Mount Lavinia Hotel Review

A place with a History. Best location in south of Colombo.

The aurora around the hotel feels luxurious with its history and magnificence, however, the rooms are small and worn. But an extremely big plus to the food, it's the best I have eaten in all of Sri Lanka. Only the food in cool is worth a visit, then it is a really nice beach and amazingly friendly staff.

The most amazing Vegan Buffet every Full Moon Poya Day for Lunch! Truly a must try! Great views from the poolside outdoor area

Buffet is available for 2500 per person including pool. Beautiful place to take your foreign friends and spend time by the beach

For my most special day, they provide the best service for me thank you so much Mount Lavinia

Quality service. Helpful and attentive staff. One of the must visit hotels in Sri Lanka for both locals and foreigners. They do a significant brunch too.

One gret place in Colombo to enjoy the see breeze with star class stay.

I have stayed at this hotel every time I have come to Sri Lanka. I have enjoyed it very much in the past, but now has lots of staff that absolutely do nothing. Most do not understand what guest service means. It seems they are not motivated anymore. Breakfast buffet costs about USD $12-13 per person which is steep. Coffee packets and other small amenities in the room are not refilled by housekeeping. Takes at least 50 minutes for them to bring some tea bags or coffee packets requiring numerous reminder phone calls to the front desk who also take forever to answer!! Hotel has a great view. It is a short walk to the train station. The Wifi is decent and stable which allows WhatsApp calls.

Great beach atmosphere. Makes u think it is yr private beach! Good food. Good service.

The hotel is a beautiful colonial place with a lot of history. Said to be the home of a British governor back in the day, the hotel (and its surrounding) is named after his mistress Lavinia. Sunsets at the terrace are recommended while the pool is a nice e place to wind down towards the evening. Recommend food at the "Fish Market" (the hotel's sea food restaurant) which is about 3000 per person.

Went for the Qatar Interview, as waited glanced upon the beautiful scenery and well worth the visit.

Very popular for weddings. Has a rich history. One of the oldest hotels in Sri Lanka with a great sea view.

This is a very charming place. Guests surely like its old world charm. I like its breakfast and lunch buffets.

This is a good place to be. Food and the service quality is really good. But there is something to consider lots of my friends used to work here they don t treat their staff well. Their employees used to work nonstop and they are not really happy with it. Other than that everything is good!

Beautiful surroundings, lovely rooms, good service and excellent food.

A historic hotel at an supberb location at the beach, great food ambiance and service

Loved the seafood restaurant at the beach. Staff were very kind. I recommend people to vist the terrace

Its one of the old hotels and I love their open beach and the food served is great.

Pretty pricey but neat place for a good time.
The sea view is outstanding especially the sunset

Beautiful terrace overlooking the Ocean. Nice private beach to the left side of the hotel. Good diverse lumch buffet.

I loved the hotel. Slightly on the expensive side but it is certainly value for money. The view from the rooftop is breath taking. They have a private beach, a a couple of restaurants on the beach which offer amazing food along with a poolside restaurant. The spa is also worth experiencing

The service is good but the appearance of the hotel needs improvement..

This is a lovely place to enjoy the time... There is a package for weekends for 1500/= where you will get a burger a soft drink or a beer and the beach.. And it is a nice place to enjoy...

Just magnificent, a must for older people especially. Service is like that of the 19th century. All world food and drink is available however I would recommend going with the Sri Lankan curry dishes, Dr Chef Publis Silva is a culinary genius and his food is among the best in the world. Any activity you wish to persue will be catered for, they took me fishing! A must if you are looking for real luxury.

This is a disgrace of a hotel. They demean you by making you get down from your transportation 100 meters infront of the hotel gate and subject you to a humiliating body search, that consists of prodding you while being scanned by a metal detector. DO not visit if you have any dignity

Colonial hotel that retains its charm partly but needs a make over looking a bit scruffy beautiful terrace area with pool overlooking the ocean and nice restaurant on beach. A huge area and by the seaside so I guess it s hard to maintain not to mention that it s a old building/ s

It is a historic hotel that retains the story of the governor who fell in love with the Sri Lankan woman as the residence of the former British governor. The scene of the sea just before is as beautiful as the love story.

