quotes from the media

"The by far best cuisine in Galle is being served in the fabulous colonial dining room of the Amangalla… Once you have moved into one of the 30 rooms it is truly difficult to ever leave it again – the teak floor, the high ceilings, the terraces and antique furnitures and the wonderful old-fashioned bathrooms are simply so beautiful to just serve the night's rest".

"Amangalla is the ultimate colonial tropical fantasy."

“I’m beginning to realize why Sri Lankans love their paradise isle, and why the Amanjunkies keep coming back. This is pampered, exotic luxury at its best.”

“The best place to stay is the Amangalla hotel, occupying a 1684 building of such stature that even the most vehement critics of the excesses of Empire will go wobbly at the knees as they pull up a chair on the airy verandah and order a mango Bellini.”

“Rooms are exquisite, the food sensational and the staff in their flowing robes glide around as if in a state of higher consciousness.”

“Amangalla: This former Dutch Colonial Villa in Galle is a dream of a hotel – that you should make come true at least once in your lifetime.”

“Today, this has been restored as Amangalla, a grand hotel for our times with four-poster beds, a huge jade-green swimming pool and an airy restaurant serving delicious local dishes such as seafood white curry and watalappan (custard) with coconut ice cream.  Add to this the complimentary yoga and a top-class spa, and a stay here engenders such a sense of well-being there is a serious danger you will wander off and spend a reckless amount of money in the nearby shops.”