Stay
Rates and availability
Kottamba Kanda is taken whole: four bedrooms, full staff, one party at a time. There are no shared spaces and no other guests, only your party and the people who look after the house. Up to eight adults and ten people in all; a larger party, up to twelve adults, takes the whole compound.
Rates are per night and go by season; the calendar below shows what is free and what your dates would cost. Send them through and we confirm within a day.
Your dates
Tell us when you would like the hill to yourselves. This checks the calendar; it does not commit you to anything.
Reading the calendar
Eight adult beds and two bunks for children; up to ten of you in the villa, fourteen across the compound.
Rates
By the night, by the season
Priced per night for the whole house, never per person, with chef, staff and a car and driver included. Up to eight adults (ten people with children) have the villa; a party of nine to twelve adults has the whole compound.
| Season | When | Up to eight adults | Nine to twelve adults | Minimum stay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Festive | 20 December to 10 January, and Easter week | USD 1,300++ | USD 1,750++ | Seven nights |
| High | January to March, and December | USD 895++ | USD 1,200++ | Two nights |
| Shoulder | April, July, August and November | USD 725++ | USD 975++ | Two nights |
| Low | May, June, September and October | USD 595++ | USD 825++ | Two nights |
++ Price exclusive of 10% service charge and 6% tax.
Rates are per night for the whole house and are confirmed when we reply to your dates. We can quote in USD, EUR, GBP, AED or SGD.
Children count toward the beds, not the price: the villa sleeps ten with the two bunks, the compound fourteen. Always one party, whichever size.
The south-west monsoon touches the coast from May to June; September and October are quieter and greener, with the best value.
How a stay works
From the airport to the last morning
Arrival
A driver meets you at Colombo airport and drives the coast road south, about three and a quarter hours, with a stop if you want one. The gate opens, the staff are expecting you, and a cold drink is already poured.
Meals
Your chef finds you on the first evening to talk through how you eat. After that, breakfast, lunch and dinner appear where you want them: the veranda, the poolside, a picnic packed for the beach.
Your days
Surf in the morning, sleep through the heat, walk down to the bay as it cools. The manager can arrange boards, a yoga teacher, a boat, or a table in Galle, and can just as easily leave the days entirely to you.
Getting around
A car and driver stay with you for the week, for market runs, day trips and dinners along the coast. Hiriketiya itself needs no car; it is four minutes down the hill on foot.