Rock up here, drop your bags, and fall in love with Sri Lanka. It doesn't come much better than this. Possibly my favourite place in SL, and I've been fortunate enough to stay in loads. If you are new to the island and just want a week of grade A chillin, do a few days here a few days at... more

We travel very often to many places around the world, and honestly we never relaxed as much as we did in Apa villas, the staff Sahan, Migam, Kumar and Sumit made our stay very confortable. The manager Thachuri is great, she surely runs the place to its optimum performance. When it comes to food, the chef is unbelievably creative, the... more

I visited Apa Villas Illuketia and Thalpe recently to see their suitability as a wedding location and was blown away by the two places. Illuketia is a plantation villa set in a peaceful location on a hill yet only 6km from the beach. The place is utterly charming with an authentic Sri Lankan feel with beautiful gardens dotted with small... more

If you like sunbathing, being near the ocean and having every culinary whim catered for, this is where you want to go. We had good service in the other places we stayed in Sri Lanka, but these guys took it even further. The manageress here gave us absolutely increadible service and the staff in general were very attentive (to the... more

We stayed at Apa Villas for 5 nights in February and it was an absolutly amazing experience. We have a 1 year old son and the staff were amazing with him, always looking after his meals and they organised a nanny for us who was excellent and the price...so reasonable! We stayed in Saffron 6 which is extremely spacious with... more

We arrived in Sri Lanka on the 21st of February, and on the way to Galle we called up this hotel, that we had read so many good reviews about on trip advisor. Eventhough we hadn't made any reservations, in a few minutes the beautiful Cinnamon suite was ready for us. This was another one of those rare occasions where... more

We had a very warm welcome from the staff who we had met last year. The service was great - nothing was too much trouble. The food was excellent - the Cinnamon suite was very comfortable and everyone made sure that we had the most relaxing time. Christopher and Sandy Hawkings more

Apa villa is a superbly run boutique hotel only 15 minutes by tuk tuk from Galle. There are 7 suites in this beautiful house which belongs to Hans Hofer, the author of the Insight Guides-[plenty of interesting reading matter available]. We had Saffron suite 6 which we would rate as among the best accomodation we have experienced anywhere in the... more

The whole hotel is wonderfully stylish and great attention had been paid to all the details to make our stay special. The staff were both friendly and efficient and the food was superb.. Nothing was too much trouble. The peace and tranquility here would make it an ideal place for a honeymoon. Julian & Pat Shearer more