Galle Face Hotel

Hotel

Stepped into Varandah for an instant refreshment and ended up spending 2hrs… Cozy place with nice ambiance, also the food was spectacular and delicious. Ideal for a peaceful getaway from the worries of the world! 🤗

Good customer service and a friendly staff… Specially the hostess of the high tea, Ms. Imesha… Delicious food and highly recommended ❤️

Staying at Galle Face is like stepping back in time, the staff are charming, beautiful views of the ocean, I really didn’t want to leave.

One of the most visited places for trainings and meetings. Wonderful people and great service.

The oldest hotel in Colombo with great history. It has an old world charm that is a welcome change from the hustle and bustle found in many modern hotels. On the sea with small private beach. A great place to relax and use as a base to visit Colombo.

Had a fabulous last night in Colombo. The service from start to end was great and very welcoming. The hotel is a jewel itself built in the 19th century. A beautiful historical building with premium location and stunning views of the Indian ocean and sunsets! A big highlight to King of The Mambo, a restaurant located by the sea inside the hotel with delicious Mediterranean food and Cuban vibes. Thank you all for the hospitality and warm welcome.

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Rude staff do not know how to talk with guests.

Amazing hotel and just on the right place to do all my trips in Colombo.

We have been delighted with the extra super and friendly service provided by the staff @ high tea buffet of Galleface Hotel. The foods were very delicious and unique… Special thank to chef Asanka, Mr. Bandu, Mr. Thuwan. Hoghly recommended. 😋❤

Great Place for fine dining.

Highly recommended♥️ best place to enjoy for anyone.

We got the good high tea experience. Friendly customers service. All foods are delicious but food veraity not enough. Plz add the new foods totally good.

We express our heartfelt happiness and thanks for being able to hold my sister's wedding ceremony under a very kind and excellent staff. We also express our heartfelt thanks to Dishni Senanayaka (Senior Manager—Catering Sales) for her excellent service.

Had the worst high tea experience ever! Not recommending at all. 👎🏻

Made an inquiry on 12.07.2022 for a corporate event along with full board accommodation for 200pax. Your representative is yet to get back to me after 5 days! I'm sure securing this event would have made your organization millions but I guess your sales staff is not interested in making sales. Have a very bad experience with the same rep in a past event where he promised us to have the table arrangements ready by a certain time. I called him few minutes after that time and he said 'go check the hall, everything is ready' but I was already there for more than 2 where the tables were there with no covers and the stage still packed not ready what so ever. When I called him the second time he asked me to talk to someone who was available in the hall because he was on leave. Had to annoy the hell out of the captain for the day because this rep had not communicated the timings that we agreed upon. Don't know how and why a prestigious hotel like yours have these incompetent sales staff handling your business.

It was a amazing day and the memorable day for us. Staff were very friendly and helpful. Specially foods were amazing all the invites conformed it by giving good reviews. Thanks you very much for the everything you have done for my lovely wedding date to be successful as I thought. ❤❤❤❤❤

Very bad service. Not ontime.

Absolutely beautiful, everything is great, only the food need some work to satisfy customers request.

I love the look and feel of the Galle Face Hotel. Glorious outlook, delicious food, friendly and helpful staff and comfortable rooms. Thank you 🙏

I’m loving this hotel. Checked in today, the staff is great. They changed my room twice. Did not make any hurdle. Did exactly what I wanted to, love the rooms. The vibe to it, above all I like the managing staff. I am a finicky client and they have handled me so so well. The beach and the sunset is to die for. Lots of restaurants and the famous verandah to sit and chill in. Loving it. Thank you galle face, would definitely come back each time I’m in colombo.

Excellent traditional hotel #proper…friendly staff…great food and drink. Worth a stay if your in and around Colombo.

Great place with most helpful staff and best hospitality.

We loved the atmosphere and the history behind Galle face Hotel. The service was great. Food was enjoyable. We felt well looked after. The room were so spacious and with lots of charm. Right on the ocean with heaps of parkland beside the hotel. Highly recommended this Galle Face Hotel.

Great Hotel, with the most helpful staff you can ever imagine. Fantastic place.

