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The private pool beside the villa's verandah, shaded by tall trees
5.0 · Airbnb guest favourite · Top 10% of homes

A village oasis in the middle of the city

Wake to birdsong beside your own pool. Rajagiriya 7 minutes, the airport about an hour at night.

Welcome

Quiet like the village. Close like the city. Feels like home.

නගරය මැද, ගමේ නිස්කලංක බව.

நகரத்தின் நடுவே, கிராமத்தின் அமைதி.

Urban Oasis Rajagiriya is a two-bedroom holiday home with its own private pool, a short drive from Colombo. Families coming home, long stays and anyone who wants space, quiet and a garden close to the city will feel at home here.

Stone steps winding down through the trees to the private pool and the villa's red roof, seen from the top of the gardenThe private pool with sun loungers, framed by tall garden treesThe villa's verandah glimpsed through bamboo and tall treesWide lawn under tall shade trees in the garden
From the top of the garden to the pool, the villa among the bamboo, and the lawn.
  • Village calm

    A lush garden and private pool beside a bird park, on a quiet lane that stays dry in the rains.

  • City access

    Rajagiriya, one of Colombo's main suburbs, is 7 minutes away, and the capital, Sri Jayawardenepura, is close by. Colombo's restaurants, malls and hospitals are 15 to 25 minutes.

  • Looked after

    A caretaker lives on site around the clock, and a Superhost team answers within the hour.

5.0 Guest favourite

What guests say

Every guest so far has given five stars

Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews on Airbnb, and in the top 10% of homes for ratings, reviews and reliability.

Category ratings

  • Cleanliness5.0
  • Accuracy5.0
  • Check-in5.0
  • Communication5.0
  • Location4.8
  • Value5.0

Guests said these were excellent

  • Hospitality
  • Pool
  • Outdoor spaces
  • Breakfast
  • Sleep quality

Spaces

Room to breathe, inside and out

The pool and garden

Your own pool, wrapped in green.

Swim at sunrise with only the birds for company. The garden is mature and private, with shade for the afternoons and space for the children to run. A third bathroom sits right beside the pool.

  • Private pool, not shared
  • Lush garden beside a bird park
  • Flood-free, on a quiet 20 ft lane

The bedrooms

Cool, quiet nights.

Two bedrooms, each with a queen bed and its own bathroom. Air conditioning throughout the house keeps running on solar and generator power, even in a power cut.

  • Two queen beds, both rooms en-suite
  • Air conditioning in every room
  • Backup power for A/C, lights and Wi-Fi

Living and dining

Breakfast on the verandah.

Two fully equipped kitchens — a dry kitchen for everyday cooking and a wet kitchen for proper Sri Lankan curries — a living room that opens to the garden, and breakfast prepared on site for USD 3 per adult.

  • Two fully equipped kitchens: dry and wet
  • Breakfast USD 3 per adult
  • Fast Wi-Fi and TV

The garden

Streams, ponds and birdsong

Water runs over dark stone into a pond of orange fish. White ginger lilies, heliconia and a rose apple tree grow around the lawn, and waterhens from the bird park next door wander right up to the pool.

Water running over stone into the garden pond
The rock-lined stream winding through the garden under the palms

Amenities

Everything a long stay needs

  • Solar battery + generator

    Power cuts pass unnoticed, A/C included

  • Caretaker on site 24/7

    Someone trustworthy, day and night

  • Air conditioning throughout

    Every room, including bedrooms

  • Private pool

    One of the few private pools in the area

  • Breakfast USD 3

    Per adult, prepared on site

  • Dry + wet kitchens

    Both fully equipped, cook like home

  • Fast Wi-Fi

    Stays on in power cuts

  • Free parking

    On the premises

  • Airport transfers

    Arranged through the host

  • Garden and bird park

    Birdsong every morning

  • Supermarkets on foot

    Keells and Cargills within walking distance

  • Superhost-managed

    Replies within the hour

A day at the villa

How the days tend to go

  1. Dawn chorus

    The bird park next door wakes you before any alarm. Take your tea to the poolside.

