Suite 1 - Cinnamon Villa
Light and airy corner suite with spacious lounge area facing garden and sea. Double beds under large mosquito net canopy are placed on cool cement base. There are en suite bathroom with hot shower, wardrobe cupboard and writing table-cum-dressing table. Spill out to the verandah for dining outside. Room is air-conditioned. Connecting door combines with Suite 2 to complete as an apartment for a family or group.
Suite 2 - Cinnamon
Large suite with a private walled garden next to lounge area. Double beds on a raised cement platform can easily sleep a family of three. Room is furnished with wardrobe cupboard, writing table-cum-dressing corner. Ensuite bathroom has twin vanity bowls and shower. Room is air-conditioned. Can be linked to Suite 1 to form a convenient apartment. Guests have own dining area on the outside verandah in front of villa’s library.
Suite 3 - Cinnamon
Considered the largest suite in this Cinnamon bungalow with adjacent master bathroom offering extra outdoor shower. Double beds on a cement platform are protected by a large mosquito net in air-conditioned comfort. There is a wardrobe cupboard, two dressing tables and a side table and chairs, and as in all suites, dining on the outside verandah. This suite is nearest to the library and common lounge area.
Suite 4 - Cardamom
A complete suite with ensuite bathroom, walk-in dressing area, a seating area and air-conditioned bedroom screened off by accordion door panels. The choice area is the shared verandah with comfortable banquette and dining table on one side. The view is to the pool and ocean.
Suite 5 - Cardamom
Like Suite 4, this room has bathroom and dressing area with a back door to the villa entrance. The double bedroom is air-conditioned and flexible door panels will open up to reveal a larger space. Breakfast and dinner are served on the verandah overlooking the garden and pool. Suites 4 and 5 together make Cardamom Villa ideal for a family or couples.
Suite 6 - Safron
This designer suite is a favourite with its own verandah overlooking the garden and sea. The suite has a double bedroom, a master bathroom with door to the garden, a living room and garden pool. A generous-sized room for a family. All rooms have ceiling fans.
Suite 7 - Safron
Though similar in features to Suite 6, this suite sits in the corner of the estate. A fish-lily pond stands as a divider and walkway for this Saffron Villa which is most spacious and popular with our guests for its privacy.
Cuisine
Their staff serves breakfast on the verandah of each suite at your time, any time. We provide a standard breakfast of fresh fruit, blended fruit juice, tea or coffee or milk. The main course for breakfast is the Western fare of eggs with sausages, bacon or cheese. They offer Sri Lankan breakfast specialties of plain or egg hoppers, a pancake of sort made with rice flour and coconut milk with an egg added. Hoppers have to be ordered the evening before. A favourite for breakfast is the buffalo milk curd with sweet treacle.
Dine in the shade of the coconut palms. Gather on the beach deck. The staff carries out your wish, effortlessly.
Your choice of meals - Sri Lankan curries, fresh lobsters, tiger prawns and yellow-fin tuna cooked to recipes of the world. Taste the young jackfruit curry, fresh herbs, red rice and local specialties harvested from their estate.
Tropical fruits of pineapple, mango, banana, watermelon and passion fruit are simply delicious. Out of this world homemade desserts include pancakes with coconut and palm sugar filling, buffalo curd and treacle, and chocolate and fruit fondue.
Services
Without boasting, APA Villa garners praises for its standard of service. Not overwhelming, not pretentious, always in anticipation - of a fresh beach towel, a nice cup of tea and a ready smile.
Well trained English-speaking staff helps to arrange transport, massage service, baby-sitter, laundry, scuba diving and gives friendly tips on local sightseeing. The library has a stunning collection of reference books, children's books and travel guides from around the world for guests to dip into.
Internet access is available.
Beach and Pool
The style of the villas befits a gentle tropical existence of monsoon rains, surf and splendid sunsets. A unique elongated swimming pool is shaded by swaying palm trees. At its beach end is a wooden deck positioned to watch the rolling waves and spot the occasional ship passing or a sea turtle surfacing for air. Come late afternoon, sit back with a coconut juice, sip a cocktail of fruit juice and "arrack" made from palm wine. Anticipate the ravishing sight of a setting sun.
on the island. Located 8 Km. south of historic Galle Fort in southern Sri Lanka, it is often described as stylish, elegant, peaceful, private and a haven. Three distinctive villas offer a total of seven large suites. The mood is leisurely as you ease into swimwear or sarong and enjoy the garden, the stunning infinity pool overlooking the Indian Ocean and the sandy beach.
