The hotel is old but well located. Large lobby that is buzzing in the day. Nice hotel. Choose the rooms with the front view. Rooms were clean. Break Fast spread was well laid out and plenty of options available for all. There was nice happening disco in the premise which is a must at night

It is a truth universally acknowledged that when charm and character are pitted in a battle with the faceless functionality of the new, they often lose. This grand old lady, faintly smelling of sweet spices, has seen better days. She is currently undergoing a refurbishment to her magnificent entrance hall (it will be finished in November). She is located in... More

One of the best hotels in the city, but when we arrived there it was getting refurbished in preparation for Common Wealth Head of Government meeting to be held in November 2013. Main lobby was closed and building work was going on. Apart from that I found decorations and furnishings in the room a bit dated and tired. Hope these... More

We arrived late and were well taken care of. The hotel is old but well located. Large lobby that is buzzing in the day. Nice city and a nice hotel. Choose the rooms with the front view. Rooms were clean. The food was average at best.

This hotel would be fabulous, if only it were not being renovated currently. Noise every day of the week from morning until night. Jack hammers, drills, saws ... noise noise noise. Room was nice, and service impeccable. Wifi would not work. Fabulous 'WIFI man' eventually came to room and took 1.5 hours to fix, but worked well subsequently. Breakfast great... More

2/3rds of this hotel is under renovation till Nov'13. The location and building is brilliant, but the rooms are now tacky. My children refused to use the tub, and I hid from my wife the fact that when the toilet above was used, water cascaded in torrents into our toilet. Hope it was water from the tub! However, the place... More

We had gone there for drinks and dinner. The location of Taj Samudra is very nice. The lobby was welcoming and comfortable. We had the buffet dinner and the prawns were fresh and yummy. Also there was a good spread for vegeterian people too. Deserts too were good but we just tasted them since we were pretty full. Had a... More

Unfortunately when we arrived the main reception was being renovated so didn't give the best first impression as we were ushered around to the back entrance to check in. First impression were that the hotel was dated and needed a good renovation obviously underway in reception. We had a sea view room which was comfortable but needed a load of... More

Lovely hotel that's currently being renovated - so likely to be even better in the future... Staff are just lovely, restaurant is great and rooms are spacious and immaculate. A step above most places I've stayed in whilst in Sri Lanka.