Kethaka Aga vs Travellers Home
Both are in Yala, 2.3 km apart. Here is where each one is stronger.
GuesthouseTissamaharama
Kethaka Aga
- Guest rating
- 9.5 Exceptional
- Location score
- 2.2
- Score by category
- 5 of 15
GuesthouseTissamaharama
Travellers Home
- Guest rating
- 7.2 Good
- Location score
- 3.5
- Score by category
- 7 of 15
The short answer
Pick Travellers Home
It comes out ahead on 7 of 15 compared facts. 2.3 km apart.
Choose Kethaka Aga if you want
- the more consistently praised stay (9.5 / 7.2)
- to walk to the sights (1.0 km / 2.5 km)
- breakfast included
- a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 3 / 15)
Choose Travellers Home if you want
- a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 15 / 3)
Why is Kethaka Aga better than Travellers Home?
- 1Higher guest rating (9.5 vs 7.2)+2.3
- 2Has a swimming pool
- 3Includes free breakfast
Why is Travellers Home better than Kethaka Aga?
- 1More walkable surroundings (walk grade 33 vs 0)+33
All compared facts
Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.
| Kethaka Aga vs Travellers Home: which hotel is better? | Kethaka Aga | Travellers Home |
|---|---|---|
| Score by category | ||
| Guest rating | 9.5 +2.3 | 7.2 |
| Location | 2.2 | 3.5 +1.3 |
| Facilities | – | 6.7 |
| Spa & wellness | – | 2.5 |
| Ratings & reviews | ||
| StayVersus score | 8.9 +1.0 | 7.9 |
| Guest rating | 9.5 +2.3 | 7.2 |
| Number of reviews | 21 | 22 +1 |
| Rank in Yala | top 10% +77% | bottom 13% |
| Location | ||
| Location score | 2.2 | 3.5 +1.3 |
| Distance to Tissamaharama centre | 1.1 km −180 m | 1.3 km |
| To the airport | 19 km | 17 km −2.1 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 0 | 6 +6 |
| Shops within 500 m | 0 | 0 |
| Sights within 1 km | 0 | 1 |
| Rooms & building | ||
| Rooms | 3 | 15 |
| Floors | – | 3 |
| Newest building or renovation | 2017 +2y | 2015 |
| Listed amenities | 10 | 19 +9 |
| Policies | ||
| Check-in from | 11:30 | 11:00 −1h |
| Check-out until | 11:30 | 12:00 +1h |
| Amenities | ||
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Airport transfer | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Swimming pool | ✓ | – |
| Air conditioning | ✓ | – |
| Shuttle | – | ✓ |
| Car hire | – | ✓ |
| Laundry | – | ✓ |
| Luggage storage | – | ✓ |
| Bar | – | ✓ |
| 24-hour room service | – | ✓ |
| Massage | – | ✓ |
| Gym | – | ✓ |
| Terrace | – | ✓ |
| Kitchen | – | ✓ |
| Balcony | – | ✓ |
| In-room safe | – | ✓ |
| Which hotel suits you | ||
| Sightseeing on foot | – | ✓ |
| Business trips | ✓ | – |
| Spa & relaxation | – | ✓ |
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Location
2.3 km apart
Kethaka Aga: city centre: 1.0 km, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI): 19 km.
Travellers Home: city centre: 2.5 km, Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (HRI): 17 km, 6 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.
Kethaka Aga or Travellers Home: common questions
Which is better, Kethaka Aga or Travellers Home?
Travellers Home leads in 7 of 15 categories, including number of reviews, location score, to the airport. Kethaka Aga is stronger in StayVersus score, guest rating, rank in Yala.
Which is cheaper, Kethaka Aga or Travellers Home?
Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.
Which hotel is closer to the centre?
Kethaka Aga is closer: 1.1 km from the centre, against 1.3 km for Travellers Home.
How far apart are Kethaka Aga and Travellers Home?
The two hotels are 2.3 km apart in a straight line.
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Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score