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Thambili House By Edwards Collection

4.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
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January 2025

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Courtyard
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Interior entrance

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Spa
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Room service
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning

Explore the area

Map
70, Light House Street, Galle Fort, Galle, 00100
  • Galle Fort
    3 min walk
  • Spa Ceylon Boutique & Urban Spa
    4 min walk
  • Historical Mansion
    4 min walk
  • Bentota (BJT-Bentota River)
    75 min drive

Room options

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Deluxe Suite Sea View

Deluxe Suite Sea View

  • 58 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Room

Deluxe Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Suite

Deluxe Suite

  • 37 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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includes taxes & fees
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About the area

Galle

A stay at Thambili House By Edwards Collection places you in the heart of Galle, within a 5-minute walk of Galle Fort and Spa Ceylon Boutique & Urban Spa. .This beach hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Galle Lighthouse and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Historical Mansion.

What's nearby

  • Galle Fort - 3 min walk
  • Galle Lighthouse - 4 min walk
  • Galle International Cricket Stadium - 8 min walk
  • Jungle Beach - 18 min drive
  • Unawatuna Beach - 19 min drive

Getting around

  • Midigama Railway Station - 25 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Indian Hut - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Taphouse by RnR - Galle - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Barista Lavazza - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Merchant - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Rampart Hotel - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Thambili House By Edwards Collection

Stylish beach retreat with outdoor pool
Thambili House By Edwards Collection offers 3 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations, bathrobes, and complimentary toiletries. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. Services include massages.
Make yourself at home in one of the 3 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms feature shower/tub combinations, complimentary toiletries, and bathrobes. Conveniences include safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages or enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool. Additional features at this Colonial hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A shuttle from the airport to the hotel is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Thambili House By Edwards Collection has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • 24-hour pick-up airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Outdoor pool
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Massages

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • This property does not have any lifts
  • Accessible airport shuttle
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas
  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 16

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 72 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 100
  • Christmas Eve (24 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 100 (from 1 to 6 years old)
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 125
  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per child: USD 125 (up to 6 years old)
  • New Year's Day (1 January) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 125
  • New Year's Day (1 January) Gala Dinner per child: USD 125 (up to 6 years old)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 180 per vehicle (maximum occupancy 5)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Thambili House Villa Galle
Thambili House Villa
Thambili House Galle
Thambili House By Edwards Collection Hotel
Thambili House By Edwards Collection Galle
Thambili House By Edwards Collection Hotel Galle

Thambili House By Edwards Collection Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 21 out of 31 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 7 out of 31 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 31 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 31 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 31 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

HASAN

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Thambilli House was just terrific, rooms, staff, open areas, pool and location ideal for a Galle Fort visit. This was our 3rd stay at The Fort and by far the best accommodation so far. Only surprise was that the room did not have a bar fridge, quite unusual from our perspective.
Stayed 4 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matteo, Doha

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
a true example of dutch colonial house. beautifully restored with the right balance of number of rooms (we counted 3 only) and the shared spaces. A fantastic open space breakfast space under the arches. Small pool that nobody uses, friendly and efficient staff, eager to please and be of service. recommended if you want to have the best stay in Galle
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Kate, Melbourne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
When we arrived, the top management has messed up our room. Instead of sea view room, we got another room. After spending more than 2 hours arguing with the management, the property Manager Malindu managed to get us our room. He was amazing. Making sure property is running smoothly with no hassle. And made sure guest were taken care of at any expense. Overall cleanliness and services were top notch! Hats off to Malindu and the in-house chef for making guests welcome, even though the top management is treating the guests like garbage!
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

8/10 Good

Dominic

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Ideal location. Front room had view of the sea through lovely frangipanis. Pool swims at night refreshing. Be sure to tell the staff the night before if you want a Sri Lankan style breakfast or you will be stuck with a continental breakfast. Helpful staff. Lovely old building tastefully decorated with great air conditioning.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Roy

