Mount Lavinia Hotel

The beach is not that great. And it is not a private beach. All beaches in Sri Lanka are legally public property up to the high-water mark, ensuring free access for everyone. While hotels may own the land adjacent to the beach and manage amenities like sun loungers, they cannot restrict public access or claim ownership of the sandy beach area.

The only good thing is the location.

Very Bad Experience Not Recommended. I had a very disappointing stay at this hotel. The room was extremely dirty and had a very unpleasant smell as soon as we entered. It felt very uncomfortable and unhygienic. The air conditioning was not working properly, which made the stay even worse. The entire room and facilities look very old and badly maintained. Everything needs urgent renovation. Overall, it was a very bad experience and I would not recommend this hotel to anyone

Iconic hotel with great food ... BUT...

POOL open until 19h ... poolchairs taken away at 1815 , towels needed to be given back at 1915 while seating for a drink and eats while wet and...service really slow Only 1 chair at the terrace really ???

We was so welcomed. With a warm heart. The Smiles. The Food. The Terrace..all extra ordenary! The Rooms. The Sea and the wunderful evening and Weekend Events. The Place is blessed with Beauty and the People there so kind and lovely. The Food is not only Food..it us higher Kulinarik. After 8 Times we have not enought Planed for the next year or 2027.

View is good

Dirty carpets and steam cleaning required, pungent smell

We had a day pass and lunch as a cruise excursion. The Saturday buffet with jazz band was a good experience ( amazing authentic food, beautiful views). But the hotel is SCARY-chained up doors and beach gate ( you can’t access the beach), black mold, broken marble, broken furniture in stairwells. Very sad but I would have been very distressed if we had booked to stay overnight. I love “faded grandeur “ but this place is more “Bates motel”

A group of us had lunch at Mount Lavinia Hotel yesterday afternoon and were seated by the poolside terrace. Unfortunately, we were quite shocked by how poorly maintained the hotel appeared. The poolside flooring was noticeably dirty, and our order took an unusually long time to arrive. The beef burger we ordered was very small — more like a slider than a full portion. When we asked the hostess what accompaniments came with the sandwiches and burger, she was unable to tell us. The club sandwich was served only with coleslaw and a fried egg, which was quite disappointing. To make matters worse, crows kept swooping in and creating a disturbance, going after food left unattended on nearby tables. Overall, the experience was very disappointing and rather sad, especially since this used to be such a classy and enjoyable place to visit.