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Sun House

Galle · Sri Lanka

The garden pool at Sun House, Galle
The garden pool at Sun House, Galle
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The Sun House from the air, its tiled roofs among the trees above Galle
The Sun House from the air, its tiled roofs among the trees above Galle
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The veranda dining table at The Sun House, beside the garden
The veranda dining table at The Sun House, beside the garden
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The dining room at The Sun House with a long table and colonial furniture
The dining room at The Sun House with a long table and colonial furniture
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A painted arch at The Sun House into a dining room with a long banquette
A painted arch at The Sun House into a dining room with a long banquette
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The garden terrace at The Sun House lit with strings of lights at night
The garden terrace at The Sun House lit with strings of lights at night
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A sitting room at The Sun House with rattan chairs and fretwork fanlights
A sitting room at The Sun House with rattan chairs and fretwork fanlights
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The Eden Room at The Sun House, a bed under a sloping white ceiling
The Eden Room at The Sun House, a bed under a sloping white ceiling
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A room at The Sun House with a four-poster, a daybed and an almirah
A room at The Sun House with a four-poster, a daybed and an almirah
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The Dalloway Room at The Sun House with a spindle four-poster bed
The Dalloway Room at The Sun House with a spindle four-poster bed
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A bathroom at The Sun House with a basin and fretwork door
A bathroom at The Sun House with a basin and fretwork door
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A boutique hotel in a 19th-century merchant’s house on a hill above Galle harbour.

Sun House is a boutique hotel in an old merchant’s house on a hill above Galle, with a garden, a pool and views over the bay. The Fort is a short tuk-tuk ride away. Who it suits: travellers who want a historic house with a garden above Galle. Things to know: it is outside the Fort; a tuk-tuk takes a few minutes.

  • Historic house
  • Garden and pool
  • Above the harbour

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