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The Penthouse Above Sea

4.0 star property

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Outdoor pool
Reception
Executive lounge
Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Private Bathroom
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Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pool
  • Breakfast included
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Air-conditioning

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Marine City, 46, Station Road, Dehiwala, Mount Lavinia, 10350
  • Place, Dehiwala Zoological Garden
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Place, New Delmon Hospital
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Place, Mount Lavinia Beach
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • Airport, Colombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.)
    ‪41 min drive‬

Room options

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Superior Room, 1 King Bed

Superior Room, 1 King Bed

  • 23 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Private Bathroom

Deluxe Room, 1 King Bed, Private Bathroom

  • 23 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Premier Room, 1 King Bed | Terrace/patio

Premier Room, 1 King Bed

  • 35 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Executive Room, 1 King Bed

Executive Room, 1 King Bed

  • 35 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Elite Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

Elite Studio, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 25 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Single Sofa Bed

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Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Superior Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 23 sq m
  • City view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Mount Lavinia

A stay at The Penthouse Above Sea places you in the heart of Mount Lavinia, within a 5-minute drive of Traditional Puppet Art Museum and Dehiwala Zoological Garden. .This beach hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from New Delmon Hospital and 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Mount Lavinia Beach.

What's nearby

  • Traditional Puppet Art Museum - 16 min walk - 1.4 km
  • Dehiwala Zoological Garden - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • New Delmon Hospital - 4 min drive - 2.9 km
  • Mount Lavinia Beach - 4 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Colombo City Centre - 10 min drive - 9.5 km

Getting around

  • Wellawatta Railway Station - 4 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 61 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Soul Beach Colombo - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪Pink Salt - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Pizza Hut - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪Lanis Restaurant - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Onrich Restaurant - ‬5 min walk

About this property

The Penthouse Above Sea

Beach hotel with outdoor pool
The Penthouse Above Sea offers 7 accommodations with laptop-compatible safes and safes. Rooms open to balconies. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. Select Comfort beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. 32-inch LED televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, slippers, and bidets. This Mount Lavinia hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 7 guestrooms featuring LED televisions. Your Select Comfort bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Don't miss out on recreational opportunities including an outdoor pool and a fitness center. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM.
The Penthouse Above Sea has a restaurant on site.
Room service is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM
  • A restaurant
  • Couples/private dining

Things to do

  • Beach yoga
  • Gym
  • Outdoor pool
  • Shopping
  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • ATM
  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Rooftop terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • Built in 2012
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Select Comfort mattress

Bathroom

  • Bidet
  • Dressing gowns
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Room service

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Ceiling fan
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Laptop-compatible safe
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Express check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - midnight
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 10 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 10 are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
Children 10 years old and younger are not permitted at this property
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Some facilities may have restricted access; guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

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The Penthouse Above Sea Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 31 out of 39 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 6 out of 39 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 39 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 39 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 39 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

eva

Not good start of holiday

I received email from manager that hotel is closed ( day before staying in hotel) due to some government issues and got directed to other hotel . Even though Chitra was helpful it wasn’t hotel I would chose and it added stress to my 32 hrs flight not knowing exactly where I’m staying .
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything about the place was great. The only small disappointment was that there was no direct access to the beach. The manager/owner was extremely helpful and the breakfast very good too.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jill, New Zealand

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

Excellent choice

The accommodation was excellent. We arrived early but were welcome to get changed, leave our bags, and gather information from the extremely helpful owners. Wonderful views along the beach from the reception area. Our rooms were a good size with small balcony, very well appointed, with tea and coffee making facilities in the rooms as well as in the shared lounge. Helpful staff to assist with requests, and to serve the fantastic breakfast. Continental and curries etc -everything freshly made and organic. Slightly difficult to find restaurants for the evening meal, but close to trains, and tuktuks always available.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hazel, Exeter

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

An oasis in the middle of chaos!

