Bawa House 87
Style Alluring artist's abode
Setting Lush lakeside Eden
Surrounded by 17 acres of songbird-serenaded gardens, lakes and grottos, Bentota boutique hotel Bawa House 87 will soon lull you into a state of head-lolling ease. Set in a trio of antique-adorned buildings, including a Geoffrey Bawa-designed 1960s pavilion, named after the architectural maestro himself, this teensy hideaway is home to just two honeymoon-fabulous suites and a pair of double rooms, making for a soulful sanctuary of calm.
Need to know
- Rooms Two suites, plus two double rooms.
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Rates
Double rooms from $480.00, excluding tax at 13 per cent. Please note the hotel charges an additional service charge of 10% per room per night on checkout.
Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency ($480), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
- More details Rates exclude breakfast, which costs US$15 a person.
- Facilities Gardens, lake, historic chapel, mini gym, free WiFi in rooms, public areas and on the top lawn. In rooms: preloaded iPod and dock, traditional sweets, handmade soaps, organic toiletries.
- Poolside A jade-green 23-metre lap pool stretches lazily beneath tropical trees and a moss-shrouded wall.
- Check-out 2pm, but flexible up to 6pm. Check-in is noon, but early arrivals may settle in after 6am, subject to availability.
- Children Welcome, but best for kids aged four and up. Baby cots are free and babysitters are available for US$20. More...
- Also Smoking is allowed in public areas.
Food and drink at Bawa House 87
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Hotel restaurant
Whether you’re sitting in-suite, atop the lake-view terrace or on the veranda of the restaurant in the restored Shophouse, the chef’s home-cooked dishes come to you, where and when you like. Thai flavours and spanking-fresh grilled seafood pepper the menu, along with top-notch Sri Lankan spreads of exotic breakfasts and creative curries.
- Dress code Light and breezy linen or cool cotton threads.
- Top table Tables can be set up anywhere you fancy, but for a seriously seductive setting, opt for a spot on the lake’s island, beneath the boughs of a banyan tree.
- Last orders The cut-off time for dinner is usually 11pm, but as you're encouraged to treat this as your home, it’s all very flexible.
- Room service Order snacks and meals from the restaurant menu from 7am to midnight. Drinks are available around the clock.
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Hotel bar
The veranda of the artifact-laden Artist’s Bar is the primo position for sipping, but it's worth noting that the hotel only stocks local beer and wine, so if you're after something with more of a kick, BYO liquor or ask the hotel to stock up for you. If you manage to get your hands on a bottle of feisty local spirit arrack, ask the barman to whip you up his signature arrack sour.
Also worth knowing
- Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...
Bawa House 87 No. 87 Galle Road, Bentota
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Smith extra at Bawa House 87
Welcome drink and fruit basket. Guests staying two to three nights also receive local transfers, a sarong, and tea or spices. For stays longer than three nights, you'll also bag airport transfers
In the know
Our favourite rooms
Each sigh-inducing suite is a fairytale set-up of net-swathed king-size beds, antique doorways leading into ensuite bathrooms, and private dining rooms that call for memorable moments à deux. French windows frame garden vistas and striking artworks enliven the whitewashed walls. Of the two, we love the Lake Suite’s far-reaching views.
Packing tips
Paints for artfully recording the scene, binoculars for spying on the resident wildlife and a picnic rug for lazy afternoons on the lawn.
Also
Take over Bawa House's two suites and two double rooms exclusively for an intimate family getaway.
