Last updated 14 October 2026
Refund policy
When money comes back, when dates can change, and how to ask.
In short
- Cancelling.
Free cancellation until 30 days before arrival (60 days for stays touching 20 Dec to 4 Jan). Your deposit is refunded in full.
- After that.
After that, the most you can lose is your deposit. The balance is never owed if you cancel.
- Changing dates.
You can change your dates once, free, up to 7 days before arrival, to new dates within 12 months, subject to availability. Your deposit carries over, and the rate for the new dates applies. Changing your dates never moves or extends your free-cancellation date: it stays the date it was for your original dates.
- If we cancel.
If we cancel or cannot host you, you choose a full refund of everything you paid, or new dates.
- Rooms.
Rooms on our booking page are free to cancel until 2 days before arrival. Rooms booked on WhatsApp: a 25% advance that is not refundable.
- Getting it back.
We start any refund within 2 working days. It reaches your card, usually within 3 to 5 bank working days.
1 Free cancellation
The whole-villa deposit is 25% of your booking total (the villa plus any paid airport pick-up). Free cancellation until 30 days before arrival (60 days for stays touching 20 Dec to 4 Jan). Your deposit is refunded in full.
We refund the deposit in the same currency, to the card you paid with, through OnePay. We absorb the card fee. “How we refund” below says when it reaches you.
2 After the free-cancellation date
After that date we keep the deposit, and the most you can lose is the deposit. If you cancel, the balance is never owed.
3 Changing your dates
You can change your dates once, free, up to 7 days before arrival, to new dates within 12 months, subject to availability. Your deposit carries over, and the rate for the new dates applies. Changing your dates never moves or extends your free-cancellation date: it stays the date it was for your original dates. Any difference in price is settled in the balance on arrival.
4 If we cancel or cannot host you
We will tell you as soon as we know. You choose a full refund of everything you paid, or new dates.
5 If your government advises against travel
If your government officially advises against all travel to Sri Lanka for your dates, you can move to new dates within 12 months or, if no new dates suit you, have a full refund.
6 No-show and leaving early
If you do not arrive, we keep the deposit. Nights you do not stay, if you leave early, are not refunded.
7 Rooms booked on our booking page
Free cancellation up to 2 days before arrival. After that, the first night is charged. Nothing is taken when you book.
8 Rooms booked on WhatsApp
A 25% advance secures the room and is not refundable. You can change your dates once, free, up to 7 days before arrival, subject to availability.
9 How we refund
- We start every refund within 2 working days of agreeing it.
- We refund in the same currency, for the full amount you paid. We absorb the card fee.
- OnePay returns the money to the card you paid with, usually within 3 to 5 bank working days. Your bank may take longer to show it.
10 How to ask
Message us on WhatsApp on +94 77 462 1886 or email info@tranquilescapevilla.com. Quote your reference code and the name on the booking.
11 Returns
We provide stays and services, not physical goods, so there are no returns.
12 Experiences
Experiences are paid to the partner on the day, as quoted, not through us. A partner’s own terms decide any refund for the activity.
13 Travel insurance
We recommend travel insurance that covers cancellation.
Questions about this page?
Message us on WhatsApp or email, and quote your reference code if you have one.
Tranquil Escape Villa, registered in Sri Lanka, BR no. 25827019
+94 77 462 1886
Calls and WhatsApp, 10 AM to 10 PM Sri Lanka time
25B, Nakanda Road, Nalagasdeniya, Hikkaduwa 80240, Sri Lanka
Tranquil Escape Villa, registered in Sri Lanka, BR no. 25827019. 25B, Nakanda Road, Nalagasdeniya, Hikkaduwa 80240, Sri Lanka. info@tranquilescapevilla.com. +94 77 462 1886.