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Palace Hotel

140 Lewis Place, Negombo, Sri Lanka
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Palace Hotel
Ranked #17 of 26 hotels in Negombo
3.0 of 5 stars 15 Reviews
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Prague, Czech Republic
Top Contributor
58 reviews 58 reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 April 2012

I came to spend a night before my flight out of Katunayake airport. The hotel is situated right on the main street with all the other hotels and restaurants. However, my room smelled wet and it was all the way upstairs. Luckily, I was able to get a good discount. For one night I guess it is ok. More

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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012

Nice hotel, the manager was good and the receptionist awesome guy nice roof top pool and food is bit poor rooms are k and nice area 29m walk to beach nice hotel to spend More

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Orebro, Sweden
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 March 2012

This place has had some bad reviews, but we loved it! We stayed for two weeks in room 209 nice room with two big beads.The staff was very nice, but......a bit like Fawlty Towers, so how can you not love it :) Great little pool on the roof, we sat there every evning just enjoying being in Negombo. It´s a... More

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London, United Kingdom
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33 reviews 33 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 February 2012

We arrived to Negombo on Friday afternoon without a reservation, everywhere was fullybooked hotel after hotel so we ended up in a shabby hostel which kind of ruin our expectations of a last night in style before leaving the country but couldnt find anything else!! As we went out for dinner I quite liked the outside of the hotel and... More

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Berlin, Germany
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 January 2012
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When all accomodation in Negombo (this hotel included) was booked out, its owner put me up privately with his family. The staff went out of their way to help make my stay truly memorable. It's great to hang out on the rooftop - the highest in Negombo -, which has a pool along with a bar. The rooms too were... More

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Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 November 2011

The hotel was very dirty. I was surprised to see that the partition in the washroom in the lobby area was broken.. no idea how they want us to use the washroom ! The entire hotel had a bad odour. The room was filthy ... ants everywhere. The bathroom flush inlet was leaking, toilet fittings was badly done. No lock... More

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Overpriced, annoying staff. Noisy rooms which are shabby and dirty, bathroom barely working, TV as good as useless. Only working thing was the A/C. Brochure pictures are outright deceiving. The only reason we went there is a rotten deal the taxi operator at the airport offered us after landing at 3AM and having our baggage lost. After a day we... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 July 2011
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Had been there for two night, chosen this hotel due to the close location to tge airport. Photos on the webite were promising, but reality was terrible. Dirty bathroom, smelly furniture, towels and blankets, awfull and lazy service, no wifi, A/C is not working. Tons of mosquitos. Childish and not clean swimming pool. Huge disappointment. Doesn't cost it's money at... More

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London, United Kingdom
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2011
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The manager spoke english and promised much..but did nothing especially not booking a taxi for airport journey. Explained in detail of type of food we would like and he talked to chef and food not what asked for. 66 steps to top floor rooms. Best was the swiming pool on roof which is even higher. Had to ask manager 5... More

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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2011

I really liked the younger staff and the cleaning staff. The people here work very hard to make you happy. Unfortunately much about the place needs to be overhauled. The bathroom is downright scary and out of date. Sometimes running H20, sometimes not. I literally got eaten alive from mosquitoes so please use the mosquito netting . Also other bugs... More

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140 Lewis Place, Negombo, Sri Lanka
Price range (per night):* S$50 - 64

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