The Golden Crown Hotel

Very tasty food!!!

We stayed here when we came on a family vacation in Sri Lanka. This hotel exceeded all of our expectations. The hotel is ultra luxurious, with a thoughtful touches in every nook and corner. There is a 2 person jacuzzi in the bathroom. Very beautiful and huge rooms. Very lavish buffet with great food. Even when we left, the hotel packed a small bag with refreshments for the journey ahead.

Location is remote but the views are quite nice. Hotel is supposedly five star but service levels are well below that level. Check-in and checkout were both painful -- took way too long and not good service.

We stayed at The Golden Crown for 1 night. The hotel lobby is grand and impressive, however the rooms are ordinary. We got upgraded to a suite as no other rooms were available when we checked in. The room was very spacious and clean. In the bathroom the door is very close to the toilet although there is a lot of space further in. The balcony is small and the furniture takes up most of the space, however the view is great as we were at canopy level. The air conditioning did not work properly and it got quite hot in the night. We had dinner and breakfast and the food quality is mediocre. On our way to breakfast the far corridor had 3 mattresses piled against the wall and it was quite an unattractive sight. The service room door was often open and again not a pleasant view. The staff are friendly. The hotel did not live up to the 5* standard that is expected of a 5* hotel and for the price we paid.

The hotels first impression is excellent, a beautiful grand reception with traditional music being played to welcome you. The rooms are extremely spacious. The bed was too hard for my liking. The staff were all friendly and helpful. Only one restaurant was a negative. It was a huge buffet with lots of choice but the food was Luke warm.