i stayed with my friends during our Srilanka trip in January 2013. Expectations were high with good reviews and its history. all fell flat on our face once we reached there. The hotel is old , badly maintained and roaches were crawling in our rooms. furniture was broken and linen was worn. bathroom - less said the better !!. shower... More

We had a large clean comfortable room for our one night stay in February 2013. The bathroom was large, modern and clean. Although located on the harbour there was no noise at night to keep us awake. The service, view and food at breakfast was some of the best during our trip. There was an array of local specialities, fresh... More

Tucked in the fort area the hotel is located just accross the jetty .. For travellers looking for british heritage trail... Old barracks refurbished with taste to reflect the bygone era. The bar on 4th floor provides a view of the port and also servers srilankan food.. The access to city attractions is easy withample travel options .. Walk, tucktuck... More

My friend and I went on a business trip to Sri Lanka. On our 8 days trip we spent 2 days in Grand Oriental Hotel, Colombo. The hotel is about 30-45 minutes drive from Colombo International airport. Whole trip bookings were done from Srilankatravelhouse.com for their low rates & good services.The hotel is located in the middle of the city... More

I stayed at this hotel between 4th-8th march 2013. I can definitely say that they have improved over my last stay which was in 2011. Although they had no records of my previous stay with them! My colleague faced some issue with the AC so please check if your room has a good AC which works! Food was nice, the... More

stayed at this hotel so we were closer to the airport from where we were working but wish we had driven the 5hrs direct from site to airport as would have saved us the experience of this hotel. we checked in at midday which seemed to be a great inconvenience to the staff on reception and were shown to our... More

I am a fan of faded colonial glamour as it gives a hotel character, however, the foyer of this hotel is one of the few parts that could be called grand. The room, though clean, was shabby with a very old and noisy air con unit and the bathroom was clearly in need of repair. Given the relative cost of... More

The hotel has old world charm and service to match. Rooms were comfortable and clean and breakfast had a good variety. Whilst walking into the hotel one night I saw a large rat run in but this is probably not the fault of the hotel. On a bad note, I was locked out of my room one night and the... More

i was with a group. we had dinner and asked the hotel to rent us 2 rooms in order to take a shower before leaving to the airport. they charged us 100$ for 3 hours for the oldest rooms in the hotel, i think! dirty, old, rusty, with cold water and no cleaning! the rooms are old, ugly and do... More