Saman Villas
Aturuwella, Bentota — 108.8 km from Bandaranaike (CMB), about 2 hr 19 min. Fixed fares from Rs 19,800, agreed before you fly.
About Saman Villas
Saman Villas is in Aturuwella, Bentota, about 2 hr 19 min by road from Bandaranaike International Airport. The hotel lists 5 room types, including Superior Suite Ground Floor and Superior Suite Upper Floor. The hotel lists 4 restaurants and bars, including The Restaurant and Signature Dining. Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door at a fixed price.
Getting there from the airport
Your driver meets you in arrivals and takes you to the door. One fixed price for the whole car, agreed before you fly, with free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
Location
6.39522, 80.00431
Besucherinformationen: Saman Villas
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- Superior Suite Ground Floor
- Superior Suite Upper Floor
- Deluxe Suite with Pool
- Grand Deluxe Suite with Pool
- Saman Villa Suite with Pool
- The Restaurant: all-day dining, Sri Lankan and international
- Signature Dining: romantic dining for couples
- The Verandah: casual
- Terrace: overlooks infinity pool
- Maduganga River safari
- Garden visits
- Galle Fort exploration
- Infinity pool with ocean views
- Spa (signature, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, massages)
- Wellness facilities
Near Saman Villas
Places to visit close to the hotel. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Day trips from Saman Villas
Further afield. Drive time is by road, from the same pricing data as your quote.
Saman Villas sits on a rocky headland in Aturuwella, a quiet fishing village on the southern edge of Bentota, in a position most beach hotels on this coast simply don't have: raised above two separate stretches of golden sand, with open ocean visible in both directions from the same vantage point. The hotel opened on Christmas Day in 1995 and is generally regarded as one of Sri Lanka's first boutique hotels, predating the wider boom in small luxury properties that later followed it along this coastline. Almost thirty years on, it still trades on that original promise: a small, quiet, design-conscious retreat rather than a conventional resort.
The headland setting is put to direct use: an infinity-edge pool runs along the clifftop so that the water appears to merge into the ocean beyond it, with almost-deserted beach visible on either side and some of the best sand on this stretch of the southern coast within easy reach below. The property is adults-only, with no guests under eighteen admitted, which shapes the whole atmosphere toward couples and quieter luxury travel rather than family holidays, and gives the pool deck and restaurant a hushed, uninterrupted feel that a family resort couldn't replicate.
Accommodation is limited to 27 suites, a genuinely small number for a resort of this profile, and thirteen of them come with their own private plunge pools — a meaningful share of the total room count, and one of the more distinctive features of the property. An over-water spa and a dedicated sunset bar are built into the headland layout, taking full advantage of the clifftop position for both treatments and evening drinks looking directly out over the water as the sun goes down.
Dining runs through a fine-dining restaurant as the main venue, supplemented by four separate private dining locations scattered around the property — on the beach, over the water, or in the gardens — for guests who want a meal away from the main room entirely. Personalised butler service is offered throughout a stay, reinforcing the hotel's positioning as a small, high-touch retreat rather than a resort built for volume or turnover.
Saman Villas suits couples looking for a genuinely boutique, adults-only stay with direct beach access from a headland setting that few other properties on this stretch of coast can match, rather than a full-facility family resort with the scale and noise that comes with it.
Your transfer to Saman Villas
The nearest hotel on this site is Club Villa in Bentota, about 2.2 km away.
What it costs
| Vehicle | Seats | Typically | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy car | 3–4 | Alto, Aqua, Axio | Rs 19,800 | Book |
| Van, SUV and group | 4–50 | Every, Vezel, Toyota KDH, Coaster | Rs 25,870 | Book |
| Premium car | 3–4 | Camry | Rs 35,210 | Book |
One price for the whole car, not per seat. Drivers and fleets set their own rates, so these are typical prices from our system, not a guarantee — your actual quote can differ. Quoted by the same engine that prices your booking, for the 108.8 km shown — your own quote reflects the exact address, the time of day and any waiting time. See all 9 vehicle classes ↓
Questions about this transfer
How much is a taxi from Colombo airport to Saman Villas?
From Rs 19,800 for the 108.8 km, about 2 hr 19 min. That is a fixed price for the whole car, quoted before you book, not a meter reading.
How long does the transfer to Saman Villas take?
About 2 hr 19 min in normal traffic. Arrivals at Bandaranaike are busiest in the early morning, when the long-haul flights land together.
Will the driver wait if my flight is late?
Yes. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it. There is no automatic flight tracking yet, so if you are delayed, message your driver on the number in your confirmation. Extended waiting beyond the pickup window is chargeable on a point-to-point transfer, and the terms say by how much.
Can I book a return transfer from Saman Villas?
Yes — the same journey in reverse, at the same fixed price, booked at the same time or later.
All vehicle classes and prices
| Vehicle | Seats | Prices from | Book |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini / Small Car | 3–4 | Rs 19,800 | Book |
| Economy / Medium Car | 3–4 | Rs 22,050 | Book |
| Sedan | 3–4 | Rs 23,750 | Book |
| Mini Van | 5–7 | Rs 25,870 | Book |
| SUV | 4–5 | Rs 26,290 | Book |
| Van | 8–14 | Rs 27,570 | Book |
| Luxury Car | 3–4 | Rs 35,210 | Book |
| Mini Bus | 15–30 | Rs 36,480 | Book |
| Bus | 30–50 | Rs 50,060 | Book |
Every class, every price, none hidden. Each Book button opens the booking form for this transfer with that class chosen.
Book your transfer through us
- Fixed price in advance, for the whole car. No meter.
- Your driver's profile is shown before you book.
- Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
- Day trips from the hotel can be booked from the cards above.
How this transfer works
One fixed price for the whole car, not per seat. There is no meter, so the figure you are quoted is the figure the booking honours. Give your flight number when you book and your driver has it.
The return leg from Saman Villas is the same journey booked the other way, at the same price, and can be arranged now or later in your stay. Departures want you at Bandaranaike three hours before a long-haul flight, so add the 2 hr 19 min back to that.
Before you book
- Taxis in Bentota — what the roads do at different times of day, and how being collected here works.
- Airport transfers — meeting your driver, luggage, child seats and how payment works.
- The airport to Bentota route — the drive itself, in detail.
- A driver for several days — the usual arrangement for anyone travelling beyond Bentota.
- The district map — where Bentota sits, and what is around it.