The Fortress Resort & Spa

We stayed at the Fortress Resort & Spa in February 2025 and cannot praise it enough! The Hotel is fabulous, all the staff are so friendly and attentive, the room was spotlessly clean (cleaned twice a day including fresh towels and bedding changed daily) and even beautiful flower displays left on our bed by the superb Sampath who looked after us. The food and service were amazing and all the staff knew exactly who we were from the moment we arrived. We had a beach room which was beautifully decorated and had fabulous views, with our own sunloungers right outside which gave us privacy. The pool was large and never busy and the pool guys made sure we always had an umbrella and towels first thing every morning. We also had a delightful massage at the spa which was a treat! We felt totally pampered throughout our stay and wouldn’t hesitate to return. Thankyou for making our last week in Sri Lanka a holiday to remember!

We have not long returned from our fabulous honeymoon staying at The Fortress Resort and Spa. This hotel was recommended to us by the travel Agent who said the photos don’t do it justice. How right she was. From the moment we arrived we were welcomed with open arms, everyone was so friendly that it was impossible not to instantly relax. We stayed in one of their Ocean rooms which again was lovely and as u would expect had a brilliant view out over the Indian Ocean. Nothing was too much trouble for the staff, from the pool attendants, to the laundry staff, to the receptionists and finally to the restaurant staff. We only stayed here for 5 days and in hindsight which we had stayed longer but we loved every minute of it and will definitely go back at some point. I would 100% recommend this hotel to anyone.

We were dropped off by our driver at the end of 2 wks touring Sri Lanka for a blissful and relaxing beach break before the end of our holiday. We had a very spacious first floor room with sea view and balcony, huge bathroom with double basin, bath, shower and wc. WiFi. TV. Perfect. Every single member of staff that we met was credit to the hotel - from the pool staff, housekeeping, dining room and reception….everyone. We enjoyed amazing breakfasts on the B&B package and then chose dinner as we wished. We went out one evening for dinner in Galle. Hope to return one day to enjoy the fabulous pool, walks along the huge beach, swimming in the sea pool, fresh fruit juice on the sunloungers, delicious food and the Sri Lankan hospitality.

We stayed at the Fortress for a week after a week exploring Sri Lanka and what a bit of paradise it was. Our room was a beach room and it opened up onto the pool with the beach just beyond. I loved being able to open the patio doors and having sun loungers just there. The pool staff were phenomenal, they saw you before you even had a chance to look for them and arranged the loungers exactly how and where you prefer. The restaurant was brilliant, Samantha and the team really made us feel welcome and greeted us everyday by our names. We ate in White most days but tried out the teppanyaki (brilliant) as well as the restaurant in the wine cellar - Duo. All the food was superb and there’s a wide choice, the Sri Lankan food was super tasty. There is a buffet on Saturdays which guests, not in the hotel, come to so that should show how good it is but they’re willing to cook you anything should you not want the buffet. My husband and I both had spa treatments which we enjoyed, the spa itself is a little dated and it backs onto the main road so you can hear horns beeping whilst having your treatment which was, sadly, not very relaxing. The only other odd and slightly negative thing was in the afternoon whilst by the pool a large number of crows always appeared trying to drink from the pool. The team did attempt to get rid of them but used a sonar detector which omitted a very high pitched noise and didn’t deter the crows - again not very relaxing. That wouldn’t stop us going back, it was one of the most relaxing hotels I’ve been to in a long time. Galle is about 30mins away and the hotel can arrange transport for you. If you like to go in the sea then be warned it’s very rough outside the hotel, we attempted a couple of times but the current is very strong. There were a large number of trainees either serving by the pool, in the bar or in the restaurant - all of them excellent. As well as Samantha, I would like to mention Sashan who looked after our drinks orders night and day! We will definitely be back

Gorgeous room, stunning pool, accessible beach and very attentive staff. We were half board which included a decent range of food options for supper, which were tasty (and plentiful). Really no complaints at all - highly recommended and we'd go back in a flash