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17th Century townhouse, re-defined
Welcome to Fort Bazaar
Begin your Galle quest at Fort Bazaar, a handsome merchant’s home-turned-boutique hotel with 18 stylish guestrooms and fresh, contemporary interiors invoking a Middle Eastern vibe. Positioned on Church Street within a UNESCO-listed 17th century fort, this spa hotel in Galle promises serenity, high-end service and gourmet modern dining, and makes a very welcoming retreat from the bustling cobbled streets of Galle Fort.
Amenities
Location and transfer
The historic port city of Galle lies on Sri Lanka’s south western coast, and is the gateway to a string of intimate sandy bays carved out of the island’s exotic southern coastline. Most come here to visit Galle’s 17th century fort, home to a striking collection of colonial buildings dating back to the British, Dutch and Portuguese colonial eras.
Galle Fort’s quaint streets offer some of the island’s most rewarding urban strolls, not only for the historic buildings that flank the fort’s cobbled streets but the little boutiques, cafes and gelaterias that lie in wait. The coral and limestone ramparts are a hive of activity, particularly towards the day’s end when impromptu cricket games break out and people from all walks of life converge on the western ramparts to watch an Indian Ocean sunset.
Galle offers very easy access to stunning local beaches for swimming, diving and surfing, and for embarking on coastal cruises to observe whales and dolphins in the deep sea. Galle’s verdant palm-dominated interior home to lowland tea factories, centuries-old Buddhist temples, ageing rain forests and vast cinnamon-edged Koggala Lake also beg to be explored.
Accommodation
Bazaar Bedroom
Our Bazaar Bedrooms are light, contemporary-styled Galle Fort rooms that look over a calm central courtyard shaded by fragrant Frangipani flowers. These rooms feature either king-sized or twin four-poster beds, along with two wardrobes and an ensuite wetroom with rainshower.
Amenities include Cable televisions and tea/coffee making facilities
Banyan Bedroom
The Banyan Bedrooms are crafted around an age-old, multi-limbed banyan tree, tucked in the rear end of the hotel. Rooms are air-conditioned and furnished with four-poster king-sized or twin beds, wardrobes, cable televisions, tea/coffee making facilities and have spacious bathrooms with rainshower.
The Banyan Bedrooms additionally have a private furnished balcony or terrace.
Upper Suite
Sleep soundly in Balinese four poster king-sized beds, rest awhile in the open plan lounge and from your private roof terrace, peer down onto Church Street and watch the world go by. Located on the lofty first floor of the original building, Upper Suites offer some of the most luxurious accommodation in Galle Fort. Air-conditioned and featuring lavish amenities, the suites also have spacious dressing areas and broad bathrooms with walk-in showers and free standing bathtubs.
Upper Family Suite
Our split level Upper Family Suite is a spacious and luxurious haven for those travelling with children. On the lower floor is a beautifully proportioned room with a king-sized four poster bed and open plan lounge, while up on the mezzanine floor are twin single beds. The suite has a large bathroom with rainshower and bathtub, and a terrace with views of the Galle Fort.
General Amenities
- Four poster king-size bed
- Cable TV
- In-room tea / coffee
- Balcony/Terrace
- Ensuite bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Complimentary Wi-Fi
- Twin bedroom available
- Living area
- Air-conditioning
- Mini Bar
- Safety Deposit Box
- Courtyard view
- Toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Balcony or Terrace
- Interconnecting units available