Kalkudah Beach House

Two whitewashed villas sit on a 25-acre coconut plantation facing the beach, and almost everything on your plate was grown within shouting distance. This five-bedroom beach house has a dark timber spiral staircase in the main villa and deep-blue tiled showers in the Palm Villa's suites. The kitchen runs a strict zero-miles policy, down to a locally sourced butter that took six months to perfect. Batticaloa's old Dutch fort is a short drive away for when you eventually leave.