Is Hotel Nippon Colombo pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Hotel Nippon Colombo?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Hotel Nippon Colombo?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 11:30 PM.

Does Hotel Nippon Colombo provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle.

Where is Hotel Nippon Colombo located?

Located in Hunupitiya, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Nawaloka Hospital and Colombo City Centre. Beira Lake and Galle Face Green are also within 15 minutes. Colombo Fort Station is 21 minutes by foot.

Hotel Nippon Colombo Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

bruce

2025/4/27

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Quality

Very nice stay excellent accommodation and restaurant

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

John Jay

2025/3/29

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect hotel in the heart of Colombo

Fabulous hotel professional staff and delicious food at the restaurant , an easy Tuk Tuk ride to anywhere you want to go

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Sanjeev

2025/1/7

Breakfast can be better and more international flavours.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michael

2024/10/14

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

A relatively small hotel that still maintains it's heritage. Staff were very pleasant and extremely helpful. The area around the hotel has seen better days but there are plenty of options within walking distance if you are doing the tourist things. The money we saved by staying here was well spent on a fantastic meal at Ministry of Crab!

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024

4/10 Poor

Linda

2025/1/29

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities

This was the first hotel that had an odour of unclean/unwashed bedding and didn’t feel fresh. I would say you get what you pay for but other hotels at the same price did feel clean. The staff were lovely and did let us check in early after a long flight. Sadly for the bedding we cancelled our future reservation as we were going to stay on our return leg.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yolanda

2024/2/29

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

The hotel Nippon was lovely. One of the old type hotels which has been refurbished. The lounge area was nice, lift was clean,staff helpful. The room was average size bed was comfortable. The view from the window wasnt appealing as it was residential and area not that good. However a 3 minute walk from the hotel took you to beautiful gardens, temples etc.

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Nadee

2025/1/10

It's rightly prices as this is not a relaxing venue. Can't complain because the price is pretty low despite being located in the heart of the city. That goes to say the noise from vehicles will keep you awake at night and wake you u before the alarm. And they definitely need to replace towels as the ones provided are very old. And the definitely have to clean up the balcony as it seems like it had never been cleaned.

Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sukumar

2023/5/20

Disliked: Room comfort

Very hot oven room

Location is good. AC is not working at all call couple of time spend an hour still no luck. Inside is burning. Not plasent stay.

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

4/10 Poor

Zoltan

2024/1/21

Liked: Room comfort

Disliked: Staff & service

Could be better

We arrived to the hotel at about 1030pm, the hotel lost our booking ans our room wasn’t ready till about 1145pm when the cleaning stuff were cleaning the room. The room was ok, we understand the hotel is a beautiful and very old building (137 years old) but small thing could have been don’t to make the room look better, windows were dirty, window blinds didn’t work very well, and towels were ripped. Staff were friendly, food was ok, one morning we had breakfast buffet and the second morning it was menu service. Hotel is places in a good location, close to bars, restaurants shops and other amenities.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024

8/10 Good

Ana Loella Cuenca

2024/1/2

Disliked: Amenities

The property was within walking distance to both One Galle Face and City Centre. It also has a convenient cafe with quite okay selection of “short eats” for quick snacking. Only drawback was when we requested for house keeping, they did throw out the trash from the main room but left out the one in the toilet. Towels were also not changed as well as the daily toiletries supply though we didn’t need them but it’s standard hotel practice unless I missed out on the request when needed fine line print. Over all an okay stay.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dale

2025/2/3

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities

Disliked: Staff & service

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Yuki

2025/1/13

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

TAKESHI

2024/8/1

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Jeff

2024/6/23

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

KAZUO

2024/4/22

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Predrag

2023/12/23

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

sylviane

2023/12/23

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Bel hotel, en bon etat... on a eu de l'eau chaude...!

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sathiyendrah

2023/8/14

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Luxurious stay for a steal! You cant beat this price!

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Emik

2023/7/17

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great price, good location and nice hotel.

Nice place to stay for a great price, would recommend

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Olivia

2020/1/4

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Hotel Nippon Colombo

Bra boende för priset. Trevlig och gästvänlig personal som gav oss en hel del tips. Sköna sängar. Eftersom hotellet ligger i en storstad och bredvid en väg kan det låta en del från vägen. Okej frukost.

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

2019/3/10

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good Location in Colombo 2

The staff were very helpful when approached for advice and directions. Breakfast was good. Traffic noise was evident most of the time. Busy street outside. TV worked well. Had trouble with internet access. Could not connect to the secure portal. Staff tried to help but to no avail. Used the unsecured portal but in a limited manner.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

2019/2/5

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities

The property was almost empty so when we arrived they refused to give early check-in @ 7am but wanted charge if wanted so asked to come back at 11am. When we went at 11, there was no room but the guy at the reception found another room. When we went to the room, surprise!!! The bathrooms were almost see through. When complained and mentioned that we will checkout, room was changed to a lower category.

Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Tala

2019/1/5

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great location

Great location, right around the corner from the main road. Rooms were comfortable, staff were super friendly and helpful. Breakfast was great!

Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

jacqueline

2018/11/20

Good hotel, apparently the oldest in Colombo, within short tuk-tuk distance from Colombo train station. Check-in was quick and easy. Room was spacious,with large balcony overlooking the road, and one of the most comfortable beds we've ever slept in. Nice restaurant with sufficient choice for breakfast and choice of a la carte or bar bites in the evening. The bar bites were particularly good with good sized portions. Decent bar room available too. All staff in the hotel were very pleasant and helpful. Within easy walking distance from Galle Face, Twin Towers, Clock Tower and Pettah. Clean hotel. Though we only stayed 2 nights we'd definitely recommend this hotel for either short or longer stay.

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018

4/10 Poor

MAX, TOKYO

2018/11/6

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

立地は落ち着いた場所で徒歩でもトゥクトゥクでもすぐに移動できる便利なところです。すぐそばに教会、モスク、お寺があり、礼拝など様々な時間で宗教音楽が聞こえてきます。そういう体験が楽しめる方には良いですが、静かに過ごしたい方は嫌うと思われます。アメニティは石鹸・シャンプー・ボディーソープのみ。エアコンはコントロールできなかったです。客室清掃の責任者らしき人がカギを無理やり開けて入ってきたので、普通は大クレームになると思いますが、スリランカスタイルなんだと思えば気にならないという事で我慢。

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2018

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