Accommodation

Accommodation

Fort Printers has five strikingly stylish, highly polished rooms (one by the pool, four upstairs), each of which is adorned with silky drapery and slick furniture combining a wealth of Asian, European and Oriental styles. All rooms have a/c and elegant en suite bathrooms, equipped with good showers, sinks and toilets. A throwback to its original days as a day school, the Fort Printers suites are named History, Geography, Arts,

Villa

One enters the villa through a grand hallway with a view of the inner courtyard and the magnificent frangipani trees. The drawing room with high ceilings is well appointed with deep sofas and seating alcoves under ceiling-high original teakwood windows which open onto the gallery. The outside gallery is enclosed by door-high louvers which allow views of the bustling street whilst preserving the privacy of the villa within.

The drawing room evokes a feeling of minimalist grandeur and an ideal place to relax with a book during the day and hear the world pass by or have evening drinks in the soft copper lighting and appreciate the quiet of the dusk.

The library is opposite the drawing room and is elegantly furnished with comfortable custom-designed sofas and colorful cushions and contains a selection of books, magazines, DVD library and CDs and player.
The dining room comprises the whole length of the mansion and is an intimate setting for both lavish and informal dining. There is an informal sitting area to one end of the dining room for informal cocktails and snacks and after-meal naps. The dining room is furnished with a mix of hand-made oriental and contemporary furniture and accessories.

The meals are imaginatively prepared by two chefs and include traditional Sri Lankan rice and curry (which includes several vegetable dishes and at least one fish or meat curry) and fresh and vibrant Mediterranean inspired dishes. As yellow fin tuna is indigenous to the area, you can expect to find dishes with sashimi, grilled or seared tuna.
The dining room opens onto a courtyard which is a sanctum of peace and tranquility to sit or lounge around under the frangipani trees in the early morning or evening or to enjoy a swim in the cool, azure pool.


Suites

Four suites are located on the first floor. The History, Geography, Arts and the Headmaster’s suites all overlook the beautiful tiled roofs of the Fort houses, the harbor and the lighthouse.

The suites are entered via a magnificent gallery with polished jackwood floors and antique ceiling beams. The gallery is furnished in a minimal elegance with classic daybeds and is an ideal place to relax and hear the world go by. The fifth and most private suite, the Prefect’s, is located on the ground floor in the courtyard and overlooks the pool. All suites are air-conditioned and elegantly furnished with a mixture of classic and contemporary hand-made furniture and accessories


In recognition of its past as a college, the suites are named The Headmaster’s, The Prefect’s, History, Geography, and Arts.

History, Geography and Arts have high and airy ceilings, exposed original wood beams and polished wood floors. The suites look onto the tiled rooftops, Galle harbor and the light house and are flooded with light. Each suite is elegantly furnished with a large platform bed, an oversized chaise lounge, and a writing desk. Sumptuous red, saffron, blue, purple, orange, and magenta colors in silk and cotton drape the cushions and windows and give a secluded, sensuous feeling.


The bathroom behind the antique jackwood walls includes a separate toilet and shower. The copper shower room has a green glazed celadon tiled floor. The suites open onto a large gallery with polished wood floors and louvered windows overlooking Pedlar Street, furnished with colorful daybeds.

The Prefect’s suite is in the courtyard and overlooks the swimming pool. Highly private, the bedroom is furnished with large platform bed, an oversized chaise lounge and a writing desk. The spacious bathroom includes a separate shower room and an antique bathtub. The suite is a riot of colors and fabrics with velvet bedspread and silk window drapes. The pool is just outside the entrance for a cool dip.

The Headmaster’s suite overlooks the pool, the Galle harbor and the lighthouse. The bedroom is entered through the dressing room cum bathroom. The bathroom comprises a copper shower room with glazed celadon tiled floor and a toilet with views of the sea at the Church Street end.

The bedroom is on a raised platform and furnished with large platform bed, a chaise lounge and antique leather suitcases. To the end of the bedroom and overlooking the harbor is a magnificent sitting platform with oversized spreads and cushions. As the darkness descends on Galle Fort, one can sit there and marvel at the rotating white light emitting from the lighthouse and imagine the glorious past of the Fort and the mansion.