Had a lovely evening at Verandah Restaurant All staff were friendly, supportive.
Special thank to Karannagoda @ Verandah Restaurant who serves us. Hoping to come in January to spend nights to celebrate our wedding anniversary… 😍 Best wishes 💐

Had a really good time 😍 Awesome place to stay with your friends and family.
Friendly staffs and delicious foods 👌

Worst high tea I've ever been to. Today I went with my friends and there were no more than 10 varieties. Mini fish buns and some dried sandwiches. Patties were the worst broken and messy. Kisses and jujubs for dessert along with 2 more. Utterly disappointed. No one will ever go if you keep dropping the standards like this. Not worth at all.

Best place for the lunch buffet.

Food and History. The rooms are really good as well. Make sure to checkout there museum.

Great customer service and on time delivery as committed.

I have been there twice. For High Tea and Sunday Brunch. It was such a great experience. The food was super delicious and full of Local and International meals. As well as they provide buffet for brunch and high tea. The staff were very helpful and friendly. Also they have implemented safety and hygiene protocols in keeping with the standards recommended by the Sri Lankan Government authorities and the World Health Organization. I highly recommend this hotel. Trust me you will love it! ❤️Hope I get the chance to visit again in the near future! 😍

Great place, amazing location and good service … one of the best hotel in Colombo 😎

Great service and quality food.

Celebrated my daughter's 17th birthday with a lovely high tea at the verandah. Highly recommend the high tea. Awesome view and excellent service. Thank you so much for the lovely mud cake. The taste is awesome. ❤❤

It was a wonderful evening and really appreciate the superb service. Thank you.

Yesterday we went for the Sunday Brunch and the food was super delicious. Had variety of foods. The staff was very friendly and offered us a good service… it was a beautiful and a peaceful location to have lunch❤ Keep up the good service guys❤

This is the best place to have your a big day remarkable one and food is amazing mean time hospitality super amazing, we had our wedding to this wonderful hotel. I would like to thanks for mrs Nimanthi and Emalka.

I visited on last Sunday for the high tea with my family. Location of the high tea was a splendid one. Food was great there was a variety of sweets and savories to select. The staff is very friendly and professional. It’s really worth for what you pay.

❤️❤️❤️5star service. Overall simply amazing. Love this hotel.

Great place to have your big day a remarkable one with lots of fun and love. Great hospitality. A big THANK YOU to Mrs. Nimanthi Kodithuwakku for wonderful dedication from the time that we selected as our wedding coordinator. Really appreciate your support and guidance. It will not be easy for us without your guidance. Keep up the good work. Highly recommended.

We had our wedding at this beautiful breathtaking prestige hotel and it was a wonderful time! Great service from Nimanthi & GFH crew. Thank you all for your great support to make our day so special!

Great place to hangout. Not recommended for high tea. Service is not good at high place. But the bar place service excellent.

Good Food Good Service Great Location ❤❤❤

This is a token of appreciation for High Tea.
We have invited for an interview with some journalists today.
I must really appreciate for the staff, who welcomed us with great hospitality. Specially, Ms. Maneesha her assistance must commendable, together with her colleagues.
We enjoyed at High Tea in the evening.
Special thanks goes to The Hotel, allowing us the space for the photos and also Mr. Anura Lokuhetti, President THASL, COO Galle Face Hotel Management Company.
I wish all Success ahead.

Nice location with very hekpful staff
thanks for making my dream day a nice one.

So Beautiful Friendly. Good Service with Normal Price.

Friendly staff but erratic service often forgetting or messing up food orders.
Fixtures in room falling apart.
No daily replenishment of toiletries, soaps and mini bar.
Lots of insects and cockroach like animals in room.

The staff and atmosphere is wonderful — the beer pints was watery compared to the can. Food was good, hotel experience.
Watch the sunset over the Indian Ocean in a safe and clean atmosphere. Off to Barracota for dinner.

Great waterfront and sunset views.
Superb service.

Excellent service. Beautiful view.

Worst High Tea experience ever! With a very rude staff. Won't recommend anyone to drop in for high tea at Galle Face Hotel.

From its exquisite suites, mouth watering cuisines, experienced bartenders, and exceptional hospitality, Galle Face hotel is the epitome of Sri Lanka’s immutable form. Beyond impressed with everything, especially management and staff.

Historic premises, friendly and helpful staff willing to go out of their way to assist you and value for money.

Excellence/ Atmophere/Congenial Surroundings/ Gourmet Food… Western, Eastern / Indian / Chinese… Comfortable Rooms / Attention… Service, Home Away from Home… Safety. Very Safe. All the Comforts you expect found there. Once in you will always like the Ultra Modern Comforts. Thank you. Yours, Eugene Corera. 22, /A, St. Anne's Road, Wattala.

