• Accommodation:
The ten bedrooms at Kumu Beach showcase Sri Lankan contemporary style at its very best. All rooms look out over the pool and garden and have spectacular views across the Indian Ocean. Offset by cooling off-white terrazzo floors, rooms are furnished with custom-designed beds with chic décor influenced by sunset pinks and ocean blues. The twin-bedded Kumu Bedrooms are on the first floor while the four Oceanview Bedrooms and four Oceanview Suites are located on the ground and upper floor, and each directly accesses garden terraces or upper floor balconies with sweeping sea views.

• Location:
Jungle Balapitiya Beach is a fine swathe of sand on Sri Lanka’s sunset coast – a splendid palm-fringed shoreline home to nesting marine turtles, water sports in Bentota, boat trips along the Madu Ganga river, mask museums in Ambalangoda and easy access to the colonial-era fort of Galle. Getting there: You can drive to the hotel via car or alternatively travel by train along the coast to Balapitiya Train Station.

• Getting there:
There are two ways to get to Jungle Beach. You can either drive (5hrs 30mins hours from Colombo International Airport) or take a short private flight with Cinnamon Air.

• What to pack:
Light, summer clothes and swimwear.

• Restaurants:
Kumu Beach is the venue for fine alfresco dining experiences paired with direct sea views. The gourmet a la carte all-day fusion menu champions fresh fish and seafood, with platters for sharing and smaller, tapas-style dishes for light meals and snacks throughout the day.

• Spa:
The curated treatments at Z Spa promise to relax, reinvigorate and replenish your energy levels. Each of the therapies are provided by experienced, caring professionals. The upper floor spa has just one air-conditioned double treatment room facing the Indian Ocean.

• Signature Activities:
Lounge in the 23-metre infinity swimming pool before visiting the local turtle hatchery.