Title: Shalimar Hotel - Latest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025 - Expedia.ca [See all properties](http://www.expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?regionId=&adults=2&children=&sort=RECOMMENDED&useRewards=false&semdtl=&userIntent=&vip=false) # Shalimar Hotel Hotel with free parking, near Colombo City Centre ![Breakfast served, international cuisine](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/7000000/6650000/6646900/6646857/fc316933.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=598&ra=fit) ![Standard Double Room](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/7000000/6650000/6646900/6646857/d4323b1f.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Lobby sitting area](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/7000000/6650000/6646900/6646857/c13d0dd7.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Food court](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/7000000/6650000/6646900/6646857/53968e11.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![Daily English breakfast (USD 5 per person)](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/7000000/6650000/6646900/6646857/061905f4.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) - Overview - Rooms - Location - Policies Shalimar Hotel in Panchikawatte offers travelers a practical base with thoughtful amenities. Guests enjoy free WiFi, meals at the on-site restaurant, drinks at the bar, and convenient dry cleaning services. Express check-in saves time, while barbecue grills add a casual touch. 7.4 Good ## Popular amenities - Bar - Room service - Breakfast available - 24/7 front desk - Air conditioning - Laundry ## Room options ### Check availability for these dates Tonight [Oct. 8 - Oct. 9](https://www.expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=2025-10-08&endDate=2025-10-09&selected=6646857&PinnedHotelID=6646857&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=-1&adults=2) [](https://www.expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=2025-10-08&endDate=2025-10-09&selected=6646857&PinnedHotelID=6646857&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=-1&adults=2) Tomorrow [Oct. 9 - Oct. 10](https://www.expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=2025-10-09&endDate=2025-10-10&selected=6646857&PinnedHotelID=6646857&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=-1&adults=2) [](https://www.expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=2025-10-09&endDate=2025-10-10&selected=6646857&PinnedHotelID=6646857&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=-1&adults=2) This weekend [Oct. 10 - Oct. 12](https://www.expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=2025-10-10&endDate=2025-10-12&selected=6646857&PinnedHotelID=6646857&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=-1&adults=2) [](https://www.expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=2025-10-10&endDate=2025-10-12&selected=6646857&PinnedHotelID=6646857&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=-1&adults=2) Next weekend [Oct. 17 - 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[Sign in](https://www.expedia.ca/login?ckoflag=0&uurl=e3id%3Dredr%26rurl%3D%2FColombo-Hotels-Shalimar-Hotel.h6646857.Hotel-Information)[Sign up, it's free](https://www.expedia.ca/signup?enable_registration=true&uurl=e3id%3Dredr%26rurl%3D%2FColombo-Hotels-Shalimar-Hotel.h6646857.Hotel-Information) ## About the area ![Map](https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?&size=660x330&map_id=3b266eb50d2997c6&zoom=13&markers=icon:https%3A%2F%2Fa.travel-assets.com%2Ftravel-assets-manager%2Feg-maps%2Fproperty.png%7C6.93053%2C79.86507&channel=expedia-HotelInformation&maptype=roadmap&scale=1&key=AIzaSyCYjQus5kCufOpSj932jFoR_AJiL9yiwOw&signature=gx-l0AaSosiQXeQaunHvKt_JyHc=) 46, Panchikawatte Road Maradana, Colombo, 00100 #### What's nearby - Colombo Lotus Tower - 11 min walk - 1.0 km - Bally's Casino - 2 min drive - 1.8 km - Colombo City Centre - 3 min drive - 2.6 km - Nawaloka Hospital - 4 min drive - 2.6 km - Galle Face Green - 4 min drive - 3.3 km #### Getting around - Colombo Fort Station - 7 min drive - Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 34 min drive #### Restaurants - ‪Brew Heaven Coffee Shop - ‬1 min drive - ‪Al-FAAZ Restaurant - ‬11 min walk - ‪Hotel De Buhari - ‬3 min walk - ‪Minan Hut - ‬13 min walk - ‪Dubai Juice Pot - ‬14 min walk ## About this property ### Shalimar Hotel Hotel near Colombo City Centre At Shalimar Hotel, you can look forward to dry cleaning/laundry services, a bar, and a restaurant. Guests can connect to free in-room WiFi. Additional perks include: - Free self parking - English breakfast (surcharge), an area shuttle, and express check-out - Express check-in, tour/ticket assistance, and free newspapers Room features All guestrooms at Shalimar Hotel have thoughtful touches such as air conditioning, in addition to amenities like free WiFi and free newspapers. 