Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to The Villa Bentota by KK Collection, Bentota
Facts in brief
Official star rating Small luxury boutique
Location The hotel is a minutes' walk from the beach, approximately 35-miles from Galle
Annual opening All year
Closest airport Colombo
Distance from airport About 3 hours by car
Hotel facilities and services
Open- sided Villa Café Restaurant - no air-conditioning, Lounge with Board games, Bar, Sitting areas and pavilions, 2 swimming pools, Paradise Road Gift shop with 10% discount for residents, Art Gallery space featuring local contemporary artists, Laundry and dry-cleaning service.
Out and about nearby
Within 30 minutes' drive from Paradise Road Bentota is a Turtle Hatchery, Brief Garden, Galapita Vihara Temple. There are numerous hotels with restaurants and some tourist shops in Bentota. Shops in Aluthgama town.
Sports nearby
Watersports at Bentota Lagoon - including Waterskiing and Jet skiing, Fishing, River tours.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior suite for 7 nights
From about
£1,690
Holiday Code EXH974
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to The Villa Bentota by KK Collection, Bentota
Set amidst giant coconut palms in a secluded setting just yards from stunning South Bentota beach the Villa Bentota by KK Collection is housed in the restored Mohotti Walauwa, an 1880s Dutch ancestral home. This was converted into Sri Lanka's first boutique hotel by renowned architect Geoffrey Bawa at the end of the 1970s and retains many of his signature designs. Its new owner, Shanth Fernando of Paradise Road fame, has refurbished The Villa in modern style, also extending it with sensitivity to the original design. The architecture is relaxing and fascinating - at every glance appears a picture within a picture, with clever play between light and shade. Elegant courtyards and white-washed walls seamlessly join together a collection of airy living spaces and individually designed bedrooms and suites. Of the 15 bedrooms and suites, we recommend one of the luxurious Superior suites, which have spacious bedrooms and covered lounge terraces. All the superior rooms and superior suites look onto the sea-facing lawn, but due to the row of pandana trees between the Villa Bentota and the beach, the only room that has a sea view is Suite 4 on the second floor. Also in The Villa Bentota's two acres of grounds are a new Pavilion for relaxing and dining, and a 75ft-long swimming pool with patio and sun loungers (there is also the original smaller, shallower pool in one of the courtyards). The Villa Café restaurant offers delicious Paradise Road favourites such as Lemongrass and Ginger Chicken and has an authentic pizza oven. Guests can choose where to dine and Chef Nishantha Liyanage, having worked at the renowned Gallery Café in Colombo for many years, knows how to satisfy taste buds. It should be noted that the Colombo-Galle railway line provides the border between The Villa Bentota grounds and the beach so the trains (there are around 12 trains a day) pass in front of the hotel lawn. Although they are noisy they are quite a spectacle to watch go by as you ponder on your balcony or linger by the pool.
Room descriptions
The Villa Bentota by KK Collection has 15 rooms, all with En-suite bathroom with rain shower, Air conditioning and ceiling fan, LCD screen TV, Complimentary Wireless Internet Access, Tea/coffee-making facilities, Mini-bar.
Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior suite for 7 nights
From about
£1,690
Holiday Code EXH974
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to The Villa Bentota by KK Collection, Bentota
The journey and how you get there
For a holiday to The Villa Bentota by KK Collection in Sri Lanka, our clients fly to Colombo, usually with Sri Lankan Airways on a direct flight from London Heathrow (or with Emirates from other UK airports via Dubai). This hotel is 2 hours’ drive from Colombo airport and is either a stay in its own right, in which case you will have a car transfer to the hotel and back, or it is stayed at as a coast extension at the end of a tailor-made touring holiday, in which case you will approach the hotel from a different location.
Additional information
Children: Children of all ages are welcome. Family rooms, extra beds and children's menus available. Infant cots (for under 2 year olds) are available free of charge. One child under 5 years old sharing parents' bed is complimentary.
Special offers
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Absolutely loved it. Bespoke sense of the trip is very good. Very pleasant and efficient service.Mrs H, Sep 2023
Holiday price guide Sample prices are per person based on two people sharing a Superior suite for 7 nights
From about
£1,690
Holiday Code EXH974
The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.
