Working remotely from Dikwella, a day by the sea

Yes, you can work from a laptop in Dikwella. At Ohana on Turtle Beach we have Wi-Fi, power sockets, shade and coffee from 08:00, and people who work remotely are among those who come. We are a beach club and not an office, so here is what works with us and what does not.

What will you find for work at Ohana?

• Wi-Fi and power sockets. We measured the Wi-Fi on 13 November 2026 with Speedtest: 72 Mbps down, 23 Mbps up, a 10 ms ping. When the grid goes down, a generator keeps the power on.
• Shade. There are tables in the shade, a work table with twenty seats, a cabana, a lounge and an upstairs terrace. A screen needs shade more than you do. Almost every table has a socket within reach, and we lend an extension lead when one does not.
• Quiet. We are away from tuk-tuks, noise and crowds. No alcohol is served, so the afternoon does not turn into a party. What you hear is mostly the sea.
• Coffee from 08:00. Our beans are Damn Fine, a dark roast. Espresso is 800 LKR, a flat white 1,100 LKR, cold brew 1,200 LKR. The menu lists coffee and matcha until 18:00. After that there is tea.
• Water. Filtered water is on the house, all day.
• Food that keeps you awake. The kitchen cooks to order from 08:00 to 21:00: eggs and toast in the morning, bowls and fish later.

What are the limits?

It is fair to say them before you pack your charger.

• It is a beach club. Think open air: sea air, sand, heat in the middle of the day, and sometimes rain. There is no indoor or air-conditioned room.
• It is not built for meetings. A call with headphones is fine. A two-hour workshop with you presenting is not what this place is for.
• Families come here. Children play on the swings, and five dogs walk past your table. For many people this is the good part.
• The connection is a beach connection. A good measurement is one moment, not a promise. If your day depends on a video call that cannot drop, or on moving very large files, bring a backup.

A backup is a good habit anywhere on this coast. Power cuts happen in Sri Lanka from time to time, and travellers who work here usually carry a local SIM with data, from Dialog or Mobitel, to use as a hotspot when a network drops. At our bay, SLT-Mobitel has the strongest signal, and our Wi-Fi runs on SLT.

If you need a desk, a door and a monitor, look at the coworking spaces and laptop cafes around Hiriketiya, less than five minutes away by road. They open and close with the seasons, so check what is running when you arrive. Then come to us on the day you only need a laptop and a clear head.

What are good laptop manners at a beach club?

You are welcome with a laptop. A few habits keep it pleasant for everyone:

• Order as you go. A table for the day is a table we cannot give to someone else. A breakfast, a lunch and a few drinks is a fair trade.
• Use headphones, and take long or loud calls a few steps away from other guests.
• Share the sockets. Charge, then let the next person charge.
• Leave the big tables to families at lunch if you are alone.
• Close the laptop sometimes. We mean it kindly. You came to the sea.

What does a working day here look like?

• 08:00. Arrive with the first coffee, a flat white at 1,100 LKR. Order breakfast: Avo Toast at 2,900 LKR. Do the hard task first, while the air is cool.
• 10:30. A break. Twenty minutes in the water with a mask. Wild sea turtles often feed on the reef, and we lend masks free.
• 11:00. Calls and messages, with a Cold Brew Coffee at 1,200 LKR.
• 13:00. Lunch away from the screen. A Tuna Poke Bowl is 4,500 LKR. The Tempeh Poke Bowl, its vegan way, is 4,200 LKR.
• 14:00. The slow hours. Light work, or a hammock. Both are allowed.
• 16:00. One more block of work, with a Ceylon Cinnamon Iced Tea at 1,200 LKR.
• 17:00. Close the laptop. If the shala has a class that afternoon, it is on our events page. A regular class costs 4,000 LKR, and joining one gives you 10% off the whole restaurant menu.
• Evening. Dinner is served until 21:00. On request, when there are enough people, we light a bonfire on the sand as the sun goes down.

The food and drinks in this day come to 10,900 LKR for one person, before the service charge. That is past the 10,000 LKR per person that makes a sunbed free for the whole day.

There is more on our work page. The shala's classes are on the shala page and their days on events, and the way to us is on Find us.

Good to know

• We are at Turtle Beach, Dikwella, less than five minutes by road from Hiriketiya.
• Breakfast is served from 08:00 to 11:00, lunch and dinner from 11:00 to 21:00.
• Wi-Fi: 72 Mbps down and 23 up, measured on 13 November 2026, with a generator for power cuts. Filtered water is on the house.
• Sunbeds are free for the whole day, one for each person, when each person spends 10,000 LKR on food and drinks; otherwise they cost 1,000 LKR an hour each. A towel comes with every sunbed.
• Prices are in LKR, plus a 10% service charge.