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Hotels in Colombo currently start at about € 26 per night for two people, with a typical price of € 67 and € 61 for a comfortable 4-star room. Across the 77 properties we can book here, 94% of rooms can be cancelled free of charge; 68% include or offer breakfast; the average guest rating is 8.5/10.
Colombo is where Sri Lankan trips start and end rather than where they happen, and most visitors give it a night or two either side of the island. Fort and Galle Face are where the hotels and the sea are. What stands out in our data is flexibility: almost every room here can still be cancelled free.
Per night for two adults, taxes and fees included where the property reports them. Based on the 77 bookable properties we found for a two-night midweek stay a month ahead.
| Cheapest available | € 16 |
|---|---|
| Typical starting price | € 26 |
| Lower quarter of the market | € 43 |
| Typical (median) price | € 67 |
| Upper quarter | € 97 |
| Typical 3-star | € 44 |
| Typical 4-star | € 61 |
| Typical 5-star | € 97 |
The highest-rated properties with a meaningful number of guest reviews, available for our sample dates.
Rated 8/10 or better and priced at or below the city median — the sweet spot most travellers are actually looking for.
The places travellers here look up most, ranked by how widely they are written about. Most sit within reach of the hotels above.
Telecommunications tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka
in the centreCricket stadium in Sri Lanka
1.8 km from the centresports venue
2.4 km from the centreurban park in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1.9 km from the centrechurch in Colombo, Sri Lanka
2.3 km from the centrepublic park in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1.5 km from the centrechurch building in Colombo District, Sri Lanka
1.7 km from the centrecricket stadium in Sri Lanka
2.2 km from the centreColombo sits in Sri Lanka at 6.9271° N, 79.8612° E. Every hotel below is plotted on the live map, so you can see straight away which ones are walking distance from what you came for and which are a taxi ride out.
Distances are straight-line from the city centre.
Colonial buildings, the seafront green, the main hotels.
Leafy, embassies, museums, the calmest area.
Coastal road south, restaurants, mid-range rooms.
Beach suburb, half an hour south, the closest real beach.
Each of these has its own page with live prices for that part of town.
Rooms within walking distance of what you actually came for.
Monsoons hit the two coasts at opposite times of year — pick your coast to match your month.
Stable at 1.16 times between ordinary weeks. Colombo sits on the west coast, so December to March is the drier season there; the monsoon patterns differ across the island. 94% of rates can still be cancelled free, among the highest we measure.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Colombo stayed within a factor of 1.16, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week. How we measure this.
The price you see includes our margin and the taxes the property reports. Nothing is added at checkout.
Every rate states its own deadline, and you cancel yourself without calling anyone.
See what each property costs before you click, and search any neighbourhood by dragging the map.
You get a reference the property can look up directly, and a page to view or cancel your booking.
One or two for most itineraries. It is the arrival and departure point rather than the destination, which is why so many rooms here are sold with free cancellation.
Fort or Galle Face for the seafront and the colonial quarter, Cinnamon Gardens for a quieter, greener stay near the museums. Mount Lavinia if you want a beach.
Right now the cheapest bookable rooms start around € 26 per night for two people, the typical price is € 67, and the upper quarter of the market begins at € 97. Prices move with the season and the day of the week, so check your own dates.
Yes — about 94% of the rooms available in Colombo can be cancelled free of charge up to a deadline set by the property, usually 24 to 72 hours before check-in. Use the free cancellation filter to see only those rates.
Stable at 1.16 times between ordinary weeks. Colombo sits on the west coast, so December to March is the drier season there; the monsoon patterns differ across the island. 94% of rates can still be cancelled free, among the highest we measure.
The LKR (Rs). Cash for small purchases; cards in hotels and cities.
10% is common and often already added.
The best-known places are Lotus Tower, R. Premadasa Stadium, Sugathadasa Stadium, Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque, Galle Face Green. There is more detail in the things-to-do section above.
Barely. Across three separate midweek stays the typical price in Colombo stayed within a factor of 1.16, so you can book the dates that suit you without hunting for a cheaper week.