I came here last April and was very disappointed. I have come back and over the last 3 weeks i have stayed at the mount 3 times. I have given a 4 star review as i feel that some of the rooms need refurbishment. I'm glad to see the pool area service is much better and the food and variety of food is still excellent here. However after being a regular guest at the mount for over 20yrs i must say the gym has never been looked at by management. I am sure its been the same for the last 20yrs with old machines that look pre-historic and are dangerous to use. Dear Mount Lavinia did you really think nobody would notice? The pointless games room and bar area should be scrapped and all 3 rooms NEED to be kitted out with a state of the art gym perhaps wth TRX facilities. I have noticed its becoming more and more expensive to stay at mount Lavinia now, so i think its vital that a state of the art gym facility is available to guests to justify the price increases. Also please change those awful shower curtains to glass panels.
P.s Thanks so much to Aruni at the pool terrace who has made me feel special for many years now and the guys who open the door who i have known for many years. You guys make my stay special every time i come here.

This old colonial governor's mansion now turned into a hotel boasts an amazing buffet and also offers live entertainment with a spectacular view of the colombo skyline. Also the buffet per person is 3100 rupees.

The hotel has a wing which is bordered by the railway. The rooms are terrible. Changed three numbers. The staff pretends that for the first time sees this problem (the side doors are not working on the balcony (they are rusty in the last century), the railway, right next to the building, the vibration is as if you are on rails!) Half of the hotel just does not match its purpose : relaxation! For the former consulate of Slovakia it was suitable, it is not suitable for a hotel). On business trips, time is only for rest, but not for such ...

Its home for me, but love the terrace, the views, ocean breeze and local sounds!

A beautiful hotel in Sri Lanka with a beautiful beachfront

Walk-In Guest: We are 3 guys from germany and walked in to the terrace and Pool of Tour Hotel. We enjoyed the Services! Was really good!

Good food is average we so much of money for quarantine and it's our hard-earned money at least they should give us proper meals. You can't blame the staff the staff is helpless I think they should arrange proper good mail so that people who sit for 14 days will enjoy as you know Sri Lanka's love to eat and the lack of staff but the staff is very friendly very helpful I press the staff. The management should give the staff advantage of money cleanliness lots of supply moments to keep the guestI hope the hotel will come to the same standard that it was that two years ago I wish the hotel best of luck. Cleanliness is really lacking due to the less of staff

Service satisfactory but ambience should be improved

Good atmosphere. Great location. Excellent breakfast buffet.

Sunsets are beautiful from here. But the service was really horrible. My husband had to ask for his order thrice and it took over 60 minutes to get a drink. The waiters weren't attentive and when called upon to remind the order a different person was sent and we had to repeat the story all over again.
The manager did come and apologize later.

Colonial type hotel. Quick access to beach. Sea food restaurant is very popular.

A place where the old meets the new with a great sunset and golden beach. A place for all travelers to be.

Just ok. Rooms were nice and food was pretty good but god forbid you need a drink from the bar in the pool area at all. Bar staff had no clue what was going on. Wasn t even that busy and we were waiting 20+ minutes for drinks with other customers getting served well ahead of us, literally stood at bar and watched other customers walk up and get drinks served whilst we waited. Happy hour isn t the term I d use

Love Mount Lavinia Hotel , i think its an amazing place , specially for Musicians ! #theperera

One of historic hotel in Sri Lanka. Very famous for authentic sri lankan cuisines.

Can't get enough of this beautiful hotel. Ocean facing rooms. Affordable and comfortable. Breakfast buffet spread is great!! Friendly staff.

Great value for money hotel between all the big chains. Faultlessly clean, super comfortable beds and great shower. Modern looking. The swimming pool is great and the staff are all without exception a total delight. Must stay for Colombo stop overs.

staff at the roof top bar were very friendly and really enjoyed a chat. They both really enjoyed working at the hotel.

Night sky view from roof top definitely a worth a shot.

Fantastic location on a bluff over the Indian ocean, views to Colombo and the beach and freshing breezes, that plus Colonial charm, dedicated and friendly staff, great food and a wonderful pool terrace. My favourite hotel in the whole world.

this is one of Main Hotel is Sri Lankan.good service.tasty food.

Mount Lavinia hotel used to be the best star hotel in outskirts of Colombo with a colonial heritage. They used to serve authentic Sinhalese food. That during the time when Publis Silva was the master chef of the hotel.

I spent three days at Mt. Lavinia hotel late February 2018, today quality of venue has been reduced drastically probably due to the poor maintenance. Also, food is not tasty as it used to be.

It's really sad that that to witnesses a grand hotel deteriorating like this. Management should take immediate action to reverse it.

Not a big and luxury hotel but was able to fill my tummy on breakfast

Stayed 2 nights. Stunning views from all rooms and. Sea cove restaurant is a unique experience . Rooms are spacious and clean , service is prompt , food is good , views are spectacular and the place is steeped in history ! Would have liked some more smiles from the staff though. The bar tender was especially grumpy, otherwise would have given 5 stars

Absolutely love the grand British ambiance with great service.

It's beautiful calming sea and wonderful hospitality