Taj Samudra

6/10

Pleasant

04 Mar 2026

Sayivasantharaj

At check-in, we were told our room was not ready even though we arrived 2 hrs after check in time, when I questioned why that was the case for a “5 star” hotel, they miraculously found another room available to give us, figure that!
There were plenty of friendly staff, but they were not attentive. We had dinner in the Indian restaurant - good quality and nice food.
Overall, I would say “faded glory” in style and character - may not stay again here.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2026

Kartik

Fantastic room, great staff and a lovely view. The property does not have a private beach but you can access the port area bang in front of the property.

10/10

Exceptional

17 Feb 2026

Peter

Very clean spacious rooms. Lot if room amenities and very caring staff ! Excellent location.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Feb 2026

Kavitha

Nice welcome drink and lovely hotel. One staff member said they give a little elephant toy to young children staying but then didn’t give to our child. Porters not all quick.

Leisure

8/10

Excellent

02 Feb 2026

roland

Good breakfast and dinner. Friendly staff. Nice and clean pool. Small bathroom. Rooms and carpets should be renovated. Ashoka at entrance is a gem. Nice and helpful.

pool. Ashoka at entrance is a gem. Very friendly and helpful.
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8/10

Excellent

21 Jan 2026

Walter

the bar, the pool, the garden

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jan 2026

Dr Surendra K

Yes

Business

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2026

Kevin

Lovely hotel. Very helpful staff. Beautifully clean, pool was great and good gym. Huge range for a great breakfast. Definitely recommend this hotel.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jan 2026

Maynaka

Fresh breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

24 Dec 2025

William

Staff but especially Mr Chaminda Dehiwatte he was exceptional

10/10

Exceptional

22 Dec 2025

jeyabalan

Amazing experience. We had a Great staff member Nisansala who went out of the way to make our stay very comfortable!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2025

Jignesh

As always, Taj’s service remains unmatched—professional, attentive, and truly world-class.
flawless service with warmth and grace every time.
Unmatched hospitality!!

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Nov 2025

KAPIL

Excellent staff and good servuce. Everything is perfect.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

11 Nov 2025

Parag

Excellent food and hospitality

10/10

Exceptional

31 Oct 2025

Gordon

Good location

Business

10/10

Exceptional

20 Oct 2025

Abhijeet

Very safe

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Oct 2025

Peter

A wonderful hotel for a base in Colombo. Staff are the best. Will definitely be back !!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2025

Paramanathan

Breathtaking Oceaning view

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

31 Aug 2025

KAPIL

Amazing location and good food. I have stayed here multiple times and would love to stay again and again.

Special thanks as always to Thimali amd this time would like to thanks Prashanth from house keeping departmemt as well

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Aug 2025

Vijitha

Excellent

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2025

Mutha

Best Galle Face stay.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jun 2025

Janaka

Excellent location and professional staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Jun 2025

Janaka

Taj is a great hotel, well maintained and fantastic staff. They make you feel at home.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jun 2025

Janaka

We love staying at the Taj. Great hotel and staff. They are genuinely concerned for the guest comfort and safety. The staff is proficient in what they do, great management and the food at the Taj is fantastic. We have completed 12 days living at the Taj.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2025

Mehala

Very Good

We had Stayed 4 days the place is very nice. Room that we have booked sea side view. Clean Bathroom and rooms. Well kept.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 May 2025

Janaka

Great property and wonderful folk at the TAJ. Always willing to help and ensure a very comfortable stay for its guest. Though the hotel is 40 years plus, it’s well maintained, oven view and beautiful gardens .

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

23 May 2025

Balasingham

Overall we have enjoyed the stays.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2025

Shray

we had an amazing time in Taj Samudra Colombo. Staff was very courteous and generous.

Special thanks to Ms. Berni for making special arrangements to make our last day in Srilanka even more special and memorable. As always Taj exceeds our expectations of excellence.

