coconut trees and overlooking the turquoise Indian Ocean. The villas are comfortably furnished with antiques and enhanced with vibrant colours. Relax in a hammock under swaying palms or have a romantic candlelit dinner by the sea.

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Accommodation
Villa 1 consists of three a/c double rooms – one downstairs and two on the upper floor – all with private terraces, and ensuite bathrooms with h/w showers, wash basin, and w/c.  The rooms have four-poster antique beds fitted with mosquito netting. An antique baby cot is available upon request.  The ground floor has dining and bar facilities and a lounge with satellite TV and DVD player.  Villa 2 consists of two spacious suites – the upstairs tangerine suite and downstairs blue suite. Both have living space with TV and library, dining on the verandah, pantry with mini fridge, tea/coffee making facilities, sleeping area furnished with a four-poster double bed, and ensuite bathroom with open air h/w shower.  Wireless internet is available throughout the property.

Facilities
Meals are served in your own villa or in the garden where two huts have been built close to the sea.  Special BBQs are organized on some nights.  Max Wadiya has extensive menus which include Sri Lankan and Western cuisine as well as special homemade cakes.   Fresh seafood and vegetables are purchased at local markets. Safe swimming is possible just in front of the property especially during the season from December to March.  Open-air showers are installed in the garden.  Max Wadiya is staffed with a manager, house keeping staff, chef, and gardener.

Excursions
Watersports including surfing, snorkeling and jet skiing are on offer in nearby Bentota and Hikkaduwa.  Go out to sea in a catamaran with the fisherman or take a boat ride along the tranquil Madu River past quaint rural villages, and en route visit the local markets, temples  and craft shops. Visit Kosgoda’s Marine Turtle hatchery – a valuable conservation project that protects the endangered Marine Turtles of Sri Lanka. Visit to the Ariyapala Mask Museum where intricate masks used in various southern traditional dance forms are on display.  Masked dancing is also performed here regularly. The Galgoda Temple houses a reclining statue of Lord Buddha that is claimed to be the longest in Asia, is housed.