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Garden Guest House

No 7, Karlshrue Gardens | Colombo 08, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Ranked #1 of 48 Colombo B&B and Inns
4.5 of 5 stars 130 Reviews
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London, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Very friendly guest house”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2013 NEW via mobile

This guest house is a little bit of tranquility amongst the hustle and bustle of Colombo. The staff are extremely attentive and always on hand to help. It is a very pretty family home and the room was lovely and clean. We loved meeting Bimbo, the dog. The breakfast was good and the owner was very helpful in providing recommendations... More

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Beijing, China
2 reviews
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“Very nice family stay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2013 NEW

It was the end of our honeymoon trip in Sri Lanka and the family de Fonseka gave us a perfect memory of the country and its people. Mr. De Fonseka and his monther were extremely kind, well educated, and attentive to all of your needs. The house is very well maintained with a lovely garden, peaceful environment and decoration of... More

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gardenguesthouse, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
18 May 2013

Dear Sir / Madam, Thank you very much for your kind patronage and for choosing Garden Guest House, for your last night of your Honeymoon in Sri Lanka. We appreciate for your promptness in posting a review on TripAdvisor and for awarding "Five Stars" for our service and hospitality. Wishing the newly married couple a very Happy Future and looking... More

London
1 review
“Home away from home”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

It was good discovery, a homely and cosy accommodation, certainly preferable than cramped up hotel rooms. I felt the owners were very accommodating and caring and I could feel there were more space for me to move about. The room was very nicely decorated with very clean en-suite. I thoroughly enjoyed chatting with the owners over the breakfast and will... More

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gardenguesthouse, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
15 May 2013

Dear Sir, Thank you very much for your kind patronage and for posting a review on TripAdvisor so promptly about our hospitality and for awarding "Four Stars". Your stay with us was so brief as you were on Business and next time we would like to spend more time with you when you are next in Sri Lanka. Thanking you... More

Galway, Ireland
1 review
“Homely, hospitable and helpful”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2013

Mr Chitrupa de Fonseka is really the kindest, most helpful and hospitable host. The Garden Guest House is welcoming and cosy, the staff are smiling and even the family dog and fish are friendly! I had lost something important at the airport and Mr Fonseka went to a lot of trouble to help me locate and retrieve my belongings. He... More

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gardenguesthouse, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
15 May 2013

Dear Sir, Thank you very much for choosing Garden Guest House for your accommodation in Colombo and for posting a such a wonderful review on TripAdvisor about our service and hospitality and for awarding us with 'Five Stars". We appreciate your review very much and actually this is something what is engraved in us to help our guests, with a... More

Zurich, Switzerland
1 review
“Great Stay in Colombo”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 May 2013

We stayed 3 nights in this very nice house in a quiet but central neighbourhood. Spacious rooms, excellent breakfast, nice garden with squirrels and birds. Warm and welcome atmosphere from the moment you step in - Very helpfull hosts. You feel like at home ! We can only recommend it !

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gardenguesthouse, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
15 May 2013

Dear valued Guest, Thank you very much for staying at Garden Guest House, Colombo and for posting your review on TripAdvisor and for awarding Five Stars for our hospitality. Looking forward to see you again in the future. Thanking you once again and wishing you all the very best. Best Reards Chitrupa. More

Bangalore, India
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15 reviews 15 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
13 helpful votes 13 helpful votes
“A truly Sri Lankan experience, with a personal touch! The ultimate in B&Bs….”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2013

Hospitality is ingrained into everyone at the Garden Guest House, starting from the minute you step in your welcomed like family. Smiling faces, a chilled glass of juice and Bimbo (the family dog) will instantly put you in a happy mood. We stayed at the beautiful pink whisky room, that was spacious, clean, with lots of books to read and... More

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Fonny28, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
25 April 2013

Dear Sir / Madam, Thank you very much for choosing Garden Guest House, Colombo for your accommodation and we are glad and thankful for posting a review on TripAdvisor and awarding five stars for our service and hospitality. I'm so glad, I was able to meet a good friend by providing accommodation to you and to your husband. Unfortunately we... More

Moscow, Russia
Reviewer
3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Excellent "feels-like-home" guest house”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

It's really one of the best Colombo's guest house with very home-like atmosphere. Thanks to Mr. Fonseka for such a warm wellcome and right-in-time transfer to airport. Highly recommended for everyone.

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gardenguesthouse, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
5 April 2013

Dear Sir, Thank you very much for choosing Garden Guest House for your accommodation and for posting a review on TripAdvisor awarding “Five Stars” for our service and hospitality. We appreciate very much for your review about our hospitality and for the guests who intend to visit Sri Lanka mainly from Russia as we have very few guests from Russia.... More

California, Maryland
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Just Amazing Guesthouse”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2013

They really made me feel right at home as soon as I arrived. I felt like part of the Family. The room was big and beautiful and house was very well kept and homey. The Dog was a welcome greeting time each time I would come back from a long day day exploring. Mr Fonseka was extremely warm and gracious... More

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gardenguesthouse, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
5 April 2013

Dear Sir, Thank you very much for choosing Garden Guest House for your accommodation and for posting a review on TripAdvisor awarding “Five Stars” for our service and hospitality. We appreciate very much for your review to improve ourselves and for the guests who intend to visit us in the future. Looking forward to have you with us in your... More

Akurala, Sri Lanka
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
7 hotel reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Felt like a princess!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2013

I just stayed 1 night,but it was my best stay in Colombo.I got offered some juice immediately when I arrived,in the evening Mr.de Fonseka drove me to a delicious bakery,and the next morning he dropped me at the bus stop too!Hardly found a wonderful service like that before!the rooms are a bit kitsch,but I liked it,and I could even watch... More

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gardenguesthouse, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
30 March 2013

Dear Madam, Thank you for posting a lovely review on TripAdvisor. We are delighted to see your review and for appreciating our services and our personalized Hospitality. We are so thankful for awarding us with “Five Stars” for our services and you deserve the services of Princes. Hope to have you with us in the future and wish you all... More

Bangalore, India
Senior Reviewer
9 reviews 9 reviews
5 hotel reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
“Great Homestay”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 March 2013

Amazing people.. were welcomed with a fruit drink... the rooms were pretty clean.. only the shower did not have hot water. Dint have the patience to wait until it heated up.. But Mr. Fonseka is an extremely helpful guy. He booked us tickets in the observation car, towards kandy as they get booked much in advance. Also , when we... More

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gardenguesthouse, Manager at Garden Guest House, responded to this review
30 March 2013

Dear Sir / Madam, Thank you very much for your kind review on TripAdvisor of your experience at Garden Guest House, Colombo. We appreciate very much for awarding us with “Five Stars” for our services and hospitality. Thank you very much for choosing Garden Guest House, for your accommodation and we hope to see you again in the future. Please... More

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Address: No 7, Karlshrue Gardens | Colombo 08, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Region: Sri Lanka > Colombo
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Ranked #1 of 48 B&Bs / Inns in Colombo
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Official Description (provided by the hotel):
Our Home-Stay is situated in Colombo in a very quiet central spot within close proximity to the Museums,Places of worship,Park,Restaurants,Shopping Malls,Golf Links and International Cricket Grounds.Central Bus Stand and the main Railway Station could be reached within quarter of an hour.We have WiFi which is free of charge. This is a Family Run business and we go out of our way for them to feel at home and experience the Sri Lankan Hospitality. ... more   less 

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