Kudos to the entire staff and management who are serving their guests sinces ages.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2025

Mohit

Good customer attention

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

25 Mar 2025

Daniela

Avarage

This hotel is not what it used to be. One of the rooms was not available at 6:30 pm and was given a lower price room with out any monies back. The other room was small and not what I expected. I've stayed at this hotel before, but I will not return.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

KAPIL

Excellent stay

Excellent Service and special thanks to front office staff - Methmi, Dildhani and Sanuri

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2025

BHARAT

Brilliant location. Staff are very well trained in hospitality with a smile.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

26 Feb 2025

Janusz R.

Nice people (staff) and nice hotel. Friendly design, classic with comfortable beds, good water pressure and efficient climate - control. Ocean views are nice and with great 180 degrees perspective.
Excellent Barber Saloon at the lobby level with very professional staff (especially RASHAN). Reception people are helpful, pleasant, and accommodating. Best regards to Manju, who warmly and professionally welcomed me to the hotel upon my check-in.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2025

Richard

10 ot of 10 with staff services.

Our stay at TAJ was excellent with great welcome and customer service byMiss Dilshani giving us all more then expected.
Aslo Rooms were well serviced and given services required by staff Miss Ranjani and the Manager. Restaurant staff where great with services. Looking forward to come back and enjoy more at other TAJ HOTELS when given this kind of services.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Feb 2025

Sellamuthup

A great place to send vacation and hold special events like wedding, corporate events.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Jan 2025

Mahabaduge

All good except food
A la carte and cafe not comparable to other Colombo hotels in food choice value for money and quality

10/10

Exceptional

12 Jan 2025

Martin

We stayed for two nights.
ALL of the staff are BRILLIANT and looked after us really well.
The room was spacious and the rain-shower incredible… probably the best I’ve had.
The on-site Indian restaurant was excellent as was breakfast.
Easy to walk around the area and just 5 minutes to Park Street for loads of good dining options.
Wholeheartedly recommend Taj Samudra.
Thank you.

Business_and_leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Dec 2024

Jagadeesh

Property was very clean, service was good

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

21 Nov 2024

Terry

Business trip

Hotel is showing its age and really needs an overhaul.
Tried repeatedly to get a invoice after I left the property without success

Business

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2024

Khozema

SRI LANKA TAJ SAMUDRA

The bed and pillows are very uncomfortable, breakfast was excellent specially for south Asians, but there is short of space due to lots of guests, they should modify the restaurant because I feel the arrangement is not proper

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Oct 2024

Obaid

Taj Samundra was a decent experience for us, though the rooms are old-school and you can see wood worn off in some places, the grandeur of the property over shadows everything. The buffet spread was great but service a bit chaotic.
We do want to mention a shout out to Joseph at the gym, Bhatia for room service, Ms Dinushah at check-in and Ms Tathsarani at check-out.

I do have to mention the rates we booked at were inclusive of all taxes as mentioned by expedia at the time of booking but when we got the property, it was easily 35 USD more per night including tax. Expedia needs to be clear about this so we can choose the best price for us.

Business_and_leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Oct 2024

Girish

Outstanding breakfast

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

23 Oct 2024

Alistair

Not sure how this hotel is so highly rated on trip advisor. Room wasn't ready when I arrived. Communal/lobby areas are very nice but rooms are looking tired. Number of occasions where my room was cleaned but not topped up with amenities, such as bottled water. Service is very poor, there are loads of staff but no one seems to help. Difficult to get any kind of drinks with dinner other than water. Lobby bar was out of stock of basically everything. Wi-Fi throughout the hotel is really slow (2mb max speed). Food in the buffet is good but same dishes are served each night. Had some laundry done and all my clothes were shrunk - tried to explain it to staff but they either did not understand/pretended they did not understand.

