Set on a quiet lakeside where sights and sounds of nature reign supreme, it’s hard to imagine that Villa Talangama is located within a suburb of Colombo, just a 20 minute drive to the heart of the city. The property – sold by the room – is an ideal first stop on your holiday itinerary, a place where you can relax and unwind after a long flight. The villa setting is best described as a `village in the city’ surrounded by paddy fields, lotus filled lakes and birds everywhere - perched on the veranda, on trees, and even on the buffalo that relax on the lakeside. Villa Talangama is a luxurious Sri Lankan home meticulously laid out from its architecture and furnishings to the caring service of its staff. In the words of recent guests from UK: "Every place we perched, every view we had, every sound we heard and every dish we ate was heavenly! We cannot think of a better place to have started and ended our holiday in Sri Lanka. In fact we found it difficult to find anywhere that matched up to this place during our travels…. there is certainly something special about this villa – the beautiful décor, the welcoming atmosphere, the food, the service and the surroundings"

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Accommodation
Villa Talangama is a three-bed roomed luxurious villa that comfortably accommodates upto five adults.  The tastefully furnished airconditioned bedrooms are on the upper floor opening out to scenic views of the Talangama wetlands. The bedrooms consist of one double bedroom with an ensuite bathroom, one twin bedroom and one single bedroom with a shared bathroom.  Due to low staircase railings upstairs, Villa Talangama is not recommended for children below 8 years.

Facilities
The villa is typical of Sri Lankan architecture infused with contemporary touches: columns and verandas that skirt around the villa, large doors and windows opening out to the swimming pool, the gardens and the wetlands beyond, cooling cement floors and open-air bathrooms, timber ceilings and clay-tiled roofs. The ground floor of this villa consists of living, dining and many lounging spaces by the poolside or in the veranda by the ponds. The upstair lounge area consists of a flat screen TV, CD player and an interesting library including many titles on Sri Lanka. Meals are served when and wherever you please – al fresco dining by the poolside or in the elegantly laid out dining room facing an ochre colored, pebbled courtyard. Both Western dishes and Sri Lankan rice and curry using locally available ingredients are served. If you wish, you are welcome in the spacious and modern kitchen to do your own cooking with Pathmanathan, the in-house chef giving you a helping hand, or just sit back and choose from one of the menus on offer.

Excursions
The surrounding Talangama wetlands is a birds paradise with over 45 species of birds inhabiting this area including Purple Swamp hens, Pheasant-tailed Jacanas, White-breasted Water hens and Spotted Doves, along with the endemic Purple-faced Leaf Monkeys, water monitors, and numerous species of butterflies.  Walk along the gravel roads just outside the doors of the villa where village life unfolds.  Stop at a wayside boutique for a cup of tea and a banana. For those wanting more action, two Golf clubs – Water’s Edge Country Club and the Royal Colombo Golf Club are located close by.  Many options for shopping, dining, and entertainment are available in the city of Colombo just a 20 minute drive away from the Villa.