quotes from the media

"La magie très particulière de ce quartier historique imprègne ses vingt-huit chambres et suites."

"The particular magic of this historic quarter permeates the 28 rooms and suites."

"Plusieurs fois centenaire, ce bâtiment à arcades a connu de nombreuses affectations et transformations, avant de devenir un merveilleux hôtel à l'atmosphère coloniale. L’emplissent des chuchotements nostalgiques, tandis qu’à travers un service stylé, le savoir-vivre y revient au galop"

"Centuries old, this arcade building has lived through many affectations and transformations before becoming a wonderful hotel with a colonial atmosphere redolent with nostalgic whispers. Amangalla is a haven of tranquility and elegance, a well-trained service ensures a flawless savoir-vivre."

Amoureux d’hier, il cultive aussi les facilités et les plaisirs d’aujourd’hui.

"In love with the past, the hotel also cultivates contemporary pleasures.”

“Upscale resorts like the Amangalla reflect Sri Lanka’s organic and untrampled backdrop.”

“It’s filled with a drowsy air of mystery hanging over its labyrinth of streets lined with quaint shops, chic eateries, gemstone merchants and homes. But Amangalla is surely the crown jewel of the fort.”

“One of the most memorable tales involves the hotelier (Nesta) falling in love with a man decades her junior and building a small house behind the hotel as their love nest. It’s hard to blame her. Stay here a while and you’ll fall in love too.”

“Time stands still here, in the most glorious fashion. Don’t wait too long.” 

"There have been a lot of hotels in Sri Lanka, but really stylish designed boutique and luxury hotels have been created only more recently. One of the most beautiful of them is “Amangalla” …"

“It now gleams like a white pearl, there is a hint of fantasy in the new steel chandeliers, but otherwise the place does not seem to have aged, but just been re-energised as if it has spent the past few years in a spa.”

"Within the Fort, the Amangalla - grandly colonial, smoothly run and deeply indulgent - is the obvious place to stay."