Business Self

4/10

Poor

22 Oct 2024

Chanthrika

when walking to our room we can smell smoking, when asked we were told that room with balcony is a smoking room, But we can see someone sitting inside the room and smoking, also one gentleman smoking on the corridor. Bath tub is moldy. We paid for room with ocean facing but we were given a room where there is a building blocking the view, There are not chest of drawers in the room. We liked the breakfast and dinner buffet very much. Staff is very nice

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

Ali AL-

well managed

Business Friends

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2024

aseem

fabulous service in a great hotel, as always!!!

this was our second stay at this hotel & just before we were to check in some friends told us about the horrible room experience they had & how we should change our hotel.
since our first visit was great I wasn't sure if this feedback was good for the entire hotel or just an unfortunate experience they had so I decided to call the hotel & speak to them & share my concerns.
the lady at the customer service desk heard me out & reassured me that there was no cause for concern & told me someone would call me back during regular office hours the next day to clarify any doubts. this did not happen so negative feedback on this.
however, I sent them an email listing out all the rooms that were part of the group & soon enough I got a reply reassuring me of the impeccable taj service as always.
upon check in they had upgraded all our rooms to the next category & they specifically assured us that we would go back carrying forward the same experience as we did the first time & that is exactly what happened.
super stay & full marks to the Taj Colombo team, especially Niluka who made our stay superb.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

05 Sep 2024

clive

delightful hotel on Galle Face. quiet despite being on a busy main road. great breakfast, nice room and friendly staff all round

10/10

Exceptional

11 Aug 2024

Verified traveler

Taj - as always, never disappoints.

I’ve stayed in many Taj properties over the years and there’s a reason I keep coming back.

The team at Taj Samudra were always attentive and on point during my stay. No matter the late arrival hour (past midnight), or looking for a restaurant, they were always ready to assist.

The property is starting to show its age, but this is beyond staff control. I’d encourage the owners to spend a little to spruce up the property a little especially as it has such a beautiful frontage to the sea!

Thank you, Taj Samudra team, for a wonderful experience.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Aug 2024

Nimalaraj

Excellent services beautiful view .

10/10

Exceptional

31 Jul 2024

Saroginidevi

In front of the Gall face
Walkable distance to the beach & Mall

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

24 Jul 2024

Verified traveler

Best view in town

I got an upgrade to a room with a gorgeous view of the ocean front!

Business

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jul 2024

VAIRAMUTTU

Had a wonderful stay

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

15 Jun 2024

Rajan

Run down hotel, horrible customer service

Ocean view Deluxe room on top floor smells musty, bugs flying in the room. Bathroom and toilet have glass door so there is no privacy if two people are traveling together. We asked our room to be changed, manager tried his best to delay changing the room, made us wait 4 hours. Eventually we were changed to a city view Jr suite room, which fixed some of the above mentioned issues.

Even this room is run down, bathroom door is crooked & barely closes, mini bar is not stocked, no after hour coffee in the business center, strong smoke smell is the hallway when we booked non-smoking room.

Being an Indian American, I wanted this hotel to be good (since it's an Indian luxury hotel chain). Sadly It's an overpriced, run down hotel and no attention is being paid to hotel maintenance and customer comfort. I wouldn't recommend this hotel at this price point.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Apr 2024

Arany

We had a really great time at the hotel

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

18 Apr 2024

Marco

Great staying at the hotel!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2024

Jaianand J

Generally a hotel we love & as usual perfect taj hospitality

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2024

Nandhitha

Tennis court

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Feb 2024

Ajay

Nice stay at Taj Colombo

Excellent short break with my wife . As a regular to Taj properties in India , there is a standard of quality of service and property which is maintained across properties how ever old that property may be . Loved their Japanese restaurant and Navarathna was serving excellent Indian food . Overall very satisfying . 👍

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Jan 2024

Raj

Decorative

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

29 Oct 2023

Vaibhav

Taj Samudra had incredible hospitality and really elevated rooms. The fact they have reusable bottle program shows that they care for the environment and want to be sustainable. Also it’s right across the water, so you can do a quick walk by the sea any time. The buffet food was good, not exceptional especially the vegetarian options were mediocre at best. Although the stand alone restaurant Navratna had smashing food.

