Everything. Perfect service, food and perfect room. It was much better then we expected. We totally recommend. Very well located in the middle of the fort. You can visit everything by foot in few minutes. A great breakfast, western and sri lankan as you wish. A very confortable room with very nice bed, perfectly cleaned and hot water. Good wifi. Free water if needed. A nice small hotel where you will feel welcomed and could relax. Thank you to all the team.

Nothing really. Everything was perfect.

Beautiful historical building, large rooms, very clean and lovely friendly staff. Located in a quieter part of Galle fort but within walking distance of all the major attractions.

Yara Galle Fort is an excellent place. The staff are very friendly and helpful. The room is very comfortable. The bed is great, firm but not too hard. The breakfast is delicious and a lot of food. The place is clean and all amenities are provided in the room. We got the big king room with a separate living room. It is a lot of space. The dinner was so delicious. One of our best in Sri Lanka.

In the morning, when they are cleaning or moving furniture in the front breakfast area, it is loud in our room and it woke us up. It made sleeping in for a slow morning difficult.

This was an outstanding boutique hotel- a block or two away from the main drag of Galle Fort, but that made it quieter. The rooms were clean and nice and the food was excellent. But what set this hotel apart from others was how helpful and kind everyone was. Everyone bent over backwards to accommodate anything you might need, from getting clothes laundered to giving us a to-go breakfast hours before their restaurant was officially open. Could not have been nicer. I would recommend the Yara Galle Fort to anyone.

A beautiful decorated boutique hotel in a good location away from the busy part of the fort but walkable all around. All the staff were very friendly and always happy to help with anything. It was good to see the hotel is making an effort to reduce the use of plastic - water bottles and toiletries. Sri Lankan breakfast was very filling and tasty.

If there was something I didn’t like, the room I was in was near the kitchen so I could hear most things also could hear the guests in the adjoining room clearly.

We chose to stay within the 'Fort ' area and were glad we did. Yara Galle Fort is located towards the top of the hill area inside the fort and is a few street away from the main action or restaurants and shops. Nothing in the fort area is far away, and it is a short walk to get to the main area ( which is a great place to wander around - particularly at night).The hotel is small and set in a traditional style building - although given how fresh and new the building is, I am guessing it has been rebuilt in a 'traditional' style. The rooms are well set up with a comfortable bed ( great linen) and couch, and all open onto an internal balcony. While I thought this might be a bit noisy - it was quite the opposite. With no real noise from the outside, and only a few rooms, we found our room ( which was one of the first rooms on the balcony) very quiet. A decent breakfast with the normal fare on offer (traditional or western). If you are visiting the area, I would definitely recommend staying within the fort. It is one of the few places we visited in Sri Lanka that has an eating/ shopping precinct, and the limited amount of vehicular traffic is great.

Small gripe and a first world problem. The shower was typical of so many in Sri Lanka and the pressure and temp were quire variable.

Beautifully decorated, friendly staff and awesome location inside the fort and near the sea. The boss Mr Lukshalyan was so kind and hospitable. We arrived quite late at 11:30pm when all the lights were out and he welcomed us with a smile. He also helped my friend out with a booking issue. Nothing was too much of a problem. All the staff were wonderful.

Minor point - it would be great if the rooms had a sea view but that’s asking too much!

Staff were friendly and helpful. Room was large and comfortable with pleasant decor, refrigerator in room. Shower was heat on demand, able to supply enough for midrange shower. Location inside Old Dutch Fort and was ideally situated to allow for exploring the heritage area. Less traffic and quieter than outside fort walls. Breakfast had reasonable amount of options over standard ones we had at most hotels

It is a lovely, colonial style boutique hotel within the fort. Nicely appointed rooms , comfortable bed, fridge and good bathroom ( nice body lotion!). Very convenient location for walking the walls and some interesting touristy gift shops.

The service was perfunctory but efficient- we certainly didn’t get the warm Sri Lankan welcome and there was no sign of the breakfast service staff after they delivered the hot elements. Breakfast was ok. Must have caught the hotel on an an off-day. The young lady on reception was very quiet and shy with minimal communication; didn’t feel welcome , just another tourist. Disappointing considering the absolutely lovely staff we have encountered elsewhere during our 3 weeks touring Sri Lanka.

The Yara Galle Fort hotel is a beautiful modestly scaled boutique courtyard hotel in the heart of the historic Fort district. The building has been sensitively upgraded with clean contemporary interior decor reflecting the towns historic Portuguese and Dutch heritage. Staff at the hotel attentive and provide a high degree of service. The rooms are well proportioned, clean and comfortable. We ate breakfast at the hotel which included eggs, sausages toast and fresh fruit and juice as well as tea or coffee. We will be pleased to recommend the Yara to friends in the future.

Nothing negative - liked it all :)