Galle Fort, private villa
Seven Pillars
A heritage townhouse on Lighthouse Street.
Three bedrooms beneath a vaulted thirty-foot timber roof, in the heart of the 17th century Dutch fort. Pillared verandas, Dutch furnishings, and the ramparts 150 metres from the door.
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Beach and ramparts
- 150 m
- From the airport
- 2 hrs
In residence
- Breakfast included with the villa
- Seafood barbecues from the Galle market
- Private yoga and meditation
- Market tour and cooking with the villa butler
Rooms
- Master Bedroom
- Second Bedroom
- Third Bedroom
Near Seven Pillars
Galle Fort, on foot
About 1 km away
Galle market and the fish auction
About 1 km away
A Test match at Galle
About 1 km away
Rumassala hill on foot, at dawn
About 2 km away
Back roads by bicycle
About 3 km away
Snorkelling at Jungle Beach
About 3 km away, November to April
At the villa, on request
- Cooking with the villa chef. Curries, sambols and hoppers made in the villa kitchen, from coconut scraped by hand to the tempering of the spices. Then you eat it all.
- Dancers and drummers at the villa. An evening of Kandyan and low-country dance and drumming on the lawn, arranged for a celebration or simply for the night.
- A spa ritual for two. Two therapists, two hours and oils blended for the day, at the villa or in a spa pavilion among the tea.
- Ayurveda, properly. A consultation with an Ayurvedic doctor, then treatments and food shaped to you. For a few days, or as a programme of two weeks or more.
Getting there
- Airport transfers. A private car and driver meets you at Bandaranaike International and brings you back.
- Chauffeur for the stay. A car and driver on call for the length of your trip.
- Between stays. Door-to-door transfers when your trip takes in more than one address.
On these journeys
- West to East 10 nights, Bentota, then Galle Fort, then Talpe, then Weligama
- A Month on the Coast 28 nights, Galle Fort, then Talpe, then Weligama