Signature Sanctuary
Ground Floor Premier Rooms
56 Sqm · Private Terrace/Balcony
Contemporary design with abstract art, bold rugs, large private terraces with sun beds.
Bentota
Taru Villas – The Long House
Watch trains pass along the coastal railway throughout the day. Guests call it charming.
Last updated 19 January 2026
Watch trains pass along the coastal railway throughout the day. Guests call it charming.
Ten rooms toward Bentota Beach. No tour groups. Standard capacity is around 20 guests. Small Luxury Hotels certified.
Elegant corridor to ten distinct bedrooms. Ground floor minimalist; upper floor colonial four-posters.
What Ten Rooms Delivers:
- Genuine Intimacy Around 20 guests, up to 26 when the property is booked exclusively with extra beds. Service is personal because it has to be.
- The Train Through garden. Delightful, not disruptive.
- Butler Standards In-room spa, custom off-menu, 2am arrivals greeted by five staff.
The Experience
Pool centres everything: accommodation, dining pavilion, beach access. Cross railway tracks (24-hour security) to Bentota’s golden sand stretching miles.
Staff operate at butler level: remembering preferences, solving problems unasked, delivering beach cocktails unprompted. With ten rooms, quality isn’t aspirational. It’s necessary.
Dining
Open-air poolside pavilion, but dining anywhere: beach, garden, in-room. Asian-fusion by international chefs, local ingredients.
Signature breakfast: eggs to order, exotic fruit. High tea, all-day snacks. Limited capacity means quality over volume.
Upper Floor Rooms Superior Rooms
Four-poster beds, exposed beams, colonial styling, elevated ocean views.
Our Curated Sanctuaries
Rooms & Villas
Each residence has been personally selected for its craft, its setting, and the quality of its service.
Curated by Lux Ceylon
Why We Curated Taru Villas - The Long House
Ten rooms, the entire competitive advantage.
Small Luxury Hotels certification requires annual inspection. At ten rooms, volume economics don’t work. Every room is inspected each year, and there is nowhere for a lapse to hide.
Investment covers: Bentota’s prime beachfront, butler-service standards, architectural distinction, sustainable operations.
Honest limitation: Pool intimate, not Olympic. Everything else exceeds expectations.
For travellers valuing intimate luxury over resort scale exceptional service through proper staff ratios.
Frequently asked questions
+Where is Taru Villas - The Long House located?
Taru Villas - The Long House sits in Bentota, in Sri Lanka's south coast. We arrange private chauffeur transfers from Colombo airport and between every stay on your itinerary.
+How many rooms does Taru Villas - The Long House have?
Taru Villas - The Long House has 10 rooms. We feature one of the types here, the Ground Floor Premier Rooms, with the upper-floor Superior Rooms available on request.
+What is Taru Villas - The Long House best known for?
Taru Villas - The Long House is best known for its riverside setting, its passing coastal trains, and its ten individually styled rooms.
+When is the best time to stay at Taru Villas - The Long House?
December to April is the driest, calmest window on the south and west coasts, which is why it lines up with the European and Japanese winter.
+Can Lux Ceylon book Taru Villas - The Long House as part of a wider Sri Lanka trip?
Yes. Most guests combine Taru Villas - The Long House with two or three other stays across the coast, the hill country and the cultural triangle. We handle the rooms, the private driver, the guiding and everything in between as one booking.
+How do I check rates and availability?
Send us your dates through the enquiry form, WhatsApp or concierge@luxceylon.com. We come back with live availability and a full itinerary quote, normally within 24 hours.
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