Our Story

Built from reclaimed timber, grown into a garden

Cinnamon Cottage sits at the bottom of a tropical garden on the banks of the Bentota River — a small, family-run home built in a tropical-modernist style, using reclaimed timber and open, breathable spaces that blur the line between room and garden.

The Setting

A garden of spice and fruit trees on the river

The cottage is surrounded by mango, jackfruit, coconut, guava, pineapple, lemon, breadfruit, ginger, cashew and cinnamon trees — many of which find their way into the kitchen. The Bentota River runs along the edge of the property, calm enough for kayaking at any hour and a launch point for boat safaris into the surrounding mangroves.

Lunuganga, Geoffrey Bawa's celebrated garden estate, is a short 1.2 miles away, and Bentota Lake and the beach are both within easy reach — making the cottage a quiet base for exploring the coast without ever feeling far from it.

Hosted, Not Just Rented

A host family that cooks, guides and looks after you

Breakfast — fresh tropical fruit, toast and Ceylon tea — comes with every stay. Beyond that, the host family cooks on request: rice and curry, seafood, and string hoppers (iddiyappam) with fish, crab, prawn, chicken or mutton curry, the way it's cooked at home rather than in a restaurant kitchen.

They're also the ones who'll paddle out a kayak, arrange a river safari, light the BBQ, or point you toward a quiet stretch of beach — the kind of hospitality that's earned Cinnamon Cottage a 4.92 out of 5 rating across more than 130 guest reviews on Airbnb.

4.9 Superhost-level rating130+ reviews on Airbnb

Design

Tropical modernist, made from what was already there

Reclaimed timber, open-air outdoor showers, wide balconies and cross-ventilation instead of sealed rooms — the cottage is designed to be lived in with the garden, not shut away from it.

🏡Exterior photo coming soon

🚿Outdoor shower coming soon

🛏️Bedroom photo coming soon

Exterior and interior shots are placeholders for this demo — the river photos are real. Swap in the property's real Airbnb photos before launch.

Come stay with the river at your door

Five rooms, one garden, and a family that treats every guest like the first.

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