Hotels near Bandaranaike Intl airport

Pros: Breakfast was amazing. Diner was also very tastful. The Henderson family was extremely friendly and helpful. They really went the extra mile to help wherever possible Therefore this made our stay feel like a family visit instead of a hotel. Rooms are simple but convenient. Mosquito nets provided, clean rooms and my daughter loved their home-squirrel! Hendersons: Thank you and all the best in these crazy times!

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Nice house! Delicious dinner.

Pros: We really love everything about staying on that place. So kind people, very helpful, beautiful house and delicious food.

Pros: I loved mY stay at Henderson Residence. Suoer helpful and kind staff. They helped us with everything and advised us with what to do in future days of our traveling. The food was delicious as well 👌

Pros: First of all I booked for a single room and to my surprise I got a double room with no extra charge. This is really a good gesture shown by the hotel hotel. I would say it's not hotel, it was more than a home stay. The room is very clean . The washroom was like star hotel. For a traveler, this place is like a luxurious one. No power cuts, clean water, good n soft beds n pillows, lots of space for parking n gathering... The free breakfast was according to my needs (roti with good coconut n tomato curry, bread, fantastic mixed juice n others). I would recommend strongly to go for this hotel for the travellers around the world. The service for the guest is available round the clock. It's a very well connected place with shops and bus stand in few meters. I was provided airport drop by the house owner himself for a lesser price. He and his family are treating the guests very well that I must thank them. It was worth the money we pay. Keep up the good work. Hope I will visit the home the next time if I come to Lanka.

Pros: Super nice hosts. Great service including super late dinner, airport pickup and awesome breakfast. Very clean appartment.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Very good and close to the airport, in close reach to the city centre and beach. Alanka and his family are amazing, such wonderful people with amazing hospitality. I felt really happy to have stayed here and we met the cute pets. Please do stay! The food was great, which the helper Muttu made :)

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The place,the staff,the food.

Pros: It's a wonderful house that you can find somewhere to rest. Nice house,nice people,nice family . Especially the environment , you'll feel more comfortable!!! Be quiet, be safe at night! ！Five stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Pros: Breakfast was great, nice people who would go out of their way to help.

Pros: Great location close to beach and restaurants. Nice property with a swimming pool which is a bonus in the hot weather. Very friendly staff. Great breakfast. Very clean. Good AC and TV. The best fridge in Sri Lanka! Great value. Highly recommend.

Pros: The place was clean and in a good location. The staff were friendly and helpful.

Cons: I was told I had to pay cash as there was no card facilities. My friend had stayed a week earlier and paid on her card. There is no mention of cash only on the booking a profile. There was no hot water in the shower.

Pros: Friendly hosts who took us to the airport. Good pool. Easy walk to beaches and restaurants.W ould recommend for anyone arriving or leaving Sri Lanka.We stayed here when we arrived and returned before we departed.

Pros: Comfortable, clean, very helpful and friendly staff.

Pros: Great service, nice pool.

Cons: A little tired but clean and comfortable.

Pros: Friendly welcoming hosts even at 1 am when we arrived. Nice spacious room. Lovely pool right outside our door. Generous breakfast

Cons: It would have been nice to have more seating in the garden area.

Pros: Cleanliness,Courteous staff

Pros: Very clean and comfortable nice place worthy for price

Pros: Food was nice. Compliments to the chef

Pros: Breakfast was very good. Pool was very good. All the staff that we came across were very friendly and efficient despite being in a Government Lockdown 3 day Curfew during the whole of the visit due to Coronavirus. We could not leave the premises to walk around the local area so not able to comment.

Cons: We were in Sri Lanka for two weeks and were caught up in a period when the whole of the Island was in a complete curfew. We decided to move close to the airport area in Negombo and the hotel provided an airport transfer service which became vital in the end. In a very desperate situation we had booked a five night stay via Booking.com. We were due to fly back to UK after the fifth night but after three nights we were made aware that Emirates had withdrawn their flights without notice. We had to bring forward an alternative flight so ended up having to leave after three nights. The way in which the hotel reception staff conducted themselves left a poor impression and no one took personal responsibility in dealing with my reasonable request to discount our prepaid bill to reflect the change in circumstances. They had a choice to compromise but chose not to. This was in marked contrast to our previous hotel who could not do enough for us when we had to leave one day early to beat the impending curfew. You remember how you were treated in difficult circumstances!!!! They still have a chance to rectify the situation if they choose and I will be happy to give them credit if they choose to do so, Update16April2020 I want to record that the hotel management have reflected on the initial decision made by the reception staff and have retrospectively recognised the difficult circumstances in which we had to leave the hotel and have refunded the cost of the rooms for the two nights which we had to cancel. This reflects highly and I thank them for their actions and this shows a touch of class in the most difficult situation in which we all find ourselves in with the Covid 19 virus pandemic. Thank you

