The Colonial Hotel
Sleep, quite literally, inside history.
There are hotels, and then there are houses with a past. The Colonial Hotel is of the latter kind — a restored arcaded mansion where verandahs look onto quiet courtyards, and where the afternoon sun falls through shutters that have seen a century and more of Colombo mornings.
Every room is a study in colonial elegance: tall ceilings, carved timber, cool tiles, and the unhurried luxury of a slower age — wrapped, of course, in every comfort the modern traveller could ask.
A House of Grand Rooms
Heritage Rooms
High ceilings, four-poster beds and shutters that sing in the breeze.
The Tea Verandah
High tea served each afternoon beneath the arcade, as it was a century ago.
Courtyard Evenings
Lamplit dining in the inner court, under the same stars the old merchants knew.
Heritage Walks
Guided walks from our door into the forts and lanes of old Ceylon.
The Hotel, Drawn in Gold
