The villa above the rock pools at dawn, coconut palms and the sea

Talpe · South coast of Sri Lanka

Slow days by the Indian Ocean

No suites around a courtyard and an old halmilla tree, a short walk from the rock pools and the surf.

Welcome to Villa Halmilla

A quiet house by the sea, built for doing nothing at all

Laterite walls, deep verandas and a pool in the courtyard. Every room opens onto the garden or the sea.

Stay with us

No suites, one house

Take one for two, a few for friends, or the whole house and everyone in it.

The cook stirring a clay pot of curry over the hearth
Red rice and curries in clay bowls, seen from above

The table

Cooked from the morning market

Our cook has run this kitchen for eleven years. The menu changes with what turns up at the Galle market. Tell us what you like the night before.

  • Ambul thiyalSour fish curry, goraka, black pepper
  • PolosYoung jackfruit, slow-cooked in roasted spices
  • Wambatu mojuSweet and sour aubergine pickle
  • KiribathCoconut milk rice with lunu miris, for breakfast
  • WatalappamJaggery and coconut custard, cardamom
See the menus

Breakfast 07:30–10:30 · Dinner from 19:30

Things to do

Out of the gate

Surf in the morning, swim at low tide, back for dinner. We arrange the car, the boat or the board.

See all things to do
We came for four nights and stayed nine. Tea on the veranda at first light, a swim before breakfast, and the quietest nights we have had in years.
Lena · Berlin · Stayed March 2026
Dinner table by the pool, lit by lanterns

Stay with us

Pick your dates, and leave the rest to us

  1. 1Send a requestPick a suite and your dates. Nothing is charged.
  2. 2We confirmWithin a day, with the price and our bank details.
  3. 3Pay by transferWithin three days, and your dates are yours.

Contact

Find us in Talpe

Write, call or message us on WhatsApp, and we will usually reply the same day.

5.9995° N · 80.2797° E

Colombo airport (CMB)
About 2 hours by expressway
Galle Fort
12 km · 25 min
Check-in · check-out
From 14:00 · by 11:00