Cons: I booked an overnight stay for a guest of ours at this hotel using my credit card, through the booking.com site. Room was booked immediately and my card was charged and I forwarded the booking details to my guest. Upon his check in to the hotel, the check in staff insisted that the credit card used for the booking need to be produced for them to check in. After informing the staff that the transaction was legit and the payment is approved, they still insisted that the card be produced so that they can charge USD 0.005 and refund same on it just to verify the card (mind you, this is for a room costing over USD 300 that had already been charged), or my guest to pay again for the same booking. I wasted several hours to visit the hotel to produce the card so that my guest can enjoy his stay and upon requesting to talk to someone with authority regarding this, some guy who claiming to be the accountant came in but was hardly apologetic claiming this waste of time was procedure to do so. So conclusion, its a nice hotel with some seriously troublesome check in staff.

Pros: Nice lagoon-style pool with a swim-up bar. Fantastic service - friendly and attentive. Modern rooms with large shower. Full complement of grooming/vanity sets. Stylish bar with views of the ocean and great cocktails - classic and craft.

Cons: The plants and trees around the pool area could do with a trim as it felt a little overgrown and blocked out views of the beautiful clear blue skies. Lifts were only at one side of the hotel which meant long walks to our room on the other side.

Pros: Fantastic friendly and helpful service from all staff in all areas made it a great stay. The pool was great to dip into after a swim at beach or long day out and about. Great facilities and large clean and tidy rooms

Cons: Leaving

Pros: Service is very good

Pros: Amazing environment . The owners and staff also welcoming . Recommended for anyone expecting a weekend getaway. Property at next to the beach . and swimming pool and gorges garden makes the property more attractive . Enough parking facilities, and Breakfast was excellent. And really ideal for gathering and they can accommodate up to 25 people.

Cons: Everything was ok!

Pros: Oh they have a nice swimming pool with huge garden 😍😍😍

Cons: Beautiful hotel, we have a balcony room with sea view. Watching sunset while getting ready for the evening was a great experience. Professional staff and enjoyed every meal in particular breakfast and the set menu dinner. Wifi was great and another positive was location. It was bit away from negombo street busy town with parties and the best for me was to listen to the natural Indian Ocean sound while sleeping.

Pros: food was good

Cons: bathroom need improvement

Pros: The family that ran the hotel were very helpful and kind. They made sure we were fed and had rides organized for other activities. The price is good and the room is very basic.

Cons: The property is quite far from the heart of Negombo tourism where we would get dinner. The hotel was also under construction which started and early and woke us up in the morning.

Pros: Simple yet comfortable rooms. Wonderful location. Good food.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Staff were very sweet and location was good

Cons: Little far from the airport and breakfast was useless

Pros: Very nice location at 20 m from the sea, direct access from the garden. Great when you arrive from the airport, quiet at 5 min in tuk tuk from the restaurant in Negombo 😉👍

Cons: Everything was ok, only point to ameliorate = price for pick up at the airport quite expensive (14€).

Pros: We enjoyed our last 2 days in Sri Lanka at Ziegler Cottage as it is in close distance to the airport (25 minutes with Tuctuc). We cannot say anything negative about the hotel. The rooms were clean, the food was excellent and the people were extremely friendly! It is perfect for a 2 day stay to calm down and relax in a friendly atmosphere.

Pros: Great staff, clean and friendly

Pros: Good Customer Service...Thanks

Pros: We enjoyed our stay. There is one Mr. Kingsley who was so great to us and very helpful. Such a bubbly character, all way a smiling and great sense of humour. We will definitely come back.

Pros: I loved how clean and spacious the rooms were, it was private and the balcony was huge!!! Wish it was a little more private though. Overall I loved the room, the service and everything else it was real value for money (all amenities of a 5 star)... I will be definitely going back!!

