Palm Beach Inn & Sea Shells Cabanas is a small, family-run beach inn on Galle Road in Bentota, with its rooms and cabanas set in a green garden that leads down to the sand. It is a simple, friendly place rather than a resort: a handful of air-conditioned rooms, a seafood restaurant, and the long beach of Bentota a couple of minutes' walk away.
The inn stands at No. 200 Galle Road in Bentota, on the south-west coast, between the main road and the beach, which is reached by a garden path in two or three minutes on foot. Bentota railway station is about 1.6 km away and Aluthgama station about 2.6 km, and the Bentota River, with its boat trips and water sports, is a short drive north.
Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB) is about 110 km from the inn by road, and the drive usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours on the airport and Southern expressways, depending on traffic around Colombo. The simplest way to arrive after a long flight is a private airport transfer booked in advance with Lakpura: an English-speaking driver meets you in the arrivals hall and takes you straight to the inn in an air-conditioned car, van or coach sized for your group, from 2 up to 15 guests, at a fixed price for the whole vehicle rather than per seat. The same service works in reverse for your departure flight. Book the Colombo (CMB) Airport transfer to Palm Beach Inn & Sea Shells Cabanas, A2, Bentota.
Rooms are either Standard Double Rooms with a king-size bed or Deluxe Double Rooms with a balcony, both looking onto the garden, alongside the cabanas that give the inn its name. They are plainly furnished, with air conditioning, a fan, a mosquito net, a desk and wardrobe, and a private bathroom with a shower.
The Red Fish Seafood Restaurant on the property serves breakfast, lunch and dinner, with fresh seafood alongside Sri Lankan and Western dishes. Breakfast is served as a buffet each morning, and there is a barbecue area in the garden and room service if you would rather eat in.
The beach in front of the inn is the main draw, with sunbeds and sunsets over the sea. The Bentota River offers boat rides through the mangroves and water sports, Geoffrey Bawa's Lunuganga estate is about a 10-minute drive away, and the turtle hatcheries of Kosgoda and the old town of Galle are within reach further south. The inn has free parking, free Wi-Fi in its public areas, laundry and a tour desk, and Lakpura can arrange private transfers and day tours from the door.
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