Aathma Colombo House

Rarely does a hotel live up to expectations but this surpassed them. Warm welcome, attentive and friendly staff, an amazing eye for detail, design and every little thing that makes a stay exceptional, now this truly is a boutique hotel.

Relaxing surroundings with caring and attentive staff

Beautiful and clean

The place is true gem, we loved everything, the garden, the interiors, the care of the restaurant. It has been the perfect start of our journey through Sri Lanka! We really recommend this enchanted house!

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100% recommend this hotel to anyone travelling to Colombo. It's not in the main part of the city, it's a little bit out, but it feels like a magical oasis in a dense urban center. It was actually shocking how quiet and natural the environment is, given that the main road is a 3 minute walk away! The location on its little island is beautiful, the rooms are beautifully appointed. The decor is maximalist, fun and well done, if a bit eccentric. There is something to look at everywhere you turn! I love that it was a small hotel with a few rooms, unlike the giant luxury hotels that dominate in more central parts of Colombo. The staff were wonderful and upgraded us to one of the nicest suites though we had booked a smaller room. Our suite was HUGE, we couldn't believe it. Architecturally, Aathma is so exciting to explore, the combination of building materials and design choices is inventive and artistic. The breakfasts were really delicious! We would definitely come back here again and the pool setting is magnificent.

We loved going in the pool every morning before breakfast, but the one minor critique is that it was pretty buggy with a lot of floating insects and leaves. This is somewhat understandable because of the urban oasis setting, but having been all over sri lanka and in many pools, it looked like this one could use much more regular cleaning. It didn't stop us from enjoying it, but certainly something that can be improved!