Galle Fort HotelvsMount Lavinia Hotel
Both hotels are rated very highly by writers. On balance, Galle Fort Hotel is the choice of most professionals compared to Mount Lavinia Hotel. Galle Fort Hotel has a TripExpert Score of 79 with endorsements from 3 reviews like Condé Nast Traveler, Lonely Planet and The Telegraph.
Galle Fort Hotel
28 Church Street, Galle, Sri Lanka
From $145/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Condé Nast Traveler
"This 12-room hotel is in a seventeenth-century Dutch merchant’s house in the heart of Sri Lanka’s historic, now-hip Galle Fort." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"In the centre of Galle Old Town the hotel is ringed by colonial buildings, restaurants, well-preserved ramparts and a crescent of coastline, combining the sophistication of a boutique hotel with the easygoing atmosphere of a private retreat." Full review
Independent
"The historic Galle Fort Hotel, set in a 300-year-old Dutch mansion"
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Lonely Planet
"The rooms are all different: some have two levels and others stretch across entire floors. Linens are exquisite...you can enjoy the courtyard pool and serenity." Full review
Mount Lavinia Hotel
100 Hotel Road, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 10732, Sri Lanka
From $105/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine
"This colonial artifact overlooks the turquoise Indian Ocean and the Coast Line train that runs along it." Full review
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Trainspotters should request a room at the hotel’s north end to score a balcony with views of the ocean and the tracks.
Oyster
Upscale
"This 226-room colonial hotel near Sri Lanka's capital -- named for a governor's mistress -- is oozing with history dating back to British rule in the 19th century." Full review
Lonely Planet
"There’s a private sandy beach and a beautifully positioned pool and terrace." Full review