Tabula Rasa Resort & Spa
Hotel in Southern Province
5-Star Hotel
Reasons to book
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Top-tier experienceOne of the higher cost properties in the area
Includes essentialsGarden, Pool, Kitchen or Kitchenette and more
About this hotel
Set in Galle, 700 metres from Koggala Beach, Tabula Rasa Resort & Spa offers accommodation with an outdoor swimming pool, free private parking, a garden and a shared lounge. Located around 2.
Amenities
Pool
Air conditioner
Kitchen or Kitchenette
Internet / Wifi
Fireplace
Smoking allowed
Parking
Laundry
Balcony or Patio
Hot tub or spa
TV
Wheelchair accessible
Beachfront or waterfront
Gym or Fitness Center
Garden
Family friendly
Map of Southern Province
Available Rooms
1 Queen • 430 ft²
Sleeps 2
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1 Queen • 753 ft²
Sleeps 3
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1 Queen • 753 ft²
Sleeps 3
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1 Queen • 1 Queen • 699 ft²
Sleeps 4
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1 King • 968 ft²
Sleeps 2
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Reviews
100% verified reviews8.0
Nice view. Friendly staff. Clean. Nice balcony. Good breakfast.
Most staff did not understand English - communication and asking for something was a problem.
Wifi was iffy at the poolside.
No cupboard or drawer space in the room.
10.0
Fantastiskt litet hotel som ligger vackert beläget uppe på ett berg. Vi fick en jättefin villa med utsikt över skogen och havet. På kvällarna njöt vi av solnedgången och spanade på apor i djungeln. Personalen var helt underbara och hjälpte till med allt vi behövde. Maten var den bästa vi har ätit på Sri lanka och det förvånade mig att inte fler gäster kom och åt på kvällarna. Kocken lagade allt min 4-åriga dotter önskade och vi var mer än nöjda. På morgonen hade personalen lagt ut blommor på vårt frukostbord och det var alltid en spännande design skapad av handdukar på sängen (det där illa extra som fick oss att alltid le). Att hotellet ligger lite avsides var inga problem för oss. Det står alltid tok-toks utanför, annars ringer hotellet en som kommer inom 5 minuter. Tack för en fantastisk upplevelse, vi kommer absolut komma tillbaka!
7.0
The views were stunning, the main pool was very nice, the food was good, the bed was comfortable.
The location was very remote. If you are staying here, please expect to have to get a tuk tuk everyday to and from the main towns such as Unawatuna. Tuk tuk drivers wait outside the hotel and charge roughly 10x the price you would normally expect to pay in Sri Lanka. They are taking advantage of the fact that this is a 5 star hotel and being so remote. These guys are allegedly nothing to do with the hotel, but conveniently sit directly outside and when you ask reception for a tuk tuk - miraculously one of the guys outside comes in to collect you. I suspect the hotel is working with them and splitting inflated profits.
If you are considering booking a taxi to get you to and from Tabula Rasa, please don’t book with the hotel. They wanted to charge us £120 one way when in reality, this is double the price of booking a transfer through the likes of booking.com or any other reputable transfer company, which offered this service for £60 one way. This is what we chose to do as it was far cheaper.
The food, be it fairly good, is expensive. Much more than you would expect to pay in other hotels in Sri Lanka. We opted to pay extra to have breakfast provided within our stay. You would naturally assume that water would be included at breakfast right? Well, not exactly. The hotel charges $2 per bottle of water, which I find absolutely disgraceful and disgusting. They are capitalising on the fact you need to drink water in such a hot climate. No complimentary water in the room either, this was also chargeable at $2 a bottle. An utter disgrace as you have already paid for breakfast so this should be included.
The general condition of the hotel was tired. Flaking paint, rough edges and generally tired interiors can be seen everywhere. Within our room we had broken picture frames, marked walls and general obvious areas of heavy use. This place really does need a freshen up and refurbishment.
10.0
It’s a beautiful Hotel, the view from the pool is gorgeous, rooms are spacious, and the staff are amazing and friendly especially the owners that are so helpful.
I also tried the spa services and they were great
10.0
Amazing place
Such luxury and peace
10.0
The private pool. Wonderful. The exclusive room. Just wow
Nothing that I didn’t like but i feel that tv should be there
5.0
The staff were friendly
I didn’t Iike the location as the road was not easy to get to. It was very narrow and we were scared to reach the location. It wasn’t safe to drive at night this is why we checked out the moment we reached
10.0
Einfach alles ein Traum, alles ganz entspannt und sehr herzlich, das Team und die Chefin waren extrem höflich und zuvorkommend, das Essen super lecker!
8.0
Wunderschöne Anlage mit sehr guter Ausstattung und tollem Blick. Sehr angenehmes Personal welches auf Sonderwünsche wie Late Check out eingeht.
