Description
All of the 49 guest rooms feature private courtyards or balconies with views onto the gardens, water features or the Indian Ocean. The rooms all contain a 7ft by 7ft super king bed, open plan bathrooms with huge rainforest showers and they are fully up to date with state of the art plasma screens, Bose DVD and surround sound.
The hotel offers an exceptionally relaxing Per Aquum Spa, which combines signature treatments, but also offers the local Ayurveda. The hotel has an inviting swimming pool and can arrange scuba diving with a local PADI certified operator.
The hotel’s dining options are also exceptional, offering both al fresco options in the gardens, to the main restaurant offering both International and Sri Lankan cuisine. There are a number of small eateries and bars.
The Little Adventurers Club provides children's activities and there are lots of family friendly local excursions to be taken. The hotel has a range of room types to suite families, but the Residencies feature two bedrooms, outdoor dining deck, a private infinity swimming pool with views of the coastline and a 24-hour Butler Service.
Scott Dunn recommend staying in an Ocean Room as a minimum to take in the glorious sea views.
Guide price
£1,450 Per person
£1,450 per person based on 2 people sharing an Ocean Room for 7 nights on a bed and breakfast basis including international flights and transfers. Applicable for departures until 19 Dec 2010 (prices increase for the month of August)
Accommodation
The fortress offers 49 Rooms containing 11 Fortress Rooms, 12 Beach Rooms, 18 Ocean Rooms, 6 Ocean Lofts and 2 Fortress Residencies. Rooms are contemporary in design and feature enormous super king size beds, indoor plunge pools and private outdoor pools.
Childcare
Children are welcome at the hotel and there is a Children’s Club. The Little Adventurers Club provides children's activities and there are lots of family friendly local excursions to be taken. The hotel has a range of room types to suite families, but the Residencies feature two bedrooms, outdoor dining deck, a private infinity swimming pool with views of the coastline and a 24-hour butler service.
Facilities
The wealth of facilities at the hotel include the Per Aqqum Spa, yoga pavilion, gym, swimming pool, scuba diving - Padi Certified, water sports centre, business centre, boutiques, children’s club, bicycles for hire, an art gallery, wedding pavilion, turtle hatchery and a CD and DVD library.
Activities
The hotel offers complimentary use of the swimming pool. Activities at an additional charge include excursions. These include boat rides in River Madu, visists to Rhumassala, Galle City and Dutch Fort, the Handunugoda Tea Factory, the Sinharaja Rain Forest, Hiyare Resovoir, the Turtle Hatchery & Spice Garden, the Kanneliya Rain Forest, Kottawa Reserve Martin Wickremasinghe Folk Museum, Yala National Park and you can also go white water rafting nearby too.
Services
Services at the hotel include a currency exchange, naturalists, butler service, pillow menu, bath menu, WiFi, wedding hosts, Tuk Tuk services, laundry and room service.
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
Located just outside of Galle
How to get there
10.5hr flight to Colombo and a 4hr drive.
