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Amangalla vs Taru Villas - Lake Lodge
Both Amangalla and Taru Villas - Lake Lodge are rated highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, Amangalla ranks slightly higher than Taru Villas - Lake Lodge. Amangalla comes in at #8 in Sri Lanka with positive reviews from 6 reviewers like The Telegraph, Hideaway Report and Afar Magazine.
Amangalla
Afar Magazine
Condé Nast Traveler
Lonely Planet
The Telegraph
Mr & Mrs Smith
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10 Church Street, inside the Fort, Galle, Sri Lanka
From $0 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
Afar Magazine
"The Dutch Fort in Galle offers a myriad of beautiful hotels including the historic and lovingly restored Amangalla."
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Condé Nast Traveler
"Amangalla breathes luxurious new life into the former New Oriental Hotel, a seventeenth-century colonial gem inside Galle Fort, the UNESCO World Heritage Site on Sri Lanka’s southern coast."
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Lonely Planet
"Enjoy colonial opulence in this lavishly kitted out resort that's based in one of the Fort's most famous buildings."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"Think high tea on a shaded verandah, whirring overhead fans and rooms with four-poster beds, antique furniture and 300-year-old teak floors."
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Mr & Mrs Smith
"Expect period furnishings like four-poster beds sharing space with modern details like sculptural freestanding bathtubs – along with a peaceful outdoor pool and charming courtyard."
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Taru Villas - Lake Lodge
Oyster
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
20 Alvis Terrace, Colombo 03000, Sri Lanka
From $120 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"It's a tranquil city retreat for quiet, low-key holiday-makers -- wild partiers steer clear."
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The Telegraph
8.0
"A hard-to-beat central Colombo location close to shops, sights and restaurants – yet tucked into a quiet cul-de-sac – makes this chic and affordable hotel a winning place to stay in the capital."
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Lonely Planet
Top choice
"This hotel gets everything just right...Service is excellent and the hotel is well managed. You can easily walk to much of what’s interesting in Colombo."
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