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Wheelchair-accessible parking - Wheelchair-accessible path of travel ### More - Smoking not allowed ## Room amenities ### Bathroom - Bidet - Private bathroom - Rainfall showerhead - Shower - Towels provided ### Entertainment - TV with cable channels ### Food and drink - Coffee/tea maker - Limited room service - Minibar - Refrigerator ### More - Air conditioning - Ceiling fan - Desk - Free daily newspapers - Iron/ironing board on request - Phone ## Policies ### Check-in Check-in time starts at noon Express check-in available Minimum check-in age: 18 ### Check-out Check-out before noon Express check-out available ### Special check-in instructions Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property ### Access methods Staffed front desk ### Pets No pets or service animals allowed ### Children and extra beds Children are welcome 1 child, up to the age of 3 years, can stay for free if using existing beds when occupying the parent or guardian's room Cribs (infant beds) are not available ### Property payment types ## Important information ### Optional extras - Fee for English breakfast: approximately USD 5 per person The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change. ### 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 and cash ### We should mention No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property ### Property is also known as Shalimar Colombo Shalimar Hotel Colombo Shalimar Hotel Hotel Shalimar Hotel Colombo Shalimar Hotel Hotel Colombo ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Shalimar Hotel pet-friendly? > No, pets are not allowed at this property. ### How much is parking at Shalimar Hotel? > Self parking is free at this property. ### What time is check-in at Shalimar Hotel? > Check-in begins at noon. ### What time is check-out at Shalimar Hotel? > Check-out is at noon. ### Where is Shalimar Hotel located? > Located in Panchikawatte, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Elphinstone Theatre and Colombo Lotus Tower. All Saints Church and R. Premadasa Stadium are also within 1 mi (2 km). ## Have a question? Beta Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews. Ask a question ## Shalimar Hotel Reviews 7.4 ### Good All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.[More information](https://www.expedia.ca/lp/b/content-guidelines) ### 7.6 Cleanliness ### 6.2 Location ### 7.6 Staff & service ### 6.0 Eco-friendliness ### 7.0 Property conditions & facilities 10 - Excellent 18 8 - Good 45 6 - Okay 24 4 - Poor 12 2 - Terrible 2 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Bryan Jul 14, 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities Spacious rooms, friendly staff, restaurant in the hotel, it's about 30 min walk to Colombo fort ##### Bryan Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024 ### 8/10 Good #### Verified traveller Dec 10, 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities Good size room, clean, comfortable bed, excellent air conditioning Downsides - shower cold despite own boiler, thin curtains so woken by sunrise ##### Verified traveller Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024 ### 4/10 Poor #### Mathangi Jan 2, 2025 Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities Does not reflect what is advertised. Poor lighting. TV channels had to be paid to get activated. AC was a disaster. The sheets and mattresses not satisfactory. Definitely not a 3 star hotel. More like a travel lodge. ##### Mathangi Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Frédérique Apr 10, 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort ##### Frédérique Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025 ### 6/10 Okay #### brigitte Feb 19, 2025 La gentillesse de mr harrington n efface pas la vétusté de cet hôtel au demeurant dans une tres belle bâtisse :il y a du potentiel. La réception est ouverte H24 et ce monsieur ne se repose jamais :il facilite votre séjour. Pour le petit déjeuner inclus il n'y a pas de choix comme proposé puisque les 2 breakfast sont identiques et toujours servis de la même façon. Pas question de demander un peu plus de boisson chaude ##### brigitte Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025 ### 6/10 Okay #### Satgunarajah Sep 16, 2022 ##### Satgunarajah Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Verified traveller Mar 1, 2020 ##### Verified traveller Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020 ### 8/10 Good #### Wojciech Feb 15, 2020 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort The place was very nice, comfortable with friendly and helpful staff. Highly recommended. ##### Wojciech Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Luis Feb 3, 2020 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### It is worth every penny After 3 weeks thrvarious places i Sri Lanka, i stayes here for 3 nights when I needed to return to Colombo. Waje, the manager, was the nicest, most aurhentic, flexible and helpful person I had encountered so far in tne hotel industry here, and maybe beyond. I had to check out before anyone normally comes on duty, and he had the kitchen make me a sack breakfast to go the night before. And when i came downstairs, he was up and waiting anyway. He sent out for English newspapers for me, at their expense, and immediately offered to change my room when the TV stopped working. He gave me sughestions on what and where to avoid. I felt like he cared. It is a 2 \*, and generally caters to the local population. If you are good with that, you will be very safe and comfortable here. ( that said, it was much more expensive to book on booking.com, so book.here instead) ##### Luis Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020 ### 8/10 Good #### Lucy Apr 30, 2019 Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Close to train It was in a great location for catching early train from Marada Station to Galle ##### Lucy Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019 ### 8/10 Good #### Julian Mar 5, 2019 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort #### A traditional style hotel next to Maradana railway A traditional style hotel next to Maradana railway station. The rooms are quite big, and spacious. The AC worked fine, although the WiFi struggled occasionally. The staff seemed very friendly and helpful,and assisted as required. There is a restaurant on the ground floor open