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Galle Fort Hotel BOUTIQUE HOTEL
( MAP GOOGLE MAP ; 223 2870; www.galleforthotel.com ; 28 Church St;r from US$200;
)
This former 17th-century Dutch merchant's house is home to a breathtaking boutique
hotel. The rooms are all different: some have two levels and others stretch across entire
floors. Linens are exquisite and there are antiques everywhere. What you won't find are
distractions like TVs - rather, you can enjoy the large courtyard pool and the pervasive
serenity.
HOLIDAY RENTALS
Sri Lanka's beautiful southern beaches have been drawing people for decades, many of
whom find leaving harder than they thought and put down roots more permanently.
Scores of private villas and holiday homes dot the sands east and west of Galle. Most are
the very definition of discretion, with high walls keeping the hubbub of the coast road
away.
Many of these beautiful properties are available for rent at prices that may surprise: for
as little as US$150 a night, you can have your own beach house. And as you pay more, the
amenities only proliferate, from pools to staff and beyond. Some of the grander proper-
ties are no strangers to the pages ofHellomagazine.
Good sources for rentals include the following websites:
www.villasinsrilanka.com
www.lankarealestate.com
www.vrbo.com
Around Galle
Dutch House BOUTIQUE HOTEL
( GOOGLE MAP ; 438 0275; www.thedutchhouse.com ; 23 Upper Dickson Rd;r from US$250;
)
After a game of croquet on the lawn and a swim in the dreamy pool, retire to one of only
four rooms high in the hills above Galle to write a novel or sketch a masterpiece. Then
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