Cons: The bathroom was a little too small, and there was a leak from the shower cubicle, also there was no dustbin in the bathroom which made it difficult to dispose toilet paper.

Pros: We have stayed in this place for one night. Everything was not bad. But Negombo this place people if compare with other places not very good. I felt like they want to cheat you everywhere. For example: we came from airport for 1300, owner said that car from this place will cost 2000 to the airport. Finally I download pick me (good App, recommend) and catch a good car only for 800. Tuk Tuk was like a band, and you know when the car arrive to pick us, they came to the driver to make him trouble coz he came through software and charge cheep price. Be careful to come Negombo, the place for one night good in this guest house.

Pros: Superfriendly staff that helped us with everything. A small but nice pool, a descent breakfast, good restaurants nearby. We stayed here booth when we arrived in Sri Lanka and when we left.

Cons: Negombo beach is ok for a few days stay but not too long. A lot of traffic and the beach is a bit dirty.

Pros: Location is really good for Negombo, many places to eat nearby. 15-20 min ride from the airport. Room is big and clean, bed is comfortable. It's quiet (if other guests don't make a noise). Rooms on the ground floor have got small terrace with table and chairs, you can ask to serve breakfast just there. The owner is really nice, helpful and friendly man.

Cons: No mini-fridge in the room. Wooden floor in the room was really damaged by water next to the door, it spoiled some impressions. Guess management could cover it with a small mat or something if they not able to repair it. Lots of mosquitos on the ground floor.

Pros: Great location across the re from the beach.nice pool only small but perfect for a quick dip.Staff are extremely helpful.great restaurants nearby.seaview restaurant across the road lovely food.Queens same side of the road and Claws.Fresh seafood in all these restaurants.sunset on the beach and little shacks.Beach not brilliant water can be rough and sewage in places.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Place

Cons: Nature

Pros: The hotel staff is really bad. I booked a seaveiw room for my friends, however, they told my friends I have already canceled the booking when my friends arrived, after showing them all invidience the staff said they have given the seaview room to others, and arrange another very poor condition room to my friends at the same charges. the staff like cheating and lying and very bad service. pls Be carful when u dicided to stay there.

Cons: The hotel staff is really bad. I booked a seaveiw room for my friends, however, they told my friends I have already canceled the booking when my friends arrived, after showing them all invidience the staff said they have given the seaview room to others, and arrange another very poor condition room to my friends at the same charges. the staff like cheating and lying and very bad service. pls Be carful when u dicided to stay there.

Pros: Great rooms, friendly and professional staff, great lagoon view, huge swimming pool, a lot of exotic birds, pond with fish. SPA is really good.

Cons: Even though it's near the sea, there is no real beach and you cannot swim neither in ocean, nor in the lagoon. If the hotel would clean up the beach and excavate the slope to make it possible to enter the ocean it would become an amazing 10-out-of-10 place.

Cons: Excellent

Pros: Property is pretty and room was good.

Cons: Check in process was horrible. They didn’t have my reservation and until our driver showed my booking on the phone did they let us in even though we had made a reservation and it was on the screen. Very embarrassing management and clearly a property that needs work with check in process.

Pros: Excellent location, perfect beds, spacious rooms, very kind and gentle staff, nice lobby area. You must check out Honky Donky restaurant, family driven, great local food at the main street, and freshly squizzed juice further down the road. Overall very good option for first or last night in Sri Lanka

Cons: Towels were missing in the room at the checkin. Bathroom shower glass was not cleaned properly. At the check-in it felt a bit empty - some music could make a good vibe there. Breakfast takeaway was not good / tasty.

Pros: This place is a clear recommendation

Pros: Excellent location. Big room with a nice decoration. A very pleasant stay.

Pros: nice big room good breakfast

Pros: The staff were so friendly, the place is cozy and great location, near the main street of shops and bars. All in all it was lovely experience. Thank you Binnacle team!

Pros: We were staying in the hotel for two nights, they kindly arranged us a late night pick up from the airport as well as a driver to Colombo train station. The hotel (and the pool!) were clean, breakfast was great with a plate full of fruit included. The hotel was close to the beach and good restaurants.

Cons: Repairs needed to some areas.

