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Galle Fort Hotel

A storied villa, spruced up to Unesco-approved standards, at the heart of Sri Lanka’s time-capsule coastal town: Galle Fort Hotel is a boutique stay for the history books. Spacious suites are dotted with rare Dutch antiques, wallpapers have been hand-painted by local artists and a grand verandah skirts the frangipani-scented pool – it’s been a few centuries since this was a gem merchant’s mansion, but there’s still plenty of old-world treasure here. Between the colonnades and colonial curios, though, homegrown Sri Lankan culture stays front and centre, with heritage Sri Lankan dining and a bar where a revival of the country’s signature spirit arrack is in full swing.

Galle Fort Hotel is set within the old walls of Galle, an atmospheric 17th-century fort town on Sri Lanka’s southern coast.

Room Types

Garden Room

Double room on the ground floor, with a feature wall of hand-painted wallpaper | French doors open directly onto the hotel’s courtyard and pool, plus there’s a separate private garden nook | King-size bed | Original art hangs above the sofa in the cosy living area | Bathroom with a walk-in shower and a vanity area with double basins | Free WiFi, air conditioning, ceiling fan, tea- and coffee-making facilities, free bottled water, and Spa Ceylon bath products

from £512

Loft Suite

Split-level suite with a sitting room on the ground floor and a garden-facing bedroom above | The sitting-room doors open out onto the courtyard and pool | King-size bed | The bathroom is downstairs, and has twin sinks and a shower | Free WiFi, air conditioning, ceiling fan, tea- and coffee-making facilities, free bottled water, and Spa Ceylon bath products

from £512

Porcelain Suite

One-bedroom suite with a high vaulted ceiling and a pretty display of 19th-century blue-and-white china plates | The original Dutch shuttered windows look out over the courtyard garden and pool | King-size bed | The bathroom has a shower, bath tub and separate dressing-room area | Free WiFi, air conditioning, ceiling fan, tea- and coffee-making facilities, free bottled water, and Spa Ceylon bath products

from £512

Terrace Suite

Split-level suite with a ground-floor sitting room and garden-view bedroom upstairs | The frangipani-fringed pool is steps from the sitting room door | King-size bed | The bathroom is on the lower level, with a bath tub and shower | Free WiFi, air conditioning, ceiling fan, tea- and coffee-making facilities, free bottled water, and Spa Ceylon bath products

from £512

Admiral Cheng Ho Suite

Two-bedroom, split-level suite paying tribute to a historic Chinese seafarer, featuring a spiral staircase, South-East-Asian antiques and a show-stealing carved four-poster bed | The lower bedroom has direct access to the verandah, pool and courtyard | Two king-size beds | The bathroom has a freestanding bath tub and a walk-in rainfall shower | Free WiFi, air conditioning, ceiling fan, tea- and coffee-making facilities, free bottled water, and Spa Ceylon bath products

from £472

Grand Apartment Room

Double room on the first floor, furnished with colonial-era antiques | The room has direct access to the garden-view verandah | King-size bed | For larger groups, this room can connect with the Grand Apartment Suite | Free WiFi, air conditioning, ceiling fan, tea- and coffee-making facilities, free bottled water, and Spa Ceylon bath products

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Library Suite

One-bedroom suite with a collection of antique books | King-size bed | The suite looks out over the palm-fringed pool and garden | The generous living area has a large sofa and plenty of space to spread out | There’s a freestanding bath tub, plus a separate bathroom with a walk-in shower | Free WiFi, air conditioning, ceiling fan, tea- and coffee-making facilities, free bottled water, and Spa Ceylon bath products

from £580

Garden Suite

from £552

Grand Apartment Suite

One-bedroom suite with colonial-era furnishings and a spacious separate living area | The suite opens onto the garden-view verandah | King-size bed | The bathroom has a freestanding bath tub and a walk-in shower | For larger groups, the suite can connect with the Grand Apartment Room | Free WiFi, air conditioning, ceiling fan, tea- and coffee-making facilities, free bottled water, and Spa Ceylon bath products

from £644

Location

28 Church Street, Galle, 80000

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