The Fortress -

A hotel fashioned in the style of a powerful fortress. Rising next to the beach, the resort’s walls enclose verdant gardens and water features, a spa featuring Ayurvedic treatments, a free flow swimming pool, wine cellar, restaurants, boutiques and exquisitely appointed rooms, lofts and residences.

The resort’s architecture forges historic Dutch and Portuguese styles with the motifs of Sri Lanka. Galle’s most innovative resort experience.

Experience. Your stay at The Fortress is designed to satisfy your individual desires. Pique your artistic senses, immerse yourself in underwater scenery, shop the boutiques or just relax in the gardens alongside the freeform pool. Before and after treatments, guests can indulge in complimentary 'Degrees' water therapies including sauna, steam and hydrobath. Spa facilities include a Yoga Pavilion, Single and Double Treatment Rooms, and Ayurvedic Treatment Rooms with traditional steam beds. Swimming Pool, Library and gym are also available.

Fortress Room – The Fortress Rooms feature a super king 7ft by 7ft bed dressed in Egyptian cotton Frette linen and an open plan bathroom with twin headed shower and bath. These rooms open out onto your own courtyard or garden balcony. In addition, all rooms present a cutting-edge entertainment system and designer fittings that include Plasma screen, Bose DVD player and sound system, espresso machine, air-conditioning, overhead fan, private bar, day bed, in-room safe and IDD telephone

Beach Room – Located on the ground floor, these guestrooms offer views into the gardens, beach and the Indian Ocean beyond. Highlights of these rooms include the open plan bathroom with large bath, rainfall shower and a split-level living area

Ocean Room – Similar to the Beach Rooms, the Ocean Rooms are located on the upper floor of The Fortress and feature high vaulted ceilings. Guests also have the added bliss of enjoying a bath in the Jacuzzi whilst taking in the magnificent views.

 

Ocean Loft – The design of these split-level rooms creates one-of-a-kind experiences on each of their two separate floors. Guests enter into an oversized living room with indoor plunge pool, inviting day bed, 42" plasma screen and Bose DVD sound system. The upstairs level houses the bedroom, showcasing a luxury 7ft.x7ft. bed adorned in soft Egyptian cotton Frette linen and an additional day bed. The stunning upstairs bathroom features both rainfall and wall showers

2 Fortress Residences (240sqm) – The ultimate in sensual living spaces, The Fortress Residences are on the upper floor of The Fortress and each feature two bedrooms and two bathrooms, a separate living area, entertainment area and outdoor dining deck. Each offers guests astounding experiences, with a private cantilevered infinity edge pool enjoying magnificent views of the coastline. Guests staying here are pampered by their 24-hour personal butler, catering to their every whim.

Art Gallery - showcase for local artists. While at The Fortress, see your surroundings through the eyes of local painters and artisans.

Turtle Hatchery - Celebrating and preserving Sri Lanka's biodiversity. The turtle hatchery helps in re-establishing sea turtle populations and allows guests an up-close look at these amazing creatures

Little Adventures Club - Our modern Kids Club will allow your children to savour their holiday as much as you. Your children will be well cared for and looked after, and you are free to enjoy some time of your own, as your children enjoy kids' time with their own exciting activities.

Scuba Diving - The Fortress arranges Scuba Diving trips with a local PADI-certified dive operator.

Rumassala - Among other wildlife, the highlight of Rumassala is the immense diversity of birdlife. See herons, egrets, kingfishers, sandpipers and numerous other species.

 

Galle Rail Station - The Galle Railway Station offers visitors a glimpse of Dutch heritage with colonial style architecture and a wealth of history

 

Yala National Park - A reserve famed for its Ceylon elephants and leopards. Flat plains and rocky terrain, home to deer, sloth bears, buffalo, crocodiles and countless birds.

 

Sinharaja - Troupes of purple-faced langurs swoop from branch to branch. Leopards weave in and out of the trees, mostly unseen. Birds and flame-striped squirrels drift through the canopy

 

Kotawwa Reserve - A dense canopy towers high overhead. This relatively small rainforest hosts a wide variety of flora, with many species labelled, and makes for a beautiful excursion

 

Kotawwa Temple - A peaceful retreat. Visit this quiet temple, a centre of meditation, for a serene outing and experience of Sri Lankan culture

 

Shopping Trips - Traditional Sri Lankan masks, carved from kaduru wood. Batiks with intricate Sri Lankan motifs dyed into the wax-offset fabric. Jewellery fashioned from Sri Lanka 's famous gems

 

Folk Museum - An intriguing collection of the folk arts of Sri Lanka. Set in the erstwhile home of Martin Wickramasinghe, one of Sri Lanka's greatest literary forces of the 20th century.