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Royce Boutique Hotel

3.0 star property
3-star beach hotel with restaurant

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Beach
Courtyard
32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels, TV
Restaurant
Reception
Reviews
6.2

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast includedBreakfast includedBreakfast included
  • Parking includedParking includedParking included
  • LaundryLaundryLaundry
  • RestaurantRestaurantRestaurant
  • Room serviceRoom serviceRoom service
  • Free WiFiFree WiFiFree WiFi

Explore the area

Map
8 Barnes Avenue, Mount Lavinia
  • Popular LocationMount Lavinia Beach11 min walk
  • Popular LocationLanka Hospital9 min drive
  • Popular LocationBandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall10 min drive
  • AirportColombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.)65 min drive

Room options

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Traditional King Room

Traditional King Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room

Standard Double Room

  • 30 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

About the area

Mount Lavinia

Oceanside stay.You'll be within half a mile (1 km) of Mount Lavinia Beach and 2 miles (3 km) of Traditional Puppet Art Museum with a stay here. Siddhalepa Ayurveda Hospital and Dehiwala Zoological Garden are also within 2 miles (3 km).

What's nearby

  • Mount Lavinia Beach - 11 min walk
  • Lanka Hospital - 9 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall - 10 min drive
  • Colombo City Centre - 10 min drive
  • Galle Face Green - 10 min drive

Getting around

  • Wellawatta Railway Station - 11 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 66 min drive

Restaurants

  • Kattankudi Taste Kade - 12 min walk
  • Saas Hotel - 11 min walk
  • KFC - 7 min walk
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen - 7 min walk
  • Old Thomians Swimming Club - 3 min walk

About this property

Royce Boutique Hotel

3-star beach hotel with restaurant
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. Free breakfast is served. Public spaces have free WiFi. You'll find a business center on site. An airport shuttle (available on request) is available for a fee. A terrace, tour/ticket assistance, and a garden are also featured at the business-friendly Royce Boutique Hotel. Free self parking is available.
  • 16 guestrooms or units
  • Built in 1800
  • Full breakfast (free)
  • Business facilities
  • Dry cleaning
  • Self-service laundry
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Tour and ticket information
  • Concierge
  • Terrace
  • Garden
  • Coffee shop
  • Dining venue
Royce Boutique Hotel offers 16 air-conditioned accommodations with safes and complimentary toiletries. Rooms open to balconies. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with premium cable channels.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and hair dryers can be requested.

Property amenities

Family friendly

  • Free rollaway/extra beds
  • Laundry facilities
  • Soundproofed rooms

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Roundtrip airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • Room service available

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV
  • Cable channels
  • Premium channels

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free rollaway beds
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels

Outdoor space

  • Balcony

More

  • Desk
  • Safe
  • Soundproofing

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: 2 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Free rollaway/extra beds!
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 35 per vehicle (one way)

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard.

Property is also known as

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Royce Boutique Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.2
Rating 10 - Excellent. 5 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 32 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 32 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

J, London

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gracious Colonial house in a garden
For those who feel Colombo has lost its old world charm, this boutique hotel comes as a welcome surprise. Sit in a tranquil garden sipping gin and tonic in the cool of the evening or the tastefully decayed verandah in the day.

6/10 Okay

Ingrid, Brisbane, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Comfortable hotel
Did not like the room we were given but hotel staff kindly gave us another room downstairs. Breakfast was good. Prashan and Ajith were always obliging and helpful. The hotel needs a good facelift like a good coat of paint.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

More like a Bed and breakfast
Nice garden. Rooms are air conditioned, but not the dining area. Decent Breakfast. No daily room cleaning or towel replacement. Colonial style furnishings. Front gate gets locked by about 8 pm. If you come late (after 11 pm) it may take several minutes of ringing the bell before someone comes to let you in. In this situation ask the taxi driver to wait until the gate is opened, as it may be unsafe to be stuck in the street alone at night.

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
This hotel is basically a bed and breakfast hotel.
The room was spacious. The Bathroom needed a makeover badly and was quite dated. The tap in the sink was wobbly. the Toilet seat needs fixing. The bed was ok the net over the bed was only for decorative purposes, and could not be used as a cover. The breakfast was OK. The furniture was sub standard. All in all it was Ok for a stopover.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Looks lovely on the outside but mixed review
Gorgeous garden and lovely photos on the website but didn't quite live up to them enough. Staff are very lovely and attentive. Our room felt damp, the bedding itself felt wet so wasn't comfortable. The bathroom was really rather gross. Breakfast menu had a number of options which was nice but nothing is that big... but still tasty. Beach is really close as is the main road so great location.

6/10 Okay

Inge

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good service with early breakfast when we left ear
A very nice place, nice staff, good breakfast

4/10 Poor

Ashish, Gurgaon

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor maintenance
The only thing good about this boutique hotel is its location cuz it is literally walking distance (5-7 mins) from the Mount Lavinia beach. I would never rate a place poor but this hotel brought me to it cuz the maintenance of the hotel is in extremely poor condition especially the floors and walls of the rooms and bathrooms. The whole area is covered with black mould and that makes the rooms stink a musty smell. We had booked a traditional King Room and this guy put us in a horrible standard room which was stinking and he insisted it was a Maharaja Suite!!! His Maharaja Suite had broken latches and bathroom had a rusted and completely corroded sink!! When I showed him the photos of the room I had paid for, he shifted us to the actual Suite. Here too, there were red ants in the bathroom and poor maintenance overall due to black mould throughout the room. When we asked for a change of Suite he first insisted there are only two suites (whereas there are five suites) and that the other one was booked (whereas besides us there was not a soul in the whole Colonial Bungalow except the staff)!!! Breakfast is made to order and thankfully their staff Mr Suren is a very cordial and professional person. Breakfast is fine depending upon what you order and food is prepared fresh. But overall the experience was absolutely bad due to the unprofessional behavior and poor maintenance of the hotel.

6/10 Okay

Lim

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Caroline, London

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wish we could pick it up and carry it around Sri L
We thought this hotel was great and a real find and other guests we spoke to and whom had done some research on foot in the area felt this strongly too! We loved it because it was a short walk to the dive centre (the only one in Colombo), on the beach smart, clean beautiful and friendly. We decided to stay extra nights and the price was very reasonable. The hotel was very quiet. An old colonial mansion with great sweeping four poster beds, which are large and comfortable. There is also old fashioned furniture and quaint British tea service around the hotel. Bathrooms is basic but has hot shower and it clean and functional. The staff are really accommodating and we arrived 8hrs before check in but they found us a room and let us move in. We also missed breakfast due to diving but they went out of the way to feed us. Great tea selection and breakfast choices. Aircon in room works well. Avoid massage place next door, it's poor service and over priced but there is a great little place for food down the road towards the beach and right at the junction. It's called Food Corner, lunch for £1.50. There are also cash points close by to the hotel on Galle Road and plenty of shops!

4/10 Poor

les, melbourne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
pictures on internet terribly deceptive
I apptreciate the colonial look and the staff were friendly and helpful. We stayed for 3 nights and the room was never cleaned, bins never emptied and beds were not done or towels and sheets were never changed. In the room/ bathroom there was not even a place to hang the towels or clothes nor a soap dish in the shower. The biscuits that were meant to accompany the evening tea never came though it was always promised for the next day. so was the bacon at breakfast that was meant to be there if requested. Regret to say one of the worst i've stayed in.