Stayed here for two nights on a recent trip to Sri Lanka - and was one of the most memorable parts of our trip. The house is fantastic - something out of a magazine - and I felt it to be a privilege to stay in this family home of the 80 year old owner of the house. The woman... More

We arrived here only to be told that they were fully booked. Even though we called a few days before our booking mysteriously disappeared. After bout 20minutes the lady discovered that our name had indeed been written down but then crossed out. The most frustrating part of the situation was that the women and her staff weren't trying to help... More

Parisare - Colombo Go before its too late. Set in the lovely cinnamon gardens area of the city this place is the dogs. The house was built in the late 50's to early 60's the owner cannot remember. The way it is set out is lovely. There is alot of history inthe house and talk to the owner she has... More

As pointed out, bookings will be mixed at this place, so Your not guaranteed a room until you have it. Call to confirm the same day. This is a very integresting place to stay. The owner welcomes you and will gladly tell about Sri Lanka, tour the uniqe house and her familiy. This makes the place a truly uniqe experience.... More

This is definitely a different guest house. If you are interested, the owner (an 80+ year old lady) will tell you everything about her family and how she got into possession of Victorian age furniture and elephant tusks. But other than that, the rooms are really nice and tidy, nice to look into a garden when you wake up. The... More

Myself and my partner have stayed with Sunetra (the land lady) of Parisare on 3 occasions now, and on each occasion we have had a brillliant time! The reviewer who titled their review "A refugee in Colombo" is ridiculous and this is really not a fair judgement of this B&B. I agree with another reviewer that Sunetra's helper Peter should... More

It is very hard to know quite what to say about Parisare. It is owned by an 80 plus year old lady, who has opened up her very different home in affluent Cinnamon Gardens to travellers. She is helped by a maid and young man, Peter but unfortunately she is becoming rather forgetful..hence people who prebook sometimes turn up to... More

If you make a booking here be prepared for it not to be honoured by the landlady. We booked for our first night in Colombo after landing from Heathrow. Took a taxi straight to the guesthouse and arrived by 8:30am. The lady opened the door and said she was full. When we said we had booked and gave her our... More

The landlady at the Parisare is not to be trusted. We booked to stay at her hostel on two occaisions in August. During the first stay (1st to the 3rd) she was friendly right up to just after we paid her, when she started to be very aggressive about us leaving the room. The second time, on the 9th of... More