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reveal\">Akmeemana &middot; Galle<\/div><h1 class=\"reveal d1\">Getting <em>here<\/em>.<\/h1>\n      <p class=\"lede reveal d2\">Twenty minutes from Galle Fort, two hours from the airport \u2014 and the whole way arranged for you.<\/p><\/div>\n  <\/section>\n  <section data-time=\"night\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <div class=\"gh-story reveal\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Where we are<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"gh-h\">In garden country.<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"gh-p\">The bungalow stands in Akmeemana \u2014 a twenty-minute drive inland from Galle Fort, where the coast road gives way to paddy, jack trees and birdsong. Far enough that the nights are quiet; near enough that the Fort, the beaches and the whale boats are all within easy reach.<\/p>\n    <p class=\"gh-p\">From Colombo Airport it is a two-hour run south on the Southern Expressway. You will not need to navigate any of it \u2014 tell us your flight, and your driver will be waiting.<\/p>\n    <div class=\"gh-cta\"><a class=\"btn solid\" href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/94777705398?text=Hi%20Alfred%20%E2%80%94%20I%E2%80%99d%20like%20to%20arrange%20an%20airport%20transfer.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Arrange your transfer<\/a><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<section data-time=\"night\" id=\"mz-faq\"><div class=\"wrap\">\n  <div class=\"gh-faqwrap reveal\">\n    <div class=\"eyebrow\">Questions<\/div>\n    <h2 class=\"gh-h\">Everything guests ask.<\/h2>\n<details class=\"faq-i\"><summary>Is the whole bungalow really ours?<\/summary><p>Yes. Three bedrooms, one booking at a time \u2014 the whole bungalow and garden are always exclusively yours. We never host two parties at once.<\/p><\/details>\n<details class=\"faq-i\"><summary>What is included in a stay?<\/summary><p>The bungalow and garden in their entirety, your own host and daily housekeeping, and breakfast each morning. 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