Galle Face Hotel
Galle Face Hotel
Galle Road, Colombo
Star Ratings : 
Location : Kollupitiya Rooms : 84
Location : Kollupitiya Rooms : 84
Galle Face Hotel is an oasis of tranquility amidst the hustle and bustle of the city alongside the Indian Ocean, a unique feature among hotels in Colombo.
from US$76
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Based on 226 HotelTravel.com Guest reviews
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87%
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Rated #3 for all Colombo hotels
Galle Face Hotel iremains our favourite hotel WORLDWIDE because it has not been seriously upgraded and modernised, and it is this very fact combined with the wonderful employees that gives it an ambience like no other. It remains a little bit of the 19th and 20th century yet is modern where it needs to be.......
Roger Duance, Australian
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Chulani Ameresekere,Sri Lankan
Arrival Date: Oct. 16, 2009
Room type: Standard
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95%
Satisfaction
Well kept hotel, successfully maintaining the Colonial heritage. Friendly staff, clean rooms and Good sized pool. Excellent Food . relaxing atmosphere with Beach front. For all tourists, free first hand experience in colourful Sri lankan wedding processions on all main halls almost every day.
Roger Duance,Australian
Arrival Date: Jul. 26, 2009
Room type: Deluxe
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Value For Money
100%
Satisfaction
Galle Face Hotel iremains our favourite hotel WORLDWIDE because it has not been seriously upgraded and modernised, and it is this very fact combined with the wonderful employees that gives it an ambience like no other. It remains a little bit of the 19th and 20th century yet is modern where it needs to be....
A HotelTravel.com Member,British
Arrival Date: Jul. 11, 2009
Room type: Standard
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72%
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We both loved the situation and history of this hotel together with the quite individual style of the place. being so close to the ocean was wonderful. Food was good The room although huge was not the best as there were noisy renovations going on next door. There was no view and the furniture was a bit 'tired' and old.
A HotelTravel.com Member,British
Arrival Date: Dec. 15, 2008
Room type: Standard garden view
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78%
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Lovely hotel - lots of atmosphere and character. Good sized pool. Clean rooms. Service a little slow. Food excellent. Beach front - so lovely views for eating, drinking and relaxing on the verandah. Only downside really is the area - high levels of security (understandably) and rather unattractive once you leave the hotel.
Michelle Wang,Chinese
Arrival Date: Feb. 3, 2008
Room type: Deluxe
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83%
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the hotel great, we arrived on early morning 4th of Feb, hours before 60th independent day event taking place, we dis.cerned the military review in a very short distance.
the service and location all good. I will miss it.
A HotelTravel.com Member,Canadian
Arrival Date: Oct. 23, 2006
Room type: Deluxe
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90%
Satisfaction
We stayed in the old part of the hotel. The room was huge, but it was located right above a banquet room. We heard lots of music from the numerous weddings that took place at the hotel on a daily basis. Since we were in the old part we had poor lighting and plumbing. But the hotel staff were amazing from the moment they met us at the airport so that made up for any deficiencies in the room! They were so kind and helpful to us at all times. The location of the hotel is stunning and the pool and restaurants were great. I'd love to go back (especially when the spa opens). The old part of the hotel is not for everyone, but for us it was terrific value for money and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
A HotelTravel.com Member,Japanese
Arrival Date: Oct. 15, 2006
Room type: Standard
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100%
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Historical building with its excellent sea view has made more attractive by friendly, yet professional, hospitality. The stay was memorable.
A HotelTravel.com Member,Mexican
Arrival Date: Apr. 30, 2006
Room type: Deluxe
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100%
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We only stayed at this hotel for one night, but wished we had stayed longer. Our room was very comfortable and the food was great. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We are definitely planning on returning to this hotel.
Uwe Niessner,Swiss
Arrival Date: Feb. 26, 2006
Room type: Deluxe
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80%
Satisfaction
Nice hotel for the first night in Sri Lanka, real colonial style
Ole Kohnke,Danish
Arrival Date: Feb. 19, 2006
Room type: Standard
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80%
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A lot of raj atmosphere. Excellent staff and service. Rooms need to be brougth up to date in terms of maintenance, but it has to be done without losing the excelent colonial athmosphere. Not an easy task for an interior designer since the hard work done by the staff to maintaine traditions of service, may easily be neglected in the process and that is in fact the core competency of Galle Face Hotel.
Rosalind Wilkinson,South African
Arrival Date: Dec. 30, 2005
Room type: Deluxe
Standard of Room
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Value For Money
90%
Satisfaction
This was our first stay at the Galle Face Hotel. We had a deluxe room overlooking Galle Face Green and a side view of the sea. The bedroom was vast, in the Old Wing on the second floor.We had a v comfortable king size bed and excelent AC. The bathroom was fine but quite old fashioned. It is an old hotel with so much history, eldery staff and very good food. English style cooking. All very colonial, high tea in the afternoon on the verandah. We loved it and will definitely reurn, but is is different and I would imagine might not be contemporary enough for some people. We loved the building and history. We also looked at the new Regency wing. The rooms overlooking the sea were beautiful with terraces, but some of the south facing rooms had no view. The side north facing rooms would have good sea views. We swam in the new pool and lay on loungers on the sea edge with wonderful view. We were there for New Years Eve.
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