Is Royce Boutique Hotel pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Royce Boutique Hotel?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Royce Boutique Hotel?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 2 PM.

Does Royce Boutique Hotel provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of USD 35 per vehicle applies.

Where is Royce Boutique Hotel located?

Located in the heart of Mount Lavinia, this beach hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Mount Lavinia Beach, Traditional Puppet Art Museum, and Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital. Dehiwala Zoological Garden and Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya are also within 3 mi (5 km).

Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

8/10 Good

J, London

May 29, 2017

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

A gracious Colonial house in a garden

For those who feel Colombo has lost its old world charm, this boutique hotel comes as a welcome surprise. Sit in a tranquil garden sipping gin and tonic in the cool of the evening or the tastefully decayed verandah in the day.

6/10 Okay

Ingrid, Brisbane, Australia

Mar 18, 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Comfortable hotel

Did not like the room we were given but hotel staff kindly gave us another room downstairs. Breakfast was good. Prashan and Ajith were always obliging and helpful. The hotel needs a good facelift like a good coat of paint.

2/10 Terrible

Arne Lund

Mar 6, 2017

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

kan ikke anbefales

Chokende lav standard , billeder helt misvisende

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Mar 1, 2017

More like a Bed and breakfast

Nice garden. Rooms are air conditioned, but not the dining area. Decent Breakfast. No daily room cleaning or towel replacement. Colonial style furnishings. Front gate gets locked by about 8 pm. If you come late (after 11 pm) it may take several minutes of ringing the bell before someone comes to let you in. In this situation ask the taxi driver to wait until the gate is opened, as it may be unsafe to be stuck in the street alone at night.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Feb 21, 2017

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

This hotel is basically a bed and breakfast hotel.

The room was spacious. The Bathroom needed a makeover badly and was quite dated. The tap in the sink was wobbly. the Toilet seat needs fixing. The bed was ok the net over the bed was only for decorative purposes, and could not be used as a cover. The breakfast was OK. The furniture was sub standard. All in all it was Ok for a stopover.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Feb 18, 2017

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort

Looks lovely on the outside but mixed review

Gorgeous garden and lovely photos on the website but didn't quite live up to them enough. Staff are very lovely and attentive. Our room felt damp, the bedding itself felt wet so wasn't comfortable. The bathroom was really rather gross. Breakfast menu had a number of options which was nice but nothing is that big... but still tasty. Beach is really close as is the main road so great location.

6/10 Okay

Inge

Dec 31, 2016

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Good service with early breakfast when we left ear

A very nice place, nice staff, good breakfast

4/10 Poor

Ashish, Gurgaon

Jul 25, 2016

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

Poor maintenance

The only thing good about this boutique hotel is its location cuz it is literally walking distance (5-7 mins) from the Mount Lavinia beach. I would never rate a place poor but this hotel brought me to it cuz the maintenance of the hotel is in extremely poor condition especially the floors and walls of the rooms and bathrooms. The whole area is covered with black mould and that makes the rooms stink a musty smell. We had booked a traditional King Room and this guy put us in a horrible standard room which was stinking and he insisted it was a Maharaja Suite!!! His Maharaja Suite had broken latches and bathroom had a rusted and completely corroded sink!! When I showed him the photos of the room I had paid for, he shifted us to the actual Suite. Here too, there were red ants in the bathroom and poor maintenance overall due to black mould throughout the room. When we asked for a change of Suite he first insisted there are only two suites (whereas there are five suites) and that the other one was booked (whereas besides us there was not a soul in the whole Colonial Bungalow except the staff)!!! Breakfast is made to order and thankfully their staff Mr Suren is a very cordial and professional person. Breakfast is fine depending upon what you order and food is prepared fresh. But overall the experience was absolutely bad due to the unprofessional behavior and poor maintenance of the hotel.

