COLOMBO HOTELS

Colombo Hotels, Sri Lanka.
   
   
Colombo Hotels feature a fair share of top end luxury hotels that are geared towards the requirements of business travelers. Supplementing the top end hotels is a growing number of chic boutique hotels: the transformation of renovated British Colonial Bungalows into boutique hotels has become the trend in Colombo as well as in coastal areas and the Central highlands. Though the budget accommodation options are somewhat limited, the Mid-range hotels have been renovated, new wings added and refurbished to cater to the ever growing demand. While visiting Colombo, the business travelers and holiday makers would find an advance booking of a Colombo hotel is to their advantage in terms of cost and time.

Colombo zones

Greater Colombo consists of fifteen numbered suburbs recognized by area code: Colombo 1 (Fort); Colombo 2 (Slave Island and Union Place); Colombo 3 (Kollupitiya); Colombo 4 (Bambalapitiya); Colombo 5 (Havelock Town and Kirilapone); Colombo 6 (Wellawatte and Pamankada); Colombo 7 (Cinnamon Gardens); Colombo 8 (Borella); Colombo 9 (Dematagoda); Colombo 10 (Maradana and Panchikawatte); Colombo 11 (Pettah); Colombo 12 (Hulftsdorf); Colombo 13 (Kotahena and Bloemendhal); Colombo 14 (Grandpass); Colombo 15 (Mutwal, Modera, Mattakkuliya and Madampitiya)

Colombo Hotels at Fort, the Heart of Colombo

The heart of the city of Colombo with the area code of 1, bustling with commerce is still called Fort, though the colonial Dutch Fort, a fortified city, was demolished in the nineteenth century. Hilton Colombo, one of the finest luxury hotels in Colombo together with Galadari Hotel are located by the leafy Lotus Road at the southern border of Fort area. Ceylon Continental Hotel imposes itself as the immediate neighbor of Galadari Hotel at the round about by the beach where the Janadhipati Mawata (Sinhala: President’s Street) running to the north towards Colombo harbor has Colombo World Center and numerous banking and finance institutions just a few meters ahead.

Immediately to the south of Galadari round-about, at the end of west-bound Lotus Road is the beachfront Promenade of Colombo called Galle Face Green, the southern end of which, meets Galle Face Hotel. The Lotus road itself gives way to Galle road to the south at the Galadari round-about. Beachfront Galle Face Green Promenade, along its stretch faces three of top end hotels over the Galle Road: Hotel Taj Samudra, Ramada Colombo and Cinnamon Grand.

However, Cinnamon Lakeside, the sister hotel of Cinnamon Grand isn’t located at Fort (Colombo1). Cinnamon Lakeside Colombo is located at Colombo 2 (Slave Island and Union Place) by Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Street with Beira Lake in the rear side.

Fort (Colombo 1)

Fort Railway Station and Colombo Central Bus stand are located 1km east of Fort. Interspersed among the modern luxury hotels and other modern sky scrapers of Colombo Fort are well maintained colonial buildings still in operation: Cargills department stores at Fort; Presidential secretariat (old parliament); Presidential Villa (Queens House); the foreign ministry (old Legislative Council Building).

Cargills department store is located York Street about 200 meters north of the Ceylon Continental Hotel. Another hundred meters north of Cargills department store is Grand Oriental Hotel (3 star) in front of the main entrance to Colombo harbor. During the colonial era, when the sea-passage was the mode of overseas transpiration, Grand Oriental Hotel provided shelter to passengers arriving Colombo by ocean liners.

Colombo Hotels south of Fort, along the Galle Road

Kollupitiya (Colombo 3), just past Galle Face Green: Juliana, Ranmuthu
Bambalapitiya (Colombo 4), immediately south of Kollupitiya: Hotel Renuka
Wellawatta (Colombo 6), immediately south of Bambalapitiya:Hotel Omega Inn; Global Towers Apartment Hotel; Hotel Sapphire

Colombo Airport

Colombo airport called Bandaranaike International Airport (IATA: CMB) is located 37km of Fort, Colombo at the town of Katunayake, Negombo. Colombo airport, by virtue of its strategically important geographical location, now coupled with on-going development of infrastructure is destined become a regional hub of East-West air routes.

