Everything!! The staff were amazing!! the villa is beautiful!! The chef cooks the most amazing food. can’t wait to go back 🤩🤩🤩

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a beautiful house filled with lovely furniture. bedrooms were great and one of our rooms was upgraded. a most peaceful setting with a pool. although the pool was small it was surrounded by greenery and wildlife

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this was the most beautiful property we stayed in Sri Lanka. the room and whole property were absolutely stunning and the staff couldn’t have done more for us, including the most delicious breakfast! a great location in galle, a short walk from everything. definitely recommend and would love to go back!

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Gorgeous place, fantastic friendly and helpful staff and the best food we ate in Galle. Couldn't fault it - highly recommended.

historical villa in perfect condition, great personal, good location inside UNESCO historic Fort, very quiet , private pool, good breakfast alla carte conclusion: best place for relax, highly recommend

all was perfect

A beautiful haven, very calm and peaceful but close to all the good stuff at Galle Fort. The perfect sport to walk around then come back and relax. The pool was great and surrounded by greenery, plus monkeys, goannas, squirrels and birds. The staff were attentive and friendly, and the breakfast was amazing, served down by the pool. I stayed 2 nights and felt restored.

The balcony would have been the prefect place for a hammock! :)

this villa was perfect in every way - all the facilities, location, staff and gorgeous room

can’t fault this place - we stayed for 3 nights and each night was as perfect as the next

fantastic location in Galle inside the fort walls. staff were amazing as well as the food. eggs Benedict is to die for. beautiful room and surroundings.

there are a lot of mosquitos. however they do provide lotion in the rooms free of charge and there are ceiling fans outside which help to blow them away. I also had repellant with me which helped.

The property is great. The French toast is seriously heavenly.

But the friendliness of staff and the manager could be better. They were helpful and attentive but mostly we felt like an obligation rather than guests. We were asked to order our breakfast the previous night and when we stated that we’d probably like to decide in the morning they insisted that we decided at night. Without an apology or explanation which is weird. Don’t think a manager of a luxury hotel needs to act like a headmaster of a school. Also at the time of booking we asked for a late checkout. Which was only an hour and a half later then mentioned checkout time. They said a family was arriving so they couldn’t accommodate us. However when we went to pick up our luggage the entire property was completely empty. No guests had arrived. So value for money is definitely a no here.

A lovely, historic place, in a great location in the fort, with friendly and helpful staff. An oasis of calm, with a nice pool to cool off after sightseeing.

Everything was amazing !

Great location, wonderful boutique style stay, amazing staff.

Beautiful room, nice breakfast

We were slightly taken back by how incredibly unhelpful and rude the manager was, given the relatively luxurious value proposition. This was totally out of sync with our general Sri Lanka experience and indeed the other hotel staff. Examples of his behaviour include: - Not proactively giving ANY information re additional activities and services on offer; this meant we didn’t find out the hotel offered bespoke dinners until Day 3 of 3 - Using guest services thereby preventing guests from using such amenities - the manager was napping in the guests’ TV lounge one evening watching cricket so we didn’t feel very welcome to use the room that evening - Would not offer breakfast on the table outside our room because a “table had already been set elsewhere” - it would’ve taken less than a minute to move) - Absolutely zero honeymoon welcome - incidentally, the only hotel in Sri Lanka that didn’t acknowledge the special occasion Seems like a liability for this particular hotel

Honestly, what an amazing oasis in the middle of Galle Fort. Luxurious and attentive and very clean. Chamath and his team made us feel very at home and could not do enough to make our trip more wonderful.

only thing - didn’t have slow closing toilet seats ;-)

Very well placed in Galle. Opposite grass and ramparts to sea. Short walk to the sights, shops and restaurants. Excellent breakfast served outside our room by the pool. Lovely fresh fruit beautifully presented, juice, tea and coffee and a selection of hot dishes. We ate lunch here on two days and it was also very good. The staff were charming and helpful.The room was clean and comfortable.

As with all Taru hotels, this is heavenly. The property is beautiful and secluded. The rooms are spacious and also very nice. The staff are lovely - especially the Manager - he was a very warm and welcoming man and has great service at the front of his mind.

At least in one of the rooms, you have to go the bathroom via the balcony which at night is not ideal. This also means the bathroom is highly exposed to bugs. Not the hotel’s fault as it’s an old colonial house but still a pain to consider when booking.

Taru Villas have several boutique properties and all have been beautifully decorated and have the highest quality furnishings. The staff and management are friendly, helpful and professional. You get a 5* from me for the quality of service. The food was delicious, especially the breakfast - eggs benedict. I would have no hesitation in recommending a stay at any of their properties and I will definitely stay at the Taru Villa properties again. Thank you!

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We loved this boutique hotel. It was impossible to fault - everything was perfect. We stayed for three nights and ate an excellent rice and curry at the hotel for two of these nights. The service was excellent with a special mention for Chathura who was particularly helpful and charming.