Boutique hotel · Galle

The Fort Printers

39 Pedlar Street, inside Galle Fort, with suites at 41 Church Street and a villa at 65 Pedlar Street

About The Fort Printers

Rooms: 5 types
Dining: 1 place
Swimming: Pool

A former 18th-century printing house inside Galle Fort, later used as a school, now a small hotel whose rooms keep their old hardwood floors and exposed timber beams.

The main-house rooms carry school names such as The Headmaster's and The Prefect's, and further suites sit in 2 restored houses nearby on Church Street and Pedlar Street.

Its 39 Bistro + Wine Bar serves Mediterranean and Sri Lankan dishes in the frangipani courtyard beside a lap pool.

Rooms and suites

Arts, History and Geography
Double bedLiving room
3 first-floor rooms described alike: a double bed under a mosquito net, a separate shower room and a sitting area on the gallery looking over the tiled roofs.
The Prefect's
52 sq mBathtubLiving room
About 52 sq m on the ground floor in the frangipani courtyard beside the pool, with an antique bathtub, a separate shower and an outdoor sitting area.
The Headmaster's
59 sq m
About 59 sq m on the first floor, the bed on a raised platform looking towards the lighthouse and over the pool, with a separate dressing room.
41 Church Street Suites
37 sq mFour-poster bedUp to 10BathtubKitchenLiving room
5 suites of about 28 to 37 sq m in a separate house, each with a four-poster bed and an antique bathtub, sharing a sitting room, a dining table for 10 and a guest kitchen.
65 Pedlar Street Villa
Four-poster bedKitchenLiving room
3 suites with four-poster beds in a restored villa 5 minutes' walk from the main house, with its own sitting room, courtyard and guest kitchen.

Dining

39 Bistro + Wine BarThe hotel's restaurant, daily, cooking coastal seafood and organic vegetables from local growers, with mezze and grilled fish alongside rice and curry; tables in the courtyard by the pool or inside the house.08:00 to 22:00

Amenities

Pools and spa

Lap pool in the frangipani courtyard

More dining

Courtyard dining

Services

Turndown serviceRoom serviceGuest kitchens in the Church Street and Pedlar Street houses

Rooms

Air conditioningMosquito netsMini barTea and coffeeWriting deskChaise longueWi-FiHair dryer

Good to know

No 2 rooms are alike, as they follow the shape of the old building; in the main house only The Prefect's has a bathtub, and the others have showers.
The 41 Church Street Suites and the 65 Pedlar Street Villa are separate houses; the villa is about 5 minutes' walk from the main house.