Conceived by Taru, one of Sri Lanka’s foremost fashion designers, as a source of inspiration and a means of escape from the stress and tensions of contemporary living, Taru Villas is a wonderful addition to Sri Lanka’s growing choice of boutique hotels. Cool cement floors, a garden full of frangipani blossoms, a turquoise pool, individually designed antique-furnished rooms, king size beds and an uncrowded beach just a few steps out of the garden, across the still-rural railway line, all combine to make Taru Villas a very special hideaway