Name: Sai Sea City Hotel
Address: No 27 40Th Lane Marine Drive Wellawatte, Colombo, 00600, LK

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2025

Steve

Importantly the floor - beautiful white floor tiles 2ftX2ft were everywhere and gave a very impressive upscale appearance. The furniture was moderate, and the staff were friendly and courteous. They could improve the TV by adding two more Sri Lankan channels, there were too many channels with foreign languages no local guests understands. If they could re-start the restaurant, they could attract more guests. Thank you - Steve from USA, stayed 18 nights

Business Self

4/10

Poor

22 May 2025

Ramanayagam

Very poor condition

Self

10/10

Exceptional

01 Apr 2025

Pirathaban

Rayappan

Superb

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Dec 2024

Ponniah

Very quiet and relaxing atmosphere. Helpful staff.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

21 Aug 2024

ADRIEN

Best and less

Nice hotel for the budget price

Self

6/10

Pleasant

14 Jun 2024

jesinath

-

4/10

Poor

10 Jun 2024

Indy

The room given initially was large and adequate for the stay.
However the wash room requires immediate attention. Swearage smell was intolerable and my wife refused to use it.
It appears that the drainage is blocked. Myself as a professional engineer recommends that a professional plumber who could use a power assisted drive to push everything out.
It’s not uncommon to find this situation because sanitary pads are often placed by the users.

On the plus when I register the complain to the Manager next morning he reluctantly accepted my concern and gave us another room which is bigger than the earlier one.
But if I were to rate the bad odour for earlier given room is 8/10 then the new room is 5/10.

No matter how much chemicals used to suppress odour the root cause is the blocked drainage that needs immediate attention.

We will not be interested in staying at Sai Sea Hotel

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Apr 2024

Nathan

Great location near beach

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

27 Mar 2023

Ruwan

Service bad

10/10

Exceptional

25 Feb 2023

soori

Good value for money

Business_and_leisure Partner

4/10

Poor

23 Feb 2022

Noga

Misleading description. No amenities.

None of the amenities advertised our present. None. I am recovering from nerve damage so it’s quite difficult for me to walk. I chose this location because the description mentioned a restaurant onsite and wifi in the room. They offer neither. They don’t even have coffee and tea in the common area. They were clearly very happy to provide whatever service they were able to provide. Unfortunately the amenities that they advertise are not there. The hotel shares that the reasn for the lack of amenities is Covid. While I’m sure that that is the case, the description needs to be updated. When I appeal to hotels.com to refund me so I could rebook somewhere else they gave me a lot of resistance and just did not support me at all. If I was to have left it would’ve been a total loss of the money for the reservation. I’m disappointed in the hotel as well as hotels.com. I will say though the hotel has the absolute best view of the sea and seen in the whole city. It’s beautiful to see the sunrise and the sunset!

Self

2/10

Poor

13 Sep 2019

Yusuf

Sai Sea City Hotel is a thug. A thief. They charged full price for 10 nights, then sent a note that they are cancelling reservation due to over booking and will refund the amount. They never refunded any amount.
I booked elsewhere, once I received a note from Sai Sea City Hotel about the over-booking and the cancellation, but still got charged.
Sai Sea City Hotel is a Thief. A Thug.

Business_and_leisure Family

2/10

Poor

29 Sep 2018

PRASHANTh

Facilities mentioned in booking not available in the room, TV wasn't working, room too small. I booked double bed room but they offered single bed. I am not satisfied with overall

4/10

Poor

03 Jun 2018

Verified traveler

Isolated and run down establishment

This hotel is 10 kilometers from the city. It is indeed on the beach but the hotel photos conveniently miss the train line separating the two. Trains come through regularly so noise is an issue. Missing bedside lamp globes, a main light that strobed when switched OFF and a door lock that fell off complete the picture. Best avoided.

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2018

kav

Value for the dollar

Excellent breakfast and staff. Rooms need to be a bit more maintained. I had stayed here three years prior and this time felt it hadnt been maintained. But never the less good location and reasonable price.

4/10

Poor

24 Aug 2016

Hamenus..

Not worth it..

The pictures while booking and the real place does not match. The towels, bed sheets torn. Very very old. Not worth what they are asking.

