C 1 Colombo Fort

Staff was nice and welcoming

The cleanness could be a bit better

Clean, Quiet, good AC, staff was super chill.

Bathrooms were a bit dirty

Rooms for sleeping were nice, complementary tea/coffee but no water! Good location but if you’re a woman travelling alone be prepared for a constant stream of hustlers from the moment you walk out the door.

The women’s bathroom was pretty horrifying to be honest.

The room and hostel was good.

The only issue I want to mention is the tuk-tuk drivers waiting just outside the hostel. I suspect the hostel staff know them—and might even have an arrangement—as their behavior is extremely pushy and intrusive. During my two-night stay, every time I walked out, they tried to talk to me and followed me down the street. At the end of my stay, I took one of these tuk-tuks. The entire way, the driver pressured me to visit a gem store, completely ignoring me even though I repeatedly said I was in a rush to catch a flight. Upon arrival, he demanded more money than we had initially agreed on. The hostel management should take precautions regarding this, especially since I frequently saw the staff chatting with these drivers and calling them by name.