Budget accommodation in Colombo

short and sweet

our guidebook not so thorough with budget accommodation options in colombo.

any recommendations on arrival please ? we are coming from india so we dont expect the hilton. just no bed bugs.

recommendations would be very much appreciated.

Cheers
Nadia

Hi,
Is there any particular reason why you need to be in Colombo?.
Colombo is about 1 1/2 hours from the airport, depending on time of day and trafic ..
Much nearer , easier to get to and a more pleasant place to be is the nearby beach town of Negombo. Only about 20 minutes from the airport and plenty of choice of accomodation.

The Silver Sands,
229 Lewis Place,
Negombo.........Tel; +94-(0)-31-2222880 web site.. www.silvwersands.go2lk.com
Good, friendly, clean guest house.

or
The Oasis Beach Resort (m & fish and lobster restaurant ).
31 Poruthota Road,
Ethukala,
Negombo. Tel; +94-(0)-31-2279022
Bigger and a bit brighter than the Silver Sands. Has a decent pool.
Both face onto the road with pelanty of small shops, bars, restaurants close bu.
Both open onto the beach at the rear but the Oaisis is a better, cleaner beach area.

A couple of places that I've had recomkmended to me for Colombo.
I've never stayed in them. When I did stay at a budget place in Colombo it wasn't the sort of place I'd recommend . Come to that, neither is Colombo. just another fumey, crowded hot city.
But,,,

Wayfarers Inn,
77 Rosemead Place,
Colombo 7.
Tel; +94-(0)-1-2693936
and
Chanuka Tourist Guest House,
29 Francis road,
Wellewatte, .... Colombo 6
Tel; +94-(0)-1-2585883

As I said, I havn't used these two but they were recommended to me.
The two Negombo places I;'ve stayd in and liked both.
Rod.

Cheers Rod -

we have no need to stay in Colombo - it was only b.c we were arriving in the dead of night but we're not anymore. So all recommendations taken on board.

Thanks again

Nadia