The Bartizan Galle Fort

Property building, Restaurant/places to eat, Inner courtyard view

Facade/entrance, Bird's eye view, Garden, Dining area, On site, Garden view, Sunset

Day, Balcony/Terrace, Landmark view, Sea view

Balcony/Terrace, Landmark view, Sea view

8.8

Excellent(500 Reviews)

Hotel in Galle

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

About this hotel

Located in Galle Fort, a world heritage site, The Bartizan’s original structure was built in the early 17th century Dutch colonial period. The building has undergone careful renovations to restore the structure to its former glory.

Amenities

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Beachfront or waterfront

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Galle

Nearby attractions

Martin Wickramasinghe House & Folk Museum මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ ජන කෞතුකාගාරය

13 mi

Galle Fort Jumpers

0.3 mi

Galle International Cricket Stadium | ගාල්ල ජත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රිඩාංගනය

0.7 mi

Patna View Point

57.9 mi

Available Rooms

The Courtyard Room

1 Queen • 150 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Balcony Room with Courtyard View.

1 King • 409 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Balcony Room with Sea View

1 King • 365 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Family Suite with Sea View Balcony

2 Sofa • 1 King • 592 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Superior Balcony Room with Partial Sea View

1 King • 430 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

££££

The Bartizan Galle Fort

££££

8.8

Excellent(500 Reviews)

Hotel in Galle

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

Free cancellationFull refund if you change your mind

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

About this hotel

Amenities

Air conditioner

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Smoking allowed

Parking

Laundry

Balcony or Patio

Beachfront or waterfront

Garden

Family friendly

Map of Galle

Nearby attractions

Martin Wickramasinghe House & Folk Museum මාර්ටින් වික්‍රමසිංහ ජන කෞතුකාගාරය

13 mi

Galle Fort Jumpers

0.3 mi

Galle International Cricket Stadium | ගාල්ල ජත්‍යන්තර ක්‍රිකට් ක්‍රිඩාංගනය

0.7 mi

Patna View Point

57.9 mi

Available Rooms

The Courtyard Room

1 Queen • 150 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Balcony Room with Courtyard View.

1 King • 409 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Balcony Room with Sea View

1 King • 365 ft²

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Family Suite with Sea View Balcony

2 Sofa • 1 King • 592 ft²

Sleeps 4

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Superior Balcony Room with Partial Sea View

1 King • 430 ft²

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Booking.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

8.8

Excellent(500 Reviews)

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8.0

May 2024

An enjoyable stay

It is very close to Peddler's street and therefore accessible to a variety of shops. It also has a nice sea view. The place has a very elegant design while maintaining the rustic atmosphere. We booked the South View tower, but due to the weather, they upgraded ours to a Superiour partial sea view room. The staff were very friendly and professional. The breakfast is customizable, and the outdoor dining was very enjoyable in the morning.

The amenities were not great. Some of the in room instant coffee sachets were expired when we took the room, and some towels seemed very old. These could easily be resolved with a call to the reception and, therefore, would not be a deal breaker

9.0

Apr 2024

Lovely

Loved this spot for its cleanliness, neatness, and the unexpected bonus of a room upgrade that gave us a lovely view of both the street and sea (we saw some small parade of school kids after full moon celebration - we had the best spot to watch). Since it's on a corner of the street, it's a bit noisy, though. We stayed for two nights and tried breakfast on the roof one day and in our room the next. Definitely recommend room service breakfast – it's way more comfortable and the view is somehow even better. The hotel is a bit on the pricey side, but you feel like you're staying in a real, old historic building, which is a cool plus.

The hotel can get quite hot, and the AC doesn’t quite cover it, especially near the balcony where it felt like a sauna during the day. Morning is definitely the best time to enjoy that area. One more thing to note, the doors are quite old and have some gaps, which felt a bit unsettling. We ended up covering them with tissues for more privacy.

10.0

May 2023

The perfect stay. I can't recommend The Bartizan highly enough.

