Buckingham Place

Tangalle, Sri Lanka

Destinations

Sri Lanka

Accommodation

Buckingham Place

Buckingham Place is a unique owner run boutique hotel on a five-acre estate between the quiet and protected beaches of Rekawa, where marine turtles come ashore to nest, and the tranquil Rekawa Lagoon.

This colourful eleven-room hotel is a firm favourite with us. It's contemporary in design with tasteful interiors and serves delicious Sri Lankan and international fusion cuisine. Seafood is often purchased from the local fisherman and vegetables from the village home gardens.

We love how much Buckingham Place supports Rekawa village and supports the valuable Turtle Conservation Project located nearby. Buckingham Place have also introduced an anti-plastic commitment, phasing out the purchase and use of all plastic and polythene that cannot be used for at least 6 months.

What we love

The owner, Nick Buckingham, is well loved by our guests. It's rare to find such a brilliant owner run property on the south coast
It's close by to Rekawa Beach, home to the Turtle Conservation Project
The contemporary and colourful rooms are a welcome change from the rest of Sri Lanka
This property feels good and does good for the local area
The area feels very serene despite being so close to Tangalle
The food gets great feedback

Children are welcome but not under 6 years, which is a shame for our younger guests

It books up super quickly, so we suggest securing a room if you love it.

Yes kids are warmly welcome, just not tiny ones under 6 years.

Working towards a plastic free environment the hotel replaced plastic water bottle with refillable flasks. Continuing to focus on plastic free initiatives and striving towards supporting the ocean and planet.

Located close to Rekawa Beach and Tangalle, this is stunning location

What our travellers say

We went to Sri Lanka as a three-generation family of three. The superb trip was organised by Samanthie and the team and it's difficult to see how it could have been bettered.

Roy Wood (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google

Red Dot organised the most wonderful 3-week holiday for us. Samanthie built a trip around the amazing sights we had requested visiting, together with her own suggestions and a wide mix of hotels, which gave us the flavours of both traditional Sri Lanka and the sleek, stylish contemporary version of the country. Our Driver made the whole experience incredibly special for us.

Alie C (February 2026) Read the whole review here Trip Advisor

I can’t thank Cherylle and the Red Dot team enough for their meticulous planning of our family holiday to India travelling through Rajasthan over Christmas. As a family of all adults, every suggestion from daily activities to hotel choices was simply perfect. We travelled through Delhi, Ranthambore (an unforgettable tiger safari!), Jaipur and Agra and I truly feel we experienced the very best of each destination while moving at a relaxed, well thought out pace

Daisy Stanton (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google

My partner arranged a holiday trip at fairly short notice to Sri Lanka with Red Dot on a recommendation, Samanthie was so patient & helpful with her suggested itinerary which we followed with some minor amendments. On arrival at Colombo we met Manjula our chauffeur/guide who was absolutely brilliant!

Andrew S (February 2026) Read the whole review here Trip Advisor

Dulmini and the Red Dot Team arranged a fantastic trip for us around Assam and North East India. Faultless service. I cannot recommend them more highly.

Martin Thomas (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google

Wonderful company. Our holiday in Sri Lanka was perfect. Local knowledge made all the difference

Sandra Nicholson (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google

We looked up, and communicated with umpteen tour operators. Though Red Dot seemed to have offices in Sri Lanka and the UK, they seemed to have the best reviews. We were fortunate enough to correspond with Cherylle, who not only assured us of the safety of our friend, but created a personalised, and flexible, itinerary which we could not have done ourselves.

Jayant Banerji (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google

A 14-day tour with Red Dot Tours was the perfect antidote to the bleak UK winter. After a glowing recommendation from a friend, we contacted Red Dot Tours and were not disappointed. Our consultant, Lahiru, curated a seamless itinerary. Throughout the planning phase, Lahiru was incredibly responsive; the final itinerary—delivered via a user-friendly 'Guest Portal'—was impressively detailed, covering every hotel stay and excursion.

Phil Blair ( February 2026) Read the whole review here Google

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