First, who are we?
Sarisara Lanka, in a few lines.
Sarisara Lanka is a Sri Lankan-owned home for the people who make a trip to our island special: licensed guides, drivers, hotels, home stays and activity hosts.
A licensed guide plans a trip day by day, and your place is where the traveller sleeps on the way. The traveller books the whole trip on Sarisara — and the night with you is part of it.
Once they land, we want every traveller to feel like one of us. Few things do that better than a night in a Sri Lankan home.
Why we built it
Because hosts told us the same story, again and again.
What hosts told us
“The big booking websites take a large share, and the traveller is gone after one night.”
Sarisara’s answer
On Sarisara your night is part of a planned trip — a guide brings the traveller to your door. Sarisara keeps 15%, only when they stay.
What hosts told us
“Agents ask for big discounts, and the money comes months later.”
Sarisara’s answer
You set your own room prices, night by night. Sarisara pays you on the 25th of the month, 14 days after the trip.
What hosts told us
“We are a small home stay. Travellers cannot find us between the big hotels.”
Sarisara’s answer
Home Stay Units and Heritage Homes have their own place on Sarisara — guides choose home stays on their own, not lost among hotels. And you get your own page, a link and a QR code, free.
What hosts told us
“Our guests ask what to do nearby, and we have nothing to offer them.”
Sarisara’s answer
Add your own experiences to your home stay, or welcome a nearby Local Expert — a cooking class, a village walk — so guests book it with their stay.
What hosts told us
“The big booking websites take a large share, and the traveller is gone after one night.”
Sarisara’s answer
On Sarisara your night is part of a planned trip — a guide brings the traveller to your door. Sarisara keeps 15%, only when they stay.
So Sarisara brings the trip to your door.
A guide plans the trip. The traveller books it. Your night is in it. Sarisara pays you directly.
- You set your own room prices, on your own calendar.
- Sarisara keeps 15% — only when a traveller stays.
- Joining and listing your property is free.
- Your own Sarisara page, share link and QR code — free.
Our promise to hotels and home stays
Free to join. Free to list.
No sign-up fee, no monthly bill. Sarisara earns only when a traveller sleeps under your roof — 15% of that stay, and nothing else.
Rs 0
to join Sarisara. No sign-up fee.
Rs 0
to list your property and every room.
Rs 0
a month. No membership, no monthly bill.
15%
only on stays booked through Sarisara. Out of your room price.
Registered with SLTDA? Our door is open.
We welcome hotels and villas registered with SLTDA, and Home Stay Units and Heritage Homes registered under SLTDA’s home stay scheme. That is why travellers trust every place a Sarisarian runs.
A villa joins when it lets its rooms one by one, serves meals, and has a caretaker, cleaning and maintenance staff. Whole houses for one price, self-catering villas, rented bungalows, houses and apartments are not accepted.
Have your SLTDA registration in hand before you apply. We only welcome places that already hold one.
Would you like to become a ?
Who is a Sarisarian?
A Sarisarian is a licensed Sri Lankan service provider who has joined the Sarisara family — and shares our island with the world.
You belong here. We proudly recognise you as a Sarisarian because you are one of us — one of Sri Lanka’s own service providers, the host our travellers stay with and remember. Every Sarisarian is checked by us personally, so a traveller who stays with one knows the place is real, registered and cared for.
- Your own Sarisara page to share with travellers
- A team in Sri Lanka you can call or message
- Paid on the 25th of every month
How to become a Sarisarian
Six friendly steps. We walk with you on every one.
Step 1
Say hello to our AI assistant
Make your free account and chat with Sarisara’s AI assistant. Tell it about you and your place, in your own words — in English or Sinhala.
Step 2
Share your papers
Send your SLTDA registration, your ID and a short video of your place, right inside the chat.
Step 3
We get in touch
We call the people who have all their papers. Someone from the Sarisara team checks your details and contacts you.
Step 4
Tell us more
We ask about your rooms, your meals and the places near you.
Step 5
Welcome to the family
Once everything is checked, you are approved. You are now a Sarisarian.
