Hotel is in perfect location. Steeped in history and a very grand building. However this shows in its condition in places. Some corridors do smell very damp but is very clean. The bathroom we had showed signs of tiredness. Our room was ground floor and had a family of pigeons nesting on out window box . Poo everywhere. Private beach is nice but I preferred public beach. Nice hotel and great location.

Hotel is in perfect location. Steeped in history and a very grand building. However this shows in its condition in places. Some corridors do smell very damp but is very clean. The bathroom we had showed signs of tiredness. Our room was ground floor and had a family of pigeons nesting on out window box . Poo everywhere. Private beach is nice but I preferred public beach. Nice hotel and great location.

Great location and friendly, courteous and helpful staff. Great to be back after some 15 or so years. Only request is to the staff on the terrace. Please cast your eyes over the guests more frequently. It is sometimes hard to catch your attention!!

Great location and friendly, courteous and helpful staff. Great to be back after some 15 or so years. Only request is to the staff on the terrace. Please cast your eyes over the guests more frequently. It is sometimes hard to catch your attention!!

One year 2019 was better

One year 2019 was better

The hotel has some great features. All public spaces, restaurants and food are excellent. Amazing location too. Service is variable. Some excellent staff and some not so great. But the problem was the room. It was really basic. Not a single lamp stand in the room. It was dark and I was unable to read anything from the ceiling lights. The shower had a bad smell. I stayed at the Kingsbury in Colombo, paid the same rate, and the room was fabulous. Can't understand this difference in standards.

The hotel has some great features. All public spaces, restaurants and food are excellent. Amazing location too. Service is variable. Some excellent staff and some not so great. But the problem was the room. It was really basic. Not a single lamp stand in the room. It was dark and I was unable to read anything from the ceiling lights. The shower had a bad smell. I stayed at the Kingsbury in Colombo, paid the same rate, and the room was fabulous. Can't understand this difference in standards.

Nice old hotel where we have stayed many times. Great staff. Interesting guided tour in Lavinia tunnel and museum special for us at Saturday! Wonderful breakfast and dinner! This time a bit old and "tired" bathroom. Room perfect with nice view!

This was our third visit and I hope it won’t be our last. It has an amazing old colonial feel with a wonderful history behind it. Very relaxing. The food is amazing. They have one of the best chefs in Sri Lanka who has become famous for his books and television appearances. The staff great too. Nothing is too much for them.Then there is the private beach with fish restaurant and happy hour watching the sun go down over the sea

This was our third visit and I hope it won’t be our last. It has an amazing old colonial feel with a wonderful history behind it. Very relaxing. The food is amazing. They have one of the best chefs in Sri Lanka who has become famous for his books and television appearances. The staff great too. Nothing is too much for them. Then there is the private beach with fish restaurant and happy hour watching the sun go down over the sea

The only good thing I can say is the location and the view. Restaurant is great.It may be a 200 yr hotel and it is supposed to be grand and all but you desperately need to update the place especially rooms and all if you are charging top dollar.

The staff are well trained and very helpful. The choice of eating palace and food adds greatly to the pleasure. The value is first class I was recommended and I will recommend in turn. It was a second visit in two weeks

The staff are well trained and very helpful.The choice of eating palace and food adds greatly to the pleasure.The value is first class I was recommended and I will recommend in turn. It was a second visit in two weeks

The only good thing I can say is the location and the view. Restaurant is great. It may be a 200 yr hotel and it is supposed to be grand and all but you desperately need to update the place especially rooms and all if you are charging top dollar.

We had a pleasant stay staff were very attentive and facilities good

This hotel has a private beach very close to the property. Some of the staff working at the property are helpful and friendly

Beautiful old property with amazing history. Staff absolutely lovely and the pool is best we visited while in Sri Lanka.

The staff were all lovely. When the man on reception learnt that I was going to change in the bathroom before going to the airport (we had already checked out) he allowed us to use a guest room for a quick shower - it was greatly appreciated. Lovely property with a great beach and the seafood restaurant is really fantastic.