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staying in a 300 year old beautiful villa that once belonged to a spice trader. The courtyard swimming pool was lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little romantic get away
This is a beautiful very small boutique hotel. Perfect for a romantic get away. Excellent service and great breakfast as well. AC super cold for hot humid days. No bar, and it was a little weird having to have them open and close the main door each time you came and went. They were prompt in doing so, but still a little weird. The fort area of Galle is small but unique. You could walk all the streets and do all the shops in a couple of hours.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Delightful Thambili House!
Had a wonderful stay at Thambili House. We stayed in The Ginger Room which was very spacious, spotlessly clean and had a nice balcony over looking the small pool. Ideal place to relax and cool off in after a morning exploring the Fort. Mr Lakmal was exceptionally accommodating and made our stay very comfortable. The house is a fine example of an old Spice Traders House. Our only slight disappointment was we couldn’t sit and see the sea from the house. I had mistakenly thought we could but this is just from the other room. However, the house is ideally located in the Fort and seconds away from all the restaurants and other amenities the Fort and surrounding area has to offer.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The house is gorgeous, the service was excellent, the bed extra comfy, the terrace beautiful and the breakfast amazing. We were heartbroken to leave :( special mention for the excellent service, very attentive, kind and arranging
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If is a beautiful historic home in an immaculate location. To top it off, Steven and his team were spectacular with their service during our stay.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jake

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Stay
We booked this as a bit of a treat during a 3 week stay in Sri Lanka, we were not disappointed. The staff and hotel were lovely! The service was personal and welcoming, and the unique small property left us feeling at home.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

BARTRAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful boutique hotel with excellent service and really friendly, helpful staff. They served a good breakfast, both Western and Sri Lankan. Perfect location in Galle fort.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful building, poor service
Beautiful building. Catering not great. Stay spoilt by staff desperate to charge us 25 USD each for breakfast, when it was included in the room price - even to the point where the supervisor would not let us check out until he had confirmation from the manager that we did not have to pay for breakfast.Not 5 star service for a 5 star price.

10/10 Excellent

Zaynab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home away from home
It's like your own house! Private, bespoke and custom. Love it
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2018

6/10 Okay

Julien, london

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Short stay in Galle
The hotel itself is not bad for a boutique hote, pretty guest, only 3 rooms. We based our booking on the picture of the room. In real the room was very small with no windows! so we felt very oppressed. We asked to change room but the 3 others were already booked. We booked 3 nights but we left after 2. As a guest house not a lot or room to sunbathe. So should you want to book this hotel, get the room with windows at least
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Treat yourself
Stunning property, great location and a real retreat from the heat and bustle of Galle
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Huge disappointment, not worth the price
Arrived to be checked in by someone who did not speak English so was unable to answer any of our questions. Did not even have a city map. Then we went to the room for which we paid in excess of USD250 for 1 night: Basically a converted attic, only window facing internal hallway. Mosquitos everywhere. Room had no cupboard to hang clothes, nothing to place suitcase on so had to leave on the floor, no amenity kit in the bathroom, basically only soap and shampoo, no minibar. After single shower no hot water. Constant noises from the hot water boiler in the bathroom disturbing our sleep. A TOTAL DISASTER AND MISREPRESENTATION OF ROOM ON THE HOTEL WEBSITE. When complained to a senior person on the phone (as no one in the hotel spoke English or had any authority) was given 2 options: find another hotel at 7pm and get reimbursed or get transferred to a sister hotel 20 minutes out of town. Given that we were in Galle for 1 night only clearly both options were not viable.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
An oasis of tranquility
Beautiful house, wonderful staff, the Sri Lankan breakfast was incredible. Just an oasis away from the heat and bustle of Galle. Will be going again....
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

10/10 Excellent

Vidhya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful home in Galle
This is a beautifully decorated house with 3 bedrooms across a small street from the ocean. Positives included very nice bedrooms and bathrooms, a cold plunge pool (all other pools in SL were warm, which is not refreshing as it is hot, hot, hot there), and a great location, right in the middle of everything you would want to see. They upgraded me to the bedroom at the front, which has a porch with recliners where you can watch the waves roll in. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ADDRESS ON HOTELS.COM IS INCORRECT. The hotel is on Ramparts Street NOT at 70 Lighthouse Street (look for the house on Google maps).
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Shontelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best kept secret in Galle Fort
The property is amazingly beautiful, was a little difficult to find as the address given is actually the back of the property. The sevice was amazing, tea & coffee on request, they helped us with aquiring wine for lounging by the pool & the breakfast was outstanding. I would bypass Colombo entirely next time to spend more time here :)
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Martha , USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very Nice hotel inside the old dutch fort
My husband and I stayed at the Thambili house for one night and I must say it was sensational. The staff greeted us warmly, upgraded our room to one with a sea view for no extra charge, and did everything they could to make our stay an enjoyable one.The nutmeg room was clean and spacious with a beautiful balcony overlooking the ocean! The hotel is in an excellent location it is close to the lighthouse and many other shops and restaurants are about a 5 minute walk away! We enjoyed dinner that night at the Thambili house as well with some delcious seafood and traditional sri lankan curry everything was Fantastic. I would definitely reccomend this hotel to anyone and would love to stay there again one day