The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Colombo

Hilton Colombo Residence

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

Located at 200 Union Place, Hilton Colombo Residence has great rooms from $126 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. It has a terrific 8.50 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 1.6 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, outdoor tennis, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes at this relaxing hotel. The pool bar here is a fun spot to relax while you unwind on your trip.

Taj Samudra Colombo

Perfect for Your First Time in Colombo

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Taj Samudra Colombo which has nice rooms starting at $112. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a casino, a restaurant, and a fitness center, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at No 25 Galle Face Centre Road. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and a spa and wellness center which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1 km from the city center. Having the delicious restaurant in the hotel is an added bonus.

Galle Face Hotel

Perfect for First-Timers

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

We found Galle Face Hotel to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $91. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.60 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 2 Galle Road. You'll also find a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and city views which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 1.3 km from the center of town. You'll love relaxing in the hot tub at the end of the day, too.

Cinnamon Grand Colombo

Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Colombo

• Family-Friendly

With terrific rooms from $95, Cinnamon Grand Colombo, at 77 Galle Road provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar. Its terrific guest rating is 8.50 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, cooking classes, and a hot tub. It's located just 1.6 km from the city center, too. We love an indoor pool because you can enjoy it any time of the year.

Hilton Colombo Hotel

Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

Hilton Colombo Hotel has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $86 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 2 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner, Mawatha. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, and city views, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 0.3 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. Make sure to set aside some time for swimming in the pool, too.

The Kingsbury Colombo

Great Hotel for First Time Visitors

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.

The great guest rating of The Kingsbury Colombo is 8.50 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a casino, and a restaurant. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $70, and it's located at 48 Janadhipathi Mawatha. We also love the a fitness center, a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, rooms with kitchens, and rooms with kitchenettes which are great for visitors. And since it's just 0.7 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. Having a kitchen in the room is a great way to make meals and save money, too.

Cinnamon Lakeside

Perfect for Your First Visit to Colombo

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
• Family-Friendly

A cool place is Cinnamon Lakeside because it has great rooms that start at $81. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.40 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 115 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha. Only 0.4 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a kid-friendly buffet, child care, laundry services, city views, and a hot tub at this convenient hotel. Getting room service delivered is always a nice luxury.

Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo

A Good Stay for Your First Trip

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
• Family-Friendly

Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo offers an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $143 (before taxes). It's located at 65 Rosmead Place and has earned a guest rating of 9.00/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers child care, laundry services, golf, city views, and a hot tub which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 3.1 km from the city center.

Grand Oriental Hotel

Perfect for Your First Time in Colombo

• Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at 2 York Street, Grand Oriental Hotel has great rooms from $25 (before taxes). It offers room service, a restaurant, a bar, parking, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.00 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find city views, a spa and wellness center, a spa, a pool table, and evening entertainment which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 0.9 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

Mount Lavinia Hotel

Perfect for First-Timers

• High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.

A great place to stay is Mount Lavinia Hotel which has nice rooms starting at $79. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 8.70 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 100 Hotel Road. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers parking, child care, laundry services, a spa, and a child pool. It's located just 11.1 km from the city center, too.