We had an amazing stay at The Bartizan. Everything was perfect. The setting /location is wonderful and the hotel is stylish and understated. A lovely spacious room, delightful breakfasts (both the Western & Sri Lankan were delicious, fresh and filling) and the staff were utterly charming. It was my friend's 50th and they made a cake and made it really special for her and also arranged a great driver to take us on to Yala National Park. I couldn't fault the hotel or the staff and hope to visit again.

Nothing. It was a really special stay. We loved everything about The Bartizan.

10.0

May 2023

Amazing place that I would recommend anyone!

This hotel is simply amazing. The location is perfect. You can hear the waves and within 50 steps you are on top of the fort walls and you can enjoy the sea view. The hotel coworkers will help you in any way. Rooms with the private balconies are the best. They are super spacious, very clean and have a great view. The rooms on the ground floor are smaller but the small courtyard makes everything okay. I would absolutely recommend this place

10.0

Apr 2023

Atmospheric and tasteful. - perfect for lazy days in the Fort!

I love how Bartizan maintains a rustic, unassuming facade and delivers on top notch lodgings: spacious, thoughtfully appointed, and above all else, tasteful. Every member of the staff I interacted with was wonderfully friendly and knowledgeable, and our holiday definitely gained from these interactions!

The parking spots being public and outside the hotel premises had me a little worried at first, but no safety concerns arose.

8.0

Apr 2023

Would have been excellent in all areas except for the air conditioning (that didn't seem to work)

Wonderful staff Clean and roomy

Air conditioning - it was too hot at night. There was no overhead fan

9.0

Feb 2023

Beautiful boutique hotel with gorgeous veiws

Ala carte breakfast was really good and very well presented. The room was nice, we had to upgrade by paying more coz the one that we had booked was really tiny. The location is pristine and that is the best part about the hotel. The staff was very courteous and helpful.

The place needs a little bit of a makeover.

10.0

Feb 2023

A beautiful and relaxing home away from home

Hotel is at a good location. Right next to the beach and walking distance from all local attractions and easy access to food and beverage. The room I’m in is super comfortable and of a good size. The breakfast is good and the staffs are super friendly and very helpful. I even got my room upgraded!They are able to provide assistance for transport schedules and directions. highly recommended

nothing! everything is great.

10.0

Jan 2023

Original place with different type of rooms. We had one room on the top roof and it was delightfully view.

Amazing location! Perfectly clean ! Nice adore in the rooms. Common Balcony with sunset!

Nothing

6.0

Jan 2023

Pleasant

great location, courteous staff and overall clean and cute

cute but tiny tiny room. missed basic things like a safe.

7.0

Dec 2022

Pricy, not the value for the money I paid for two nights. If it’s cheaper I won’t mind.

Beautiful location, lovely old building, excellent breakfast and very friendly and polite staff.

Unfortunately the room I chose was very small ( south/ north tower for two persons. If you are traveling with suitcases, there is hardly any place to keep you suitcases and open it, so you have to open it every time to take something out, there was No storage space and a chair to sit. It’s good for the single traveller and short stay. The bed is not even queen, we adjusted somehow for two days. The windows were not soundproof so you could hear everything going around. I went with high hopes.

10.0

Nov 2022

Stunning property overlooking the ocean. Very clean rooms, great WiFi connectivity, one of the best breakfasts I’ve had

The setting, rooms, staff and amazing breakfast. Try the traditional Srilankan breakfast (milk rice) with the egg curry. best egg curry we’ve ever had. They also use SPA Ceylon products as toiletries which is fantastic!

Wish they did full lunch and dinner menu! Perhaps a suggestion is to include a nespresso like coffee machine.

10.0

Nov 2022

amazing we will be back

the property was amazing and beautiful. we had the tower room and views of the sunset were just amazing. the team working the were exceptional kind courteous and above all fun to be around. thank you all so much

8.0

Oct 2022

very nice and clean property, friendly staff and excellent food

nice location

shower

10.0

Apr 2022

Beautiful hotel, superb staff, top location.

