Super stylish building by Geoffrey Bawa housing work by Sri Lankan artists. Comfortable and quiet, with friendly and helpful hosts

The entire team of De Saram House is so sweet and helpful. They made our experience even better than expected! It's a beautiful house and we even got a quick tour of it. The backyard is a great reading spot and the Sri Lankan breakfast was very good!

Our time at the house was great! We only have a couple of small things to mention: a) There was no cleaning of the room after the first night, which is ok, but we needed more water and soap already. b) The ceiling in the bathroom is moldy. c) We were not offered the Sri Lankan breakfast on the first day, just saw another guest having it. The Western breakfast was not good, you should always offer your traditional - and delicious - local option for a true experience.

Architecture superb

Unique property. I loved being ‘immersed’ in Geoffrey Bawa architecture. It’s really beautiful. Lovely staff. I didn’t need breakfast but they kindly served me coffee before I left.

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We loved staying at De Saram House. It very much feels like an oasis in the very centre of a very busy city. Anthony and the staff were very nice and accommodating. Even though we did not include breakfast when booking, we decided to have it at the house and the Sri Lankan breakfast, cooked that morning, was honestly one of the most delicious meals we had all trip.

Incredibly friendly and helpful staff (even gave us a tour of the whole property) Good shower Good AC Good Wifi Quiet and safe location Multiple seating areas around the hotel

it's all about staying in an historic architecturally renowned house, designed by Geoffrey Bawa... that was my reason for staying there... the music room is a highlight to experience.

the wifi is not very strong, this needs boosting to give guests a better, updated experience - please!

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The stay here was amazing! The staff is very friendly and welcoming, the rooms (and the whole hotel) are beautiful and unique, our breakfast was delicious. Highly recommended!

The property is a hidden gem. It seems like the managers of the Trust have kept all the nice parts of the house for themselves. The central lounge room, which is an integral part of the house and its’ marketing is permanently locked for the Trust’s exclusive use . Furniture has been stripped from guests rooms again for the Trust’s exclusive use. The grounds are well maintained and beautiful. The rooms are lovely and the dining room is pleasure to sit and eat in. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. Anthony is the most professional of them all and the only one who appears to speak English . The manager was not present during my 5 night stay,

The photos show a beautiful guest lounge room with a piano and elegant seating . This room is very prominently located in the house but permanently locked and guests are told it is ONLY for the exclusive use of the Geoffrey Bawa Trust. There is no lounge room for guests. There is NO signing for the property which makes it impossible for taxi’s and anyone to find, as it is down a private driveway. The gates to the property are permanently locked, so every time you want to enter and exit you have to find a member of staff to unlock the gates, which is very annoying. Visiting guests are also made to feel unwelcome.

This is a very charming hotel and an oasis of calm in the city of Colombo. There's plenty of places to sit, relax and enjoy. I stayed in two different rooms and they each have their own charm, albeit the Queen room was a little small (if traveling by two) and the bed less comfortable than in the King suite, which was truly beautiful. The staff was welcoming and able to arrange for an early check-in which I appreciated after a long flight to Colombo.

The payment by card did not work even after several attempts (my card worked just fine everywhere else). So I had to settle the final bill in cash, which was inconvenient.

An oasis of calm in the centre of frenzied Colombo. A typical Geoffrey Bawa house: long clean lines, earthen colours, architected frangipane tree. An open sided sitting area bounded by tall trees, where we saw a rare Indian paradise frycatcher flitting about every evening: brilliant blue head and a dazzling white body and long tail. Anthony, the butler, and Sujeewa, the house boy, gave us excellent, personal service. Convenient location: Bank, grocery store and bar /restaurant within a short walk.

Could do with a mini fridge in the room. Had to ask the butler to chill our drinks.

Excellent breakfast

Not many restaurants around,everything shuts early.

calm and relaxing

wall front of bed. The touch of G. Bawa here is not strongly obvious

it was one one the best hotel of my journey in Sri Lanka!

Historic house in one of the best neighborhoods of Colombo. Great staff: Anthony is worth the staying. Good breakfast.

Unfortunately many mosquitoes. An improvement could be to add the mosquitoes nest to the bed. Otherwise everything perfect !

everything was perfect, very clean place, good service, comfortable, lovely staff, delicious breakfast

the breakfast amount was a little small

Lovely three bedroom boutique hotel set in a historic former family home in the centre of Colombo. Staff excellent and helpful. Provided their contact number to ensure they were waiting for our return. Very peaceful oasis of calm within a busy city. Excellent breakfast (including gluten free option) specially prepared for us as the only guests.

Difficulty in finding the establishment - It is 100m to the left of Jetwing Colombo 7 - Look for the 61/6 sign on the post next to the drive and then go all the way the end of the drive. City centre location so woken early to the sound of city life waking up (including the adjacent school and temple) - Unfortunately this histories building does not have modern sound proofing (nor should it).

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tasteful, charming, good value. delightful!

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The property was calm and beautiful. There’s a sense of peacefulness. Anthony and Tharaka were extremely welcoming and helped make our stay very comfortable.

beautiful and tranquil