Best service and very friendly.

The staff and service were second to none. The food was excellent, great variety and all fresh. Couldn't fault it. Highly recommend. A must if here on a Sunday to have the Sunday lunch buffet. 12.30 to 2.30.

The best view with the sound of waves. Just loved it.

Nice old hotel but Extremely sorry about your service. Unfriendly staff, specially felt so uncomfortable with rude behaviour of some of the restaurant staff. Older staff members were so rude. They treat locals and people with coloured skin differently and I would say "racist".
Not happy with meals and had terrible diarrhoea and sick.
Never recommend.

The staff provided for weddings are not trained in all categories…
Bookings are taken for a day more than they can handle unfortunately it ends up a disaster.
Only the architecture of the building is satisfactory, not recommended for functions.

Very friendly and helpful staff. Always available.

Amazing hotel! Building, location, view, food, cocktails… it’s a must do in Colombo.

Nice atmosphere, quality foods everything called in one word excellent one of the historical hotel in colombo go and share with more experience.

Great hospitality and marvelous food availble. Super high quality luxury rooms.

Would love to thank the staff of Galle Face Hotel, for making our wedding such a glamorous day! Specially I must remind Ms. Nimanthi Kodithuwakku for all the tremendous support given even on her off day! The food was fabulous and got good comments from each and every guest! Thank You once again. Please keep up the good work! Avindra & Madhurya.

We received false advertisement from Agoda website. They advertised a Kids Club and private beach. There is no Kids Club and the beach (small down the cliffs from hotel) is restricted access! We paid $2000 (5 nights) for an upgraded room to accomidate 2 adults and 2 children that was suppose to have a balcony and overlook the sea. We received a small room that had a large bed and they added a cot that took up the only walkspace in the room. No balcony or seaview. We complaine…d to the manager who upgraded us to a junior suite. It as not much of a suite but did have two beds and space to walk around but still not balcony or seaview. In fact we faced a busy streat that had loud noice all night long making it hard to sleep. Due to nothing to do at hotel (not recommended for family with kids) we paid $175 for hotel driver to take us to Kandy for the day. It was a 4 hour drive on a single lane road in which every 5 minutes we were being forced into the ditch by oncoming traffic in our lane. Very terrifying! Obviously no traffic laws. Once to Kandy paid $100 for 15 minute elephant ride, was taken to a spice garden that a self proclaimed medicine man tried to sell my wife a bottle of hair tonic for $300. The Temple of the touth relic was nice, but our guide rushed us through in very limited time to see everything and take photos. Had a lunch that was horrible as if left over for days that we did not eat but paid over $100 for. Another 4 hour drive back to hotel on same road.

Outstanding — well above expectations. The best hotel experience I have ever had. Outstanding food, service, location and value. They extended our booking at short notice for a price less than I expected. Check out the museum too if you get a chance.

Well appointed and historic hotel. Best of both worlds. Friendly helpful staff quick to respond to anything you need. Central location also great. Recommended.

The best in town. Antique hotel n courteous staff. Spacious rooms. Swimming pool with sea view. Luxury with history. Museum inside. Outdoor dinning. Breakfast was awesome. Lastly the view is remarkable. No other hotel in Colombo will give you that.

Galle Face Hotel is where the old world meets the new. It's a step back in time but with all the modern conveniences and amenities. The hotel itself is elegantly beautiful and updated while keeping its Continental charm of high ceilings fabulous woodwork and aesthetic atmosphere. The staff are extremely helpful and patient especially with foreigners. (Always a plus when traveling abroad. ) Fabulous restaurants and pubs. You may find fancier hotels in Colombo but none as comfortable and friendly. No real visit to Sri Lanka would be complete without a stay at the Galle Face Hotel.

Lovely hotel, chic interior, friendly service staff.

The high tea is horrible and a total rip off… a platter is served for two and no much of varieties in it. Very few items with no taste. DISAPPOINTED and never recomend to anyone.

High tea was not good at all. It was just a platter and only very few items. Not worth at all for the price you pay. Compared to other five star hotels this is really not worth.

It's great. I can't imagine a higher level of service from a hotel, and if there was I'm not sure that I'd even want it. Staff everywhere to help with anything you could possibly want. Large, gorgeous pool. Expansive spa and gym area with trainers, and really good food and drinks. Rooms are also fantastic, roomy, and well appointed.