Pros: The staff was friendly and the location was very good - on a side street so it was quiet but close to the main road with all of the restaurants. The room was large and clean. Breakfast was served by the pool and was tasty.

Cons: The laminate floor in the room was water damaged in many places. I spent extra on this hotel because of the high score on Booking.com and the room pictures looked so nice but our room and bath were disappointing

Pros: Room is huge, clean. Great value especially considering it’s price. The owner is always helpful and welcoming. And the location is also close to every bar and restaurant and beach you want to spend the time in.

Cons: Only problem is mosquito. As the garden is nice and full of water, mosquitoes swarm whenever flesh appears. The balm helps a lot but still prevents you from sitting outside. Would be great if pest control is better.

Pros: Everything was great. Staff was extremely friendly and helpful. We arrived on the island on 0400 in the morning and got to our room straight away. A quite place to relax before or after your travels. Breakfast is fresh and really good.

Pros: Nice quiet location.

Cons: Nothing

Pros: The staff at Gomez Place are eager to help and exceptionally kind. The breakfast is an English breakfast and is a great way to kick off your day. After a long day in the sun, the pool and poolside beds are a lovely place to kick back. If all that wasn't enough, the owner himself, Gomez makes it a point to personally greet each and every guest and ensure that their needs are being met.

Cons: The entrance is on a sketchy side street but so are many other guest houses and it is more safe than it looks.

Pros: Pool Size of the flat/room Design Powerful a/c

Cons: Location Hard bed Management's pushing Overpriced in all level Lack of natural light in the room

Pros: Ideal location in a quiet little street just off the heart of Negombo beach. With 18 rooms there are always people to chat to at the hotel and the staff are very friendly. Nice pool and gardens. We had a larger than average room which was nice and bright.

Cons: As with most places in Negombo the mosquitos were bad. They bite in the morning evening and the occasional one will bite in the day too. So be prepared with mosquito repellent. The citronella spray on its own is not enough. We used Trek sensitive which worked well.

Pros: This is a wonderful guest house managed by the nice, very kind, helpful host Esanya. The place is located not very far from the International airport, and it`s very convenient for the night before \ after flight. It`s a bit difficult to reach it (only by car or taxi), but the place is calm, safe and beautiful. The house is very clean and cozy, we felt ourselves like at home. Esanya is very helpful, smily and always ready to answer of any request. A big supermarket is located about 1,5km from the place, the cafe is closer. Guest house propose meal also. We liked this place and recommend it.

Cons: A bit hot in the room, but fan worked well, thus it was comfortable any way.

Pros: Excellent location to airport. Family home stay was enjoyable. Breakfast was filling. Room was basic fan. Moved to air con room for One Day.

Cons: The owner was very friendly. She was prepared to help us with our needings

Pros: Stephanie was an amazing first stay! Very good value, wonderful food, and very helpful! She introduced us to the world of PickMe and showed us an awesome cheap spa!

Cons: Slightly out of town but nothing a tuk tuk couldn’t do!

Pros: We got straight into our room and we were able to borrow a guitar for the evening which was a nice touch! thank you.

Cons: The family room was dark with no natural light and very warm! you could buy aircon for $18... I had to use my headtorch to be able to pack my bag! was leaving early in the morning to catch a flight and asked if I could take something with me for breakfast (as per a review from booking.com actually). I was given some uncovered bread (very dry!) and an unripe banana. I find that a bit harsh given that I had actually booked breakfast and it sells as a guesthouse near the airport so this must happen a lot. My partner did stay for the breakfast but it wasn't special like reviews had made out it would be. I was surprised it had got such good reviews. I wonder if other rooms are more friendly or we caught the family off guard?

Pros: Good location near airport.

Pros: Dry friendly hosts. Do not have a bad word to say about the place!

Pros: Great location. Value for the money. Great hospitality from the host.

Cons: NA

Pros: Beautiful driveway lined with coconut trees. Well-trained staff. Comfortable bed. Excellent range of TV channels.

Cons: It’s quite an old hotel, probably built in the 1970s, which limits what they can do with refurbishments. The rooms, for example, are quite narrow and you can’t really change them without demolishing the entire building. There is a very retro 70s shopping mall leading from reception to the restaurant. They’ve built a more modern annexe but it’s closed at the moment due to lack of business. In normal times the main problem with this place is the outrageously high room rates which it can get away with because it is a Taj and is very close to the airport. Thanks to COVID-19, rates are down to an affordable level, and long may they remain so!