Das Frühstück muss definitiv verbessert werden. Es gibt jeden Tag das exakt Gleiche. Cappuccino etc. kostet extra. Keinerlei Möglichkeiten herzhaft mit süß zu kombinieren. An zwei von drei Tagen war das servierte Frühstück kalt. Dieses Frühstück passt nicht zum sonstigen Niveau dieses Hotels.
8.0
Great room, comfortable and quiet. Highlight was watching troop of monkeys go back and forth everyday in trees from vantage point on outdoor terrace.
All staff welcoming and friendly.
All prices including food and beverages charged in us dollars, above average for hotels in Sri Lanka.
Spa was not as expected. Very limited range of treatments and not a good standard.
9.0
beautiful setting surrounded by nature with a fantastic view
friendly and helpful staff
delicious breakfasts and dinners
Nothing
10.0
Great stay here at Tabula Rasa Resort! Very kind and friendly staff with great tips for activities around the area. We received a free room upgrade to a villa with direct ocean view - Stunning! Everything is very clean and the design is beautiful. As you can see in the video the breakfast is also delicious.
Thank you Tabula Rasa Team for having us :)
We had a great stay, nothing to dislike!
10.0
Everything here was wonderful, Place was quiet and it is clearing the soul, staff attitude was friendly , special thank to (Akila) at restaurant and all employees 🌹 ,restaurant was great, we feel services was by love, Amazing view, professional therapy spa, we will visit again 😃
9.0
The stunning location on the hills, the beautiful swimming pool, the amazing staff and the good breakfast :)
I can’t think of anything :)
10.0
Absolutely stunning place, with amazing ambient, super food and drinks and above all, superb service! Special thanks to Mr. Gayan, for all of his effort and concierge work, that was well done. He fullfiled all our requests and wishes. We would return back, thats for sure. We highly reccomend it!!!!
Everything was perfect!
10.0
Me and my partner are frequent travelers, but also in comparison to many other hotels, we were staying at, Tabula Rasa Resort ist definetely in top 3. Amazing attention to details: starting from the service of the stuff, ending with how clean, well-thought and stylish the hotel is.
The stuff deserves special thank you: we were provided with EVERYTHING we were just thinking about: the scooter, motorcycle, information about the wanted tours or help with the tours we planned by ourself.
The Transfer-Guy who was organized by the hotel to bring us was late for 1 hour due to traffic: as a compensation we got free head massage. The guy in the restaurant came earlier 2 times (at 5:30!!) just to serve us two early breakfast and coffee.
Even when in the beginning of our stay it was just two of us in the hotel they did the maximum program: with music, atmosphere, service, beautiful lights in the hotel.
It is definetely a 5-star experience and service and we would definitely recommend the hotel to all of the people coming to Sri Lanka.
And big thank you for the owners (if the sprites are true dutch architect and designer;) for making the hotel exclusively beautiful.
Not what we didn’t like: on contrary we were searching for it, but for the other travelers as info: the hotel is located on the top of the hill, which can be tricky for those wanting to walk to the ocean or those who are trying to go there by bike: it could be hard. But the hotel is providing Tuktuks and with the same driver you can arrange your coming back. Or as we did: just take a scouter and enjoy absolute freedom of your movement. P.S. with this location, you are literally part of nature: looking at some monkeys from your hotel and enjoying the sounds of the jungles.
8.0
Pretty property but need more maintenance and upkeep. Helpful staff.
Maintenance and upkeep of property are needed. It looks depleted and needs more maintenance overall. The plunge pool room is cute but has overgrown vegetation that blocks the sea view of the room and gets pool really dirty. The water of the pool seemed cloudy and not as clean as expected.
The hotel had great staff but was very understaffed. Two staff members managing a pretty full hotel breakfast was chaotic.
Operational Management staff was missing from the property and, therefore, overall planning and managing of events and even day to day activities was arranged once reminded and not on time. Place needs some kne to manage the staff and run the operation smoothly
My expectation from the hotel at the price we paid was higher.
9.0
super professional staff, great swimming pool, the hotel is in the quiet place in the middle of jungles
the sounds of jungles can be very loud in the night can’t sleep properly. the beach is in 5 min by tuk-tuk
10.0
We were welcomed by the host who was so friendly & professional. We arrived earlier than check in as our flight was at an earlier time but the hotel were great & offered us breakfast whilst they prepared the room…it was ready for us 3 hours prior to check in which was perfect as we were tired from our long travel. We had a little frog in the room when we arrived but the staff came quickly as soon as we told them & they removed it carefully. Everything was perfect during our stay, the facilities, the staff, the food…it was all so lovely. We loved that we could see monkey’s jumping from tree to tree around the property & big lizards roam around the grounds occasionally which was very cool! Yoga mats are kept on a rack by the pool, which you can use freely when you wish…nice touch! The price of the food in the hotel was a little more expensive than other places in Sri Lanka but actually was very reasonable price for the quality of it. We were celebrating our anniversary & the hotel went the extra mile to make our stay special. We had a private dinner in the sky bar and had the burger & tuna dishes. The burger was one of the best burgers i have ever had, so delicious! We also visited the spa & enjoyed our time there with massage/ facial/ herbal bath looking out to the sea, so wonderful. I can’t recommend this hotel enough, I hope we can visit again in the future! :-)
If i am going to really nitpick then just that the shower gel bottle wasn’t refilled each day but it wasn’t really a big deal at all as there was a soap bar also. Other than that, nothing…everything was spot on!