Good hospitality (but not the best) and very clean rich looking hotel. The windows and doors might need a little upgrade though. The real enjoyment is that it is very near to sea and waves sound could be heard in the room. The swimming pool is good and I would recommend only sea facing rooms to anyone looking to stay here.

This is a grand old style hotel. Great bar and amazing buffet for breakfast. Great restaurants. Interesting rooms. Great views over the ocean. Amazing sunsets.

Great location with awesome view and lots to do nearby. The interior is amazing too. The room we got was very comfortable and has beautiful view. Loved it absolutely!

Service staff is really good and trained. Charges and quality are fair. Surroundings are good. Location is perfect for everyone. NO facility to disabled. Washrooms are faraway from restaurants. Access to them is a nightmare for a wheelchair guest.

A classic in Colombo. An old hotel with the splendor of yesteryear and with excellent rooms. Book The rooms with wooden floors (the old ones) because they are the most beautiful. It has a pool and solarium directly on the beach and is a haven of noise and chaos that reigns in the capital of Sri Lanka. Make all the reservations for your excursions in the hotel so as not to be deceived by taxi drivers who just want to make money with the tourist and give you useless rodeo to take you anywhere. The concierge (if he is still alive) is an institution and you have to take a photo with him because it is the essence of this beautiful hotel. When you go to breakfast or eat, be careful to leave your food for a careless moment, because the abundance of crows that steal food at any opportunity they have and fly away and squirrels that sympathetically approach one and makes them mount on their plate in U No heartbeat. It is the place where people rich celebrate their weddings and will be fortunate that they could see a wedding on the spot because it is completely different from what we are used to in Europe.

A place with a history. Stayed at Galle Face Hotel twice and visited the cafes and restaurants of the hotel many times during my stays in Sri Lanka. Good rooms, staff was helpful and nice in general. Great location. Close to other hotels and shopping malls if you are in Colombo for the weekend or a short stay I highly recommend.

One of the best hotels by the sea and also which has kept its colonial touch intact. Visited by many hollywood celebrities, known faces across the globe. Excellent lunch buffet by the sea. Food is awesome here. Clear blue sea view is a USP if this hotel. Excellent service by the staff. Definitely a must go if you visit Colombo.

Nice sea side seating. Enjoy the breeze and the sea view while you talk with your partner with chilled beer. One of the oldest hotels in Colombo. Very well maintained and courteous staff. Nice place to chill out.

Hotel very nice bill and elegant style pure colonial. Nice choice of spirits. Beautiful sea view. Good location.

Really an ancient yet royal looking hot with great view. Will recommend for its excellent view… this can't be any better. Staffs are very friendly and always ready to help.

Great hotel, has a museum inside history telling about the hotel 153 years of existence. Located at the sea front, not really a sea beach but does not matter, in my opinion. Walking distance to town. Get yourself pampered with their excellent services and warm environment.

Enjoyed an absolutely terrific breakfast with a view of the sea! Not cheap, but highly recommended!

Great ocean view when we having tea and coffee at Gallery Face. Most patrons are foreigners and tourists. The cookies served were great. Latte seemed to be overdone with too much milk though. Overall s nice place as the squirrels and birds do join in.

Great Colonial Hotel in Columbo.

It's a nice hotel with good Hospitality service. Parking available for guest and Five star facilities available. Nice beach surrounding and it's really cool place. Wedding functions, Meetings and workshops can be arranged.

Rich cocktails named as the characters who have visited the hotel.

It is a very well preserved hotel built in 1864 by the English. It is by the sea although there is no beach. His style is very sober.

Expensive for the benefits. We booked online and the price displayed on the site did not bring out the taxes and tips (30% more in total than the price displayed) … Only to have a drink not to stay one night at this rate!

Home spotless very nice rooms just the view on the rooftops not very nice with the smells.

Had a drink in the evening overlooking the sea. Unfortunately it was cloudy, so didn't get to see the sunset. But the view was still good. Great atmosphere in the hotel. Had an old colonial feel to the building. Service at the outdoor cafe was acceptable. Service in the hotel was poor.

