Booking beachfront cabanas vs inland homestays in Arugam Bay
4 Answers from travellers
It depends on your sleep tolerance. Beachfront cabanas offer amazing views, but they are directly next to the massive, loud beach parties that go until 4 AM. You will not sleep. The inland homestays (just 5 minutes walking off the main road) are incredibly peaceful, half the price, usually include an amazing home-cooked breakfast, and the hosts treat you like family. I highly recommend inland.
Inland is way better. Plus, the beachfront wooden cabanas get insanely hot during the day because they trap the humidity.
If you are carrying a heavy surfboard, beachfront is convenient, but you can always just leave your board at a locker in a surf shop.
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