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Geoffrey Dobbs, a publisher based in Hong Kong, has converted two historic Galle mansions into hotels. The Sun House and the Dutch House (011-94-74-380-275; from $100) offer the island's most luxurious colonial accommodations. Like other early investors, Dobbs rents out sumptuous villas at Weligama and Tangalla, both within a short drive of Galle, for several hundred dollars a night. Deep-sea fishing is available, as are snorkeling and scuba diving around the southern-coast coral reefs. And Dobbs plans to build the island's first yacht club...
...restored two historic mansions in Galle: the Sun House and the Dutch House, which offer the most luxurious colonial accommodation to be found anywhere on the island. He also rents out Taprobane, a jewel of an island only a hundred meters or so off the surf at nearby Weligama (once owned by American writer Paul Bowles) that is about 30 kilometers east of Galle, and has another beach retreat an hour away at Tangalla also on the southern coast. Apart from introducing beach elephant polo, Dobbs is now planning to open a boutique yacht club because there...
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