My stay here was absolutely fantastic. The staff are incredibly helpful, kind and always smiling. They go the extra mile. I started my stay in the courtyard room which was lovely, but i wanted some natural light so moved up to the suite with a private balcony which was so beautiful. You can have breakfast and afternoon tea brought up there. It was my birthday while I stayed and the staff all sang to me and brought me a cake!! Excellent location for Pedlar Street & exploring the fort. Highly recommend staying here! Perfect.

9.0

Mar 2022

Great location with beautiful seaviews. We paid extra to stay in the room with the terrace but the bed was very small. o

Cute property on the fort with beautiful sea views. very central, walking distance to main restaurants. friendly staff.

Very small bed

7.0

Mar 2022

Good

Very nice staff and very good location for the hotel !

I know that the hotel price into Galle fort is high but I think that the price was too high for the room we had.

10.0

Mar 2022

Exceptional

The mattress was so comfy! The family room was specious, with fantastic view. We love the place.

The property doesn't have a generator if there is a power cut.

8.0

Feb 2022

Beautiful hotel in a great location, but too expensive

Beautiful hotel, delicious breakfast and very helpful stuff

The price of the room in the tower was way too high. The bathroom is extremely uncomfortable to use because of the doors.

8.0

Feb 2022

Very good

There was no window in the room

10.0

Jan 2022

Experience Galle Fort from 17th Century Structure

excellent old building renovated to high quality standards and run smoothly. Great views of Ramparts from room booked. wow!

10.0

Jan 2022

Pretty and well located hotel

Very pretty hotel in Galle fort with helpful + friendly staff. Courtyard is every bit as lovely as the photos and the room's private terrace must have the best sunset view in Galle :). Highly recommended!

7.0

Jan 2022

Little room

The hotel facility looks nicely renovated and offers a nice view from the roof top terrace. The breakfast offered is brilliant and tasteful. The staff was super friendly, helpful and welcoming. The room was clean.

We booked a basic room towards the yard, however it did not offer any daylight nor any space to move. It felt a little like a cage. The bathroom door does not close completely and leaves a wide gap (my hand fitted through) through which you can see and ear every detail. This made the stay a little unconfortable to us. Maybe these problems don’t evolve when you book an even more expensive room.

10.0

Jan 2022

would say it was one of the best hotels during our 3week trip.

well, at the very beginning we considers the hotel being a bit outdated, but the more time we spent in, the more we realized it’s on purpose. call it patina. breakfast comes in may colors and tastes…fruit, pancakes, eggs, local food…. but the best part of hotel is the staff. helpful at any time, always smiling and trying to be the best part of the hotel. love it’

10.0

Jan 2022

Perfect building in the fort with stunning sea views and amazing food!

The hotel is a stunning building, in the fort with amazing sea views. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. They arranged covid tests for us to be taken at the hotel. The breakfast was the best we had in 3 weeks in Sri Lanka. We stayed in the North Tower and the private balcony with 180 degree views of the Indian Ocean and fort was unbelievable. You will not regret staying here, it was perfect.

Nothing at all!

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Galle?

The average price for a rental in Galle is £36 per night. This rental is £6 above the average.

Is parking included with this hotel?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at The Bartizan Galle Fort. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this hotel?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this hotel. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Bartizan Galle Fort pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this hotel is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at The Bartizan Galle Fort?

We found 10 amenities for this rental. This includes air conditioner, kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, smoking allowed, and parking.

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The Bartizan Galle Fort

Hotel in Galle

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Galle

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

The Courtyard Room

Deluxe Balcony Room with Courtyard View.

Deluxe Balcony Room with Sea View

Family Suite with Sea View Balcony

Superior Balcony Room with Partial Sea View

The Bartizan Galle Fort

Hotel in Galle

Reasons to book

About this hotel

Amenities

Map of Galle

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

The Courtyard Room

Deluxe Balcony Room with Courtyard View.

Deluxe Balcony Room with Sea View

Family Suite with Sea View Balcony

Superior Balcony Room with Partial Sea View

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this hotel cost compared to others in Galle?

Is parking included with this hotel?

Is there a pool at this hotel?

Is The Bartizan Galle Fort pet friendly?

What amenities are available at The Bartizan Galle Fort?

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