Western Province · Sri Lanka
The Wallawwa
A 200-year-old colonial manor house fifteen minutes from Colombo's airport
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Most arrivals into Sri Lanka land at Katunayake, and most visitors head straight out. The Wallawwa makes a case for stopping: a two-hundred-year-old manor house set in two acres of walled tropical garden, fifteen minutes from the terminal but entirely insulated from it.
Eighteen rooms and suites are spread through the old house and garden wings, with four-posters, verandas and plunge pools in the larger categories. There is a pool under the trees, a spa specialising in Ayurvedic and Balinese treatments, and a colonial-style bar.
Negombo's fish market, lagoon and Dutch canal are a short drive north, and the hotel arranges early-morning boat trips for those with time to spare before a flight.
At a glance
What to expect
- Colonial manor rooms
- Private plunge pools
- Garden swimming pool
- Z Spa
- Airport transfers
- Day rooms for late flights
- Verandah dining
- Walled gardens
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