Colombo Hotels in Fort and immediate surroundings

Cinnamon Lakeside
Location: Colombo
Setting: by the lake
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 340 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Galadari Hotel
Location: Fort, Colombo
Setting: heart of Colombo
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 450 luxury rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: available

Ceylon Continental Hotel
Location: Fort, Colombo
Setting: heart of Colombo
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 250 luxury rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Cinnamon Grand Hotel
Location: Fort, Colombo
Setting: Galle Face
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 501 luxury rooms and suites
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Taj Samudra
Location: Colombo
Setting: Galle Face
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 300 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: available

Hilton Colombo Residence
Location: Colombo
Setting: urban
Type: apartment hotel
Rooms: 172 apartments
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: available

Ramada Colombo
Location: Colombo
Setting: Galle Face
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 94 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

The Grand Oriental Hotel
Location: Colombo
Setting: at the entrance to the harbor
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 76 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Galle Face Hotel
Location: Colombo
Setting: Galle Face Green
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 145 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Colombo City Hotel
Location: Echelon Square, Colombo
Setting: heart of Colombo
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 32 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Colombo Hotels along Galle Road: Fort to Wellawatta

Hotel Renuka
Location: Bambalapitiya, 6km from Colombo City Center
Setting: urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 81 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Casa Colombo
Location: Bambalapitiya, 6km from Colombo City Center
Setting: urban
Type: boutique hotel
Rooms: 12 luxurious suites
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Global Towers Apartment Hotel
Location: Wellawatte, 6 km from Colombo City Center
Setting: urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 136 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Concord Hotel
Location: Wellawatte, 8km from Colombo City Center
Setting: urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 30 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Hotel Sapphire
Location: Wellawatte, 8km from Colombo City Center
Setting: urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 43 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Indra Regent Hotel
Location: Wellawatte, 8km from Colombo City Center
Setting: urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 29 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Hotel Omega Inn
Location: Wellawatte, 8km from Colombo City Center
Setting: urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 15 luxury rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Colombo Hotels within the city of Colombo

Paradise Road Tintagel
Location: Rosemead Place, Colombo
Setting: urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 10 suites
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Park Street Hotel
Location: Park Street, Colombo
Setting: urban
Type: boutique hotel
Rooms: 10 rooms and 2 suites
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Hotel Janaki
Location: Havelock Town, Colombo
Setting: urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 50 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Hotel Sansu
Location: Havelock Town, Colombo
Setting: urban
Type: guest house
Rooms: 26 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Havelock Place Bungalow
Location: Havelock Place, Colombo
Setting: urban
Type: guest house
Rooms: 6 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Victoria Park Mansions
Location: Daramapala Mawatha, Colombo
Setting: urban
Type: guest house
Rooms: 3 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Horton Place
Location: Horton Place, Colombo
Setting: urban
Type: guest house
Rooms: 3 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Colombo Hotels Around The City of Colombo

Lake Lodge
Location: Thalawathugoda, Colombo
Setting: sub urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: 13 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

The Sovereign Corporate Hotel
Location: Sri Jayawardhanapura Kotte, Colombo
Setting: sub urban
Type: guest house
Rooms: 60 rooms
International Star grading:
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

La Villa Sanctuary
Location: Thalawathugoda, Colombo
Setting: sub urban
Type: luxury hotel
Rooms: two luxury suites
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Paradise Halbarawa
Location: Talahena, Colombo
Setting: sub urban
Type: guest house
Rooms: 4 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Rose Villa
Location: Timbirigasyaya, Colombo
Setting: sub urban
Type: guest house
Rooms: 6 rooms
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available

Shangri La Resorts and Spa
Location: Kadawata, Colombo
Setting: sub urban
Type: guest house
Rooms: 6 rooms and 2 suites
International Star grading: not graded
Swimming pool: available
Tennis court: not available