We did not get to stay here but attended a function. I will start with the bad stuff and finish with the many good features. The food is okay, looks amazing but lacks the balance of flavours that I would expect in such a place. When I say balance, the flavours in the food does not compliment other items on the plate that well. Dessert was full of amazing flavours, but rather than work together, I just felt that they were added at random, an issue which was also the case with my main course. However when it came to my soup, as it was in essence just one dish, that was fantastic. The organisation of the function was let down by one error, but the staff were superb at helping to correct it. Which brings me onto a major asset to the hotel. It is a beautiful building with a breathtaking view of the sea. But the service the staff give is even better. While the food was as noted before, okay for the setting, the service was exceptional. The staff are an asset to the hotel and should be treasured.

We had booked a table for high tea, arrived on time but had to wait for half an hour before the eateries arrived. By then we had reminded the staff several times. A butler seemed to take our complaint seriously and headed for the kitchen, but came back without reporting to us, and still nothing happened. After a while we turned to a lady who seemed responsible for receiving guests. She too went to the kitchen, and this time the scones and cakes arrived. However the tea did not, and it took another 10 minutes and repeated reminders before we got it. We had booked for five persons but only got food for five, and it was a complicated process to get I rectified. The hotel is beautiful and the terrace restaurant nice, but boy what service level!

Probably the top hotel in Sri Lanka. This has a few colonial eccentricities — like a bagpiper taking down the flag every day at sunset. But these add to the charm and the history. If you stay here make sure you find Prince Philips first car which is on the second floor! The breakfast buffet is the best I've ever had. Make sure you order the hoppers.

One of an oldest hotel in sri lanka which was originally opened in 1864. Can be recommended as a top class hotel. Stunning location plus view cooperating sea spray, pool bar, banquet facilities and many many more. Delicious food and well supportive staff. Sufficient parking are available. Well charming light balancing improve the prestigious look.

It is only about money when it comes to Galle face hotel The hotel is so inconsiderate towards customer emotions that even in the face of a medical emergency, they will paste their stupid policies in your face to ensure they dont lose out on a penny We booked this hotel and had to cancel the last minute as we had to go back to our country because of some medical emergency We asked the hotel to kindly consider waiving off some part of our booking charges which were $840 (not a small amount) as we weren't going to stay at all now The amazing experience followed next where the hotel showed us their cancellation policy of zero refund I am amazed to see how a renowned hotel like theirs can turn such blind eye towards people's emotions and their hard earned money Where hotel industry is known across the world for their out of the way adjustments fir customers, galle face hotel stands at the other end waiting to suck the money from the customers I would suggest people to be extremely cautious when booking this hotel as one might have to face a situation where they will shove one of their non customer only profit friendly policy in your face incase u r looking for some adjustments Regards.

Beautiful place in a colonial style perfectly restored very nice welcome and internship efficient and enjoyable the pool is perfect right in front of the sea I advise you to stay there for sunset restoration and perfect bar for a decent price bedding and comfortable room really perfect ☀ ️ ☀ ️ ☀ ️

We did not get to stay here but attended a function. I will start with the bad stuff and finish with the many good features. The food is okay, looks amazing but lacks the balance of flavours that I would expect in such a place. When I say balance, the flavours in the food does not compliment other items on the plate that well. Dessert was full of amazing flavours, but rather than work together, I just felt that they were added at random, an issue which was also the case with my main course. However when it came to my soup, as it was in essence just one dish, that was fantastic. The organisation of the function was let down by one error, but the staff were superb at helping to correct it. Which brings me onto a major asset to the hotel. It is a beautiful building with a breathtaking view of the sea. But the service the staff give is even better. While the food was as noted before, okay for the setting, the service was exceptional. The staff are an asset to the hotel and should be treasured.

Unfortunately, the spa and gym area is currently being renovated, otherwise I would have awarded 5 *.
Great ambience and lots of seating groups where you can meet or retreat. Great seafood restaurant, bars where you can enjoy the sunset; Buffet with Sri Lankan food: Very tasty. Pool with loungers just above the rocky beach.
Centrally yet quiet (in terms of traffic noise). We had a great time.

Almost like the Old Cataract hotel in Aswan.

An iconic hotel in Colombo. Originally built in the 1860s, the hotel was recently renovated while preserving its old glamour. The service itself if quite decent and they have several designated places ideal for meetings, press conferences, etc. The restaurants are well maintained and have great food to offer.

Hotel with very nice terrace to have a drink and watch the sunset. Recommended.

