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Catamaran Beach Hotel

Catamaran, Negombo, Sri Lanka
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Catamaran Beach Hotel
Ranked #12 of 28 hotels in Negombo
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Australia
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47 hotel reviews
Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
94 helpful votes 94 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed May 8, 2013

We had return flights booked with Sri Lankan Air Bangkok-London via Colombo. Due to numerous flight changes by the airline they ended up putting us up in this hotel for two nights, on the inbound and outbound legs, which is around a thirty minute drive from the airport. The hotel is well situated backing onto Negombo beach and the front... More

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Leicester, England, United Kingdom
2 reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed February 2, 2013

would not recomend this hotel as 3* first the bedroom was big but bedsheet was not clean , bathroom was really filthy water everywhere and towels where very old and smelly horrible. we did'nt like at all .the srilanka airline provide this hotel for transit but i did't expect from big airline company to say is 4* hotel .service was... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed January 21, 2013

Arrived Sri Lanka on late night flight with my son and was booked into Catamaran for one night by tour agent. Room spacious enough but pretty basic ( ditto for bathroom) and had a musty smell. Plenty of mosquitoes about so make sure you have your repellents handy. Plus points are : the hotel fronts the beach area and the... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 26, 2012

Stayed for a night with my family. Rooms were spacious, comfortable and clean. Service was good, and we indeed got some good attention being that a holiday stay customer and not transit :). But the bad and negative part is the transit passengers suddenly arriving at mid night, with lots of noice and disturbances during sleep. If this is not,... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed December 19, 2012

Catamaran Beach hotel Stayed here 1 night during transit at Colombo. It’s located about 10 km away from Colombo at Negombo, which looks very similar to Kerala but is not that humid.. I booked it through Srilankan airlines. The good: - Comfortable and clean rooms - Good view of beach and very close to it - Friendly staff - Tasty... More

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed December 13, 2012

I got this hotel for a night stay from Sri lankan airline, and they bring most of their passengers on transit here only. The hotel is quite nice and the staff was friendly as well, we went at night and the buffet was close, but staff was friendly and they got us dinner from the kitchen. The rooms are huge... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 27, 2012 via mobile

I, my wife and three year old son reached here around midnight from a long flight . The night manager had to be searched for. 40 minutes later we were shown an impeccably lovely room. And looking for a refreshing shower, I put my foot in the bathroom, FULL of overflowing sewage!!!!!!!!! The gutter-trap was blocked and they washed the... More

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rugeley
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed November 24, 2012

We stayed here for 5 nights. It was an off the cuff descision. We had to move hotel due to over booking. We were not disappointed. It is a transit hotel but despite that, we were satisfied with most aspects of our stay there.The management and staff were excellent. They were more than happy to help with any problems we... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed November 1, 2012

no words can discribe this most filthy appaling discusting hotel .stayed 1 night here whilst in transit could not even sit on bed let alone sleep in it the sheets were stained there was atoe nail on the bed the pillows smelled alful when having a shower the sewege came up through the plug hole i have never written a... More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed October 20, 2012

When travelling to Singapore with Sri Lankan Airline and choice a long hours transit (19hrs) Sri Lankan Airline provide a free hotel + food. This time me and my wife stayed at the Catamaran Beach Hotel, our room was on the first floor overlooking the pool and the beach from the front door balcony, room was very big and clean,... More

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Address: Catamaran, Negombo, Sri Lanka
Region: Sri Lanka > Western Province > Negombo
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