The Charleston Galle Fort

The hotel features modern amenities, convenient location near Galle Fort, comfortable rooms with stunning views, and a varied breakfast menu. Guests appreciate the friendly and attentive staff.

This is a world class boutique facility in a beautiful boutique township. With only 9 rooms (I think) it has nailed what Westerners expect and need out of accommodation in Sri Lanka. Highly recommend and will return one day. A long review but it's because I loved it so much! I had to move hotels and walked in off the street to seek accommodation. From the moment I walked into the air-conditioned foyer, I felt safe and looked after. All staff speak fluent english and absolutely nothing was a problem that couldn't efficently be resolved. The price for the room was negotiated and fair, Check in was a breeze, and they are very good at communicating the little extras via whats app. I stayed 3 nights. Location - 5min walk from everywhere within the walls. 12 - 15min tuk tuk to lovely beach restaurants along the coast either direction. Perfect. Room: I had a large king-sized bed, bathtub, and separate rain shower, with deluxe toiletries. I also had a large garden terrace outdoor area, ground floor Room 7. I had free laundry service, which was timely and impeccably done. Daily room servicing was included with a turn down service and little room/food treats and more. Two lovely bottles of water are privided each day. Safe, hair dryer, lots of plugs, and additional adapters provided. Noting no room fridge but requesting ice, bucket anytime was not an issue. Not was requesting wine glasses if you brought your own. Thin lipped beautiful glasses were supplied. Breakfast - I had breakfast daily, and it was superb. Great variety (Fruit, eggs, any style, museli, sri lankan, etc), perfectly cooked, and a beautiful air-con setting. Can also order this in the room. The bed was soo comfortable and the air-con unit was quiet. Pool - There is a covered pool. I mention covered as it is ALWAYS cold, which is a necessity in Sri Lankan hot season, and beginning of rainy season for Westerners. All over Sri Lanka, I went to pools with lovely settings only to get into what felt like hot spas. So the pool at this hotel was a welcome relief. The area is small but luxurious, and the loungers have the most comfortable cushions I've ever been on. Pool area has towels a plenty, private toilets and enough loungers to meet needs of the guests across the 9 rooms. Cocktail Bar (Charlies) is part of their facility, which is open to the public, and tables can be booked online. Do this as it gets busy for sunset. The music played was ambient lowfi, which suited the location. When in Ella, I faced some horrendous music in some lovely settings so it was nice to see this place has it right. I welcomed a few travellers to a large table I was occupying olone one night for cocktails and it was a great night to swap stories and meet new people from around the world. You cannot see the beach but it's not the pull of this place. It's a beautiful sanctuary to return to after exploring and a sweet spot for a nice cocktail to watch sunset. Live Music - I am not sure whether it was regul