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Highbury Colombo

3.0 star property
3-star hotel in Havelock Town

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Deluxe Suite | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk
Lobby
Living area
Suite | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk
Lobby

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Air conditioning
  • Breakfast available
  • Business services

Explore the area

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14/1,Skelton Road, Colombo
  • Place, Isipathanaramaya Buddhist Temple
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Place, Lanka Hospital
    ‪2 min drive‬
  • Airport, Colombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.)
    ‪35 min drive‬

Room options

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Standard Double Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Colombo

Havelock Town stay.Within a 10-minute walk of this Havelock Town hotel, you'll find Raux Brothers and Isipathanaramaya Buddhist Temple. Havelock City Mall and Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Isipathanaramaya Buddhist Temple - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Majestic City - 20 min walk - 1.1 miles
  • Asiri Hospital - 2 min drive - 1.2 miles
  • Lanka Hospital - 2 min drive - 0.9 miles

Getting around

  • Bambalapitiya Railway Station - 6 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 49 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Délifrance - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Klassy - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Roots - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪KIKU - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Bismi Fresh Juice - ‬8 min walk

About this property

Highbury Colombo

3-star hotel in Havelock Town
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. Public spaces have free WiFi. Business amenities include a business center and meeting rooms. A library, a terrace, and multilingual staff are also featured at the business-friendly Highbury Colombo.

This 3-star Colombo hotel is smoke free.

  • 5 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • Childcare (surcharge)
  • Business facilities
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Express check-in
  • Express check-out
  • Staff is multilingual
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Front-desk safe
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Library
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Outdoor picnic space
  • Newspapers in lobby (free)
  • No smoking on site
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
Highbury Colombo offers 5 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary newspapers. Beds feature premium bedding. This Colombo hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Separate bedroom
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to noon for a fee: USD 10 to 10 for adults and USD 10 to 10 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Library
  • Playground

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Pets

  • Pets: USD 20 per pet, per night

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 10 to 10 for adults, and USD 10 to 10 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 38 per vehicle (roundtrip)
  • Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per night

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.

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Frequently asked questions

How close is Highbury Colombo to the airport?

Highbury Colombo is 22.5 mi (49-min drive) away from the Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) airport, the closest popular airport to the property.

Does Highbury Colombo have an airport shuttle?

Highbury Colombo offers an airport shuttle, for a charge of USD 38 per vehicle, roundtrip.

How close is Highbury Colombo to the beach?

This hotel is 3.5 mi (15-min drive) from Galle Face Beach and 4.3 mi (26-min drive) from Mount Lavinia Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does Highbury Colombo offer free breakfast?

Free breakfast isn’t offered at Highbury Colombo, but full breakfast is offered for a fee of between USD 10 and 10 for adults, USD 10 and 10 for children. It's available every day from 7:30 AM to noon.

Is there a casino at Highbury Colombo?

No, there is no casino at this hotel, but Bellagio Casino (4-min drive) and Casino Marina Colombo (4-min drive) are nearby.

What time is check-in at Highbury Colombo?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

Is there free parking at Highbury Colombo?

Free parking is not available at this hotel.

Does Highbury Colombo have a pool?

Highbury Colombo does not have a pool.

Does Highbury Colombo have a restaurant?

Yes, there is a restaurant on site.

Does Highbury Colombo have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this hotel.

How close is Highbury Colombo to downtown Colombo?

Highbury Colombo is 0.7 mi away from Colombo 05.

Highbury Colombo Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 41 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you're looking for an oasis inside the city, the Highbury is the place. I stayed on a long term business trip, and it was exactly what I was looking for after long work days. The accomodations are clean, WiFi strong, and the owners are kind and welcoming. The stay is a short Tuktuk ride away from major attractions and has some great restaurants nearby.
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Reno

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love the boutique and historical style plus the personal attentiveness by the owner operators … a beautiful experience of Sri Lanka’s hospitality
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was in a quiet area. For the price paid, it was a v poor room.
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Beautiful hotel, lovely setting very tranquil

Great hotel, location good. Easy to get tuk tuk to all the sights cheaply. Breakfast was great, lots of choice. Sherlock was lovely and really helpful. Took very good care of us. Can't recommend highly enough.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Home stay feeling

Really nice play to relax. Little oasis in the busy colombo. A little bit difficult to find as it looks like a private house from outside. I recommemd use uber as you can fill in the exact address. We stayed in the suite and it was wonderful. Room is spacious and comfortable and bed feels like sleeping in a cloud. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was very helpful when I got a health problem. And in organising transport to my next destination.

4/10 Poor

Anna

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

Bed bugs

It was difficult to find the place (entrance isn't obvious and the reception is at the back and isn't always manned) and once we did, the hotel staff weren't particularly friendly. The hotel is nicely decorated but there were lots of mozzies. Worst of all, I found myself with bedbug bites after our stay. It was our final stop in Sri Lanka so very unfortunate.