10/10 Excellent

louise , dk

May 28, 2016

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

Dejligt hotel med 2 minutters gang til strand

Super dejligt hotel og super sødt personale, meget imødekommende :) Alt i alt en fantastisk oplevelse :)

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Apr 12, 2016

6/10 Okay

Lim

Jan 20, 2016

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

4/10 Poor

Alexander

Jan 11, 2016

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

Abgewohnte Unterkunft

Hotel ist leider recht abgewohnt und schlecht gewartet. Schöner Eingangsbereich, die Zimmer eher einfach und in unterschiedlichem Zustand. Frühstück war nicht besonders.

6/10 Okay

Terje, Oslo

Jan 1, 2016

Disliked: Cleanliness

Hotell i slitt kolonistil

Hotellet er generelt slitt og trenger oppussing. Rolig beliggenhet med kort vei til stranden med flere restauranter.

10/10 Excellent

Caroline, London

Dec 14, 2015

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

Wish we could pick it up and carry it around Sri L

We thought this hotel was great and a real find and other guests we spoke to and whom had done some research on foot in the area felt this strongly too! We loved it because it was a short walk to the dive centre (the only one in Colombo), on the beach smart, clean beautiful and friendly. We decided to stay extra nights and the price was very reasonable. The hotel was very quiet. An old colonial mansion with great sweeping four poster beds, which are large and comfortable. There is also old fashioned furniture and quaint British tea service around the hotel. Bathrooms is basic but has hot shower and it clean and functional. The staff are really accommodating and we arrived 8hrs before check in but they found us a room and let us move in. We also missed breakfast due to diving but they went out of the way to feed us. Great tea selection and breakfast choices. Aircon in room works well. Avoid massage place next door, it's poor service and over priced but there is a great little place for food down the road towards the beach and right at the junction. It's called Food Corner, lunch for £1.50. There are also cash points close by to the hotel on Galle Road and plenty of shops!

8/10 Good

Kimmo, Lappeenranta, finland

Nov 7, 2015

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

Rauhallinen hotelli

Hyvä aamupala, kiva sijainti rannan lähellä. Rauhallinen paikka, ei liikenteenmelua.

4/10 Poor

les, melbourne

Oct 29, 2015

Liked: Staff & service

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

pictures on internet terribly deceptive

I apptreciate the colonial look and the staff were friendly and helpful. We stayed for 3 nights and the room was never cleaned, bins never emptied and beds were not done or towels and sheets were never changed. In the room/ bathroom there was not even a place to hang the towels or clothes nor a soap dish in the shower. The biscuits that were meant to accompany the evening tea never came though it was always promised for the next day. so was the bacon at breakfast that was meant to be there if requested. Regret to say one of the worst i've stayed in.

6/10 Okay

Ada, Kuala Lumpur

Sep 5, 2015

Liked: Staff & service

Feel like home

First impression of this hotel, it has the whole colonial building look (100 years old if not mistaken), so don't expect a new building and interior because it is definitely old but not ruin I must say. When we step foot out of our taxi, the staff had come over and carry our luggage for us (that's a plus point). There a few staff at the entrance greeting us, so we went to the lobby for check-in. We had to wait for awhile as the check-in staff is not presented at the check-in table. Despite our early arrival, we had been given a room without question (another plus point). Room was clean and we loves the decor so much as it was white and pure and seem like our own room (if we can manage to make it look similar). The hotel interior decor was charming but overall, the garden is what takes the most of our attention. It seems 'English' if you know what I mean. And yes, they even have their own three wheeler ('tut tut') which was cute! We opt for breakfast which had to be paid a little bit more in our booking. Not much variety in their menu, you may choose either 1 of the 6 food option available on the menu provided (our favourite is no. 5, if i'm correct here it is the sri lanka omelette). Breakfast starts from 8am till 10am. You can also have complimentary tea with biscuit at the garden (upon request) but we didn't have it as we often go out early morning and came back late evening. The beach is about 5 to 10 minutes walk depends on how you walk.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Aug 18, 2015

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

Pleasant stay

Nice 3 night stay. Really helpful and organised airport pickup. Few ants in the bathroom but where doesn't in Sri Lanka?