We loved this hotel and were sorry to only spend one night here. Fantastic views over Colombo and right next to the railway station. Really welcoming and helpful manager.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice, but more of a hostel than hotel

Nice, but without most of the frills of a hotel, like room service, lunch or dinner service, bar, gym, pool, etc.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

MAYLEE, SINGAPORE

Liked: Staff & service

THOUGHTFUL OWNER & ATTENTIVE STAFF

My first stay at this apartment was August 2017 and this is my second stay. On my first stay, I was given a room on the 16th floor as there were only two of us. My second stay was at an exclusive apartment for 5 people. It was a cosy apartment which gave us the home feeling. Chitra was very considerate to give us this apartment considering that there were 5 of us without additional cost.. The breakfast is still as scrumptious as before. Staff were friendly and attentive. I prefer the room on the 16th floor due to its luxurious interior decoration and breakfast were served just outside the room. However, the room on the 10th floor gave us a lot of privacy which I am thankful for. It is always a pleasant stay at The Penthouse Above Sea.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca, UK

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

Wonderful modern apartment, fab views

First time to Sri Lanka, although not in Colombo for long - this was a wonderful place to start and end our holiday. The staff are so warm and friendly, with a “nothing is too much trouble” attitude. The apartment itself is pretty awesome too. Light, airy, with modern interior and fabulous views of the city and ocean. The place was immaculately clean also. Breakfast was incredibly generous and very delicious, with traditional Sri Lankan dishes (the curries were just spot on!) to name but a few. In fact, there is nothing we could find fault with -apart from the fact we didn’t book long enough! Thank you guys for all your help and great recommendations of other sights to see in Sri Lanka. We will be back :)
Stayed 6 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

imogen, melb

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

Lovely hotel close to the beach

Very professional hoteliers, great decor and art, very clean, beautiful quality fresh food and coffee. Wonderful friendly staff. View of the sea and beach.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Mal, Melbourne

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

Absolutely fabulous

We could not fault our stay Everything was outstanding and the attention to detail impeccable. The hosts, Chitra and her husband, were second to none and went above and beyond. Big thanks go out to their efficient staff and excellent chef. Such delicious food.

8/10 Good

sheila, uk

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

Stylish apartment on the coast

Great staff, comfortable accommodation overlooking Colombo. Breakfast was excellent, taken on the balcony. Staff were really helpful when we had problems with our flight. The train station is nearby which was the quickest way to get to town. Just a warning it is 1.5 hours from the international airport due to the traffic. We walked up the beach to mount lavinia which is unfortunately pretty littered and run down.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kristian

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

The entrance is hard to find, but worth the look.

The rooms were clean with new funrishings, and the owners are super friendly. The free breakfast is cooked each morning to include local dishes.

10/10 Excellent

Hannah, australia

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

Great service and quality accommodation

Couldn't fault the cleanliness, service and quality offered. The owners and staff went out of their way to help us and the place is fantastic. A little out of central Colombo but an easy tuk tuk or train into town

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly owner and staff. Next time in Colombo will definitely stay here again

10/10 Excellent

ian, shropshire

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

Great vie, great hosts

Chitra and her staff could not have been more helpful or courteous. Nothing was too much trouble and attention to detail was first class. Will recommend, thanks very much.

10/10 Excellent

Alexandra

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

Fantastic Hotel

We were travelling in India and my mother-in-law was flying out to Sri Lanka to meet us. She is rather elderly and not used to travelling on her own so we were anxious to find somewhere friendly and safe. We could not have done better than pick this hotel. They arranged for mother to be picked up from the airport and treated her so well in the two days before we arrived. The owners are very professional and have a wealth of hotel management between them. Everything is done well. The staff are friendly and helpful. The rooms are immaculate and well furnished. There is a good sized pool on the roof which was a pleasure to use after a hot day visiting the sites in Colombo. Breakfast is buffet style but eggs to order are available. It was my birthday when i was there and they arranged a cake and even played Happy Birthday on the stereo that morning. They go that extra mile. We arranged our onward travel from Colombo to tour Sri Lanka through them and it has worked out really well. They sat down with us and worked out what we wanted and made suggestions to help out. This was our tenth hotel on our travels through India and Sri Lanka so it is not as if we have no experience. I would highly reccoment this hotel to anyone visiting Colombo. It is close to the sea and the city is easily reached by tuktuk or taxi. There is always hot water and the wifi is good.

