The original home of authentic Ayurveda in Sri Lanka
Find yourself and heal your body, mind, and spirit – in the holistic experience of Ayurveda, meditation and yoga, in this unique Ayurveda resort overlooking the ocean. Join like-minded guests at the original home of Sri Lanka Ayurveda in Beruwala.
Barberyn Reef welcomes its guests with warmth and a quiet competence that few resorts can match – with more than 50 years of fine hospitality, more than 25 of these fully dedicated to Ayurveda.
Barberyn Ayurveda Resorts are the founders of the first Ayurveda resort ever, in 1984, and thus pioneers of Ayurvedic tourism in Sri Lanka.
AS CLOSE TO NATURE AS ONE CAN GET
Barberyn Reef welcomes its guests with warmth and a quiet competence that few resorts can match – with more than 40 years of fine hospitality, more than 25 of these fully dedicated to Ayurveda. Barberyn Ayurveda Resorts are the founders of the first Ayurveda resort ever, in 1984, and thus pioneers of Ayurvedic tourism in Sri Lanka.
Barberyn Reef has 75 rooms which are furnished with hand crafted wood made on site by our own team of carpenters. Rooms have mosquito nets, attached toilets with showers or bath tubs, natural ventilation as well as electric fans and a terrace or balcony.
Only a few of the rooms are air conditioned, as most guests prefer natural ventilation – which is recommended during Ayurveda treatment.
Garden Rooms and Beach Front Rooms are clusters of rooms situated in several blocks – some are on stilts, others are located on two levels (ground floor rooms and first floor rooms).
Each room is unique with its own character and identity depending on the location and the furnishing. Rooms are allocated subject to availability.
“This is not a hotel. This is a present for your health.
A good investment in your wellbeing.”
FACILITIES & SURROUNDS
Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Resort is set on a long strip of beach, with a reef running the length of the resort, forming a natural swimming lagoon. Sri Lanka’s well known landscape artist, Laki Senanayake, is doing the landscaping at the resort. The resort has a casual and serene ambience.
A journalist writing for ‘The Nation’ Newspaper in Thailand remarked: “Lulled by the rhythmic pounding of the Indian Ocean nearby, relaxed by the kneading of daily oil massages, long-staying guests eventually emulate an aura of well-being, signaled by slower speech and a softer demeanor. No wonder that many of the guests end up rescheduling flights and extending their stays.”
Facilities include the following:
- Ayurveda health centre
- Sea view dining room serving breakfast, lunch and dinner
- Reception
- Swimming pool adjacent to the ocean
- Conference facility
- The arts and crafts shop
- Jewelry shop
- Beauty Salon
- Reading room
- Shrine room
- Food demonstrations
- Ayurveda lectures
- Cultural evenings
- WiFi Internet Service
- Laundry
- Tailor
- Foreign currency exchange
THE DINING ROOM
The dining room reflects the mood of the resort. Sri Lankan tradition requires the host to share the food of the house with the guests. The special management structure of the resort is most evident in the dining room, where the waiters work smoothly, without instruction from supervisors. The best of fresh ingredients and leaf vegetables from the resort’s gardens go into the preparation of the meals, and the service comes with quiet efficiency
Guests dine at “their” table each day in the large and airy dining room. It is full of laughter and chatter during meal times, a place where friendships are quickly formed. Single guests often join others – or maintain their solitude, just as they wish.
The dining room spills out onto the terrace for outdoor dining. A wide range of food is served for breakfast and at the lunch buffet. Dinner is a set vegetarian meal. Kitchen and dining room work closely together to see that the guests get the food that the doctors prescribe. Each table has an individual card with directions.
The waiters will gently remind you what Ayurvedic food you should – and should not – eat. An Ayurveda physician is on hand at meal times and can advise you which specific vegetables, herbs and spices to select – and which to avoid, according to the treatment prescribed by the consulting physician.
