Description
Set within the walls of the historic Galle fort the original buildings of Amangalla date back over 400 years. The hotel is full of antiques, old prints, rich mahogany, wood and rattan planters and a warm and welcoming staff who will see to your every need.
With only 25 individually styled rooms, Aman Resorts have created a very special city hotel combining the unique architecture of the original buildings with Aman’s renowned contemporary design. The rooms and chambers are more traditional with en-suite bathrooms while the suites have an open plan design with the bathroom forming part of the bedroom. Due to the age and design of the building, no two chambers or suites are the same.
The dining room serving traditional Sri Lankan curry and home-cooked dishes and furnished with period chairs and tables, spills out onto the front terrace should you wish to dine al fresco. Adjacent is the Zaal, a traditional Dutch Great Hall, where light snacks and cocktails are served while you observe the world from the terrace. There is also a fantastic spa offering treatments from a classic facial and pedicure combined to the Ayurvedic massage using herbs from the Ceylon cornucopia. The Garden Pavilion offers the perfect place for meditation and yoga classes.
The hotel offers a range of cultural experiences including visits to local temples, tea plantations and the Hiyare rainforest. You'll also be able to catch a glimpse of the gracious Blue Whale between December and April, a truly unforgettable experience.
Guide price
£2,085 Per person
£2,085 per person for 7 nights based on 2 people sharing a Chamber on a room only basis, including international flights and private transfers.
Accommodation
Amangalla offers 7 Bedrooms, 10 Chambers, 8 Suites and 1 Garden House. Suites feature a bedroom with a twin or king size four-poster bed and arched, shuttered windows, a bathroom with a free-standing bathtub, twin vanities, separate toilet and shower and spacious lounge adorned with tasteful furniture. For the ultimate in luxury, book yourself into the Garden House, a delightfully luxurious 2-storey dwelling set amongst the immaculate gardens of the hotel.
Childcare
Children welcome but no facilities except complimentary babysitting. There is plenty to see and do in and around the hotel and they'll love the whale watching trip. Swim, snorkel and go fishing off the boat, or enjoy a picnic in a coconut-fringed cove.
Facilities
Facilities at Amangalla include a swimming pool, 2 restaurants (the 'Zaal' and the 'Dining Room'), lounge and spa featuring 5 treatment chambers, gentlemen's and ladies' dressing rooms lead, saunas, steam rooms and hydrotherapy pools. There is also a barber shop, salon and a yoga and meditation pavilion.
Activities
Activities at the hotel include swimming, yoga, meditation, spa treatments and therapies. The hotel will be happy to arrange a selection of tailor made cultural experiences including visits to historic local temples, tea plantations and the Hiyare rainforest. You can also go whale watching in a converted Indonesian fishing trawler from December to April to catch a rare glimpse of the Blue Whale, the largest marine mammal in the world.
Services
Complimentary baby sitting is available on request.
When to travel
From May to August the Yala monsoon brings rain to the island’s southwestern half. The southwest has the highest rainfall – up to 4000mm a year. There is also an inter-monsoonal period in October and November when rain can occur in many parts of the island. Colombo and the low-lying coastal regions have an average temperature of 27°C. The sea stays at around 27°C all year. Climatically speaking, the driest (and best) seasons in Sri Lanka are from December to March for the west and south coasts.
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Location and directions
Galle, Sri Lanka
Amangalla, resides within the walls of the old Dutch fort in the town of Galle, 120km south of Colombo on the southwest coast of Sri Lanka.
How to get there
Colombo’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) is the sole international airport in Sri Lanka and is located about 30km north of the city. Travel time between the airport and the city centre is approximately 1-hour. The car transfer from BIA to Amangalla takes about 3-hours. Alernatively, Sri Lankan Airlines runs a daily Airtaxi service from BIA to Koggala airstrip, a 25-minute drive from Amangalla. The flight time is 45-minutes.
