Amal Villa

First Class

Amal Villa is located in the beautiful coastal town of Bentota, in south-west Sri Lanka, around 100 m from the beach. Its intimate size allows for attentive, personal service, while the natural surroundings and sea breeze help you leave the stresses of everyday life behind. Another highlight is the infinity pool, one of the largest in Bentota. Amal Villa is ideal for couples where one person wishes to follow an Ayurvedic treatment programme and the other is travelling as a companion without taking part in a programme.

Cross Galle Road and you’ll reach Amal Beach Hotel, the sister property. There you’ll find Amal Restaurant, known in particular for its seafood specialities (at an additional charge), where you can enjoy a three-course menu with a choice of dishes for lunch and dinner. Breakfast is served on your room terrace at a time of your choosing. The open-air restaurant at the sister hotel, with sea views, is also open to non-residents and serves guests across two floors, in the garden and on the beach. Ingredients for the Sri Lankan, Indian and international menus and à la carte dishes come from the local market or are freshly sourced from local fishermen. Once a week, a candlelit dinner on the beach is also available (included for stays of 14 nights or more). For Ayurvedic guests, meals are prepared individually according to the doctor’s instructions.

The clay-built Amal Ayurvedic, SPA & Yoga Center has four treatment rooms, where two Ayurvedic doctors and an experienced team of therapists provide daily Ayurvedic treatments. Treatments can also be enjoyed outdoors, with views of ponds and rice fields. Options include a range of massages (herbal oil, powder, thermal, intensive and synchronised), sinus cleansing (Nasya), an oil forehead treatment (Shirodhara), inhalation, acupuncture and an Ayurvedic sauna. Yoga and meditation are included for guests on a treatment programme; a fee applies to guests staying without one. Manicures and pedicures are also available at an extra charge. A bathrobe and disposable underwear are provided for your Ayurvedic treatment programme.

The infinity pool, with sun loungers and parasols, and the garden, alive with an astonishing variety of birds, are ideal for taking a break between and after treatments (please avoid lying in direct sunlight). You’ll also find sun loungers, parasols and towels on the fine, sandy beach, which stretches for kilometres and is perfect for walks – especially magical at sunset. On the ground floor of the villa, there’s a small library and a selection of board games. Other activities (at an additional charge) include shopping trips to Bentota (by tuk-tuk, at an additional charge), cookery classes, boat trips on the Bentota River, water-skiing, parasailing and memorable excursions to Sinharaja Rainforest, Udawalawe National Park or Galle.