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Hilton Colombo
HOTEL
2;r from US$160; )
This large international business-class hotel buzzes with activity around the clock. It has
382 rooms in regular- and executive-floor flavours, six restaurants, a pub, a 24-hour busi-
ness centre, a fully equipped sports-and-fitness club and an attractive garden and pool area.
Kollupitiya
Colombo's best large hotels (with many new ones being built) are in this central area, near
the ocean and noisy Galle Rd. On back roads to the east you'll find numerous interesting
choices.
Clock Inn
HOTEL
This clean and well-run hotel is great value, in a great location. The four-bed dorm rooms
have a dash of style, while the regular rooms have queen-size beds with cable TV and
private bathrooms.
Lake Lodge
GUESTHOUSE
This hotel gets everything just right. The 13 rooms are well equipped and stylish in a min-
imalist way. Long concrete counters are good for work and the rooftop terraces have views
of South Beira Lake. Service is excellent and the hotel is well managed. You can easily
walk to much of what's interesting in Colombo.
YWCA
GUESTHOUSE
4500/5000, air-con extra Rs 1000; )
Of the several Ys offering budget accommodation in Colombo, this is easily our favourite.
Enjoy modest colonial splendour in this leafy compound in a busy and popular part of
