The Fort PrintersvsHelga's Folly
The Fort Printers and Helga's Folly are both highly recommended by expert writers. On balance, The Fort Printers is preferred by most reviewers compared to Helga's Folly. The Fort Printers comes in at #26 in Sri Lanka with accolades from 3 reviews including Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler.
The Fort Printers
Travel + Leisure
Lonely Planet
39 Pedlar St, Galle Fort, Galle, Sri Lanka
From $119/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Travel + Leisure "Dutch and English influences abound at this 18th-century mansion, whose five suites are decorated in jewel-toned velvets." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"In the heart of the Fort, this imposing 1825 structure once housed printing presses, and later school classrooms. Today it's divided into two sections: rooms in the older part have..." Full review
Condé Nast TravelerHelga's Folly
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph Lonely Planet
70 Rajaphilla Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka
From $100/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine "The reality of the place has already exceeded the vision I hold of it in my imagination." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A handsome mansion built in the 1930s, run by the eccentric Helga De Silva, the property is now a faded but incredible Alice-in-Wonderland-meets-Hammer-Horror bohemian ghost ride experience." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"This hotel/art gallery/surrealist dream has to be the most extraordinary hotel in Sri Lanka. Indeed, the Stereophonics famously wrote the song 'Madame Helga' about the owner." Full review
