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Mount Lavinia

Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Ranked #1 of 33 attractions in Colombo
Type: Beaches
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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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84 reviews 84 reviews
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 20, 2013 NEW

Very famous among the Sri Lankans as well as foreigners for its beach and the lovely restaurants/entertainment around the place. It gets lively towards the evenings and a great location to see the sun set.

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London, United Kingdom
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed May 19, 2013 NEW

I've come here in low season. I can only assume that in peak season, somebody bothers to clear the rubbish from the beach each day. I went to the beach last night expecting a beautiful tropical paradise. What I found was that I had to walk through a Shanty town and across railway tracks to get to a beach ankle... More

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London, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 17, 2013 NEW

this is a very nice place to travel with family trips. we were enjoyed. “I do recommend this nice Hotel ! Really good location and facility!“ “friendly. the staffs are very accommodating. services superb. hospitality at the lounge and restaurants r fantastic and the food is very good.

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Cape Town Central, South Africa
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 14, 2013

Lovely room overlooking the sea. Great service, and dinner buffet was very good, and good value. The pool deck is perfect for relaxing and their pool is lovely, and overlooks the sea.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed May 12, 2013

Very friendly check in staff, bell boys, drives. The sea view is fantastic. Good value for money as well.

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surrey
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed May 5, 2013

had after noon tea very good.The service was excelent. food was good the pool side terace was fantastic

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Colombo, Sri Lanka
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 30, 2013

Generally M.L. have beautiful beaches hence it attracts lots of people during weekend. As a result some areas are not clean. The beaches behind M.L. Hotel is well taken care by the staffs...even though it is still consider a public beach. Hence, everyone cane enjoy it. I only like to visit the restaurants or cafe along Hotel road as these... More

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Hong Kong, China
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed April 27, 2013

As the Galle Face Hotel decays into the past, Mount Lavinia Hotel has kept the past and the modern. Great location although quite a drive south of Colombo. Great views from the verandah

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed April 15, 2013

My parents were celebrating 41 years of marriage whilst on their first overseas trip, so we chose to take them Mt Lavinia. We were a large group of 18 people and had the buffet. The hotel is beautiful and the views are amazing. The buffet had a great range of both Western and local food. The buffet cost 26,000 RS... More

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Weimar, Thüringen, Germany
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed April 10, 2013

This beachside area could be much better. When I visited the water was really dirty and the sand was full of rubbish., the cafes around are overpriced and too often full of rude staff, you get hassled almost non stop by either beggars or people trying to sell you stuff. Young children stand in front of you and try and... More

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