Colombo Travel Guide

Mt Lavinia is one of the best Hotels I have ever stayed. It has got 200 years of history. Excellent colonial beach hotel. The ambience make you feel pampered. We got the room in ground floor just beside the roaring sea shore. It was most exciting part of our stay.

4th day morning we got early in the morning and visited beach which was near to our room. There is a direct entry through a small gate. That part of beach was very ugly. But in the evening we asked the room boy who took us to an excellent place, which was private beach for Mt. Lavinia. It was as if we were in some dream. Only two of us were there and the breeze and sunset was great. It was very cloudy that evening and could not watch very good sunset. However we enjoyed.

as the sri lankan money is not freely exchanged, so you better bring along your US, EURO or anyelse they is worldwide accepted to them and exchange money in the bank. DO NOT exchange much in the airport as their rate is XXXX. And be remember that keep the exchange receipt right. Coz they might refuse to exchange your Sri Lankan money without it when you leave there.

For interacting with locals. they are every friendly. and sri lanka was a british colony. so, most of them know some english, so no worries! but sometime they are TOO NICE, don't be frightened, they are not harmful, they just wanna get some bucks from you. if you don't mind, just give them some and let them direct you :)