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Offers

Packages first, then the offers that stack on top. Booked direct with us, every one of these beats the rate you will find anywhere else. No membership, no small print you need a lawyer for.

Packages we offer

Four ways to stay, from a simple bed and breakfast to three nights with the Fort thrown in.

Bed & breakfast

From 1 night

  • Room of your choice
  • Sri Lankan or continental breakfast
  • Filtered water & Ceylon tea
  • Free Wi-Fi

From $38 / night

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Half board

From 2 nights

  • Breakfast on the verandah
  • Home-cooked rice & curry dinner
  • Welcome king coconut
  • Free Wi-Fi

From $58 / night

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Fort explorer

3 nights

  • 3 nights with breakfast
  • Guided Fort heritage walk
  • Sri Lankan cooking lesson
  • Airport or station transfer one way

From $210 / stay

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Honeymoon retreat

3 nights

  • Verandah Suite with flowers & turndown
  • Breakfast in your room
  • Private rampart sunset with refreshments
  • Couples' ayurvedic massage nearby

From $280 / stay

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Indicative package rates for two sharing. Full terms confirmed on enquiry · See current offers

Stay two nights, third night free
Stay longer

Stay two nights, third night free

Book two consecutive nights in any room and the third is on us.

The Fort rewards slowness — three days is when guests stop checking the map. Applies to the room rate on the lowest-priced night of the three.

  • Three consecutive nights, any room type
  • Free night is the third night
  • Subject to availability
  • Cannot be combined with other offers
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Resident rate
Sri Lankan residents

Resident rate

A reduced local rate for Sri Lankan citizens and residents.

The Fort belongs to the people who live here first. Show a National Identity Card or resident visa at check-in and the resident rate applies to every night of the stay.

  • Valid NIC or resident visa at check-in
  • Applies to all room types
  • One card per booking
  • Bookable direct only
Book the resident rate
Special rates for service members
Forces & police

Special rates for service members

Discounted rates for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Police — serving and retired.

Our grandfather kept a room for anyone passing through on duty, and we have kept the habit. The rate extends to immediate family travelling on the same booking.

  • Service or retirement ID at check-in
  • Army, Navy, Air Force and Police
  • Serving and retired personnel
  • Covers immediate family on the same booking
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Honeymoon package
Honeymoon

Honeymoon package

Three nights in the Verandah Suite, arranged around the two of you.

Flowers and a turndown on arrival, breakfast brought to your room whenever you surface, and a private hour on the ramparts at sunset with something cold to drink.

  • Three nights in the Verandah Suite
  • Flowers, turndown and breakfast in room
  • Private rampart sunset with refreshments
  • Couples' ayurvedic massage at a partner spa
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Seven nights or more
Long stay

Seven nights or more

Weekly rates for anyone settling in — with a desk, laundry and a kitchen shelf of your own.

Built for remote workers and slow travellers: a reduced nightly rate from the seventh night, weekly laundry, and a corner of the verandah nobody will move you from.

  • Reduced rate from the seventh night
  • Weekly laundry included
  • Desk, fast Wi-Fi and a power board
  • Monthly rates on request
Ask about weekly rates

Not sure which one fits?

Tell us who is travelling and when. We will work out the best combination of room, package and offer, and send it back in one email — usually the same day.

All offers are subject to availability and apply to direct bookings only. Rates and terms above are indicative and confirmed in writing before you pay anything.