Mount Lavinia Hotel offers you the very best of modern facilities blended with a magical touch of antiquity. This enchanting British Colonial heritage hotel, located on a breathtaking beachfront, is a living legacy to the secret love story between the British Governor General of Ceylon, Sir Thomas Maitland, and the beautiful mestizo dancer, Lovina. The legendary romance has made this Colombo hotel one of the most popular venues in Sri Lanka for weddings; couples from around the world fly to this fabled island for a custom-planned wedding at the Mount Lavinia Hotel.
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Located in the coastal town of Mount Lavinia, which is just 12 kilometres south of the City of Colombo and 54 kilometres from the Bandaranaike International Airport, the hotel is easy to reach, yet away from the congestion of the capital. It is situated atop a rock and looks over the aquamarine waters of the Indian Ocean. The hotel allows direct access to the beach. The town of Mount Lavinia was originally known as Galkissa in Sinhala. It's said to have acquired the latter name in memory of 'Lady Lovinia'.
Hotel Facilities:
- Laundry service
- Indoor and outdoor bars and dining facilities
- Seafood restaurant on the beach
- Spacious terrace overlooking the bay and Colombo skyline, with dining facilities
- Swimming pool with kiddies pool
- Private beach access
- Banquet and conference facilities
- Salon
- Business Centre
- Wireless Internet service (free for residents)
- Baby-sitting service (with prior notice)
- Baby cot available
- Extra beds available (additional charges apply)
- Wheelchair available
- Disabled access
- Left luggage service
- Foreign currency exchange
- Hotel doctor on call 24 hours
- 24-hour Travel Desk
- Flight ticket reconfirmation service
- Safety deposit box
- Shopping arcade
- VIP Tours
Room Facilities
- Air conditioning with individual temperature control
- International Direct Dialing (IDD)
- Free Wireless Internet access for guests (Terms & Conditions Apply)
- 24-hour house keeping with daily evening turn-down service
- Complimentary daily newspaper in room
- Satellite television with international & local channels, and one radio channel
- Hair dryer
- Mini bar
- Tea and coffee making facility
- All bathrooms are supplied with luxury bathroom amenities, hair dryer and 24-hour hot and cold running water.
- Specialty Siddhalepa Ayurvedic products are provided in all bathrooms.
The following amenities are also available for guests on request.
- Iron and ironing board
- Bathrobe and slippers
- Toiletries (Toothbrush, toothpaste, etc.), shoe polish, sewing kit
- Extra pillows and blankets
- Personal wake-up call service (through the hotel operator)
- Extra storage-safe facilities are available at the Front Office

