Pros: We enjoyed all the three meals... superb. Had a fantastic time with vivanta colombo, airport garden 😍😍

Pros: I stayed here for 1 night during the COVID19 alert. I did not see any of the hotel facilities due to the Govt restrictions at the time. The reception area was nice, the rooms very comfortable & the staff were professional. The hotel is about a 15 mins drive from the International airport and offers an airport pick up & drop off option at additional cost.

Pros: Perfect hotel for proximity to the airport - very good gym too!

Pros: Everything

Cons: Nothing

Pros: Excellent breakfast, very clean

Pros: The rooms very comfortable and clean, exactly what we needed after a long trip

Cons: The pool area was basic and it was difficult to find staff around the pool to order a drink, but that was easily resolved by walking to the restaurant. Views out of the rooms leave a lot to be desired, but again this is the location

Pros: Great staff, great airport drop off, lovely grounds, decent shops in hotel, Chinese restaurant is really excellent, 24hr restaurant really good and flexible for my early morning coffee to go order (plus 2 free croissant with it), breath taking view from room as well for our last night, lovely sofa in room. Overall very satisfying hotel.

Cons: Noise between rooms could be a problem. A few cotton buds in bathroom would be good. Maybe a little uht milk for tea in room. But really a great hotel experience. Recommended

Pros: Friendly staff, reception, housekeeping and dining. They all deserve an applause for their great work ethics.

Cons: N/A

Pros: Food was amazing. The resident manager was very helpful and did his best.

Pros: Good rooms, clean, great view, good staff.

Cons: Breakfast and some other food we ordered was very disappointing.

Pros: Staff was so friendly.. And well mannered .. Location was perfect Worth for the price

Cons: Food were so late after an order And the potions are not worthy for the prices. Telephone was not working properly on room no 3301.

Pros: Nice rooftop seafood restaurant “Moya”

Cons: Tired rooms that are poorly cleaned Smelly bathroom The offered room had two single beds instead of double bed clearly requested in the reservation. The staff intended not to upgrade, but downgrade us to the worse category room, which we declined. Then the requested room magically appeared.

Pros: Very close to airport with cheap transfers available

Cons: Not close to any local amenities but not really required for short stay and plenty of taxis available.

Pros: I arrived early, and they let me check in. The room was very nice.

Cons: The room was above the kitchen, and next to a shop of some type . Heard food prep, and drilling, banging all day, was trying to sleep, as flight was at 430 am. No elevator On the wing they placed me.

Pros: Cleanliness. . Soundings. friendliness .

Cons: We stayed there for 3 days at Villa Ceylon.TV in the room didn't work. Connection disconnecd. They deducted only 500/ Srilankan rupees for that. From the washroom bad small coming through gali. Breakfast for all 3 days are the same menu . They gave 4 slices of bread toasts . Omelette. Margarine . Jam . fruit juice and tea.. When we went to ordered for dinner .they don't have much choices . 5650/= Sri lankan rupees they charged per day.

Pros: We didn't eat there

Cons: Just need to be bear in mind that you can't compare this place with the standard hotel you have in mind, but the most important thing is the place is safe and the staff is very kind.

Pros: Lovely host and stuff so nice and helpful. Airport drop worked perfect. Beutiful house. Clean. Hot water. Super!

Cons: Good

Pros: Big rooms, near the airport, transfer to the airport free.

Cons: Decoration of the rooms and house, not ceiling fan so when you stopped the air conditioning it was really hot in the room.

Pros: The place is packed with antiques. Very atmospheric.

Cons: The place is near the airport and you can hear planes flying overhead. Also there is a Temple nearby which broadcasts services very loudly. Bathroom facilities need fixing and the towel we had in our room looked more like a torn rug.

Pros: The staff helped us with what we needed and were very nice! I would go back again, very nice place!

Pros: The staff are wonderfully friendly, we were able to check in really late as well. Breakfast was nice and the room was very clean and comfy.

Cons: As with other reviews, it is noisy with the planes. But that's what you get for being so close to the airport! Also although you get a free taxi ride from the airport, it's then quite expensive to pay for one on the way back which kind of cancels it out a bit?

Pros: Internet is ok