Call us on 01392 441245
Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to The Villa Bentota by KK Collection, Bentota
About South west coast
An Expressions tailor-made holiday to the south-west coast of Sri Lanka incorporates a popular holiday destination for tropical sun, sea and sand. It offers wonderful beaches and a variety of hotels and guests houses to choose from, with the added attraction of having local life and interesting places to see and things to do nearby. What’s more, facing directly west to the Indian Ocean, visitors are treated to the most magical sunset views. This 100-kilometre coastline between the cities of Colombo and Galle is blessed with miles of palm-fringed golden beaches interspersed with harbours, inlets, mangrove-lined rivers and lagoons. Bentota and Beruwela are the primary locations for restaurants and nightclubs which are mostly found in hotels, and also offer a range of watersports along with Hikkaduwa. Hotels of every size and quality vie with private villas, coconut plantations and fishing villages for a space on the beachfront and those priceless Indian Ocean views. We have selected a range of hotels on Sri Lanka's south-west coast which are ideally located to explore the highlights of the region, including luxurious boutique hotels and resorts such as Saman Villas and Serene Pavilions.
Highlights of Bentota, Wadduwa & the south west coast
In addition to relaxing on the beach, there are plenty of other things to see and do in this region. In and around Wadduwa: Fishing life along the coast; Long beach walks; Kalutara – famous for its historic Bo tree, grown from a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura, and Gangatilaka Vihara Temple - the only Buddhist shrine in the world which is hollow; Kalu Ganga (river) and Bolgoda lake; Richmond Castle – a 19th century spice plantation mansion, built for a regional Governor resembling an Indian Maharaja’s palace design, now open to the public. In and around Bentota/Beruwela: Watersports at Bentota/Beruwela on the Bentota river (there is a well-equipped centre offering a range of motorised and non-motorised water sports, including diving); Bentota mangrove river boat trip; Long beach walks; Brief Garden – home and landscaped gardens created by Bevis Bawa, the artist brother of Geoffrey Bawa. Behind a bamboo hedge lie walled gardens, bowers, lawns, sculptures and a Japanese garden; Lunuganga Estate – the home of celebrated Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa; Aluthgama – shops and market; Galapita Vihara Buddhist Temple - 12th century, 5 km upriver. Inland: Singharaja Rainforest; Plantations, farming and craft villages. Between Bentota and Galle: Kosgoda Turtle Hatchery; Buddhist Temples – e.g. Kumarakanda Vihara; Balapitiya –boat trips on Madu Ganga river and lagoon – birdlife, water monitors, islands; Mask carving and painting in Ambalangoda; Moonstone quarry in Meetyagoda; Beach walks; Hikkaduwa - tourist shops and restaurants, lower budget; Fishing trips, Snorkelling and scuba diving, waterskiing, kayaking, windsurfing and sailing – at Hikkaduwa (12 km from Galle). Wherever you stay on the south-west coast, day excursions can be made to historic Galle, Buddhist temples, Sinharaja Rainforest, Ambalangoda mask factory, the Kosgoda turtle hatchery. The water sports facilities at Bentota/Beruwela (or Hikkaduwa) are within an hour’s drive from any of the hotels.
Cultural highlights of Bentota, Wadduwa & the south west coast
In the small towns and villages that straddle the main trunk road and railway line, Buddhist temples sit alongside churches and mosques whilst livelihoods are gained through a mix of tourism, trading and fishing, farming and skilled crafts. It is fascinating to stroll along the beach and watch the fishermen preparing to launch their brightly-painted boats, later seeing them return with their catch. A venture into the hinterland reveals a world of lush plantations, tropical forests and lagoons. The rural villages are often known for a particular skill such as furniture or mask-making and weaving using dyed reed. Wadduwa, Bentota, Beruwela and the stretch of coast between Bentota and Galle all offer golden sand beaches, small fishing communities and watersports. Further inland, the Sinharaja rainforest is the only large undisturbed rainforest left in Sri Lanka where over 800 of the island’s endemic species of flora and fauna can be found.
Climate of Bentota, Wadduwa & the south west coast
The south-western part of Sri Lanka is the wet tropical zone. It is warm and humid all year round. Sea breezes make the coast a little cooler. The sunny, dry season is between November and March with average temperatures at around 26C. The south-west monsoon brings intermittent torrential rain, winds and rough seas, normally in May, June and July, with temperatures of up to 32C.There is also changeable weather during September and October. Humidity fluctuates between 70% in the day and 90% at night, which can be oppressive in built up areas.
Travel around the region
We include private transfers with all our holidays to Sri Lanka, and a personal chauffer with all our touring holidays. Driving Distances: Colombo International Airport to Wadduwa – 1.5 to 2 hours (56 km), Colombo International Airport to Bentota – 2 ½ to 3 hours (90 km), Colombo International Airport to Galle – 3 hours (150 km), Wadduwa to Kandy – 4 hours, Bentota to Kandy – 4.5 hours (180 km), Colombo to Wadduwa – 45 mins to 1 hour (30 km).