2/10

Poor

10 Jul 2016

Verified traveler

VERY BAD AND ugly hotel. Very little room can open

VERY BAD AND ugly hotel. Very little room can open bags

2/10

Poor

28 Mar 2016

Verified traveler

Awful place

First, rude and unhelpful front desk man. Second, it's located in the middle of nowhere. There's a beach nearby but you need to risk your life crossing through several rail tracks. Third, there's terrible Internet connection, and it's not possible to get laundry or food. Fourth, if you're above average in height, their 'queen' size bed will be too small for you.

6/10

Pleasant

05 Feb 2016

Henrik

You get what you pay for.

There were ants in our bed, the toilet was dirty, I ordered fried eggs for breakfast, got raw eggs. Wi-fi only works in the reception area. Except for that. It was ok.

Partner

2/10

Poor

05 Feb 2016

VIMALANATHAN

Never ever

Please don't

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

06 Dec 2015

James

Close to the train station

Clean and recently renovated. Nice enough to stay in. Close to centre of town.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Oct 2015

Verified traveler

nice enough hotel we were however abit annoyed that they wanted $20 to check in an hour early when there was lots of empty rooms and we had just flown for 15 hours no sleep we have not experienced worldwide that strictness on check in before.is a little noisy at night as on the coast road and a long walk to any sights or restaurants I would recommend staying in the north fort area

Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Oct 2015

Arvind K

Value for money

The location is nice and staff helpful, however wifi does only work in lobby, I believe wifi must work in room, and AC is not that great in summer months, considering price we paid and were allotted sea view rooms, this is still value for money

Family

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jul 2015

Vinoth

Managable

No wifi in de room... Works only in lobby... And standard room is w/ac... Other than that is alrite

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jun 2015

Lihal

It was an okay stay.

First of all the staff is very good. But the front desk manager does not know how to treat and speak to customer (sumugan). He is very rude. The bathroom is not clean enough and smells. The tea cups are washed in the bathroom sink which should not be done. For a double room there is only 1 AC which is not enough. We stayed 8 days, we did not have a TV until the 6th day because they did not set up the network. I don't know how they even got 2.5 stars.

Family

4/10

Poor

04 Jun 2015

Tim

Close to the sea for a refreshing breeze.

The area is ok for food with a mix of different restaurants , from get your finger in to some thing with a little more refined.

The hotel is a bit poor , over prised for what you get, but that seems to be the nature of Sri Lanka. Tourists get a rough deal in my opinion .

8/10

Excellent

27 May 2015

Velliyarachal

Hotel Sai Sea City

Good property on the Marine Drive. Maintenance is an issue as almost right through our stay we had to call for help as the TV was not working .Found it strange that a guest has to collect his quota of drinking water from the reception.
Unprofessional staff

Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2015

Verified traveler

Friendly staff

Friendly staff . Clean rooms . Closed to town. Close to the sea

6/10

Pleasant

07 Jan 2015

Jerry

Verify what you are paying for.

Room was OK. Internet available only in lobby. What was a good deal became a not so good deal when I was billed for the breakfast and was led to believe the room came with a breakfast. Hot water was not always there.
The upside: the breakfast was varied and tasty, but the service was not focused and left you wondering. Talked with another guest and she mentioned this is what they do and she had stayed there many times.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

11 Oct 2014

Debbie

Good stay

Polite staff. A bit away from Colombo train station but the location was good for us - close to the sea. Our sea view room was clean and the bed was comfy. The bathroom was okay. The room was small and with the over-sized wardrobe it felt crammed. There was some drilling and banging going on in the hotel all day which was rather noisy. Overall its a nice place.

2/10

Poor

29 Sep 2014

Srivatsa Ray

Horrible customer service; AC not working

I arrived late at night. I emailed the hotel asking for a airport pickup - which they gladly obliged for a fee. Thats where the positives end. I arrived at the hotel close to midnight and the night duty front desk dude sat there staring at me for a moment - before asking the guard to unlock the door. He did not seem to take an ounce of interest and I did not feel welcomed. The AC in my room did not work at all and I got no sleep. When I mentioned the same, he said to give it some time. All night long, the AC never cooled the room at all. When I mentioned it to the morning staff, they were apologetic - but made no effort to make any amends to put a smile on my face. Will never stay again.

