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Palm Hotel Sri Lanka

Castaway-to-colonial looks dominate Sri Lanka’s south coast. But Palm Hotel’s East London-hailing owners have given a whole new meaning to Shoreditch-on-Sea, with a spread of illuminati-esque black A-frame cabanas, rosy nods to colourful modernist architects Geoffrey Bawa and Ricardo Bofill, and an industrial shipping-container pavilion that looks like the setting for a – literal – jungle rave. And if that all sounds a bit too East London, Palm’s lushly Sri Lankan too in its coconut grove setting, chill-pill effect and spice-must-flow meals.

Palm Hotel sits on a four-acre coconut grove close to picturesque surf haven Ahangama and about a 40-minute drive from Galle.

Room Types

Cabana

58sq m | Views of paddy fields and the jungle | Private terrace with cane furnishings and hammocks | Industrial in style, with concrete, white-wood finishes, and Crittall window doors, these black-painted A-frame cabanas nod to the jungly surrounds with rattan ceilings, custom cane furnishings and beds romantically – and practically – swathed in white netting | Living area | King-size bed on a dais | Open-air stone bathroom with a rainfall shower that’s open to the sky and sunshine, and an indoor stone vanity | Bluetooth speakers, free WiFi, minibar, air-conditioning and fan, locally made Green Pearl Ceylon bath products | Two adults, one small child and one older child can sleep here; cots available on request

from £350

Deluxe Suite

80sq m | Views of paddy fields and the jungle through three floor-to-ceiling-window walls and from the bathroom | Private terrace with cane furnishings and hanging chair hammocks | Elevated on stilts beneath the palm canopy | Industrial in style, with concrete, white-wood finishes and Crittall windows, these black-painted A-frame cabanas nod to the jungly surrounds with rattan ceilings, custom cane furnishings and beds romantically – and practically – swathed in white netting | Living room with a day-bed that can be used as a single extra bed | Bedroom with a mosquito-net-swathed king-size bed | Open-air stone bathroom with a rainfall shower that’s open to the sky and sunshine and an indoor stone vanity | Bluetooth speakers, free WiFi, minibar, desk, air-conditioning and fan, locally made Green Pearl Ceylon bath products | Two adults and two children under-12 can sleep here; cots available on request

from £438

Palm Haus

225sq m | Views over the jungle, paddies and rice planation | Coloured accents and terrazzo tiles warm a refined concrete interior | Four bedrooms; two with king-size beds and two with twin beds | Three ensuite bathrooms with walk-in rain showers; one also has a large terrazzo-tiled bath tub | Fourth bedroom has access to the villa's communal bathroom with a walk-in rain shower | Fully equipped kitchen with custom-made dining table for eight | Access to the hotel's pool, restaurant and gym | Meals can be eaten a la carte at the restaurant or delivered to the villa

from £954

Location

Nakanda, Galkadanduwa, Ahangama, 80650

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