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West Coast · Capital
The island's seafront capital — old trading port, colonial quarters and a buzzing modern food scene.
Most travellers treat Colombo as a gateway, but the city rewards a day or two. The old Dutch and British quarter of Fort and the bazaar streets of Pettah sit beside the restored Dutch Hospital — now a courtyard of restaurants and bars — and the long ocean-front promenade of Galle Face Green.
It's a city of street food and rooftop cocktails, Buddhist and Hindu temples, mosques and churches within blocks of each other. Come hungry: Colombo's food, from hoppers and kottu to fine dining, is reason enough to linger.
Galle Face GreenA seafront promenade of kite-flyers and street-food carts at sunset.
Pettah marketA chaotic, brilliant grid of bazaar streets selling everything imaginable.
Dutch HospitalThe oldest colonial building in the city, now the best dining courtyard.
Gangaramaya TempleAn eclectic, treasure-filled Buddhist temple by Beira Lake.
From boutique to value, the spread of stays in and around Colombo.
Boutique
Design-led small hotels in Cinnamon Gardens and Fort.
Luxury
Skyline rooms, rooftop pools and the city’s best restaurants downstairs.
Value
Comfortable, central rooms near the station and seafront.
Eat your way through the Dutch Hospital and Galle Face at dusk, then catch a rooftop bar. Give Colombo an evening before you write it off as just an airport stop.
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