De Moda Boutiques

20 reviews

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  sammyboo1975

  GB · Solo travel · Feb 2025

  10/10

  The perfect stay

  I stayed here for 12 nights, from 21st jan - 2 February 2025. I travel solo a lot, so I like these smaller boutique style hotels. Here I was instantly made to feel like part of the family by the wonderful staff. There was always someone around and i felt completely safe. They can organise your very comfortable transport from columbo airport. I would absolutely recommend this. Just email them prior to your arrival with any requests. They can give you their WhatsApp number. The room: I had the perfect sea view, sunrise and sunset, so I enjoyed the terrace a lot, it was very spacious. Always saw so much wildlife around here too as there are many colourful birds in Sri Lanka, like kingfishers and the cheeky chip monks. The bed was super big and comfy as were the pillows. Plenty of space to put things away if staying for a few nights like me. Great lighting. Plenty of electric sockets. A hair dryer. A kettle and tea/coffee etc. a mini fridge. Aircon worked well. Wifi worked well. The shower was awesome with its different options of water delivery - im going to invest in one of these in my own home! You get use of a beach towel. There is a lift or stairs. A safe is also available. Breakfast: I looked forward to my daily breakfast, always served with kindness and a big smile. Consisted of a tasty fruit plate (the mangoes were yummy), eggs, sausages and bread with butter and jam and a tasty juice with tea/coffee. I enjoyed looking out at the pool while having breakfast and one morning I got to see the local kingfisher take his bath! Priceless. Location: You can’t really swim in the very local seafront, but you can take a lovely walk along the path. I often walked along both ways goin left to get to Galle fort. It’s a nice walk. The property is very near the turtle Sanctuary so I visited here, no need to book just turn up. Take a walk turn right on the main road, over the bridge and look for sign. 2,000 lkr entrance fee and you get 20 mins with a talk and look around. The turtles are well cared for and the money helps them. You have many ATM s to choose from. A couple of walkable larger supermarkets in the area. Spar is a bit further and near the fort. There is a train station up near the fort. You can take buses or tuk tuks. I liked to take a tuk tuk to visit the different beach areas. Hikkadawa, jungle beach and unuwatuna were easy to get to by tuk tuk. You can walk to the fort and this is great for a walk around, shopping and restaurants. Bring dog/ cat biscuits and you’ll find many furbaby friends. Other: I organised my trip to yala safari with the hotel staff and also visited Ella, fabulous day out. Just ask them and they will help you with what you need. I also had a flu virus while I was there and they looked after me, to make sure I was ok. I will always appreciate this. Thank you. I will absolutely recommend this property and I would 100% return. Keep up the great guys and hope to see you all again one day. I miss you already.

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  Graeme

  partner · Nov 2024

  8/10

  Great staff who were always helpful. THe pool was lovely after a hot day out. The breakfast was good, especially the fruit. Great rooftop to watch the sunset!

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  graemear

  AU · Couples · Nov 2024

  10/10

  Gentle Sri Lankan hospitality

  It’s not ‘in’ the Fort but gee it’s a great place to stay. The staff, the ambience, and the pool make this such a lovely place to stay. It’s about 300 rupees to the fort in a Tuk-Tuk and the staff will assist in this. It’s a kind and gentle place to stay. We also love the breakfast.

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  Jens

  family · Feb 2024

  10/10

  This is a rather new hotel. The rooms are spacious and it has a swimming pool that is in the shade in the afternoon which is a plus if you burn easily. We were lucky that we were the only guests except for the last night. The staff was extremely friendly and made sure we were safe and well taken care of. The only drawback is the internet that while being reliable was not very fast at 4 Mbps. The breakfast is fairly basic. Overall a great choice. You can walk to the fort which has tons of Western restaurants.

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  Explorer42148571086

  IN · Couples · Jan 2024

  2/10

  A hotel best avoided

  I had booked this place for two nights, today ie the 5th and tomorrow ie 6th of Jan 2024. By no stretch of imagination does this hotel deserve any stars. Allow me to elucidate: 1) They have no staff, I mean other than the one or two guys roaming aimlessly and alternating between being a porter/ receptionist/ manager. So I am not clear who did the other people writing these flowery reviews meet. Infact there are no guests as well. The staff was surprised to see us, When we asked how many guests are staying they said one more, later we realised even that was a lie. And mind you this is peak season in Sri Lanka. 2) There is no pool, the one they show on the promos is photoshopped. What they have is a piss pond. I dare anyone to take a plunge. 3) No security, since they have no dining facilities we ordered food on Uber eats. The Uber guy could not deliver as he could not find anyone in the hotel, and this was at about 2 o'clock or thereabouts. The rooms can be accessed by anyone anytime. You are on your own. 4. The hotel is actually in the middle of nowhere. The only advantage is Galle being a small town nothing is too far. The hotel is located in the outskirts and is as outskirts as outskirts go. 5. This place can't be fixed ideally the place should be mowed down at the earliest. AVOID AT ALL COSTS