Best places: Guest houses in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Refined hotel in a 19th-century property offering warm quarters, harbour views & 2 restaurants.

Streamlined dorms & private rooms in a trendy hostel with a colourful lounge & a shared kitchen.

Low-key hotel offering simple rooms, some with balconies, plus a rooftop terrace & a shared kitchen.

😐 I booked this place on my first day in Sri Lanka and selected this after reading good reviews on the booking website. The room and facilities were ok but the only problem I found was the location. Maybe as a new comer I was expecting this hotel on a wide road with all stores around but it was inside...

🫤 They say like they offer luxury service but there are many restrictions there. The rooms does not even have plug points and rediculous rule is there to turn off lights at 9pm.

👍👍 At the time of writing this hotel has a rating of just 2.9, a result of 7 one star ratings from a single party who had a bad experience (quite possibly of their own making) in January 2022. This is a real pity because every other review - including ours - gives five stars. The place is a wonderful h...