Every hotel guide we have written for Sri Lanka. Each one lists bookable hotels with prices checked live, grouped by budget, mid-range and luxury.
HotelsSri Lanka's classic west-coast beach-and-river resort town, one honest guide: 22 real, bookable Bentota hotels from £18 a night, each with live prices, from all-inclusive beach resorts to riverside guesthouses. UK visitors need a Sri Lanka ETA. No markups, no booking fees.
HotelsColombo's real bookable rooms start at £14 a night. Here are 49 verified Colombo hotels across luxury seafront towers, mid-range city stays and cheap central rooms — with live prices, honest area notes, and the Galle Face Green vs Fort question settled. No markups, no booking fees.
HotelsHikkaduwa is Sri Lanka's laid-back south-coast surf and coral town, and this honest guide lists 24 real, bookable hotels from £13 a night — beachfront guesthouses to full-service 5-star resorts, each with live prices. UK visitors need a Sri Lanka ETA. No markups, no booking fees.
HotelsHotels in Galle checked live: 14 inside the Fort walls from £21, Unawatuna beach rooms from £20, and a Fort 5-star from £78. No booking fees.
HotelsKandy is Sri Lanka's hill capital and spiritual heart, wrapped around the sacred Temple of the Tooth and a misty lake. 49 real, bookable Kandy hotels across luxury, mid-range and budget — from a £12 hostel bed to a £609 wellness retreat — each linking straight to live prices. No markups, no booking fees.
HotelsTwo adjacent south-coast beach towns, one honest guide: Mirissa for whale-watching, Weligama for beginner surf. 13 real, bookable hotels from £19 a night, each labelled by town, with live prices. UK visitors need a Sri Lanka ETA. No markups, no booking fees.
HotelsNegombo is the beach town 15 minutes from Colombo's airport — the natural first and last night of any Sri Lanka trip. 46 real, bookable Negombo hotels across luxury, mid-range and budget, with live prices from £10 a night. No markups, no booking fees.
HotelsNuwara Eliya is Sri Lanka's 'Little England' — a cool tea-country hill town at 1,900m where colonial-era bungalows and misty plantation views come cheap. 35 real, bookable Nuwara Eliya hotels across luxury, mid-range and budget, with live prices from £13 a night. No markups, no booking fees.
HotelsTwo adjacent Cultural Triangle towns, one honest guide: Sigiriya's Lion Rock fortress and Dambulla's painted cave temples. 27 real, bookable hotels from £8 a night, each labelled by town, with live prices. UK visitors need a Sri Lanka ETA. No markups, no booking fees.
HotelsUnawatuna is Sri Lanka's palm-fringed crescent bay just south of Galle — and it's superb value. 20 real, bookable hotels from £20 a night, each with live prices, from beachfront guesthouses to boutique 5-star retreats. UK visitors need a quick Sri Lanka ETA. No markups, no booking fees.
