Stinky rooms. Dirty service. Food not allowed to the room. The host is very bad to do service. Bathroom don't work properly. Request all the people who travel to Colombo, don't stay in Shalimar. If you stay you'll suffer. Food also is of third grade like old stored meat. Really bad place to stay. Customers please be aware before staying here. Don't pay any sort of advance here. They're sort of hungry for money. Good Service is not an option for them.

We rang up to get a price for this hotel before we went there As soon as we got there and the manager saw I was white he upped the price We said you gave us price on the phone but he looked at me and and said price had now changed Racism at its worst I would not stay there now even if he gave for free I would advise no one to stay here as he is not an honest person

We had the deluxe room. We had a lot of space! That was great! We weren't offered the WiFi so I'm not sure they have one. The bathroom was good and clean, we had very good water pressure and hot water. No animals visit during the night which is awesome for Colombo. The bed was comfortable, we had some holes in the sheet but it didn't bother us. We slept very well. Checkout at midday is awesome and they offered us to keep our bags while we went visiting the city in the afternoon. Front desk manager Sindujan is very kind and helpful.

If you looking for a comfortable room to stayed at night this is good place.

Shalimar Hotel is a quiet place to stay. The rate per day is not expensive. You will get a room for 4,000 and 5,000 rupees per day. You will get food for order. It has no bar but you will fond a bar next door. Staff are friendly however, few are so aggressive. There is a parking place in side the hotel. HNB and Sampath banks are closer to this property. In 350mts walk you will find a cinema on the right side turn and the Maradana railway station on the left side turn.

Spacious rooms. But the service is real bad. The restaurant serves at the pace of snail and rude waiters. One them was not wearing shoes and going away before we finish ordering. We were in the middle of the course yet some items were still not on the table.

This is an older hotel with quite a lot of character. The rooms are nothing special but appropriate for the rate. The surrounding area can be considered positive if you need quick access to the trains, but not so great if you are looking for nicer restaurants. The shops close early, so bring what you need with you. Although the streets are noisy during the day traffic settles at night. The food served in restaurant was not very good. I ordered a chicken omelette which came with all the tiny chicken bones basked in with the eggs. The restaurant find serve alcoholic drinks but management referred me to a wine store next to the hotel.

🔆 Five stars were given for the location because it was perfect for the reason I came. 🔆 These services got five stars because of the camaraderie that developed because I had some ability to handle their mother tongue. 🔆 The room was given three stars because the room was comfortable and value for money, but the water pressure in the bathroom was poor. 🔆 At fifty-seven years of age, I, who like old things, spent my time happily and comfortably in this old hotel.

Easy accessible location to all parts of the colombo. Neat rooms at a reasonable price and 2 categories of rooms are available. Good room service and staff. Only problem is water pressure in the shower and taps are very low. Other than that its a great stay here.

Rooms are not well maintained. But clean. I personally did not like the atmosphere of this place. But when it comes to the price, can recommend. Also the staff is nice and friendly.

Shalimar Hotel had some positives, though I admit it took me a while to discover them. The service was a bit creaky, such as when the wi-first router was off on my floor - it took a bit of prodding to get reception to send a guy to attend to the router. But they did send a guy, he reset the router, and the wi-first reception was good from then on. I didn't like the food at first, but cottoned onto a few good dishes on the menu by my second day. Not a great place, but not too bad.

Great service, clean rooms, good food and nice location. What more can you ask for? Value is great. Highly recommend. Really nice staff.

Either Post Covid or the Management want to close down the hotel, there is no room service. Restaurent is also same in a closing mood. Worst is no phone in the room to call and the ordering food after 9PM is impossible, on a Sunday night unable to get watee bottle from hotel and they worn keep any in room. For the money paid we need to request a kettle too. As There is no nearby restaurents or Big Hotels to go by walk to get food it is a nightmare for family people to find it.

Bad reception & Stuart served very harshly 😡😡

Specialy the reception man behaviour is very bad 😡 all the staff is good but reception man is not good

Very very my nice. Superb place. & Silence I'm total happy. Thank you

The carpet up the stairwell looks as if it has been there every since the hotel was built, it was bald and dirty. The room was nice a big and the air con' worked well but was surprised to see the tea spoon wrapped in a bit of kitchen towel rather than a napkin. Was put off, as a single, female, by the constant presence of the porter lurking around what appeared to be every corner. The shower hose detached itsefl from the shower head as soon as it was tunred on rendering it almost useless. The location is not good, run down and rough, do not walk around the block! The one meal I had, chicken noodles, was very good

This is the best budget place for you to have a drink with super tasty and very cheap bites. Highly recommend staff is friendly. You can take liquor from outside no additional charges. A/C and Non A/C location available.

Very friendly and helpful hosts in a bit outdated, but although a pretty charming hotel. The room was big with a good working climate control. Bathroom was basic, but okay. Near the Maradana Railway station, good location.

Great location. Spacious A/C rooms for 5,200. Clean. Every thing works. Easy access to Fort Train Station. Easy to find. Very popular with Booking customers, so PLEASE make a reservation ...unless you want to end up at the Manimalar......

The place was very clean and comfortable. The service was commendable too and the Manager, Mr Jai Raj was very much helpful and hospitable. Highly recommended

Love this place. 🤎🤎🤎

Rooms are beautiful but can be a bit more improved. Service and maintenance also needs to improve. The hotel is located at a beautiful location

I didn't actually stay here. But the nice receptionist helped us get a nice private taxi to take us all the way to Galle/Unawatuna. We went in there after getting off a Tuk Tuk with a driver who was trying to hustle us into riding with him all the way to Galle for a ridiculous price.

Very average hotel for lodging.

Good place but have to improve bit changes. Beverages bit expensive.

Good place to have a office ge together with alcohol. There's not much options if you are going only for food. Clean and calm environment. Friendly staff. Can find some parking in side hotel.

Value for money, old world Bollywood charm. Rooms could be better.

Shitiest hotel I have every stayed at. There was water in the corridor, they had no soap in the bathroom, there were no elevators so 4 large luggage and 4 handluggages were carried up stairs and there is no room service available. Don't stay here.

Service staff is horrible. Don't know how to address customers, bad manners and bad attitude. Doesn't do the required work nor helpful in any way. Horrible experience. Notably, the security/receptionist ( a man in his late 50s mostly in a white shirt snd black plants) does not know how to address customers, does not know manners and very rude. Do not recommend the place for any reason.

Service staff is horrible. Don't know how to address customers, bad manners and bad attitude. Doesn't do the required work nor helpful in any way. Horrible experiences several times. Around 8:30 pm all lights are switched off and asked customers to leave the place. Do not recommend the place for any reason. Worst place ever in the middle of Maradana.