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THE DEN 23

2.5 star property
Hotel in Colombo with a 24-hour front desk and a coffee shop

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Reception
Front of property
Standard Double Room | Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Garden
Standard Triple Room | Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Reviews

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Air conditioning
  • Parking included
The current price is AED 118
AED 139 total
includes taxes & fees
15 Jun - 16 Jun

Room options

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Standard Double Room | Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Double Room

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
2 bathrooms
Desk
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Economy Double Room | Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Economy Double Room

Highlights

Balcony
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
2 bathrooms
Desk
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking | Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Twin Room, Non Smoking

Highlights

Balcony
Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
2 bathrooms
Desk
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Triple Room | Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi

Standard Triple Room

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
Flat-screen TV
2 bathrooms
Desk
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Apartment, 2 Bedrooms

Highlights

Separate dining area
Separate sitting area
Soundproofed
Air conditioning
2 bedrooms
2 bathrooms
Living room
Desk
  • Sleeps 6
  • 2 Double Beds and 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Map
23 Norris Canal Rd, 94777392336, Colombo, WP, 00010

What's nearby

  • Colombo City Centre - 20 min walk - 1.7 km
  • Colombo Lotus Tower - 2 min drive - 1.1 km
  • Bally's Casino - 3 min drive - 2.3 km
  • Nawaloka Hospital - 3 min drive - 2.4 km
  • Galle Face Green - 4 min drive - 2.9 km

Getting around

  • Colombo Fort Station - 10 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 40 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Hadaramout Arabic Foods - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Sammanthurai Eating House - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Burger King - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Old Joes Sports Club - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Parkview Restaurant - ‬4 min walk

About this property

THE DEN 23

Hotel located in Suduwella
You can look forward to a coffee shop/cafe, laundry facilities, and a bar at THE DEN 23. Free in-room WiFi, with speed of 25+ Mbps, and a restaurant are available to all guests.
Additional perks include:
  • Free self parking
  • English breakfast (surcharge), a front-desk safe, and a water dispenser
  • A 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, and a banquet hall
  • Guest reviews say great things about the helpful staff
Room features
All guestrooms at THE DEN 23 offer perks such as air conditioning and separate sitting areas, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and separate dining areas.
Other amenities include:
  • Separate sitting areas and separate dining areas
  • Housekeeping, electrical adapters/chargers, and desks

Languages

English

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps

Parking and transportation

  • Free secured, covered self parking on site

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: USD 5 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Separate in-room dining area
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk
  • Shared refrigerator
  • Water dispenser

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (on request)

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • 2 detached shared bathrooms
  • Towels provided

Food and drink

  • Restaurant dining guides
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Electrical adapters
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Separate sitting area
  • Soundproofed rooms
  • Window screens

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately USD 5 per person

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, debit cards, and cash

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

THE DEN 23 Hotel
THE DEN 23 Colombo
THE DEN 23 Hotel Colombo

Frequently asked questions

Is THE DEN 23 pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at THE DEN 23?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at THE DEN 23?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: anytime.

What time is check-out at THE DEN 23?

Check-out is at noon.

Where is THE DEN 23 located?

Located in Suduwella, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Dewatagaha Mosque, Elphinstone Theatre, and Colombo Town Hall. Viharamahadevi Park and Gangaramaya Temple are also within 1 mi (2 km).

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THE DEN 23 Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 32 out of 44 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 44 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 44 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 44 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 44 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay at a good price
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My room in this hotel was safe, quiet, modern and spacious. Staff were very nice. Awesome rooftop restaurant with great reasonably price food with a view. Highly recommend this hotel for great value.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This hotel was very modern and clean. Quiet and safe location. Room was spacious and excellent amenities. Great value hotel with an excellent rooftop restaurant. Can highly recommend this hotel for a stay in Colombo. Would always come back here.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

jolanta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly and helpful staff. Good rooftop restaurant with good food and good views Good location
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very clean and spacious room :)
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Dina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
You can tell it’s a new place! Very clean and modern. The restaurant at the top was amazing. Staff friendly. I recommend !
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Henk Jan ter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staf dit adapt to my special breakfast wishes. Next day when is was rainy I could stay with no extra charge!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Great value!

This is a great value hotel. It's modern and clean and a very warm welcome is on offer from the family who own it.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Maya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was super helpful - set up an airport pickup for me last minute, included a delicious and enormous breakfast on the roof terrace, shared a list of places to visit in colombo, and helped me set up a tour outside of Kandy that I was having some difficulty solidifying. They really went out of their way to be helpful. The room was nice, big, bright, clean bathroom with good toiletries. Area was quiet and convenient, close to parks and cafes. Recommend!
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice base for our first 2 nights in Sri Lanka. There was a bit of confusion about our booking when we checked in but quickly sorted out. The hotel is very clean and quite modern. A good location close to the cinnamon gardens area, the national museum and viharamedevi park.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jessie

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

Incredible place to stay whilst in Colombo!

Wow wow wow, what an amazing place to stay. We started our journey at the Den for our trip around Sri Lanka and the location, facilities and in particular Felix the hotel manager gave us the warmest most beautiful welcome we have ever received. Thanks again, could not recommend enough!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brandon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The entire staff were great. They make you feel like family. The hotel is clean and well maintained. I stayed here off and on for my entire 5 month stay. Felix is there to help you no matter the issue. Highly recommend.

8/10 Good

Isabelle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent manager Felix always helpful & super friendly The hotel’s wifi policy is a problem having to renew it each day Great rooftop pity it’s not able to serve beer!!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Takashi

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
At first WiFi was not conected, however soon arranged anther one. English was not so good, however very kind. Rooftop restaurant has grand view.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

2/10 Terrible

Chand

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only rooms are Clean, says Wi-fi is available, but No. Nothing to say About the Location.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jan

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

Den23 worth a visit.

Den 23 is a very nice, clean hotel with excellent, smiling service staff, nice roof top sitting area/restaurant with a good view of Colombo. Hotel manager (Felix) was waiting for me and greeted me on arrival. He also offered help with whatever I might need, without being too pushy, though. Downtown Colombo is within easy reach with tuk-tuk for a small fee. Very decent Cargill supermarket is right next door. Overall nice place, highly recomended. Jan, Toronto. Canada.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

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

Brilliant hotel

We arrived at this hotel exhausted and that changed instantly the moment we opened the door and got a warm welcome from Felix the host. Felix has the energy that we all wish we had. The information he gives you while checking in is invaluable and he is more than happy to answer questions. We took him up on a SIM card which was far cheaper than using data when needed. He also gives you a card with top places to visit on it, really handy The rooms and the hotel are spotless, and if you need anything all you have to do is ask. There is a kitchen and a chef, but you are allowed to make your own stuff from the supermarket next door and then eat on the roof top which offers amazing views. I cannot recommend this place enough, you will leave feeling relaxed and energised for exploring.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Marco

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Die Unterkunft hat uns für eine Nacht sehr gefallen. Die Zimmer waren sauber und die Mitarbeiter sehr nett. Es gibt auch eine schöne Dachterrasse,wo man Frühstück und Abendessen bekommt. Insgesamt sehr zu empfehlen.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Elaine

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

???? Taiyo

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Philippe

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

colombo poya navam

très bien pour une nuit (décollage à l'aéroport à 8h10, petit prix taxi en passant par l'hôtel). nous y étions nuit de pleine lune (superbe poya de février)
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

NAO

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yasuharu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
設備もちゃんとしていて快適に過ごせた。 屋上のカフェで無料のコーヒーや紅茶をオーダーして飲めるの良かった。
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suriya

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Abdulla

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024