until 22.00, serving a mix of Indian and Chinese dishes, there is also a bar area. I will stay here again, as it suits my needs, although the local area is not central for many people. ##### Julian Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019 ### 8/10 Good #### Verified traveller Feb 27, 2019 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Traditional hotel near Maradana railway station Good value traditional hotel near Maradana railway station. The rooms are very good sized and clean. The bathrooms have individual hot water boilers so always available should you wish. AC in the room was ok and the wifi worked although the signal wasn't the best at times. Friendly and helpful staff who remembered me from previous visits. Laundry took just over a day, but was well done and cheap. They also arranged a car to the airport at a competitive rate. The restaurant was open until 22.00 which is handy as the choices around the area are limited. Beware that rooms at the front will be subject to the associated noise you find here. ##### Verified traveller Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019 ### 10/10 Excellent #### cherry Feb 26, 2019 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### A great place to rest your head This hotel was a 5 minutes walk from the train station. The hotel bedroom is very big and spacious with a huge comfortable bed and very clean. The staff were fabulous and would help with their knowledge and always with a big smile. The food in the restaurant was fabulous and plenty of it and they would even get you a beer from down the road. Would definitely recommend this place. ##### cherry Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2019 ### 8/10 Good #### Verified traveller Dec 30, 2018 Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities Staff very friendly. Rooms clean. Front room facing the road was very noisy. Changed to quite back room. ##### Verified traveller Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018 ### 8/10 Good #### peter Nov 5, 2018 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities #### Good value budget hotel A very good budget hotel in Colombo. The service was very good.The local area is nothing special with lots of shops selling car parts. My bathroom was clean, but the bathroom tap only emitted a trickle. For what I paid (30 pounds per night) it represented good value ##### peter Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018 ### 8/10 Good #### nori, 日本神奈川県 Aug 12, 2018 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort ##### nori Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018 ### 8/10 Good #### Verified traveller Mar 20, 2018 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort Good for one night, near train station! Food at then restaurant was good. ##### Verified traveller Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018 ### 10/10 Excellent #### joanne, london Jan 29, 2018 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Great hotel with friendly staff and spacious rooms We were instantly upgraded to a suite room at Shalimar, which was a two storey bedroom with living space, king bed and beautiful slate tiled bathroom. The staff were really helpful and helped us to get the cheapest travel to our early morning flight. The hotel is really clean and nicely furnished and I would definitely stay here again considering the price was so reasonable. ##### joanne Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2018 ### 4/10 Poor #### Verified traveller Jan 5, 2018 Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort Mosquitoes in the room, no bed nets. Stupid lazy desk staff, no bottled water, shampoo. Very noisy with the train at 5am. Try to find a better hotel but the standards are low in Sri Lanka. ##### Verified traveller Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018 ### 8/10 Good #### adam Dec 12, 2017 Liked: Staff & service #### zephyrs from another era blow the dust... the Shalimar has seen better days but is quite quiet and comfortable in general. i liked the weird design of my room which was like a sunken garden you went down steps to. (perhaps, however, not everyone's cup of tea). not much happening in da hood, especially after 6pm. ##### adam Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017 ### 2/10 Terrible #### non Dec 2, 2017 Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### エアポートタクシーが来ない 「エアポートタクシーを手配出来る」というメールが予約後に来たのでお願いしたが、空港に現れず電話連絡した所、「間違えた、そこでタクシーを使ってくれ」で結局一般のタクシーでホテルを探してからようやく到着したら、誰もいなく大声で呼んだり歩き回ると床で寝ている従業員が。エアポートタクシーのミスも従業員に連絡してないのが分かり最悪の気持ちで過ごした。 ##### non Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017 ### 4/10 Poor #### ボブ Nov 24, 2017 Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### 汚さが目立つかも 部屋に入って早々ゴキブリと大型のクモと遭遇。安さ重視で選んでるからしょうがないと割りきるが、スリランカ滞在中に宿泊した4つの同価格のホテル中で私的には最下位。やっぱり清潔さが欲しいなー ##### ボブ Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017 ### 6/10 Okay #### Izumi, osaka Oct 30, 2017 #### 可も無く不可もなく 普通の3星、駅近くリーズナブル。古いが価格は相応。コスト重視ならOK.メインステーションはもう１駅行かないと行けません。歩いたらまあまあ遠い。周りには何もない。 ##### Izumi Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017 ### 4/10 Poor #### Verified traveller Aug 24, 2017 Disliked: Room comfort #### Very old Stayed there only for one night, wouldnt stay there for longer. The personnel doesnt speak english. ##### Verified traveller Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Michael Jul 3, 2017 Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort #### Als City Hotel zu empfehlen Bei city aber Lage gutes Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis, freundliches Personal, Comfort Zimmer groß, sauberes Bad ##### Michael Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017