Our View
From the moment you walk down the steps into the hillside home, you are enchanted by the architecture and surrounds, with three stunning bedrooms surrounding an open area for lounging by the ample pool. And then the food starts.... Madura, the chef, previously worked as a chef at Nobu in Dubai and in the Maldives. His cooking is exquisite, but more importantly, nothing is too much trouble.
If a secluded beach escape is what you are after for your family holiday then Walatta House is ideal.
Summary
- Location: Tangalle, Sri Lanka
- Distance from Colombo Airport: 3 hrs 30 mins
- Meal Plan: Catered – ingredients excluded and purchased locally
- Staff: Accomplished Chef and House Staff
- 3 bedrooms (2 doubles and 1 twin)
- 20metre pool
- Direct beach access
- Hill side south facing overlooking ocean
- Eco design
- Yoga Platform
- Sat TV/DVD
- Security
Detailed Description
Walatta House is one of the most unique villas on the south coast of Sri Lanka. The house is partially ‘submerged’ into a hillside that overlooks the Indian Ocean and offers a seamless junction between architecture and nature. It is a superb example of contemporary design. The imperative was to maximise interaction between the indoors and out, to create a sense of openness and space.
The landscape is used as an integral design element with an open sided living room offering stunning views across the infinity pool to the ocean, the beaches and the sky.
Indoors, too, the design blurs any distinction between house and garden.
Location
Tangalla (1 ¾ hours from Galle, 3 hours from Colombo) is known for its vast beaches; its beautiful bays and challenging surf.
Although the town itself does not hold much excitement what lies around is what makes this location so appealing. Aside from the long deserted palm fringed beaches you are close enough to the Yala Game Reserve for a day trip and the opportunity to see a majestic leopard and several pachyderms.
It is about 1 hour away from where the whale and dolphin watching boats leave from so the largest land and sea mammals can be seen in the same day…although don’t try rush it. There are sea turtles on almost every beach and ancient temples, undiscovered by tourists.
Good to Know
Minimum stay: Low Season: 3 nights, High Season: 3 nights, Peak Season: 7 nights
What we Think
A truly idyllic location by an exclusive stretch of beach, combined with extraordinary attention to detail makes this a firm favourite of ours.
