The whitewashed, red-roofed, three-storey property sits within Galle’s ramparts, on a wide, leafy road. The building has been painstakingly restored to maintain its colonial-era aesthetic, including colourful floor tiles that date back to the 1600s and authentic antique furniture that has been carefully revived. ![]() Nowhere is this better illustrated than at Amangalla. ![]() ![]() Aman prides itself on creating hotels that are a few evolutionary points beyond luxury, but that are also sensitive to the locations in which they sit. The hotel was taken over by Aman in 2005 and, nearly 150 years since it started welcoming paying guests, is still the premier place to stay in Galle. Pictures of her, flanked by her two Dalmatians, can still be seen in the hotel’s library, along with souvenirs charting the property’s history. ![]() Sri Lanka’s historic Galle Fort is not short of remarkable colonial-era buildings - but the one at 10 Church Street is particularly noteworthy.īuilt in 1684 as a Dutch military office, the building was converted into the New Oriental Hotel in 1863, making it one of the oldest hotels in the country.įor much of the 20th century, it was run by Nesta Brohier, a formidable Dutch woman who rescued the hotel from closure and managed it with legendary flair.
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