Step 6
List your rooms — free
Add your rooms, set your prices on your calendar, and welcome your first guests.
What to keep in your hand
Everything we ask for. A hotel and a home stay need different papers — find yours below.
Everyone
- National Identity Card, passport or driving licenceA clear photo of the front and the back
- A photo of youGuests like to see who will welcome them
- A few lines about you and your placeIn your own words — at least 150 characters
- Your bank accountIn your own name or your business name
- Your Tax Identification Number (TIN)Needed for every hotel and home stay
- Your address
- VAT numberOptionalOnly if you are VAT-registered
If you run a hotel or a villa
- Your business name
- Business registration certificateIf your hotel is a company
- A person who represents the hotelName, phone, role, and their NIC front and back
- SLTDA registrationTourist Hotel for a hotel, Boutique Villa for a villa: number, issue date and end date
- The registration certificateA scan or a clear photo
- The 12 safety pointsYou confirm each one — see the list below
- Photos of your hotelThe outside, a common area and a sample room
- Fire certificateOptionalIf you have one
If you run a home stay
You host in your own home, so no business name or business registration is needed.
- SLTDA home stay registrationFor a Home Stay Unit or a Heritage Home
- The registration certificateA scan or a clear photo
- The 11 SLTDA home stay standardsYou confirm each one — see the list below
- Photos of your homeThe outside, a common area and a guest room
The 12 safety points every hotel confirms
- Fire extinguishers are fitted, in date, and staff know where they are
- Fire exits are signed, unlocked and clear of storage at all times
- A working smoke or fire alarm covers guest rooms and corridors
- An evacuation plan is displayed where guests can see it, and staff have practised it
- Somebody is awake and reachable on the property overnight
- Guest rooms lock from the inside, and guests hold their own key
- Corridors and stairs stay lit, or have emergency lighting, in a power cut
- First-aid facilities are available and somebody on duty can use them
- Hygienic kitchen with cold storage, with fish, meat and dairy separated
- Safe drinking water is available to guests
- Fresh bed linen at least every 3 days
- Guest register maintained (name, passport or NIC, arrival and departure)
The 11 SLTDA standards every home stay confirms
- Bedrooms meet SLTDA size minimums (at least 100 sq ft single, 120 sq ft double)
- En-suite guest bathroom of at least 30 sq ft, with wash basin, mirror and towels
- Fresh bed linen at least every 3 days
- Lockable cupboard for guest valuables
- Good ventilation and lighting in guest rooms
- Hygienic kitchen with cold storage (fish, meat and dairy separated)
- Clean dining area with good cutlery and crockery
- First-aid facilities available
- Fire precautions in place
- Laundry arrangement for guests
- Guest register maintained (name, passport or NIC, arrival and departure)
A person checks every registration
Your property goes live only with a valid SLTDA registration. Someone from the Sarisara team checks each certificate by hand.
Staying a Sarisarian
Keep your registration up to date and your rooms stay open to travellers.
- We remind you, starting 60 days before your registration ends.
- If it ends, your property rests until we see the new one.
- Send the renewed certificate; we check it and your property comes back.
You might be wondering
Short, honest answers.
How much does Sarisara keep?
15% of each stay booked through Sarisara, taken out of your room price. Example: a room you price at USD 100 a night, booked for 3 nights, is USD 300. Sarisara keeps USD 45, and you receive USD 255, paid into your bank in rupees. Nothing to join, nothing to list, nothing every month.
Who sets my room prices?
You do, night by night, on your own calendar. Every date stays open until you close it.
Do group discounts come out of my rooms?
No. Group discounts are only for services priced per person, like guides and activities — never for rooms.
Do you take villas, bungalows or apartments?
We take villas registered with SLTDA that let their rooms one by one, serve meals and have staff. We do not take whole houses for one price, self-catering villas, or rented bungalows, houses and apartments.
Will travellers see my phone number or email?
No. You talk to travellers inside Sarisara. Your phone and email stay private.
Your home. Your rooms. Your guests.
Say hello to our assistant and take your first step to becoming a Sarisarian.