Mount Lavinia HotelvsThe Fort Printers
Both The Fort Printers and Mount Lavinia Hotel are recommended by travel writers. Overall, The Fort Printers is the choice of most professionals compared to Mount Lavinia Hotel. The Fort Printers comes in at #26 in Sri Lanka with praise from 3 reviewers such as Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler.
Mount Lavinia Hotel
Afar Magazine
Oyster
Lonely Planet
Time Out
100 Hotel Road, Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia 10732, Sri Lanka
From $105/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
Afar Magazine "This colonial artifact overlooks the turquoise Indian Ocean and the Coast Line train that runs along it." Full review
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Trainspotters should request a room at the hotel’s north end to score a balcony with views of the ocean and the tracks.
OysterUpscale
"This 226-room colonial hotel near Sri Lanka's capital -- named for a governor's mistress -- is oozing with history dating back to British rule in the 19th century." Full review
Lonely Planet "There’s a private sandy beach and a beautifully positioned pool and terrace." Full review
Time Out "Old world charm blends with contemporary comfort in this only city hotel with direct access to the beach" Full review
The Fort Printers
Travel + Leisure Lonely Planet
39 Pedlar St, Galle Fort, Galle, Sri Lanka
From $119/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
- Concierge
- Restaurant
Travel + Leisure "Dutch and English influences abound at this 18th-century mansion, whose five suites are decorated in jewel-toned velvets." Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"In the heart of the Fort, this imposing 1825 structure once housed printing presses, and later school classrooms. Today it's divided into two sections: rooms in the older part have..." Full review
