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Grand Oriental Hotel

3.0 of 5
2, York Street, Colombo 1, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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Ranked #16 of 22 hotels in Colombo
3.0 of 5 stars 86 Reviews
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Jeff and Rachel R
Stevenage, United Kingdom
2 reviews
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 February 2012 NEW

We travelled around Sri Lanka in October and this was one of the only hotels we pre booked because we were arriving in Colombo at 3am and wanted to ensure we had somewhere to stay on our first night and get a few hours sleep before taking the train to the hill country. We paid extra for what we thought... More

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gmat30
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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4 reviews
3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 January 2012

Pretty much your average business hotel to say the least. One glance and you may feel its a bit shady and dodgy at that. The front office staff were not among the best for sure. The rooms were very average. Room service was ordinary. The bathrooms were decent. And dont expect to watch your favourite shows in this hotel since... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012

Flight into Sri Lanka arrived late night and planned to drive to Kandy the next morning, so stayed overnight at the GOH. This is one of the oldest hotels in Sri Lanka (Chekhov even stayed here) and is located in a historic part of Colombo, so it is a good place to see a few of Colombo's sights if you... More

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Dineiss
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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012

Hello, we booked the standard room over the homepage agoda.com, as there is written, it should be a 4 star hotel, as we saw our room we made a claim, service was good, they gave us a deluxe room, deluxe room was old and in bathroom we found hair from the guest before... It's all a little bit dirty and... More

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ellen1001
Munster, Germany
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4 reviews
6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012
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We stayed one night at arrival in Colombo. The rooms are very spacious, but are quite old (infrastructure as well as furnitures). The mattress was extremely hard, even for someone, who does not like any soft mattresses. We did like the breakfast room very much, as from the terrace you can overlook the harbour (which is not accessible directly). The... More

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DimitrisKouts
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17 reviews
15 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 December 2011
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We stayed one night, the location overlooking the harbour is great but it is an old once great hotel that looks its age as it is not treated with respect. More

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ronit k
Haifa, Israel
1 review
2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011
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people found this review helpful

the hotel was very disappointing. old, dirty,smelly. the room was like a room in a cheap guest house. it was dark,dirty, the toilet and bathroom need renovation.the a/c was very old and noisy. it was so unpleasant to stay there. we intended to stay 4 nights, but left after 2. website promise free wi-fi, but you have to pay.the pictures... More

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YasserRahman
Chennai (Madras), India
1 review
2 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011
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people found this review helpful

Describe the service you experienced Tell us how you liked the room Talk about the location & amenities Say what you liked best & least My wife and I spontaneously booked ourselves a ticket to Colombo to fly the same day. The trip was a three day trip and after doing a little bit of research on the internet, decided... More

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Angel V
San Francisco, California
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 December 2011

We were booked in this hotel by Royce Rupasinghe of Royce Tours & Travels, the travel agency at the Queen's Hotel in Kandy, Sri Lanka. We checked-in at the Grand Oriental Hotel (GOH) on December 7 in the evening. Royce sold us the idea the GOH was a nice, clean and comfortable hotel. However, when our group of six arrived... More

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Andybhai
Ahmedabad, India
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20 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 December 2011
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When you are in this property, you feel that you are now part of the rich legacy which the Britishers or the colonial rulers have passed on to the Sri Lankan people. Located in the heart of the Fort Area of Colombo, where the old harbor was first established, this is a place which will give you the feel of... More

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