Grand Oriental Hotel

3.0 star property

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Exterior
Reception
1 treatment room
Standard Double or Twin Room
Restaurant

Reviews

7.0 out of 10

Good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Breakfast available
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

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2 York St, Colombo, WP, 0100
  • Pettah Market
    6 min walk
  • Sri Ambal Cafe
    3 min walk
  • Colombo Fort Station
    11 min walk
  • Colombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.)
    38 min drive

Room options

Deluxe Double or Twin Room

  • 32 sq m
  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • 29 sq m
  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Budget Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Grand Oriental Hotel

Colombo hotel in Fort with 2 restaurants and spa services
2 restaurants, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are available at this hotel. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, coffee/tea in a common area, and massage/treatment rooms.
Grand Oriental Hotel offers 80 air-conditioned accommodations with bathrobes. Each accommodation is individually furnished. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
Guests can pamper themselves by indulging in the onsite spa services. There are massage/treatment rooms available.
During your stay at Grand Oriental Hotel, you're just a quick walk from St Peter's Church. Features include free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, plus 2 restaurants.
  • Free WiFi in some public areas
  • Free self parking
  • Drinking and dining options include 2 restaurants, a coffee shop, and a bar/lounge
  • Continental breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Services include dry cleaning/laundry, a concierge, and tour or ticket assistance
  • Steps from St Peter's Church and 6 minutes by foot from Sambodhi Chaitiya
There are 2 restaurants on site, as well as a coffee shop/café and a snack bar/deli. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. WiFi is free in public spaces. Spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and coffee/tea in a common area are also featured at Grand Oriental Hotel. Free self parking is available.

Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 3-star Colombo hotel.

For a fee, guests can enjoy continental breakfast daily from 6:30 AM to 10:00 AM.
Grand Oriental Hotel has 2 restaurants on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • Continental breakfast available for a fee daily 6:30 AM–10:00 AM: USD 6 for adults and USD 3 for children
  • 2 restaurants and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar
  • Coffee/tea in a common area

Things to do

  • Billiards/pool table
  • Spa services

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • ATM/banking services
  • Lift
  • Front-desk safe
  • Lockers available

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Spa

  • Massage/treatment rooms
  • Treatment room

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Lift door width (centimetres): 74
  • Front entrance ramp
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Tile flooring in room
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk height (centimetres): 72
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant
  • Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Bed sheets

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Bidet
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels

More

  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters/chargers
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace
  • Phone
  • Restaurant dining guide

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 11:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed at Grand Oriental Hotel

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

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 continental breakfast: approximately USD 6 for adults and USD 3 for children

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

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
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, debit cards, and cash
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, a first aid kit, window guards, and outdoor lighting
Guests arriving after 11:00 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Pets and service animals are not allowed on site.

Property is also known as

Grand Oriental Hotel Hotel
Grand Oriental Hotel Colombo
Grand Oriental Hotel Hotel Colombo

Grand Oriental Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.0

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 9 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 12 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 39 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 39 reviews" "

7.0/10

Cleanliness

7.8/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

5.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Elmer

Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2024

2/10 Terrible

Ryan

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Collin Egerton Cuthbert

Travelled with family
Lovely Historical building. We had a large room but the water would not get hot or even warm for showers. Hotel just needs to have a bit of a update with new sheets and refurbished bathrooms. We still enjoyed our stay though as the location is great.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Chandra

Stayed 15 nights in May 2024

8/10 Good

Felix N.

Travelled with group
Liked: Amenities
Nice property , value for money. Needs improvements to restore this Land Mark of a hotel in Sri Lanka . It is a Historical Site
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Thomas, Dorchester

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
What can I say? Not a five-star hotel, but a five-star value and historical relic. Queen Elizabeth and Chekov stayed here, so can you. Perfectly clean and adequate, centrally located.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

MARGARET

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
This is a very old hotel and the rooms are very old too. The saving grace are the staff. They are ALL fantastic. One person in particular needs a special mention is Mr Chandika the reception manager. He was just amazingly helpful. M
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Michael

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The Grand Oriental is a wonderful building. Unfortunately it has been unsympatheticly renovated many years ago and is tired and worn which maked it difficult for staff to keep it clean. On the plus side its $1.50 $AUS tuk tuk ride any nunber of great places. It's got a great dinnig room, open all day And the staff are terrifically helpful And it was only $35 aus a night. I arrived at 1.30 am and it was a bit of a shock but after 4 nights I'd stay there again
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

6/10 Okay

imad

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
don't go
They should close down. the rooms haven't been renovated for at least a decade. old, dirty, not convenient.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Shiraz

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

MUHAMMAD RAFEEQ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very old proberty but rooms are much more large.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

4/10 Poor

RAJESH

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The property is old and not maintained well. First room no hot water on first night. Second day water flooding due to AC break down in room. Room change on second day. Limited choice for breakfast. Daily choice of eggs toast butter jam and tea and coffee. Very difficult to order from menu for Lunch or Dinner, Buffet choice every day.
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

NAOKI

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Too old building though the entrance look good It took around 15minutes to run hot water.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Stefan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A bit worn out, but beautiful historical building
It was close to what I expected, maybe the only two surprises were how huge the rooms were and how much history is there behind this hotel. With all that, with a little more effort in maintaining it, they could make it a dream place. But on the other hand it would probably be much more expensive then, so I kind of liked it as it is.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Savirimuthu

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

4/10 Poor

PATEL

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Only Reception area is renovated and looks great but the rest of the hotel is in poor condition, There was no hot water for bath, Broken windows and doors, Furniture very old, Lots of Maintenance require, looks like management have no clue of Environment, Energy loses in the buildings.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andreas

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Ein Hotel mit Geschichte. Man spürt den Geist des Reisens. Es ist ein großer Augenblick für mich in diesem ehrwürdigen Hotel zu übernachten. Die Drinks und der Seafood-Salat im 4. Stock mit grandioser Aussicht sind empfehlenswert. Die Betten sind ausgezeichnet.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Takuya, Hamamatsu

Liked: Cleanliness
スタッフの対応がレスポンスがよかった。
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
外観は素敵
外観は立派だけど、ホットシャワーはでなし。 朝食込みですか?と確認したら4階に案内されたけど別料金で、朝食ビュッフェもまぁまぁだった。なぜか従業員にセルフィーを求められて、顔を頬にくっつけてきてとても不快でした。笑 ベッドは快適でした!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Betina

Liked: Room comfort
Godt hotel til pengene
Et nedslidt hotel, venligt personale. Stort værelse og god seng. Dog ikke varmt vand på badeværelset hele tiden. Morgenmaden var god, ikke et bredt udvalg, men fint det der var.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Für mich war die Lage und die Freundlichkeit sehr wichtig und hat mich zufriedengestellt
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kemp

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
J'aime bien l'ambience. La plus vielle hotel a Colombo c'est n'est pas moderne mais tres proper.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

4/10 Poor

Rudy

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

2/10 Terrible

KNUD

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Christiaan

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024