2/10 Terrible

Jag, Singapore

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst Hotel Experince in Sri Lanka

Photos are deceiving. We booked the family room and paid more then $200 for 2 nights. They provided us with 1 queen bed and 3 not so stable bunk beds. Toilet bowls were so dirty from previous usages of other guests. We found red ants on their tables. We were roaches near the bed side. Air con was not strong. Place was quite dirty. Their pictures are deceiving.

10/10 Excellent

mark, new zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Really is a tranquil hideaway in Colombo

Great staff, huge rooms, great food and very private. Will also help you with rides and anything u want to see in Colombo. We wouldn't stay anywhere else.

10/10 Excellent

Cassy, Wollongong

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Highly recommended

Great for a couple of nights in Colombo. Manitha and Manoji are warm and friendly hosts and make you feel very welcomed into their place. A serene family atmosphere and the Sri Lankan breakfast is fantastic. The late night airport transfer was very much appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Comfortable, secluded boutique hotel.

A beautiful room, excellent food, with friendly helpful staff and management. A haven of peace in a busy city. Quick, efficient transfer transfer to Fort station available.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Very nice house, in a residential area

Nice place but very isolated. We had a very nice room directly connected to an open air patio, no wall/window between the room and the patio, only curtains. Nice but also very welcoming for the mosquitoes. Moreover the room was on the first floor, opening to the common dining room, which was a bit noisy in the morning. The house is very nice though, and its garden is gorgeous.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had booked a double room, but were given 2 twin beds pushed together with separate bed sheets. No toiletries or water provided - we had to request. Only a light single bed sheet provided which was not sufficient (but typical in some hotels) no safe in room, room was not cleaned or bed made during our 2 day stay. The hotel was full and we drew the short straw and had a room which seemed like a converted outhouse away from rest of building. Our friends had 2 other rooms here which were nicer and more modern in finishings. Breakfast was limited in options but nice.

10/10 Excellent

Gilly, U.K.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hidden oasis....

Fantastic 3 night stay. Helpful and friendly family run property not far from the city. We chose to walk which is quite a way but everything is accessible by tuk tuk and the daughter (sorry I don't know her name!) gave us some great bar/cafe recommendations. Room was clean with fan and air con and whilst we didn't eat at the property the smells from the kitchen were all good!!! Thank you...

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful rooms, lovely garden, maybe a bit overpriced.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness

Cleaniness is surface deep

I was charged 23 dollars for early check in, pretty shocking as most places let you have for free. The room stank of urine and the cushions were very dusty which made the room feel unclean as they should have been dusted. The bathroom mat was dirty, I asked for a clean one and the toilet had not been cleaned, this was done on request. There was used toiletries left from the previous guest. The women made me breakfast when I arrived, 2 pieces of toast and a cup of tea. The knife was old and dirty. I asked to wash my hands in the kitchen and the kitchen was messy and dirty. The staff were very friendly and the architecture of the building and interior design is beautiful. However, I booked a taxi to take me to the train station and the women said taxis are unreliable so suggested she would take me. The taxi did turn up but she had already charged me twice the price so she made more money out of me that way. Her husband drove me to the train station and was helpful when I arrived as it was 4:20 in the morning very dark and no one else at the train station.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness

Beautiful architecture, but only surface clean.

Leafy suburb, good area. Hotel architecture good, but room stank of urine! Cushions in room very dusty. I arrived early and they gave me the option of early check in for 23 dollars. when I got to the room the toilet and bath mat was still dirty and there was toiletries from the previous guest on the table. Because of this I wasnT able to relax well as I didn't think it was a very clean hotel. Interior beautiful and owners nice and friendly, but cushions too dusty. I also went into the kitchen area to wash my hands and it was very messy and unclean.

8/10 Good

KAZUTERU

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The hospitality of the owners is impressive. Located in a quiet and peaceful area, this hotel awakens our artistic sensibilities with its well-maintained garden and the fusion of indoor and courtyard spaces. Listening to the sounds of wild birds as the morning sun pours in is soothing. I highly recommend staying for an extended period of time.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Karsten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Dejligt åndehul i storbyen

Dejligt afslappet med smagfuld indretning. Hjælpsom værtspar. Skøn lille velholdt have med fuglesang. Lidt til den dyre side. Morgenmad ok men lidt dyrt (10 $ pr. person) Et godt sted vi kan anbefale som et åndehul i en ellers travl by
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

cheng chen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

還不錯

只匆匆住一晚，房子滿漂亮的，服務也親切
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wei-Feng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Michael, belgium

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Prima verblijf, mooie kamer echter duur ontbijt

The room was nice, clean and the A-C worked good. The bathroom had sufficiënt hot water. Only the breakfast was quite expensive (10USD/pp). Breakfast was good but nothing special. The location is ok, it is 250-300rs with tuktuk from the centre of Colombo. Overal a nice clean room. But the breakfast is quite expensive!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

marina, V

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

nos mandaron a otro hotel

Habiendo reservado estaba todo lleno y a las 22:30 de la noche nos mandaron a otro hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Margen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

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