7.0
Great jungle location with wonderful facilities
easy access to Galle and surroundings
gréât potential
service was under par for price payed
breakfast was disappointing
9.0
Super nice staff, beautiful views and nature
Some furniture fabrics should be refreshed.
Should provide some good coffe/tea options in the room
9.0
Everything the location, the staff, the food, and their lovely dog Maxi
There are a lot insects but I don’t blame the property it is located in the middle of the jungle.
10.0
We had an amazing time at Tabula Rasa!
From the first minute until the farewell we felt perfectly taken care of.
The facilities are wonderful, the rooms are big and with a huge balcony and great views.
It was the perfect hotel to unwind and enjoy some calm moments whilst swimming in the pool by yourself or reading a book on the veranda.
The staff was incredibly friendly, funny and welcoming!
The Sri Lankan breakfast was missing the delicious sweet variations that we usually got during our stays in different hotels.
I mean, what was served, was absolutely tasty but from our perspective, most Europeans love some sweet breakfast variations and the Sir Lankan kitchen offers great coconut flour and recipes.
8.0
Tabula rasa was a 6 on 5 star stay for us.
1. The staff- friendly, informative and comforting especially Gayan and Paridul
2. The food was brilliant. Extra points for the refreshing welcome drink
3. The location
4. The view - unbeatable-extra points for the free upgrade
5. Maxi and her friends- always kept us company
6. The ambience and wilderness- calming relaxing and perfect on point to wht we wanted
The distance from sea but the forest made it up
10.0
Amazing hotel. If you wanna fell yourself like in paradise without questioning that is the hotel. Staff, room design, foods are flawless.
9.0
Beautiful hotel. Was lovely to stay there. Rooms are beautiful, so peaceful. The pool is gorgeous. Plenty of wildlife ( in a good way) monkeys jumping on the trees around but out of the property and colourful birds flying around. No bugs in the room and the AC was working perfectly. Staff is very nice. The walk to the beach isn't short but totally worth it.
Breakfast is nice, but for lunch or dinner it's worth exploring the restaurants outside if you are a foodie.
9.0
the staff is super nice, especially Kalharra & the view from the spa area and wellness treatment was very nice! highly recommend! beautiful beach just 10 minutes by tuktuk
Pool water gets very hot during the day!
8.0
Beautiful place. Team pleasant.
10.0
Brilliant location. We had booked the room with a plunge pool. It was mazing to sit in the pool and watch the monkeys.
10.0
Villa, pool, garden and etc. It is luxury as it says.
It's negative and positive same time. A bit far away from beach and shops and other restaurants. But, there is always some tuk-tuk waiting for you just outside.
10.0
The best place we stayed during our over 2-week journey around Sri Lanka. Great ambience. Breathtaking views. Super friendly staff. Very well designed with attenteion to details. Highly recommended!!!
Nothing
9.0
Location Location Location
Pool area with view was amazing
Rooms were lovely
The hill to get to the hotel was steep but again with moped no issues 😊
10.0
Outstanding experience. Very nice stuff, gorgeous views. Very clean rooms and common areas. The restaurant is a bit pricey but food is great. Perfect runaway.
Nothing at all.
9.0
Staff were generally excellent and the breakfast was well presented and very tasty.
The mark-up on some of the products is pretty aggressive. A local beer here is twice the price of the Hilton in Colombo.
And if you are going to increase your prices then for heaven’s sake reprint the menu rather than putting little stickers on each item. Not the behaviour of a high end hotel.
10.0
I have stayed at dozen of hotels.This was on the top of the list of best stays/experiences ever. Staff was very hospitable and there for every need of mine. Thank you so much.
FAQs
How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Southern Province?
The average price for a rental in Southern Province is $63 per night. This rental is $265 above the average.
Is parking included with this hotel?
Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at Tabula Rasa Resort & Spa. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this hotel?
Yes, a swimming pool is available for use at Tabula Rasa Resort & Spa. Enjoy the water!
Is Tabula Rasa Resort & Spa pet friendly?
Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"
What amenities are available at Tabula Rasa Resort & Spa?
We found 16 amenities for this rental. This includes pool, air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, and fireplace.
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