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2023

Swati

Great place to stay

Stay at the hotel was comfortable, clean, and carefree. The staff service was great, the food options were amazing. For someone looking to understand how far the oceanfront rooms were from the ocean, please know that there were other buildings and a road in front; the pictures on the hotel website are taken from a different angle.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Oct 2023

harkish

Coulr be better

Can be better especially what TAJ usually offers.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

04 Aug 2023

Suganthiny

Very clean, excellent service and great food! Throughly enjoyed

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

04 Jul 2023

Verified traveler

Taj samudra review

usually taj hotels \"wow\" us. but probably due to srilanka's economic condition, taj decided not to keep the hotel immaculate. Plus, there were kids running around in the club lounge, screaming, every evening. I know that in other hotels as well as taj properties, kids have an age restrictions. Here, even maids for the kids were present as well.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Jun 2023

Ranen

Amazing sea view of you stay in an odd number room. You can cross the road to do a walk on the galle face. Good food. The rooms are plush.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2023

Sumith

It was a great hotel and good service

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2023

Verified traveler

An oasis of calm
The food is delectable and the service levels are the benchmark other hotels in the city mark themselves by.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

27 Feb 2023

Jacob C

The hotel looks opulent on the ground floor. The pool, gym and breakfast are top notch. The food in the Indian restaurant was bland and the room was a bit dirty on check-in, especially the bathroom floor. Rooms are a bit shabby but come with plenty of free water.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jan 2023

Bijoy

Great stay

A good pleasant stay enhanced by the great service and friendliness of the staff

Business

8/10

Excellent

06 Jan 2023

Verified traveler

Elegant, great location

Elegant architecture, wonderful breakfast buffet, clean, and very good service. I also felt very safe, there were staff members everywhere checking in and making sure all my needs were met. The only downside is that to get to the pool / gym / steam room, you have to go through the gorgeous lobby that is usually filled with well dressed people there for some fancy event... so it's rather uncomfortable to walk through in a robe or cover-up... there should be some sort of keyed entrance straight from the rooms.

Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Dec 2022

Scott

Lovely hotel, friendly staff but service can be a little slow at times. The breakfast buffet is a little limited and could do with being more varied to cater for all dietary needs.

Business

8/10

Excellent

11 Nov 2022

Pradeep

Comfortable and friendly

I enjoyed my stay. The hotel is comfortable and the rooms are good size. But the rooms need updating. The Navratna, Golden Dragon and Yumi restaurants serve good Indian, Chinese and Japanese food respectively. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

21 Sep 2022

Kamani

One of the best hotels in Colombo. We will stay there again...

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 May 2022

Verified traveler

Great Stay

All staff esp Sanjeewa and hotel Chef Dayalan were great with food for my 2yr daughter.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

12 Apr 2022

George

Everything

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

24 Feb 2022

Verified traveler

true indian hospitality at work outside india

true indian taj hosiptality at work amazing outstanding no words to compare with any other the food was great the room, was great the staff were accomodating and understanding. what else one needs on a holiday.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

02 Feb 2022

Terence

This am immensely luxurious property with impeccable service. Would definitely return. It is good value for money too.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

22 Oct 2021

GIRISH

Excellent

amazing experience throughout

Business

8/10

Excellent

07 Mar 2021

Verified traveler

Almost perfect.

Great location with beautiful unobstructed views of the Gallface Greens and the Indian Ocean.
Staff were friendly, but not all were welcoming or attentive. Was not very impressed by the food either.
Well-kept lawn and grounds. Beautiful lobby.
Beautiful, clean and impressive room (luxury sea view room). Impressive bathroom, but hot water was not hot around 9-10 pm both in the shower and also in the tub. Loved the pool area, though could not test it. Can recommend to others.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

Excellent hotel with great staff and nice pool and great breakfast service. Club lounge has great staff.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Mar 2020

EllieK

Beautifully comfortable hotel. We had club access and were able to sit in one of the glass enclosed dining nooks and it was dreamy. Our room was comfortable and well equipped. Pool was great for laps. Note, they do not have a Sauna, we were told But that was ok as everything else perfect.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

22 Feb 2020

Kelly

Loved the Taj!

We had a great stay at this hotel. We were upgraded to Executive Level and the room was amazing. Great decor and view and an amazing bathtub.
We loved the lobby for cappuccinos in the morning, too!

