Zeegolf Hotel facade at dusk, Galle Fort

Galle Fort, Galle 80000
Southern Province, Sri Lanka

At Zeegolf, a 1910s Dutch-colonial home turned boutique stay

Zeegolf

The original 1910s structure still stands — whitewashed walls, arched windows and teak balconies, carefully restored.

Three generations of one family have welcomed travellers here, from a small home-stay with a stable to today's boutique hotel.

Our Story

A hundred years, three generations, one address inside the Fort.

Upper verandah at sunset with lantern and teak chairs
Hand-thrown Ceylon clay cup beside a Zeegolf water bottle
Four-poster canopy bed with white netting
Refillable glass toiletries in a wicker basket

When our grandfather Sydney moved to Galle Fort with his family, Zeegolf was only a small house with a stable. Local travellers stopped for the night, and in time the house became a well-loved hangout for anyone passing through the Fort.

His daughter Mallika, trained in hospitality and with a decade of experience behind her, turned it into a proper home-stay with professional service — known back then as the "Yellow House" for the colour of its walls. Today her nephew Manuja has expanded it into a boutique hotel, keeping the original Dutch architecture while adding modern comforts.

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Experience

Where the Fort Becomes Memory

Step out of your room and the Fort is at the door — ramparts, lighthouse, cafés and the Indian Ocean. Step back in and the verandah is waiting.

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Upper verandah with hanging lanterns

Morning tea on the upper verandah, before the Fort wakes up.

Where
Upper verandah, first floor
When
From 7.00 am daily
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Canopy bed with netting and balcony doors open to palms

Sleep under a canopy, wake to palms and terracotta roofs.

Where
Verandah Suite & Heritage rooms
Extras
Air-conditioning, hot water, Wi-Fi
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Ceylon clay cup

Ceylon tea in local pottery, filtered water in glass — small things, done well.

Where
In every room
Note
Plastic-free toiletries & refills
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Life Inside
the Fort

Seven rooms across two floors of the original house. Every one is different — arched windows downstairs, teak balconies above — and all come with air-conditioning, ensuite hot-water bathrooms and free Wi-Fi.

Contact Us

Come As You Are And We Will
Take Care Of The Rest

We reply by email within a few hours.

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Staying at Zeegolf felt like being welcomed into a family home that happens to sit inside a 17th-century fort. Our balcony looked over the rooftops, the bed was enormous, and the lighthouse was a five-minute stroll away.

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Verandah
Table

Upper verandah with lanterns and teak furniture

Upper
Verandah

Breakfast is served over the Fort rooftops, with the sea breeze for company.

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Arrive Freely
We'll Handle
The Rest

A Sri Lankan or continental breakfast on the verandah, tea whenever you want it, and honest advice on where to eat, swim and watch the sunset. Transfers from Colombo airport or Galle station can be arranged before you arrive.

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We are waiting for you

Come find the place your soul already knows — a century-old home inside the Galle Fort.

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