6/10

Pleasant

26 Sep 2014

Copia

On a budget? This will do you nicely!

This hotel was fine, and served it's purpose - I was in Colombo for a few days and needed a base to go out and see the city. The rooms were clean, and a were a decent size. A few things worth pointing out to future visitors- it's quite a way from the centre of Colombo, as in, it's probably too far to walk (especially In the heat). As long as you don't mind catching local transport (bus, train or tuk tuk), it's easy enough to get in to the main area - all very cheap to get around. The hotel is also quite noisy, if you're a light sleeper maybe look for somewhere away from the train tracks (which run along the shore front, basically the length of Marine Drive), as the service starts at approx 4:30am, and goes till 11pm - and the train drivers are not shy in using their horns!!
The staff who worked there (porters, housekeeping and security) were all lovely, always friendly and smiley; it's just the management (reception) who seemed a little disinterested and that you were almost a burden when you required assistance!
I hope I haven't been too negative in this review, it's was a nice hotel for a budget. I would recommend this hotel to my friends should they be in the area.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2014

Shah

Good location

The hotel was okay until they charge me a whopping U$ 7/- for a breakfast which was available outside for less than $1/-...! They should inform the guest how much would it cost before charging them..otherwise the hotel was worth the stay for its charges.

8/10

Excellent

16 Jun 2014

Verified traveler

Good Value - Clean & Comfortable

We enjoyed our stay at the Sai Sea Hotel. Rooms were clean & beds very comfortable. Bathroom was nice too. Meals were tasty & reasonably priced.

10/10

Exceptional

29 May 2014

Sati

Nice hotel, friendly staff, close to local ameniti

Had a great time in Sri Lanka, found that this hotel was close to local amenities. Hotel staff were so helpful and friendly. Hotel was nice and clean on arrival every time. Bed was so comfortable. Fully air conditioned rooms which was great.

6/10

Pleasant

10 May 2014

Kelvin

Standard stay, decent value

We were passing through Colombo on the way to Hatton the next day. This is an OK, no-frills stay. Not much more to say about it. Hotel is clean, but lacks any amenities or extras.

6/10

Pleasant

09 May 2014

Verified traveler

5 min tuck tuck ride from centre

Exactly what I needed, cheap but clean and helpful staff. Bottled water in the room, air con worked, web was reliable. Taxi from airport didn't like it as bit further south than they expected, but that's their problem if you tell them where you're going, they never really seem to know. Getting back there just remember it's the 40th lane on Marine Drive facing sea.

8/10

Excellent

26 Mar 2014

Visitor

Good service

Comfortable; Friendly and helpful staff.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

28 Feb 2014

Sandeep

Worth the money

Worth the money ...this hotel is worth if we are going for a business trip ....the hotel is clean ...

8/10

Excellent

10 Feb 2014

Annie

pleasant stay!

It was a very clean and spacious room :). Very comfortable!

Family

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2014

Monica's

Pretty nice

It was a really great hotel with friendly staff.

6/10

Pleasant

15 Dec 2013

Shachar

The wi-fi works great!!

And that about it.
The rest is really low class hotel.

Partner

4/10

Poor

04 Dec 2013

Marc

Very disappointing

This hotel cuts corners on everything. Extremely frugal. Absolutely no amenities in the room. Breakfast without fruit. No services. Basically a generous 2 stars but more accurately 1 1/2 stars and definitely not worth the $100+ price.

6/10

Pleasant

25 Nov 2013

Verified traveler

Satisfactory stay

We have no complaints. The hotel was quite nice and not far from the places we had planned to visit. Room was quite good, staff welcoming, breakfast was satisfactory but there is room for improvement.

8/10

Excellent

12 Nov 2013

Alistair

Business Trip

The hotel is low cost but the rooms are clean, safe, the bed was comfortable and the wi-fi is free. The staff were friendly and helpful. This is not a fancy hotel but purely functional and it is quite satisfactory. Some of the rooms have views over the sea but between you and the sea is a railway line.

Galle Road is in easy reach and there are plenty of taxis and tuk tuks to get around.

10/10

Exceptional

29 Dec 2024

Vinoj

Alles top und zu seiner zu Friedenheit

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2019

Nagaratnam

fornøyd

servicekvalitet og renhet

8/10