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Grand Oriental Hotel


2, York Street, Colombo 1, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Property Type: Hotel
  • Lodging offering guest rooms, a 24-hour front desk and a variety of services and amenities.
Centrally Located Colonial-style Hotel set in building dating from 1837.
Business Center Fitness Center Swimming Pool
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 2.5 of 5 stars Based on 10 traveler reviews
  • What to Expect:
    • 2.5 based on 9 reviews Rooms
    • 2.5 based on 9 reviews Service
    • 2.5 based on 9 reviews Value
    • 3 based on 9 reviews Cleanliness
    • 3.5 based on 2 reviews Dining

Reviews of Grand Oriental Hotel

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Oct 23, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

I was also one of the travellers to be fooled by the description of the hotel in the website and snaps..The reception and lobby was the only decent part of the hotel. Old room with furniture probably 50 years old, noisy AC...Staff were ok but incapable lot at the reception. Tried to overcharge me for the 10% charge I paid... more

Oct 4, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

Don't be fooled by this hotel's name - undoubtedly it was a "Grand Oriental Hotel" - but that was 100 years ago. The lobby is probably the nicest part of the hotel, it's all steep downhill from there. The hotel overall is really dilapidated. We stayed one night, actually checked out at 3am to catch an onward flight and were... more

Aug 20, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

The room ambiance was good, without a bath, and hot water and a/c were unreliable Things went well until the last day when we had to leave for the airport early morning. We had settled the bill previous day and when we were about to leave they came back saying we didn’t pay the Mini Bar Bill. There was a... more

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2 of 5 stars
Amman, Jordan
Dec 22, 2007
2/3 found this review helpful

it is a good value hotel, rooms r not so good, some rooms r terrible!!, food could be the best in Colombo and nice view of harbour at harbour view restaurant, service is ok, I do not recommend it for business people. more

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2 of 5 stars
karachi
Mar 5, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

* Beautiful building * Fine interiors * Weird hot water system * Friendly, polite, courteous staff, like most people in Colombo * Harbour restaurant has a very fine view and the breakfast is just great Things went well until the last day when we had to leave for the airport in afternoon. Came back after some last minute shopping only... more

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5 of 5 stars
Birmingham, UK
Jan 3, 2007
2/2 found this review helpful

We arrived in Sri Lanka after a month backpacking round Japan on a budget. After a month in youth hostels, any hotel was going to be good, but the Grand Oriental was something else!! Porters opened the doors for us and ushered us into the grand lobby, the staff were lovely, everything was beautiful. Our room was big and airy,... more

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2 of 5 stars
THAMES VALLEY, UK
Dec 23, 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

What was once a Grand hotel is now a faded lady. Excellent service and food and the hotel has a top floor restaurant giving a wonderful overview of the harbour and ships coming and going. The ground floor Sri Lankan restaurant served a near lukewarm buffet on the night we ate there. The bedroom, whilst large, had a bedspread that... more

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2 of 5 stars
Reading, UK
Apr 9, 2006

Stayed here for 10 days in March/April 2006. Booking through a travel agent got the rate down to $45 per night, but the room was very small, without a bath, and hot water and a/c were erratic. The views from the harbour restaurant are good (and the sailors uniforms for the staff are amusing) but you're not supposed to take... more

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3 of 5 stars
Edinburgh
Mar 20, 2006
3/4 found this review helpful

We stayed with a party of friends at the Grand Oriental which is locally-owned, situated overlooking the harbour, near to the city centre. Great views from the restaurant over the city and the busy docks. Food was international and uninspiring. All the waiting staff wore what seemed to be Navy uniforms. Views were not so great from many of the... more

Oct 11, 2008

宿泊料金の割りにいいと思います。 私が滞在した部屋は(たまたまかもしれませんが)、街中のホテルとは思えないくらい広々と... more

Reviews of Grand Oriental Hotel

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2, York Street, Colombo 1, Colombo, Sri Lanka