  2. Breakfast on the verandah

    Prepared on site for USD 3 per adult, served looking out over the garden.

  3. Into the city

    Visit family, a hospital appointment, the bank or the malls. Rajagiriya is 7 minutes away, central Colombo about 25.

  4. Pool afternoon

    Back before the heat peaks. The children swim while you rest in the shade, A/C waiting inside.

  5. Family evening

    Cook a family meal in the wet kitchen, or walk to Keells or Cargills for anything you need. The garden lights come on.

  6. Village quiet

    No traffic, no neighbours' noise. A caretaker on site through the night, and power that never drops.

Location

From the garden to everything you came home for

Off Wedagewatta Road in quiet Buthgamuwa, beside a bird park, 7 minutes from Rajagiriya.

  1. 0Your garden and private pool
  2. 7 minRajagiriya
  3. 25 minCentral Colombo, malls and hospitals
  4. ≈ 60 minBandaranaike International Airport, at night

Groceries

  • Keells Kotuwegodawalking distance, bakery and pharmacy
  • Cargills Food Citywalking distance, on Buthgamuwa Road, with pharmacy
  • Keells and Cargills Rajagiriyalarger stores, 7 minutes away

Coffee and breakfast

  • Barista Rajagiriyaon Buthgamuwa Road
  • Hebrews Cafébreakfast and coffee, Rajagiriya
  • Island Tea Co & Ceylon Coffee ClubEthul Kotte

Food delivery

  • Uber Eatsdelivers from many restaurants in the area
  • PickMe Fooddelivers from many restaurants in the area

Typical drive times; traffic varies. The airport is about an hour at night and can take longer at busy times. Airport transfers can be arranged through the host. The exact address is shared after booking.

Two sun loungers with striped towels beside the pool

For families coming home

Your home for December, a wedding, an almsgiving, Avurudu or a hospital visit

Privacy and space close to relatives, a pool for the children, and a caretaker on the ground day and night.

≈ USD 100
a night, varies by season
USD 3
breakfast per adult

Coming in 2028

A second villa is growing in the garden

A Bali-style villa is being built in the same compound. Together the two will host larger families and wedding groups.

  • 4 guest rooms
  • Gym
  • Roof terrace
  • Shared pool and garden

Questions

Good to know before you book

Yes, throughout the house including both bedrooms. It runs on the solar battery and generator backup too, so it stays on in a power cut.

Nothing you will notice. The villa has solar battery backup and a generator on site, which keep the air conditioning, lights, fans and Wi-Fi running.

Yes. A caretaker is on site 24 hours a day, and the Superhost team managing the villa replies within the hour.

Yes. There are two fully equipped kitchens: a dry kitchen for everyday cooking and a wet kitchen for curries, frying and tempering, so smells stay out of the living area.

Yes. Keells at Kotuwegoda and Cargills Food City on Buthgamuwa Road are both within walking distance, and Rajagiriya's coffee shops, including Barista, are about 7 minutes. Uber Eats and PickMe Food deliver to the villa from many restaurants in the area.

Yes. Breakfast is prepared on site for USD 3 per adult. Ask the host when you book.

About an hour by car at night, when the roads are quiet. In daytime traffic it can take longer. Airport transfers can be arranged through the host.

Rajagiriya is 7 minutes away; central Colombo's restaurants, malls and hospitals are 15 to 25 minutes.

Off Wedagewatta Road in Buthgamuwa, Rajagiriya, beside a bird park. The exact address is shared after booking.

It is very quiet, on a lane beside a bird park, and the property is flood-free.

The pool is not fenced. Children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

There are steps at the entrance and between areas, so it is not step-free. Message the host if anyone has limited mobility.

Only through Airbnb. All bookings, payments and messages go through the Airbnb listing.

Come home to the village you remember

නගරය මැද, ගමේ නිස්කලංක බව.

நகரத்தின் நடுவே, கிராமத்தின் அமைதி.