We stayed at Illuketia Villa for a total of 7 nights during our visit to Sri Lanka recently. The setting is absolutely beautiful - two houses surrounded by lush vegetation. We stayed in Pond House (Ginger Suite) - the room was lovely and spacious and overlooked the pond. I loved sitting on the swing in the early evening and watching... More

The location: your choices for a luxury hotel in these parts are by the ever-disappearing beach or in Galle Fort town. The former usually backs up onto a busy road and you'll be sharing your vacation with a bunch of other hotels nearby. The latter means yet another city stay. I happen to see the point exactly about where Villa... More

We stayed at Apa Villa Illuketia, after 3 nights at their sister hotel in Thalpe. Originally we were unable to get 5 nights at Thalpe, so Chathuri recommended 2 nights at Illuketia, which we decided to do. Well we are pleased we got to enjoy the best of both worlds, Thalpe being on the beach and Illuketia being 5km inland.... More

This was our second stay at Apa Villa; we had a 3 night stay in March 2012. It did not disappoint. It is beautiful hotel set in fabulous jungle gardens which are constantly being managed by a team of workers. It is a stunning place! We stayed in the Ginger Suite which is part of the Pond House. This has... More

We booked two nights stay at Illuketia, wanting to give our 11-day Sri Lanka trip a perfect ending. However, high expectation after reading all reviews, really disappointed stay. Let's start something positive: Design/layout of the villa: lots of green; fantastic pool; lotus pond etc, which can be described as 'where Bali meets Sri Lanka'. Inside your room, bed is comfortable.... More

We thoroughly enjoyed our nights At Apa Villa. We had a large airy room which opened up on to an equally large private terrace overlooking part of the garden. The gardens are quite extensive with a great many interesting plants, and a productive vegetable plot, it is also home to many birds and wildlife including monkey and mongoose. The food... More

I can endorse many of the other recent reviews. Lovely building, comfortable rooms and stunning gardens with a lovely swimming pool at the far end. Food is excellent with nearly all produce grown on site. I particularly enjoyed relaxing and watching the troop of purple-faced leaf monkeys and bird life feeding in the trees. The place is surrounded by local... More

This place was an absolute find. The most amazing garden setting, beautiful swimming pool and beautiful colonial sri lankan architecture. We went there 4 years ago and I still think of this as one of the most special places ever.

I felt sad that I had to leave Illuketia! It really is true paradise, the photos look good but they not do it justice. We booked Illuketia for our wedding from just researching online for the UK and I was slightly nervous that we had taken a risk doing it this was but we were soon put out of any... More