Breakfast and lunch are buffet-style. Dinner is a set meal, served at the table. Guests also get herbal drinks and soups specially prescribed by the physicians. The menu takes account of the dietary needs of all guests. Those on a “controlled diet” are asked to avoid certain dishes. All guests eagerly await the meals at Barberyn Reef Ayurveda resort as they quickly learn the advantage of Ayurveda food: healthy food can also be tasty food. Fresh vegetables and fruits are a special treat, including the fruit service at breakfast.
Sri Lankan delicacies such as the well known “hoppers” are served for Sri Lankan Night each week.
Morning and afternoon tea and fruit juices are served at the dining room or poolside.
Sri Lankan traditional music is played several times a week at dinner time.
The Sunshine Restaurant
The little beach restaurant serves tea, light meals and fruit juices. It is a magical place to enjoy the aroma of fresh Sri Lankan tea, or enjoy a relaxing drink as the sun goes down over the horizon.
Activities
The Destination
Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Resort is located on Sri Lanka’s south-west coast, 85km south from Colombo International Airport.
A long sea-front sheltered by a natural reef runs the length of the resort and forms a natural swimming lagoon. Sand stretches for miles along the shore.
EXCURSIONS / Day Trips
IN AND AROUND BERUWALA
Beruwala, the location of Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Resort, lies 58 km south of Colombo. It is a popular holiday destination. A large number of hotels is located in what is known as the “golden mile” of beach.
The town adjacent to Beruwala provides facilities tourists may need, such as a post office, bank, a tourist office, a government handicraft shop, a teashop and a few restaurants. It also offers a “bazaar” (a place where locals shop) and an open “wet market” where one can buy fruit or vegetables.
Barberyn arranges short excursions to places of interests in the vicinity on most afternoons during the week. These excursions are free of charge to resident guests.
- The Galapota Temple, a few kilometers inland, on the south bank of the river, is said to date from the 12th Century.
- Warakagoda Temple, a small cave temple where you see tea and rubber plantations and village hamlets en route. The tour also includes a visit to a nearby “tourist village” where you can see traditional crafts being produced.
- Brief Garden, ten kilometers inland from Bentota. It used to be the home of Bevis Bawa, older brother of renowned Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa. His house is the highlight of the tour:the artwork on display is eclectic, including a piece from one-time house guest Donald Friend. Entry is Rs.1,000. The garden is open from 8am to 5pm daily.
- Gangatilaka Vihara: South of the Kalu Gaga Bridge on the main road. It is a hollow dagoba (Buddhist Shrine) with an interestingly painted interior.
- The Kechimalai Mosque is said to be built on the site of the landing of the first Arabic merchants and is the focus for a major festival at the end of Ramadan.
- The Turtle Sanctuary at Induruwa
- River cruises
Galle
The port of Galle, thought by some to be the Biblical city of Tarshish, splendidly illustrates the solidity of the Dutch presence in Sri Lanka. The 36-hectare (89 acre) Dutch Fort, built in 1663, has withstood the ravages of time. Its massive ramparts surround the promontory that forms the older part of Galle, and shelters within its walls sturdy Dutch houses, museums and churches. This area has a quiet, relaxed atmosphere that seems almost detached from the flow of history. On the way stop at the Ambalangoda mask making factory. Entry Rs. 300.
Wet market
Visit the wet market in a three-wheeler, where you can see people buying vegetables, fruits and daily ware. Browse around and get a feel for the locality and its people.
Further away:
The resort also arranges visits to places of interest in the south of Sri Lanka – at a reasonable price.
RESERVATIONS & INQUIRIES
Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Resort resort has a perfect balance providing the levels of care and comfort necessary to enjoy the well-being that comes from within.
Please fill out this form to make an inquiry or contact reservations@barberynresorts.com for a stay at Barberyn Reef Ayurveda Resort.
Summer Rates – Offer extended!
Winter Rates
Room rate and the the Ayurveda treatment covers…
10% Special Reduction during promotion periods
Special summer promotion on accommodation