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Helga's Folly vs Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Cinnamon Grand Colombo and Helga's Folly are both rated highly by professional travelers. Overall, Cinnamon Grand Colombo scores slightly higher than Helga's Folly. Cinnamon Grand Colombo comes in at #24 in Sri Lanka with endorsements from 2 reviews such as Oyster, Lonely Planet.
Helga's Folly
Afar Magazine
The Telegraph
Lonely Planet
70 Rajaphilla Mawatha, Kandy, Sri Lanka
From $100 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine
"The reality of the place has already exceeded the vision I hold of it in my imagination."
Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A handsome mansion built in the 1930s, run by the eccentric Helga De Silva, the property is now a faded but incredible Alice-in-Wonderland-meets-Hammer-Horror bohemian ghost ride experience."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"This hotel/art gallery/surrealist dream has to be the most extraordinary hotel in Sri Lanka. Indeed, the Stereophonics famously wrote the song 'Madame Helga' about the owner."
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Cinnamon Grand Colombo
Oyster
Lonely Planet
P.O. Box 252, 77 Galle Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
From $101 /night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Laundy Room
Oyster
Upscale
"The 501-room, upscale Cinnamon Grand is a Colombo institution; it is a popular place for weddings and conferences, and has an air of importance and activity."
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Late check-out requests are rarely granted, and beware that taxis through the hotel have higher fares than those on the street.
Lonely Planet
Top choice
"Colombo’s best large hotel has a central location well back from Galle Rd."
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