Hospitality Description: I won't be there if I swap my home simultaneously. The apartment is the first floor above the landlady and her children. Anything that needs looking at-appliances defects or plumbery needs her attention.
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Listed December 2025
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General Overview
I have been renting the same apartment until now. I have a dog, which I rescued in 2019 as a pup from the streets when it was 6 weeks old. She is my ever companion since, have stopped travelling because of her. I am a father with adult adult children who live in Belgium. I have transformed my apartment in an art paradise, literally; in my studio I have a comfy mattress- it used to be the master bedroom, then I have my own bedroom. I want to rent it out while I am not here or in exchange with somewhere else, You can also share with me when I am here and sleep in the studio and you will have access to the rest of the apartment. I have 2 balconies with view on fauna/flora and street life.
The Space
Master bedroom turned into a studio space-see photo 2020, it has foldable ergonomic mattress on the floor-can change it into a couch...the studio- with ceiling fan-gives out on a terrace with view on the lane I live in. I took that picture from the door to the living room which is also huge for a person alone, it has a mahogany table big enough for a family of 6 to sit at, including chairs. The living room has a door tot he bedroom where I sleep, a double Queen size mattress on a bed, the bedroom is the only place that has air condition, opposite that door is the bathroom which has a washing machine, wc, shower Between the bedroom and the studio is the kitchen, with a cooker of one pit, a sink, a microwave and a fridge.huge fridge . The living room has a door that gives out to the staircase to the garden and a landing around the living room connecting to the terrace-also huge. There is a balcony and pantry at the back of the apartment overlooking the Hamilton canal. I have put in fly/mosquito window and door screens.
Guest Access
first floor, and access for the guest via the veranda to the studio space/bedroom.
Notes
I am not sure about a guest having to live with my pet, a wonderful 5 year old called Milady, 'cause we never had guests and in my absence she might find it strange someone else takes my space. The landlady also has 2 dogs downstairs, as lovely as mine, not aggressive.
Features
Washer
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Oven
Microwave
Coffee machine
Fridge
Iron
Hair dryer
Heating
Air conditioning
TV
WiFi
High Speed Internet
Bathtub
First aid kit
Wheelchair accessible
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Towels
Workspace
Fireplace
Home cinema
Toys
Gym
Sauna
BBQ
Pool
Hot tub
Balcony
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Kosher home
Meat-free kitchen
Gated community
EV Home Charger
Bikes
Camping gear
Kayak
Tennis court
Standup paddleboard
House Rules
Suitable for infants under 2
Suitable for children ages 2-12
Pets not allowed
No smoking
Allergens
Cat free
Carpet free
Smoke free
Fragrance free
Low allergen
Dates of Availability
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Neighbourhood
The neighbourhood is really a village on the outskirts of Negombo city, which you can get to by public bus or by trishaw (PickMe or Uber an app you can download). Several local shops and a few mini markets (the biggest brands such as Keels or Foodcity are at 1 to 4 km away form the apartment.
Getting to my home
The best way to get to my place is by taxi from the BIA airport.
Nearest airport
10 km-40 minutes drive in a taxi or three-wheeler,
Getting Around
On foot, by three-wheeler or the public buses on the main road Chilaw-Colombo, or to Negombo, or rent a bicycle or moped.
Map of Approximate Location
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I am a multi-disciplinary artist and English teacher from Belgium. A globetrotter for 30 years, a polyglot in 5 languages fluently and 2 with basic knowledge. I have settled down in Sri Lanka in 2016 and lived on a resident visa since 2019.
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My studio is the former master bedroom, in which I integrated a foldable ergonomic mattress on the floor, surround by my art works.
Sunset on the beach at 15 minutes walk from my doorstep.
The beach and its fishermen run makeshift restaurants on it.
An authentic catamaran of which sometimes you can see a entire fleet on the horizon passing by in teh dry season.
Me at the Goldi Sands Hotels restaurant on the Beach road.
The very cosy ergonomic mattress which you can also turn into a couch or a comfy chair anywhere in the apartment.
View on my studio/ex-master bedroom from the terrace outside. I put in those mosquito/fly window screens.
The terrace with view on my lane, I had long curtains but the storms and recent cyclone ripped them apart.
View on the St-Anne's lane, used to be quiet when I arrived here, but after Covid-19 finished, it has been used as a shortcut and thus became noisier. I am high sensitive, I cannot sleep in my studio anymore, so I moved to the bedroom with queen-size bed in the back of the apartment by the canal, where every morning you are woken up by songbirds and every other day the church bells from the St-Anne Church.
My landlady's garden and gate.
Left west side of my living room with door to the art studio and terrace.
East side of the living room with door to the balcony with view on teh Hamilton canal also known as the Dutch canal.
South part of my living room with front door giving out to the staircase to the garden.
The kitchen which has a big fridge, a sink, a one-pit stove and microwave. The oven does not work anymore.
The art studio with door to the living room.
Bedroom with queen-size bed.A chair from the living room next to it, a wind next to the bed with view on the Hamilton canal. I ought to buy a new mattress, but it is still fine for me.
The balcony/terrace on the east side of the apartment with view on the neighbours across and and the Hamilton canal.
The Dutch canal going south.
The Hamilton canal, now overgrown because of the monsoon season. here you can see and hear egrets, herons, kingfishers, waterfowl, teh occasional flying over sea eagle, crows, yellow warblers, mynah birds, peacocks, water monitor, green parrots, but I never had a snake-my landlady downstairs had one coming into the kitchen. There are also the chipmunks and the occasional brown rat that wants to settle with a few litters in the attic.
Opposite the bedroom is the bathroom. There is not need for a boiler for hot water. I shower in cold or heated water (by the sun) and also I don't have or need hot water for the washing machine in here.
View from the balcony on my door to the pantry and to the living room.
Right door neighbour and lane I live in.
Balcony past my front door leading to the terrace from the staircase. My landlady's mango tree in the garden and view on teh St-Anne's lane.
My apartment on the first floor, my landlady's downstairs, part of the garden.
My landlady's young dog Kuku, bowing to me...
The lane towards the St-Anne's Road and beach.
St-Anne's lane leading north of the village also getting you the beach and Muslim neighbourhood.
My study corner in the living room and window to the terrace, with screen doors put in by me. A wardrobe on the left by the front door.