Such a beautiful place. Great place to hang. Very rich Morden and at the same time there’s this antique style going on in there. So beautiful. Definitely will go there again for a drink.

Very Victorian. 170 year old place, if I am not mistaken. Lovely centrally located place. Less ham a KM from Barefoot — an artisan shop. 1 KM to the Dutch Hospital — another central shopping area. Great breakfast spread. Salt water swimming pool. And loads of restaurants at he Hotel. Rooms are comfortable.

Great hotel. Most beautiful & best seafood restaurant right by the sea in Colombo.

The most colonial sunsets without leaving Colombo.

Overall not bad. Took ages to check in & had to verify which bags were ours even though a staff member put them aside. Food was ok nothing special. Beds are only doubles in all rooms despite what is advertised on other sites. Expected much more from a 5 star hotel boasting to be one of the best in Colombo.

Great range of food one can expect from their buffet menu. They have a very good restaurant called Verandah which has a stunning view of the sea. Both in the evening or afternoon times. One can enjoy the view while relishing the food… great for a family.

I like the location and the traditional building of this hotel. In the evening during sun set view of sea is marvelous from the lawn of this hotel. Many famous personalities stayed in this hotel. There is a lounge upstairs where we can see the pictures of the personalities mentioning their names and the year and time when they stayed here. I do recommend this hotel.

An absolutely amazing and historic hotel. Anyone visiting Colombo should definitely spend at least one night here. It's incredibly fancy — I felt like dressing up every time I left my room. The food was of very high quality; both the breakfast buffet and the room service food. And of course, the service was spectacular — they really try to treat you like royalty! Finally, you will be able to take the most amazing sunset pictures from the hotel grounds (see my pics). Recommended!

Nice view from hotel just beside the beach. You can eat & enjoy the sea breeze simultaneously. This is the oldest & traditional hotel in colombo. I liked it very much.

Elegant and Grand looking place. Very good for arranging International Conferences as there are plenty of Committee Rooms and main halls. Food is good and the service to the committee rooms are good. View of sea and Galleface ground. Situated close to city center but calm and quiet.

The hotel is located on the beach, spacious rooms, good breakfast.

This is a great hotel with a history. The hotel is about 150 years old, where actors and politicians stayed. The rooms are modern and the hotel's lounges have preserved the old interiors. Amazing view of the ocean, 4 restaurants, swimming pool. The best place to stay in Colombo.

An iconic hotel in Sri Lanka. Renovated recently. Has an amazing sea view. Nice wedding halls.

Lunch was disappointing. The buffet was an eclectic mix of dishes that didn't really go together. The à la carte menu was limited as well. The setting's still nice tho.

One of the old and historical hotel in Sri Lanka. Best and good food menu you can choose variety of cuisine. Rooms are big size and clean. Friendly staff.

A hotel with a history and recognized all over the world. Situated at a fine place facing the Indian Ocean. Looks nice after the refurbishment. Colonial type structures with nice room arrangements. Needless to say that the food is fine.

+ Location is good with restaurants in the vicinity, the room has a good size, the hotel (style) is beautiful. — Early booking was not available and we had to wait for 1h20 before accessing the room. All in all we were not impressed for the reputation it has and it stands out as a normal hotel.

Currently undergoing serious renovations, and available facilities are very limited as a result. There's a (much smaller) outside area still available for drinks and basic dining on the seafront. Hopefully when work is completed it will be back up to, if not beyond, its former glory.

We have been visiting Sri Lanka and in Colombo staying at the Galle Face Hotel for the last 20 years. This summer (May 2013) we were shocked and disappointed at the deterioration of the Beautiful Colonial Galle Face Hotel. When inquired we were told that there was a new manger who has transformed the hotel in order to improve the hotel. The new management is responsible for the poor and unwelcoming condition of the hotel. Judging from the present horrific condition of the hotel it is evident that the new manager would have been running a tea cafe in an Indian Slum most of his life. This new manger has closed down all the restaurants and only one restaurant is in operation. Here they serve the identical buffet daily for lunch and dinner. The food has no variety and most of the dishes are unappetizing. Do not stay or dine at Galle Face Hotel as long as the new manger is running the place. Hope this would be a useful review. Thanks.

Reviews only 5 months. It is interesting to read the reviews of Vivien Leigh and Arthur Clarke.

Needs serious maintenance. Staff needs to be traIned. Beds are unconfortable. Very good location and sea view. Decent spa.