Highbury Colombo

3.0 star property
Hotel in Colombo with a coffee shop and a restaurant

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Living area
Suite | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk
Yoga
Suite | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, desk
Balcony

Reviews

7.8 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning

Room options

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Standard Double Room

Highlights

Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Free rollaway/extra beds
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Ceiling fan
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the neighborhood

Map
14/1,Skelton Road, Colombo

What's nearby

  • Lanka Hospital - 3 min drive - 1.9 km
  • Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall - 4 min drive - 2.8 km
  • Bellagio Casino - 4 min drive - 3.3 km
  • Colombo City Centre - 5 min drive - 4.3 km
  • Galle Face Green - 5 min drive - 4.9 km

Getting around

  • Bambalapitiya Railway Station - 6 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 48 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Culture Colombo - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Amirthaa Veg Restaurant - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Roots @ICBT - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Roots - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Saviera - ‬7 min walk

About this property

Highbury Colombo

Hotel near Colombo City Centre
Take advantage of a terrace, a coffee shop/cafe, and a garden at Highbury Colombo. The on-site restaurant offers lunch and dinner. Free in-room WiFi is available to all guests, along with a playground and a library.
Other perks at this hotel include:
  • Full breakfast (surcharge), a roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge), and express check-out
  • Express check-in, babysitting (surcharge), and luggage storage
  • A front-desk safe, tour/ticket assistance, and free newspapers
Room features
All guestrooms at Highbury Colombo offer comforts such as premium bedding and air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and safes.
Other conveniences in all rooms include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • Coffee/tea makers, ceiling fans, and daily housekeeping

Languages

Arabic, English, Hindi, Japanese

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to noon for a fee: USD 10 to 10 for adults and USD 10 to 10 for children
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • Library
  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Babysitting (surcharge)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Separate bedroom
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Free daily newspapers
  • Safe
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Express check-out available

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 20 per pet, per night

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately USD 10 to 10 for adults, and USD 10 to 10 for children
  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 38 per vehicle (roundtrip)
  • Pet fee: USD 20 per pet, per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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

Property is also known as

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Frequently asked questions

Is Highbury Colombo pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property. There's a fee of USD 20 per pet, per night.

What time is check-in at Highbury Colombo?

Check-in begins at 2:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Highbury Colombo?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Does Highbury Colombo provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle. A fee of USD 38 per vehicle applies.

Where is Highbury Colombo located?

Located in Havelock Town, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Raux Brothers, Isipathanaramaya Buddhist Temple, and Asokaramaya Buddhist Temple. Park Hospital and Majestic City are also within 1 mi (2 km). Wellawatta Railway Station is 24 minutes by foot.

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Highbury Colombo Reviews

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 15 out of 41 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 16 out of 41 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 3 out of 41 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 41 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 41 reviews

7.8/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Reno

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Love the boutique and historical style plus the personal attentiveness by the owner operators … a beautiful experience of Sri Lanka’s hospitality
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
If you're looking for an oasis inside the city, the Highbury is the place. I stayed on a long term business trip, and it was exactly what I was looking for after long work days. The accomodations are clean, WiFi strong, and the owners are kind and welcoming. The stay is a short Tuktuk ride away from major attractions and has some great restaurants nearby.
Stayed 13 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

KAZUTERU

Liked: Staff & service, amenities
The hospitality of the owners is impressive. Located in a quiet and peaceful area, this hotel awakens our artistic sensibilities with its well-maintained garden and the fusion of indoor and courtyard spaces. Listening to the sounds of wild birds as the morning sun pours in is soothing. I highly recommend staying for an extended period of time.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
It was in a quiet area. For the price paid, it was a v poor room.
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Karsten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dejligt åndehul i storbyen
Dejligt afslappet med smagfuld indretning. Hjælpsom værtspar. Skøn lille velholdt have med fuglesang. Lidt til den dyre side. Morgenmad ok men lidt dyrt (10 $ pr. person) Et godt sted vi kan anbefale som et åndehul i en ellers travl by
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

cheng chen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
還不錯
只匆匆住一晚,房子滿漂亮的,服務也親切
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wei-Feng

