Fort Printers
Grade - Boutique First Class
Overview
The Fort Printers is a restored 18th century mansion that’s now an elegant boutique hotel offering understated elegance and personal service in an intimate setting. Nods to the building’s former lives add to the feeling of history, with the original printing press still in situ and the rooms each given an education-related name harking back to its time as a schoolhouse. Located in the heart of Galle’s Old Town, close to the fort ramparts and amongst the pick of the craft and antique shops, it’s a great base from which to explore this UNESCO World Heritage site. It also boasts one of Galle’s best restaurants.
Facilities
There’s a small pool set beneath a frangipani tree in the pretty interior courtyard. Enjoy breakfast here and then enjoy dinner in the hotel’s restaurant, famous for its menu that focuses on seafood and organic local produce. The guest kitchen has a stocked fridge with tea and coffee making facilities. Communal sitting areas are well appointed with deep sofas and alcove seating and almost have the feel of a Moroccan riad.
Rooms
In the historic wing there are five double bedrooms all named after academic subjects that echo the building's former incarnation. Four of the rooms (Headmaster's, History, Geography and Art) are on the first floor encased by a beautiful shuttered wooden veranda and the fifth (Prefect's) is on the ground floor directly next to the pool. The new wing’s rooms are across the narrow road and are much more modern in style with polished concrete floors and neutral decor. All rooms are en-suite with air-conditioning, ceiling fan and WiFi.
Amangalla
Grade - Boutique Deluxe
Overview
The Amangalla’s front door might as well be a time portal; the whirring overhead fans, antique furniture, rattan chairs and deeply polished wooden floors take your back through its 300 years of history and is atmospherically everything you could hope for in colonial style hotel. Built in 1684 as the Dutch headquarters, its heyday until now was as the New Oriental Hotel in the 19th century. Today you can enjoy a luxury hotel that oozes understated elegance and is perfectly placed to explore this UNESCO World Heritage town.
Facilities
Walk through the impressive great hall and discover a deceptively spacious hotel with the beautiful Baths spa, large swimming pool with loungers and pavilions, elegant gardens, yoga & meditation pavilion, barbers and library. Meals are served on the veranda, Sunset Balcony, Great Hall or poolside. WiFi throughout.
Rooms
The 29 rooms and suites are bright and spacious with polish wood floors and shuttered windows. All are en-suite and have four-poster king-size bed, writing desk, dining table, WiFi, sound system, safe and personal bar. Chambers and Suites have a separate sitting area and some have balcony.