The staff were all lovely. When the man on reception learnt that I was going to change in the bathroom before going to the airport (we had already checked out) he allowed us to use a guest room for a quick shower - it was greatly appreciated.Lovely property with a great beach and the seafood restaurant is really fantastic.

The following is very much in the hope that the hotel will know how to improve.Mt.Lavinia H is one of my favourite hotels, So all improvements would be great for me.As is usual this time too was excellent service & staff were friendly.The choice of food in the breakfast Buffet apears to be much reduced though.I found that the fruit stall was restricted to 3 or 4 fruitsAny time I asked for a mango i was told that there was none available even though it was quite early in the mornings.I know there was plenty of mangoes available outside the hotel so really was no excuse.The fruits at breakfast time used to be a highlight with wide variety and generous potions.Compared to atleast two other hotels i stayed at, the Breakfast Buffet at Mt.Lavinia was very very poor this time, which made the breakfast not worth the money.Cutting costs is great, however, when it means the food is reduced in variety & quantity you are cutting down on your good name and your hard won reputation.Hope this is constructive criticism proves helpful. Reg David +447931713943

The following is very much in the hope that the hotel will know how to improve. Mt.Lavinia H is one of my favourite hotels, So all improvements would be great for me. As is usual this time too was excellent service & staff were friendly. The choice of food in the breakfast Buffet apears to be much reduced though. I found that the fruit stall was restricted to 3 or 4 fruits Any time I asked for a mango i was told that there was none available even though it was quite early in the mornings. I know there was plenty of mangoes available outside the hotel so really was no excuse. The fruits at breakfast time used to be a highlight with wide variety and generous potions. Compared to atleast two other hotels i stayed at, the Breakfast Buffet at Mt.Lavinia was very very poor this time, which made the breakfast not worth the money. Cutting costs is great, however, when it means the food is reduced in variety & quantity you are cutting down on your good name and your hard won reputation. Hope this is constructive criticism proves helpful. Reg David +447931713943

I love this Place. I ate at the buffet and didn't get sick. Safe and relaxing with AMAZING views. I was treated like ROYALTY. 2nd time I stayed here and both times was such a pleasant stay.

I love this Place. I ate at the buffet and didnt get sick. Safe and relaxing with AMAZING views. I was treated like ROYALTY. 2nd time I stayed here and both times was such a pleasant stay.

The management were amazing! We had a few issues, but when I explained the problems they took care of them striaght away. Best Manager in the Hotel is Ms. Costa, she is head of Housekeeping, but truly took care of our every need. It was like personal service. She knew the History of the Hotel, all the secret places, and gave a personal tour. Amazing Service from Ms. Sriysnythi Costa

The management were amazing! We had a few issues, but when I explained the problems they took care of them striaght away. Best Manager in the Hotel is Ms. Costa, she is head of Housekeeping, but truly took care of our every need. It was like personal service. She knew the History of the Hotel, all the secret places, and gave a personal tour. Amazing Service from Ms. Sriysnythi Costa

The Hotel main building is very old but well maintained. The location provides a scenic view of Colombo City along the coast ! Great restaurants. One of the best places to relax!

The hotel is really nice ocean view.

DO NOT GO to this Hotel. Good history BUT NO MAINTENANCES and worse than third class. DERELICT CONDITION though out. Written to Expedia, Hotel Resident Manager & CEO but most of the things in the hotel including not working showers, boiling hot water without cold water, 3rd class house keeping & room services, cheap quality food, derelict furniture, rotten conditions such as smelly carpets & lifts etc are still the same. We changed rooms two times in day one and the third room given to us was a lot cheaper than I paid BUT hotel has NOT refunded the money. They did have an offer for Sri Lankans Rupees 10,000 per half board (£40 per day) for this room we stayed and we are Sri Lankans BUT did not refund the money!!!

Rooms are not clean and washroom lock wasn’t working properly so we want to leave after one night and they still charged us 2 nights 3 days saying Expedia don’t give them refund...

Outstanding food. Lovely pool terrace. Rooms can be a bit damp.

Good hotel and good facilities