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Michael, belgium

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Prima verblijf, mooie kamer echter duur ontbijt
The room was nice, clean and the A-C worked good. The bathroom had sufficiënt hot water. Only the breakfast was quite expensive (10USD/pp). Breakfast was good but nothing special. The location is ok, it is 250-300rs with tuktuk from the centre of Colombo. Overal a nice clean room. But the breakfast is quite expensive!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Gorgeous boutique hotel.
This small hotel is located within a beautiful family home and property. The neighborhood is green and has a few nice restaurants, supermarket and post office all close by walking. We enjoyed our stay here and highly recommend it!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel, lovely setting very tranquil
Great hotel, location good. Easy to get tuk tuk to all the sights cheaply. Breakfast was great, lots of choice. Sherlock was lovely and really helpful. Took very good care of us. Can't recommend highly enough.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

marina, V

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nos mandaron a otro hotel
Habiendo reservado estaba todo lleno y a las 22:30 de la noche nos mandaron a otro hotel
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Marc

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home stay feeling
Really nice play to relax. Little oasis in the busy colombo. A little bit difficult to find as it looks like a private house from outside. I recommemd use uber as you can fill in the exact address. We stayed in the suite and it was wonderful. Room is spacious and comfortable and bed feels like sleeping in a cloud. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Lucia, Honolulu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect stay for a hectic Colombo
Our stay at the Highbury was wonderful. It really is a lovely place. The staff and owners were extremely kind and personable. They helped us with rides from the airport and around town. Sherlock was amazing! He drove us everywhere and took very good care of us. 5 stars for him!!! The breakfasts were a perfect way to start the day. This was exactly the kind of place I was looking for. Thank you!
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Margen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rent og komfortabelt hotel
Hyggeligt og stille beliggenhed. Meget søde og hjælpsomt personale. Man skal et stykke væk før der bliver interessant som turist
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wunderschöne Oase
etwas ausserhalb vom Zentrum, sehr schön und liebevoll eingerichtet.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff was very helpful when I got a health problem. And in organising transport to my next destination.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Margen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hyggeligt hotel
Et lille familiedrevet hotel i hyggelige omgivelser. Meget søde og imødekommende og ikke mindst hjælpsomme værter. Det ligger dog lidt langt fra ting, men de hjælper gerne med transport.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
schönes gästehaus
sehr angenehm. fast privat
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

4/10 Poor

Anna

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Bed bugs
It was difficult to find the place (entrance isn't obvious and the reception is at the back and isn't always manned) and once we did, the hotel staff weren't particularly friendly. The hotel is nicely decorated but there were lots of mozzies. Worst of all, I found myself with bedbug bites after our stay. It was our final stop in Sri Lanka so very unfortunate.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

2/10 Terrible

Jag, Singapore

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worst Hotel Experince in Sri Lanka
Photos are deceiving. We booked the family room and paid more then $200 for 2 nights. They provided us with 1 queen bed and 3 not so stable bunk beds. Toilet bowls were so dirty from previous usages of other guests. We found red ants on their tables. We were roaches near the bed side. Air con was not strong. Place was quite dirty. Their pictures are deceiving.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

karsten

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

tsuna, japan

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
まるでリゾートホテル
コロンボの喧騒から離れ、一軒家にお邪魔するような感覚で、滞在を楽しむことができた。まるで建築家の自宅のように、フォトジェニックな空間だった。看板は小さく、入り口はなんの変哲もないスライド式の鉄扉で、見つけるのにやや苦労した。朝食はまあまあ。
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Moderne Rückzugsort in einer Großstadt
Das Hotel ist baulich sehr schön gestaltet. Die Besitzer sind unheimlicht nett und man fühlt sich gleich sehr wohl in diesem Hotel. Es besteht die Möglichkeit eines Flughafentransfer, sowie die Möglichkeit Essen und Trinken über das Hotel zu erhalten. Ich hab mich unheimlich wohl in meinem Zimmer gewohlt und würde das Hotel auf jeden Fall weiter empfehlen.
This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified.

10/10 Excellent

mark, new zealand

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really is a tranquil hideaway in Colombo
Great staff, huge rooms, great food and very private. Will also help you with rides and anything u want to see in Colombo. We wouldn't stay anywhere else.