Thaproban Hotel at Unawatuna.

It's a lovely 3 storied building that has a terrace that goes right onto the beach. There were once steps down onto the beach, but these bear lasting damage from the Tsunami. Huge concrete steps were just ripped away.

Other than that it's kind of diffucult to see what other damage there was. It has a pretty good restaurant, although I'm getting brave enough now to try alternatives. Breakfast is certainly cheaper elsewhere.

The staff are really friendly and appreciate my attempts to learn Sinhala. One has already decided that I'm his big sister and calls me 'Akka' accordingly. Therefore, he is now afforded the title 'Malli' which means little brother. Kind of sweet really.