Surrounded by lawns, old trees, and lotus ponds, The Wallawwa Sri Lanka is a restored manor house that makes an easy, graceful start or finish to any trip. A “wallawwa” is a traditional Sri Lankan country manor, and this one is said to be about 200 years old, once part of an estate belonging to the head chieftain of Galle. Today it is a boutique hotel on Minuwangoda Road in Kotugoda, in the same family as the island’s luxury boutique hotels in Sri Lanka that favour atmosphere over scale.
Inside, the mood is contemporary colonial: dark woods, high ceilings, large windows, Balinese four-poster beds, and bathrooms with rain showers in terrazzo-lined wet rooms. The largest option, the Mountbatten Suite, has an egg bath and a private plunge pool. Guests who choose The Wallawwa hotel often say it feels like a private home, not a hotel.
Meals are served on the veranda. At The Wallawwa Hotel Sri Lanka, the menu mixes Sri Lankan curries with Western and Asian-influenced dishes, and some produce comes from the hotel’s own garden. Room service runs around the clock, and the hotel runs cookery demonstrations. The Z Spa offers massages and scrubs to ease the journey, and a yoga and meditation space sits in the grounds, which makes Wallawwa hotel a good rest stop among Sri Lanka luxury resorts. A stone-lined pool sits among the trees.
It is also remarkably close to the airport, which is the reason many travellers choose it. Wallawwa Hotel Sri Lanka is roughly 10 km, or about 20 minutes, from Bandaranaike International Airport, so a long flight ends in a quiet garden. Colombo is about an hour’s drive away, so searches for Wallawwa Colombo point to a hotel just outside the city. Negombo’s beaches are about 30 minutes away, and the city’s sights are on Colombo’s doorstep. For anyone planning luxury travel in Sri Lanka, our Sri Lanka tour packages can build the first or last night here into a longer itinerary.
There is plenty to do without leaving the area. Wallawwa Sri Lanka guests can take boat trips on the Muthurajawela Wetlands, visit the Henarathgoda Botanical Garden, play croquet or badminton in the grounds, or browse the library. Recent guest reviews and the official photos are worth a look before you decide, and our team can answer any question that comes up.
Room rates vary by room, season, and length of stay, so we put together a personalized quote based on your travel dates and party size.
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Whether you want a restful first night after a long flight or a calm last stop before you fly home, The Wallawwa makes a gracious base. As one of the leading luxury travel agents Sri Lanka has to offer, Silk Way Ceylon Tours arranges stays at the country’s best luxury hotels in Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka luxury resorts. We build complete Sri Lanka luxury holidays around your dates, interests, and pace of travel.
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