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The Fort Printers

4.5 star property

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Exterior
Exterior
Living area
Reception
Outdoor pool

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Parking included
  • Air conditioning

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39 Pedlar Street, Galle, 80000
  • Spa Ceylon Boutique & Urban Spa
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Galle Fort
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Galle Lighthouse
    ‪4 min walk‬

Room options

View all photos for Heritage Wing (Headmaster Prefect Arts, Geography and History room)

Heritage Wing (Headmaster Prefect Arts, Geography and History room)

Heritage Wing (Headmaster Prefect Arts, Geography and History room)

  • 37 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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65 Pedlar Street Suites

65 Pedlar Street Suites

  • 56 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Church/Pedlar Wing Suite

Church/Pedlar Wing Suite

  • 56 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Galle

With a stay at The Fort Printers in Galle (Fort Galle), you'll be steps from Historical Mansion and Spa Ceylon Boutique & Urban Spa. .This luxury hotel is 0.2 mi (0.2 km) from National Maritime Museum and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Galle Fort.

What's nearby

  • Spa Ceylon Boutique & Urban Spa - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Galle Fort - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Galle Lighthouse - 4 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Galle International Cricket Stadium - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Galle Clock Tower - 8 min walk - 0.7 km

Getting around

  • Midigama Railway Station - 26 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 126 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Indian Hut - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Taphouse by RnR - Galle - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Barista - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Merchant - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Rampart Hotel - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The Fort Printers

Luxury hotel with an outdoor pool and a restaurant
The Fort Printers offers 16 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and complimentary bottled water. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Coffee/tea makers and minibars are provided. Additionally, rooms include complimentary toiletries and ceiling fans. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 16 guestrooms featuring minibars. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Enjoy recreational amenities such as an outdoor pool and bicycles to rent. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, babysitting (surcharge), and tour/ticket assistance. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Unwind at the end of the day with a drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:30 AM.
The Fort Printers has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • 24-hour return airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Area shuttle (surcharge)
  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:30 AM for a fee: USD 20 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A poolside bar
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Bicycle rentals
  • Outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Supervised activities for children (surcharge)

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Turndown service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Mosquito nets

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 20 for adults and USD 10 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 120 per vehicle (one way)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property
The 65 Pedlar Street Suite room categories are not located at the main building.

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Fort Printers Hotel Galle
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The Fort Printers Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 134 out of 164 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 25 out of 164 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 164 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 164 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 164 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Antonio Bico

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Henry

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location, superb staff and service. Loved the old building and small but handy pool to cool off. Excellent rooms and incredible staff. Made our trip to Galle Fort magical. Would recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Joseph

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The fort printers was a fantastic place to stay, can't recommend it enough! The staff were lovely, the hotel and room were beyond my expectations from the pictures and the area in Galle Fort was so wonderful and walkable. This was a great place to do some day excursions from as well, we went to both Mirissa for whale watching, and Hikaduwa for a beach day.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Nina

Beautifully designed hotel with excellent food in a central location. But there’s a lot of road noise and dogs barking so you don’t get a good sleep. There’s no car park despite parking being listed. The Wi-Fi doesn’t work in the bedroom.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very welcoming staff, nothing was too much trouble.They had a very good restaurant with Moroccan and Sri Lankan food. Rooms are large as are bathrooms and right in the middle of the fort so walking everywhere is easy. We would return.
Stayed 5 nights in Mar 2025

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
I was asked to pay for the room when I checked in, which we had already paid. The staff left the room key outside the room without telling us. The wifi connection was extremely poor, there were bugs in the room and it was very noisy. Not recommended at all.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This is a beautiful property with really delicious food and wonderful staff. The Pina Colada with fresh ingredients is the best I have ever had. Really loved staying here.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan, Farnham

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I stayed here for 5 nights at the end of a 6 week tour of Southern India and Sri Lanka. It's a beautiful small hotel that has retained the building's history, yet is comfortable and has modern facilities. It has an lovely calm atmosphere which was exactly what we were looking for. The staff we engaged with were all excellent and friendly. It's in a great location, right in the middle of the Fort. 10/10
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Fort Printers is a beautiful boutique hotel with professional staff who are lovely. The breakfast and dinner menu was outstanding with some of the best food we ate in Sri Lanka. Our room was very comfortable and a really good size. They also serve excellent cocktails, I had one of the best bloody Mary's ever 😋

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

EITHNE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Gorgeous in Galle

Lovely to return to this elegant sylish hotel
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lindsay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Our first stop in Sri Lanka - delightful

Beautiful oasis in the heart of the old fort at galle , ideally located but still quiet , gorgeous building , great kitchen , lovely staff who couldn’t do enough for us and the best tea in Sri Lanka !
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Exceptional place to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

T R T

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Our favourite hotel in Sri Lanka

We stayed at this hotel as part of our 12 night trip around Sri Lanka and this was our favourite hotel we stayed in on the whole trip Food and location was amazing ,and rooms were so cool ,clean and trendy .service impeccable . The courtyard area is just beautiful and relaxing
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic historic property, well appointed large rooms. Friendly and attentive staff. Restaurant was slightly pricier for area but very good.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

zakir

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Far and away the best experience of this entire trip to 7 different destinations. Madu the manager is exceptional in her knowledge and desire to help. She be made the trip far more memorable and enjoyable. I recommend this hotel highly.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louis

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic small hotel in the middle of Galle Fort. For the life of me I don't know why it is a three star - it behaves like a five star. Excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Roshan, Bomoseen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent location.very high quality rooms at a decent price.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

2/10 Terrible

Kate

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I booked a two nights and had to leave after one night because it was absolutely unpleasant. The front desk staff, especially a young woman that checked us in was very uncomfortable and unprofessional in her demeanor. She never greeted us when she saw us on a number occasions just gave us distant, dirty looks. Upon check in she never explained anything about the room or how things work except the breakfast. The room was very uncomfortable - there were giant bugs and a lot of mosquitoes. At night noises from upper window in the roof of a rat or cat or some other animal sliding and scratching the surface. It was scary to wake up to that noise a number of times. The bed is way too low and uncomfortable for sleeping. For someone with a knee injury like mine it was very very uncomfortable to get on and off and sleep. Constant fuel/smoke and smell from the tuk tuks and cars driving pass as the room faces directly a busy street. Too much noise snd smoke. Plus windows cannot be opened for that reason of the smell and privacy. There are no amenities in the toilet and a gigantic big had to be removed. We felt dirty and unpleasant in the hotel so even though we booked two nights and it was non refundable we decided to take the financial loss and leave early the next morning after breakfast which wasn’t great either. We booked another hotel and felt much more comfortable there. Also upon check out, the same young woman who check us in was super ignorant - did not greet or even us leave.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely independently owned hotel, beautiful interior design and history, lovely staff and delicious breakfast. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A great hotel with super friendly staff. Excellent location in Galle Fort would highly recommend it to anyone.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ravindra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfection. Lovely staff, ideal location. I loved everything about the hotel and would stay there again if life every brings be back to Galle.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shankar, Auckland

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hotel, we had a very comfortable 2 nights stay. Staff here is very friendly and smiles on their faces. All staff are very helpful and went above and beyond to make us comfortable during our stay. We will be coming back again. 😊
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Daniel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful property

Beautiful property in an amazing location. Gorgeous spacious rooms & bathrooms and a lovely pool. However, the service was quite slow at breakfast and the dinner in the restaurant was very expensive.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024