Friends_and_family Friends

2/10

Poor

12 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

Poor service bad staff

Really poor customer service. Lots of attitude with the staff

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

11 Feb 2020

Verified traveler

We just used the facility to stay one night. It was average.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

31 Jan 2020

Satwik

Some rooms are very dated. We had to change the first one we got as that was not acceptable for a 5 star property and definitely not expected from a Taj property.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

30 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Our room was comfortable and had a great view of the sea . Staff were all helpful and courteous .
The only unsatisfactory experience was the smell of sewage at times in the bathroom !
As we were there only for a short time , we didn’t want to make a fuss and change our room ( no 621) but the Maintenance dept in the hotel may want to sort it out for future guests .

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Awesome!

My stay was excellent with the support of hotel staff.
Prashan from house keeping was great in his work.

Business

8/10

Excellent

07 Jan 2020

Henna

Good hotel - rooms are a bit small and bathroom is dated. Overall was a pleasant stay.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2020

Nishita

New Years Stay

Taj Samudra feels like an extension of home in Sri Lanka as Taj is a chain we are all used to ! It was all decked up for Christmas and New Years and felt very joyous & festive ! The General Manager himself makes rounds of the lobby and connects with the guests to add an extra special touch ! Everyone is really helpful ! The newly refurbished rooms on the 4th floor were very spacious and comfortable ! All in all a very pleasant stay and value for money!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Jan 2020

Carolyn

One night at the Taj

Beautiful hotel. I only stayed one night so I did not use the facilities - pool, fitness room, etc. My room was comfortable. The shower was in the bathtub, which I generally don’t like but the rain shower head and the glass doors made up for it. You just have to be careful getting in and out. The restaurant serves mostly Asian food. I ordered a lobster roll which is a specialty borrowed from the Boston Taj. It was more bread than lobster. Breakfast, which also consisted mostly of Asian dishes, had enough western food for a good western breakfast. Chris at the concierge desk was especially helpful to me. He secured a car and driver for my trip through Sri Lanka, advised me on my itinerary, and recommended hotels for my journey. I would definitely stay at the Colombo Taj on a return visit.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

The pool was lovely, all the staff were excellent. 5 star service.

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

11 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

We needed to check in early due to our flight arriving into Colombo and they were very accommodating and were able to give us a room. The Taj is in a great position just opposite the beach were you can walk along the foreshore at night and look at all the food sellers. Highly recommend.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Dec 2019

Verified traveler

I liked the old traditional feel.
Some of the decor was a bit tired

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Best in Hospitality

This place rocks! Definitely the best! From the moment we entered we were greeted with smiles and the best customer service was given to us! Our special day was made more special by Duncan, Bernie, Jayamini, Geeth, and Sakuni. Thank you to you all! The room was clean and beautiful and the beds and pillows were very comfortable as well! The view was the icing on the cake! Will visit Taj again and definitely recommend this place!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2019

Philip

The BEST thing about this hotel is its staff. From security, bell boy, front desk to housekeeping. Pretty much everyone was amazing. They genuinely care for their guests. I stayed there for 2 nights (October 23rd and 24th - 2019). During check in they upgraded my room to a Suite. (I didnt ask for it) Then the Front Desk officer and the bell boy accompanied me to my Suite and showed all the amenities. Next day morning it was raining heavily. I had a lot of places to visit and people to see. I had only my dress shoes with me. I ddint want to ruin my shoes. I tried to buy a pair of sandals/slippers from the shops in the lobby. They were not open at that time. I had to leave early. I called the concierge. They arranged a pair of sandals for me withing 10 minutes. There are so many dining options within the hotel. Room was wonderful

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2019

Sabyasachi

Value for Money...

The hotel is in a near very upscale market and all the luxury hotels are around . Beach is across the road. The service is a bit slow but very good. Morning spread of Buffet is very nice also the choices of restaurant is good for all kind of travellers. Overall very good experience and also good value for money.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

21 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

Excellent service staff are very efficient and very helpful

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2019

Sachin

Fantastic stay at Taj