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Best Hotels in Colombo (2026)

Where you stay in Colombo shapes your trip. Galle Face and Fort put you on the seafront and close to the old town: the Galle Face Hotel, founded in 1864, is the historic choice, while Shangri-La Colombo, with direct access to One Galle Face Mall, and ITC Ratnadipa, with infinity pools on a Sky Bridge about 100 metres up, offer large modern luxury hotels. Cinnamon Grand on Galle Road, opened in 1975, is a central five-star base with many restaurants, including Nuga Gama.

Colombo 7, or Cinnamon Gardens, is quieter and greener, and well placed for the National Museum, Viharamahadevi Park and the city's best cafés. Jetwing Colombo Seven has a rooftop infinity pool and serviced apartments, while Tintagel Colombo offers design-led suites in a heritage house that was once home to three of the country's political leaders. Lake Lodge, on Beira Lake, is a family-owned boutique hotel described by the Michelin Guide as budget-friendly. For a beach, the Mount Lavinia Hotel, built around a governor's residence of 1806, sits on the sand about 14 kilometres south of Fort. Book early for the drier winter months, and allow at least 45 minutes from the airport.

8 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 hotels in Colombo

  1. Galle Face Hotel Historic luxury hotel, Galle FaceColombo's grand seafront hotel, founded in 1864 at the southern end of Galle Face Green, with 156 rooms, a museum and a string of restaurants and bars.
  2. Shangri-La Colombo Luxury hotel, Galle FaceA large luxury hotel opened in 2017 at One Galle Face, overlooking Galle Face Green, with 541 rooms, suites and apartments and direct access to the mall.
  3. ITC Ratnadipa Luxury hotel, Galle FaceITC Hotels' 352-room luxury hotel between the Indian Ocean and Beira Lake, with infinity pools on a Sky Bridge about 100 metres up and ten food and drink venues.

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3. ITC Ratnadipa

Luxury hotel$$$$Galle Face

ITC Hotels' 352-room luxury hotel between the Indian Ocean and Beira Lake, with infinity pools on a Sky Bridge about 100 metres up and ten food and drink venues.

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7. Tintagel Colombo

Boutique heritage hotel$$$$Cinnamon Gardens

Paradise Road's boutique suite hotel in a heritage house on Rosmead Place that was once home to three of Sri Lanka's political leaders, with a courtyard pool.

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8. Lake Lodge

Budget boutique hotel$$Beira Lake

A small family-owned boutique hotel near Beira Lake, registered in 1967 as Sri Lanka's first guest house and reinvented by the next generation of the family.

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