Reviews of No.53
No.53, "Mahagedara", Averiwatta, Katunayake, 11450 Katunayaka, Sri Lanka
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Reviewed: September 10, 2025 · Stayed in September 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: August 27, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBest stay you can have!!!!! We booked it twice during our stay on the island. They even offered a free transfer to the airport :)
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Reviewed: August 10, 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful historic house close to the airport. The couple living here are very friendly and kind, and were happy to accommodate my late arrival (11 PM). Very quiet.
The room is a bit plain, but for an overnight before catching a connecting flight, it was perfectly fine.
Reviewed: July 21, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewAuthentic atmospheric place! very comfortable stay before departure. Beautiful family villa with century-old history. The room had everything necessary and was clean. Wonderful hosts always ready to help. The host kindly took us to the airport in the morning. Thank you!
Reviewed: July 8, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: July 7, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful old house with lovely gardens. Quick stop for us after flying in. Large room. Owners waited up for us.
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Reviewed: July 4, 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBest stay in colombo!
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Reviewed: June 26, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThis was a very short overnight stay, but it was simply lovely. The family are very welcoming and kind, the rooms are clean, cool and comfortable, the gardens are beautiful and the location is perfect for the airport (5 mins by car!) but incredibly peaceful
Nothing, it was really lovely
Reviewed: June 15, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReally friendly and welcoming hosts Very convenient location for the airport (but not too loud from it) and the hosts drove us to the airport for our flights even at 05:30 Beautiful garden plus 2 friendly and cuddly dogs
Limited food options within walking distance - best to get a tuktuk to a decent restaurant No card facilities so we had to get cash out (there are ATMs within walking distance though)
Reviewed: June 11, 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe owners are wonderful and helpful people, I arrived late due to a missed flight and was welcomed warmly. Nice big garden and heritage architecture and interior round it up. The smell of mothballs remind me of my childhood...;))
Nothing as was just for one short night, but if you need a hotel close to CMB airport I would always recommend No. 53
Reviewed: May 21, 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful quiet gardens and home . The family looked after us so well especially welcoming us in at midnight and feeding us up with a delicious breakfast before we headed off on a long trip up north
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Reviewed: May 5, 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful garden and building with a very convenient yet quiet location at the airport. Welcoming and hospitable family team who offered airport transfer for free.
Reviewed: April 11, 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewWhat a great find, a quiet garden oasis in a busy airport town. The hosts are genuinely lovely people who showed us around their garden and dropped us at the airport at 5am no charge! Thank you :)
Reviewed: April 10, 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewThe owners of the property was the kindest souls ever helped us heaps
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Reviewed: April 3, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewA beautiful 140 year old family home with the 4th generation living there. Super close proximity to airport and still a green oasis. Warm welcome by the owners who made sure we had everything we needed to feel comfortable.
Reviewed: April 3, 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewCozy property with lovely hosts. Really enjoyed listening about the history of the old estate. The hosts are super kind and helpful. It is located strategically close to the airport.
Reviewed: March 25, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewA wonderful stay after a late evenng flght arrival, just 5 mns ride from airport. Our host provided advice on how to get a taxi. Our room was very comfortable, good air con. The house is 140 years old in the same family, and a beautiful garden to enjoy. Breakfast is not provided, but there is a small supermarket and bakery about 10 mns walk.
Breakfast is not provided, but there is a small supermarket and bakery about 10 mns walk
Thank you very much for your comments, and it’s encouraging us to give a better service for our guests, as your suggestions, we’ll arrange to provide the breakfast for our guests very soon,sorry for the inconvenience you had to face.
Reviewed: March 16, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewPicked this hotel only because it was near to the airport and had a better rating than the normal airport hotels. Felt guilty that we arrived late in the evening and flew out early in the morning - the hotel (more of a guest house) is fantastic!!! Run by a tremendously friendly and welcoming couple, it is an old house that has been in the family for 200 years and oozes with tradition. Although its geographic location is perfect for the airport and not really near anything else, it would not be too far to take a tuk tuk or car to the beach or into Colombo, and we thought that if we maybe stayed here longer it might have made a good base. Good wifi too.
Nothing not to like. Maybe it's not so convenient for anything other than the airport, but I could see it as a good base for a stay of a couple of days to be able to come back after a busy day to this tranquil and homely place.
Reviewed: March 7, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewWhat a little hidden gem, what amazing hosts
Mosquitoes
Reviewed: March 7, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: March 3, 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewGreat experience
Great property
Reviewed: February 28, 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewWe were late arriving and we were given a warm welcome.and the gentleman gave us a lift to the airport in the morning..A lovely kind couple..
Reviewed: February 26, 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewVery friendly staff and the proximity to the air port is very convenient. They took us to the air port in the morning free of charge.
It was slightly difficult to find after dusk, but after a quick call to the hotel we arrived safely.
Reviewed: February 17, 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewBeautiful property & accommodations. Owners took us to the airport late in the evening to catch our airline flight. Perfect.
Reviewed: February 9, 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewLocation close to the airport and it's a nice quiet old property. Also, the family that owns the property was quite helpful
No option for breakfast