Private villas in Sri Lanka,
staffed and stocked.

For a party of six or more, a full-staff villa is usually half the cost of the equivalent hotel suites — and delivers something no hotel can: your own house on the water, your own chef, your own menu, and the sort of privacy that only comes with staff who work exclusively for you.

Every villa we book comes with a resident chef (breakfast to dinner, market-fresh), a butler who runs the day, a housekeeping team, and — critically — a driver whose vehicle stays with the villa.

Kahanda Kanda — nine private cottages on a tea estate above Koggala, Christina Ong's design brief. £4,500–£7,500 per night for the estate.

Cape Weligama villas — the five-bedroom cliff villas above the Indian Ocean, Resplendent Ceylon service. £3,800–£5,500 per night.

Ani Villas Sri Lanka — a fifteen-suite compound in Dickwella designed for buyouts. £6,500–£12,000 per night.

Taprobane Island — five bedrooms on a private islet off Weligama, walked-to across the bay. £2,900 per night.

Most clients use a villa for the last five to seven nights — the beach finale — after Galle, the cultural triangle, tea country and a safari camp. A senior chauffeur-guide runs the touring days; the villa staff take over once you arrive on the coast.

Pair a villa buyout with a helicopter transfer from Sigiriya or the airport to save a full day on the road. See our helicopter transfers guide and the master ultra-luxury Sri Lanka holidays page.