Name: Villa Upper Dickson
Address: No 7 Upper Dickson Road, Galle, LK

8/10

Excellent

16 Mar 2026

Michael

Everything was good
Manager very helpful for tuk tuk and restaurants

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

26 Apr 2025

Tony

Comfortable and well-located

It's a well-located about 10 minutes walk from Galle Fort and less than 5 minutes walk from the railway station. The rooms are clean and comfortable, with good air-con and a fridge. The breakfast is good and the staff are helpful. The pool is also nice. The only downside is that the wi-fi was strong some of the time, but very patchy and slow at other times. Apart from this issue, it's a great place to stay.

Self

8/10

Excellent

30 Aug 2024

Laura

Very friendly staff and helpful manager. Sri Lankan breakfast was amazing. Room (deluxe) very large and provided extra bed for kids. Short 10 min walk to galle fort. Room very clean and great housekeeping. Pool towels provided. Some minor maintenance issues could do with addressing around pool (tile grouting).

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Dec 2021

Scott

Nice little hotel

Nice hotel, good location, friendly staff and great breakfasts.

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2020

Hannah

Recommend

Lovely manager and very helpful. Great location for Galle

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

Modern, light and airy hotel and room excellent. Breakfast very good and the hotel staff extremely helpful and friendly

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jan 2019

Erin

Fantastic stay!

The team at VUD we’re amazing and went above expectations! They surprised my partner with room lights and decorations plus cake for his birthday just from noting his date of birth for checkin! It was so appreciated and unexpected! The room was huge and had everything we needed. It’s located a short walk for Galle Fort. The breakfasts were also delicious! Thanks VUD team for your kindness and lovely service. We highly recommend staying at VUD!!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Apr 2017

Robert

I had the best time staying here. There was something about the open plan space that made me feel so comfortable. There was beautiful music playing throughout the villa and fragrant incense which just added to the awesome feel of this place. The staff were AMAZING! So friendly, so considerate and went out of their way to help and make sure I had a perfect stay. The pool and outside deck are wonderful, the rooms are huge, clean and the bed was incredibly comfortable. I planned only to stay one night but ended up staying 4 because it was just too good here. I will be coming back for sure.

2/10

Poor

10 Feb 2017

Nathan

worst hotel ever!!

worst hotel experience ever. they don't tell you anything there and I went out for some drinks only to return at night and they locked the gate to the building and the door to the Villa.

I had to climb over gate. bang on the door until another guest opened the door for me and he wasn't happy about it. don't blame him. no staff anywhere. and the key to my door didn't work. I ended up sleeping on a couch. while trying to get my door open the key broke and I ended up arguing with the Manger next day and he made me pay for the key. it was either that or fight the guy which he was about to call the police as well

do not stay at this hotel ever!!!

Family

2/10

Poor

06 Jul 2016

Ida

Very very disappointing!

Extremely disappointing!! We were more than happy to leave after less than 24 hours at this hotel. Would not recommend others to stay there. Just to mention a few things:
dirty, smelly room
no wifi (in spite of the manager telling us that there was)
breakfast was re-used from a different table. Really disgusting to have old butter and toast that had already been served for someone else who knows how long ago

Family

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2016

Moira

Outside The Fort of Galle

A new villa about 10 minutes from Galle fort area in Galle new town. The villa is situated up a slight hill and has a beautiful pool. The ensuite rooms have TV with premium cable channels in English, and air conditioning.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

05 Jan 2016

Bruce

Nice location

We required a one night stay and this hotel was adequate for a brief stopover.
Breakfast ( included) was standard fruit and eggs. Quite okay.

8/10

Excellent

16 Apr 2026

Roeland

Ontbijt was goed, maar eenzijdig. Elke dag hetzelfde. Personeel prima en vriendelijk. Schone kamer en de was keurig verzorgd.
De nachtwaker vriendelijke oudere man. Al het personeel nog dezelfde mensen als 2 jaar geleden. Ook zij waren tevreden en altijd bereid. Zwembad niet geprobeerd.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2026

Yoko

ROSEの部屋でしたがローズの香りでとても素敵でした。
朝ごはんも美味しく、またスタッフもとても親切でした。

6/10

Pleasant

10 Dec 2025

Charlotte

Stedet var slidt men ellers var det ganske fint! Stedet trænger til en kærlighed hånd

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Vi hadde et flott opphold! Servicen er veldig bra og de hjelper til med alt mulig. Maten var også veldig god. Drar definitivt tilbake om jeg er i Galle igjen.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

22 Jan 2019

Verified traveler

지금까지 묵었던 숙소 중에서 가장 좋았습니다. 에어컨도 잘 나오고, 뜨거운 물도 잘 나오고, 세면 도구도 있습니다. 조식이 아주 훌륭합니다. 건물 주인이 아주 친절합니다. 멋진 대화를 나눌 수 있습니다.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jan 2019

Wong

The staff are very friendly and helpful. Room is clean and spacious. The breakfast is nice and yummy.