8/10 Good

Fumie, Yokohama, Japan

May 28, 2015

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

とても親切なスタッフのホテル

スタッフの対応がとてもよく、快適に過ごすことが出来ました。まず、エクスペディアで予約をすると、空港からの送迎の有無についてのメールが来ました。（コロンボの空港からは遠いため。）また、次の日に電車でキャンディに行きたいので、電車のチケットの予約をお願いすると、こちらもすぐに対応してくれました。（残念ながらお願いするのが遅かったため、希望時間のものは予約出来なかったのですが・・・。）また、到着後もいろいろと部屋について質問をすると、すぐに対応してくれました。部屋には水が1本ずつ用意されていたのですが、暑かったためすぐに飲んでしまい、フロントで新しいお水を購入しようとしたところ、お水はサービスと言って追加で1本ずつ無料でいただきました。このような細かいサービスがとても嬉しかったです。場所はコロンボ空港や中心街から離れているため移動は面倒ですが、ホテルからビーチも近く、朝の散歩も楽しく出来ました。立地条件はあまりよくないですが、スタッフの方（特にマネージャー）がとても親切だったので、またコロンボに行く際は泊まりたいと思いました。※ホテルのレベルは普通で、清潔感のあるホテルです。朝ごはんのオムレツが美味しかったです。

6/10 Okay

SWAMIJI, INDIA

Apr 15, 2015

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

NICE PEOPLE NEED REPAIR CLOSE TO BEACH

PEOPLE IS OK,BUT HOTEL IS OLD LOOK SOME BATH ROOME DOOR NOT REPAIRED NEED SOME REPAIR

10/10 Excellent

doug, wa

Apr 10, 2015

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

Quaint stay

Had a great stay. Owners and staff really friendly and couldn't do enough for us. Definitely recommend

6/10 Okay

K, Saudi Arabia

Mar 29, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Quiet Hotel

This is a small hotel without a bar or a kitchen. It is a 5 minute walk to a beach which has approximately 10 bars and restaurants in the vicinity. I booked the room because it was ranked 4.2 by Trip Advisor but it is probably a 3 star hotel. However, the staff was friendly and helpful and the service was good which is probably the reason for the higher rating. I was allowed early check in and breakfast upon a morning arrival. The breakfast was adequate. My room was cleaned daily. The manager was also very helpful in arranging several day trips. I utilized the transport to and from the airport offered by the hotel and for other trips.Upon comparing rates, their prices were felt to be competitive.

10/10 Excellent

Jane, Perth, Australia

Mar 26, 2015

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

Old world charm

I cannot believe that this hotel has a 3.6 rating. For the price we paid, we had an awesome room with every facility we needed. The staff were fantastic and nothing was too much trouble for them to organise. OK, this is not a "5 star"" hotel, but the service and care we received was personal. We did not feel as though we were a "room number", we were valued guests. If you like "up market and trendy", do not stay here. If you want somewhere to stay where you are treated as a guest, not a source of money, then you can't go past this gorgeous colonial style hotel.

6/10 Okay

Udo, Brandenburg

Mar 8, 2015

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Kleines , gutes Hotel mir ausgezeichnetem Personal

Sehr gute , weil ruhige Lage , kein 5 min. zum Strand ; im Umkreis alles da ( Supermärkte . Restaurants , Geschäfte . Friseur , Bus ) .Ausserordentlich freundliches , hilfsbereites Personal . Funtionierendes WLAN im ganzen Haus , schöner kleiner Garten . Leider kein Schrank im Zimmer , ebenso kein Duschvorhang im Bad . Frühstück nicht so abwechslungsreich - Ei verschieden zubereitet, Toast , Marmelade ,Kaffee/Tee .

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Mar 8, 2015

Liked: Staff & service

A comfortable but standard option when arriving in Colombo!

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8/10 Good

J, London

A gracious Colonial house in a garden

J

6/10 Okay

Ingrid, Brisbane, Australia

Comfortable hotel

Ingrid

2/10 Terrible

Arne Lund

kan ikke anbefales

Arne Lund

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

More like a Bed and breakfast

Verified traveler

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

This hotel is basically a bed and breakfast hotel.

Verified traveler

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Looks lovely on the outside but mixed review