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Galle Fort Hotel

5.0 star property
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Loft Suite | Bathroom
Outdoor pool, pool loungers
Grand Apartment Suite
Exterior
Grand Apartment Suite | Living area

Reviews

9.2 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Air conditioning
    Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping

Explore the area

Map
No 28, Church Street,Galle Fort, Galle, 80000
  • Spa Ceylon Boutique & Urban Spa
    1 min walk
  • Galle Fort
    2 min walk
  • National Maritime Museum
    2 min walk
  • Bentota (BJT-Bentota River)
    82 min drive

Room options

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Library Suite

Library Suite

  • 65 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Porcelain Suite

Porcelain Suite

  • 42 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Grand Apartment room

Grand Apartment room

  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Admiral Cheng Ho Suite

Admiral Cheng Ho Suite

  • 33 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Grand Apartment Suite

Grand Apartment Suite

  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Garden Suite

Garden Suite

  • 46 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Loft Suite

Loft Suite

  • 20 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Garden Room

Garden Room

  • 26 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Terrace Suite

Terrace Suite

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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includes taxes & fees
5 Dec - 6 Dec
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About the area

Galle

With a stay at Galle Fort Hotel in Galle (Fort Galle), you'll be steps from Spa Ceylon Boutique & Urban Spa and Galle Fort. .This luxury hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Historical Mansion and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Old Dutch Hospital.

What's nearby

  • Galle Fort - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Galle Lighthouse - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Galle International Cricket Stadium - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Jungle Beach - 23 min drive - 6.4 km
  • Unawatuna Beach - 25 min drive - 7.4 km

Getting around

  • Midigama Railway Station - 25 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 126 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Indian Hut - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Taphouse by RnR - Galle - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Barista Lavazza - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Merchant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Rampart Hotel - ‬4 min walk

About this property

Galle Fort Hotel

Luxury Galle hotel in Fort Galle with a 24-hour front desk
Galle Fort Hotel offers 11 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Accommodations offer separate sitting areas. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathrobes, slippers, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. 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.

Make yourself at home in one of the 11 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include safes and complimentary newspapers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant or snacks in the coffee shop/cafe. The hotel also offers room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. A roundtrip airport shuttle is available for a surcharge.
Galle Fort Hotel 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

  • No on-site parking available
  • Return airport shuttle (surcharge)

Food and drink

  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Bike rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

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
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

More

  • Couples dining
  • Romance packages available
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Toothbrush and toothpaste

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • Satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Free bottled water

More

  • Free newspapers
  • Safe
  • Separate sitting area
  • Slippers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 6 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 6 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

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; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
A fee for a mandatory Christmas Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 24
A fee for a mandatory New Year's Eve gala dinner is included in the total price displayed for stays on December 31
Children 6 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Galle Fort Hotel
Galle Fort
The Galle Fort Hotel
Galle Fort Hotel Hotel
Galle Fort Hotel Galle
Galle Fort Hotel Hotel Galle

Galle Fort Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 56 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 81 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 81 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

vishnu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Xt
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Dawn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great food, service, and pool.
The hotel was spotless, the staff friendly and helpful. Try the coconut pancakes or the arrack drinks from the bar. Absolutely delicious! The pool was wonderful and very clean.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suresh

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing location, staff, and service....don't miss!
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

6/10 Okay

Ahmed

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Beautiful property, but mediocre service
This property is architecturally brilliant. It's a wonderful and thoughtful conversion of a historic building into comfortable hotel rooms. but the hotel service is quite poor. I think it's a government-run hotel and it shows. Many of the staff are not well-trained, and do not seem to have much of a hospitality background. As one example, I sat down for breakfast, ordered quickly, and immediately explained that we needed to catch a flight, so we were in the rush. We didn't get our main food after 35-40 minutes of waiting. And it wasn't just me asking: all the staff could clearly observe that I rushed to get my suitcases down AFTER ordering food. But it did not seem to matter to them. I explained to both front desk staff and restaurant staff that we were risking missing our flight, and that they could just give us everything in a takeaway box. They first agreed, but then came out and said that it would take another 15 minutes to get ready. So we just left not eating the breakfast we had paid for. The staff explained that because there was one other table (who sat down after us), they were overwhelmed. Two tables (6 people total) somehow overwhelmed their cooking capacity. The check-in process at this hotel was quite good. The service quality here is such that if you are paying around $100-$120, this is a fine hotel. If you are going above that, then Galle offers other better-run hotels.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

2/10 Terrible

Celine

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I got food poisoned from the food there. They were the last stop and restaurant i dined at. I have been at a hospital for two days with a stomach infection from the burger I had the last night at Galle Fort hotel. Terrible. I have been extremely sick since. Will not recommend whatsoever!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Two night stay
Positives: location, walkable to all that old Galle Fort has to offer. Interesting history of the hotel itself. Pool to cool off in . Room was large. Bed was comfortable. Breakfast was great (did not eat any other meals here) Negatives: pool has a dreadful old drain/sewerage smell at the far end (not in the pool itself- but could be from the drainage vents on the end/side?). Shower and sink in the room could do with a really good clean. Sink had a crack right across it. Mosquito net is looking really shabby. Feels rundown rather than heritage. Table in the Main lounge area was actively being eaten by insects while we were being checked in. requested transport to the train for early morning to be told no problem tuktuks here all the time . Did speak with a driver who did not turn up ( the only transport arrangement we had in 3 weeks of travelling that did not turn up). And no other vehicles in sight. Did send a staff member down the road to try to find something . Fortunately we had time to spare.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

10/10 Excellent

Graydon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stylish historic hotel in the middle of Galle Fort, great amenities, fantastic food, large accommodating room, and incredible and personable service.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Denzil, Boston MA, USA

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Old needs renovation and the rooms are a bit small. Also bathroom facilities are out dated and in dysfunction.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everythikng
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful building and very comfortable room. Felt like we were getting a very unique and authentic Galle Fort experience.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Historical building in a perfect location
Very nice boutique hotel in a historical building and perfect location in Galle. Fantastic breakfast and friendly staff. Very nice restaurant and perfect gin tonic
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming Hotel in perfect location!
Highly recommend Galle Fort Hotel! So beautiful in a perfect location and the staff (especially Kusal - I hope I am spelling that right - who was at reception). My only comment is that they tried to charge us an egregious amount - the cost of an additional room - to add an additional guest into our Library Suite room. I booked the largest room specifically because I knew it could accommodate more than 2 people and was happy to pay an upcharge but not a whole room's worth! They were very pleasant and the pool area, the room, all of the small details were so wonderful. Breakfast in the morning was quite tasty and large - I wish I could spend a few more days there!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was really well designed, with dining tables facing the pool. In fact, with all the rooms facing the lovely, exquisite pool. We were most appreciative of the fact that our room was literally 5 steps away from the pool! For someone who loves to swim, this was truly appreciated. The entre service was wonderful. Thank you so much.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This restored property remains a stand in Galle for the setting and service.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

RaneeK, Hong Kong

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
nice dinner by the pool but the gin tonic is comparatively expensive . Love the rooms facing pool. Staff super friendly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous place, great staff, great food & beautiful surroundings. Highly recommend this hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Rajan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 8 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All was great but the service, particularly at breakfast was erratic and slow.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Robyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Interesting proprty. Felt like taking a step back in time. Bonus to have a pool inside the fort .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved the colonial aspects food and staff. Great place to base yourself for a few days in Galle and surrounds
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019