Luxury Room, Main Wing
Rooms in the original Bawa building
The classic rooms in the main wing, with the architecture and the sea or garden views of Bawa's original design.
- Main
- Sea or garden
Jetwing Lighthouse
Set above the coastline near Galle, Jetwing Lighthouse reflects Geoffrey Bawa’s architectural vision through tropical modernism, ocean views and a deep relationship with the surrounding landscape.
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Bawa Design
Clifftop
Galle & South Coast
Where architecture meets the edge of the sea.
Sri Lanka’s coastline has inspired generations of architects, but few shaped the relationship between buildings and landscape like Geoffrey Bawa. Jetwing Lighthouse stands as one of his defining coastal works, where architecture responds to the movement of the ocean, the changing light and the character of the south. Rather than separating guests from the environment, its spaces invite the coastline inward, creating a conversation between design, history and place.
Days at Jetwing Lighthouse move between architecture and ocean. Walk through spaces shaped by Bawa’s vision, explore nearby Galle Fort and the southern coast, then return to terraces where sea, stone and sky define the rhythm of the day.
Choose your suite
Luxury Room, Spa Wing
Rooms in the quieter Spa Wing
Similar rooms set a little apart in the Spa Wing, close to the spa and the calmer side of the hotel.
- Spa
- Sea or garden
Themed Suite
Larger suites with a sitting area
Spacious themed suites with a separate sitting area and the fuller ocean views from higher in the building.
- Sitting area
- Ocean
Themed Suite with Plunge Pool
A suite with a private plunge pool
The top suites, with a private plunge pool and a terrace turned toward the sea.
- Private plunge
- Ocean
Moments to carry home
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Walking through Geoffrey Bawa’s coastal architecture
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Watching the ocean shape the changing light
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Exploring nearby Galle Fort and its history
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Experiencing design connected to landscape
We include Jetwing Lighthouse because it represents an important chapter in Sri Lankan design. Its value lies not only in its coastal setting, but in experiencing how architecture can interpret a landscape and create a deeper understanding of place.
Choose your suite
Luxury Room, Main Wing
Rooms in the original Bawa building
The classic rooms in the main wing, with the architecture and the sea or garden views of Bawa's original design.
- Main
- Sea or garden
Luxury Room, Spa Wing
Rooms in the quieter Spa Wing
Similar rooms set a little apart in the Spa Wing, close to the spa and the calmer side of the hotel.
- Spa
- Sea or garden
Themed Suite
Larger suites with a sitting area
Spacious themed suites with a separate sitting area and the fuller ocean views from higher in the building.
- Sitting area
- Ocean
Themed Suite with Plunge Pool
A suite with a private plunge pool
The top suites, with a private plunge pool and a terrace turned toward the sea.
- Private plunge
- Ocean
Everything within reach
- The Cinnamon Room, signature dining
- Cardamom Café and The Verandah
- Coats of Arms Bar
- Lorenzo's Pizza Bar
- Balinese Ayu Spa
- Galle Fort visits
- Snorkelling and coastal walks
- Architecture and spiral-staircase walks
- Swimming pools
- Tennis court
- Boutiques
Dadella, Galle
Jetwing Lighthouse stands on the rocks at Dadella, on the immediate outskirts of Galle on the south coast. It is about two hours from Colombo along the Southern Expressway, with Mattala airport in the south a shorter drive, and the walled city of Galle Fort only minutes away.
The coast and the architecture are the draw. Galle Fort, the beaches and the fishing towns of the south are all close, but much of the pleasure is the building itself, its terraces and staircases turned toward the sea. Our designers arrange the private transfers and the excursions along the southern shore.
- Colombo (CMB) / Mattala (HRI)
- About 2 hours from Colombo
- Private chauffeured car
What sets it apart
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A Geoffrey Bawa coastal design
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On the rocks above the Indian Ocean
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The celebrated spiral staircase
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Tropical modernist architecture
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Minutes from Galle Fort
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