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Maya Tangalle

The Old Walawwa at Aranwala, Beliatta, inland from Tangalle, looking over paddy fields

About Maya Tangalle

Rooms
4 types
Dining
3 places
Wellness
Spa
Swimming
Pool

A 19th-century colonial manor house, or walawwa, among paddy fields inland from Tangalle, restored as a small hotel with interiors reworked by the architect Channa Daswatte.

It takes resident guests only, in a handful of large rooms with four-poster beds, teak floors and marble bathrooms, around a sunken pool, with butlers, a resident manager and an executive chef.

Its Indriya Spa and yoga pavilion over the fields run Ayurvedic programmes of 3 days and more, and the manor sits next to the 400-year-old Aranwela temple.

Rooms and suites

  • Presidential Suite
    180 sq mKing bedBathtubRain showerButler

    180 sq m with a four-poster ebony king bed, living and dining room with a pantry, marble bathroom with bath and rain shower, its own courtyard and butler

  • King Deluxe Room
    80 sq mKing bed

    80 sq m with a four-poster Burma teak king bed, teak floor, marble bathroom and 65-inch TV

  • Deluxe Room
    King bedBathtub

    King bed, private courtyard and direct access to the main pool, marble bathroom with bath; each with its own art or photography

  • Whole manor

    All rooms taken as a staffed private house for a family or group

Dining

  • The Tasting RoomThe manor's dining room, run by an executive chef, open for breakfast (), lunch () and dinner (), with vegetables from the manor's own organic garden.06:30 to 11:0012:00 to 14:0017:30 to 22:30
  • Living room barCocktails after dinner.
  • Dining experiencesA rice and curry lunch in clay pots in a paddy field, a bonfire barbecue, a hopper night with a village cook and candlelit dinners under the stars.

Wellness

  • Indriya SpaAyurvedic treatments such as Shiro Abhyanga, Shirodhara and Padaghata, plus facials and couples' treatments.07:00 to 21:00
  • Ayurvedic programmes of 3 days (immunity) to 5 days (deep sleep) and longer retreats, each starting with a consultation with the resident Ayurvedic doctor.
  • Yoga in the pavilion over the paddy fields, by appointment.

Amenities

Pools and spa

Sunken swimming pool with a stone terraceIndriya Spa: single and couples' treatment roomsAyurvedic and facial treatment roomsYoga pavilionWellness relaxation area

More dining

In-room dining 11:00 to 23:00Barbecue with bonfireRice and curry lunch in a paddy fieldHopper nightSri Lankan cookery demonstrationCandlelit dinners

Activities

Bird watching in the gardensPalmyrah weaving with local artisansLibraryVisits to the Aranwela temple next doorSafaris to Yala and Lunugamvehera arranged

For families

Children welcomeJunior Naturalist programmeSwimming lessonsArt classes for ages 3 to 12

Services

ButlersNightly turn-down24-hour securityAirport pick-up with a day's noticeFree WiFi

Rooms

King-size bedAir conditioning and ceiling fanSmart TV (Presidential Suite and King Deluxe)SafeTea and coffeeBathrobesSpa Ceylon toiletries

Good to know

  • The manor is inland, not on the beach: about 15 minutes to Hiriketiya beach
  • For resident guests only
  • Children are welcome; pets are not
  • Check-in from 14:00, check-out by 12:00

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