The six women were among 14 people victimized by hooded gunmen who burst into a beach bungalow in the resort town before dawn Monday.

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Sleep in Colombo's colonial era Park Street Hotel, bed down at the immaculately restored Illuketia estate near Galle, or, if urges for the beach are simply too strong to ignore, opt for an extended stay at the Dutch colonial Beach House bungalow near Tangalle, where, amid antiques and attentive staff and a personal stretch of private beach, you can experience history and hedonism in equal, enchanting measure.

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Sitting at 500 square feet, this World War II-era bungalow is within minutes of downtown and a local beach.

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In an artsy beach town that's now an affluent suburb of San Diego, her 700-square-foot bungalow is on a half acre perched on a steep hill.

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