The Wallawwa

The Wallawwa, meaning manor house or aristocratic home is an oasis of calm for those recovering from a long flight, about to return home or in transit around the island.

Set in expansive gardens it’s hard to believe that The Wallawwa is just 20mins from the international airport.

WHAT ITS GOT!

This boutique hotel offer 14 rooms - 10 of which are described as Garden Suites and 4 as W Rooms.

The Garden Suites are rather impressive, with huge terrazzo en-suite bathrooms / wet rooms sufficient in size to drench a small football team! They also have Wifi access, flat screen satellite TV’s, dangerously comfortable beds given that the flight won’t wait for you, private verandas and a funky batman style red telephone which can patch you through to the staff 24 hours a day. The management and staff are particularly good on this point, happy to greet or bid farewell to guests at any hour of the day or night.

The W rooms are also lovely, but a significantly pared down version of the Garden Suites, but the WiFi access, satellite facilities and superhero phone remain the same.

For families one of the Garden Suites interlinks to a connecting W Room. This would allow a maximum of 2 adults, 3 children and 1 infant to share a room.

FOOD & DRINK

Meals are served on the hotel's long front veranda or in the garden. The sophisticated menu is probably best described as Asian fusion and offers elegant, well presented dishes. The orange leaf and lemongrass panacotta that finished our meal was especially good. The Wallawwa's current head chef is Sri Lankan born but spent a considerable amount of time in the States recently returning from the MGM in Vegas.

FUN & GAMES

As The Wallawwa was designed predominantly as an arrivals and departure hotel there is not too much to do in the local area, however Colombo is not far away nor are the beaches of Negombo (20mins).

The hotel also has a fabulous Spa which can be enjoyed by residents at any point during their stay.

WHAT OTHERS THOUGHT

"The W - incredible, couldn’t fault it. Thanks so much for suggesting it, it made the end of our honeymoon really special." (Miranda Avis - June 09).

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Notes
1. Price guide at high/peak times for indicative purposes only – please contact us for a specific quote.
2. Prices quoted “per night” are usually for one room based on 2 people sharing and breakfast is also often included
3. Prices “per week” are for entire property on a self-catering basis.  Extra days are charged at 1/7 th of the weekly rate.
4. All properties are fully equipped, including bath towels and bed linen.
5. Whilst every effort is made to keep details up to date individual owners may make alterations and improvements as they see fit. Clients are advised to seek confirmation for specific aspects that are particularly important to them.
6. All bookings made with Fleewinter are fully bonded under a UK Government approved scheme managed by the Association of British Travel Organisers Trust.  Our ABTOT membership is 5133 and more info can be found at www.abtot.com or by calling (UK) 0845 4504 618.