10/10 Excellent

Peter

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

Fantastic

What to say - it was fantastic. Lovely owners, staff and stay.

10/10 Excellent

Sage, Seattle, WA

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

Lovely hotel

The couple that run the hotel are lovely and all their staff is fantastic. The rooms are clean and nicely appointed. The dinner is delicious. The view of the sea from the balcony is gorgeous. A quick walk to Dehiwala Beach. The hotel has the benefit of a supermarket, atm, and cafe on the bottom floor. Transportation to the hotel is easy. The bus stops in front, tuktuks are readily available, it's close to the Dehiwala train stop, and it's easy to get an Uber. A great get away from the hustle and bustle of downtown Colombo. Wish I could have stayed longer.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Great spot if you want beach & city!

We really enjoyed our stay here - it's a fantastic place & the owners are lovely. Utterly delicious breakfast & good pool. Wifi was a bit intermittent, but otherwise our room was beautifully decorated, clean & comfortable.

8/10 Good

Tania

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

Very comfortable place to stay

We stayed in a Premier Room with Breakfast included and Free WiFi. In this room there was a very comfortable king bed; bedside tables; reading lamps; cable TV; tea/coffee making facilities; water jug & drinking glasses; bar fridge; room safe large enough for a laptop; power board to take all kinds of plugs; adequate storage; a couch; desk with mirror and stool; good sized wardrobe with drawers & hanging space; air-conditioning; good sized bathroom with shower only; make-up light above the bathroom sink; vanity kit; liquid soap as well as shampoo & conditioner combined; pool towels; bathroom scales; thongs & sarongs; and finally a shared balcony with a view of the city skyline. An iron and an ironing board were made available upon request and also a laundry service upon request. The shared facilities included a large communal area for breakfast and another sitting area with magazines & books; mid-sized swimming pool on the rooftop; chairs and tables and chairs on another balcony with sea views. The only items missing from our room were storage space in the bathroom and a washing line in the bathroom. The breakfasts were fantastic especially the Sri Lankan food and the selection always good. Lastly, I cannot speak highly enough of this property for a short or long stay when in Colombo. We will definitely be looking at nowhere else to stay when visiting Colombo again.

10/10 Excellent

Gabrielle, Australia

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

Comfortable, clean and tidy - out of city centre

Lovely new room in high rise apartment in between beach restaurant area and main city centre. The Penthouse Above Sea have thought of all of your needs. Very clean, lovely art in common areas and super comfortable bedding. Breakfast was one of the best of our trip with very friendly staff. Train station at your doorstep. Nice to be just out of the major hub bub although you're still in it as Colombo is a sprawling urban centre.

10/10 Excellent

B, Chennai

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

Beautiful interiors and views of the beach

Beautifully decorated. Modern with a traditional touch. Stunning views of the beach.

10/10 Excellent

Nikhil , India

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Chitra and Ranjith are awesome hosts. They are very good and professional! When we arrived there, it was almost 9:00 PM and we were so tired. However, Chitra served us fresh passion fruit juice which refreshed us in a minute. It was dark outside as it was a night time then, but when we woke up next morning; the view of sea was just breathtaking!!!!! It is located at amazing location - minute away from Dehiwala Railway station, Tuk-tuk, Buses bases are nearby. 20-30 minute ride to Colombo Fort Railway station depends on the Traffic. If you guys want to go to Galle, you can catch a train at Mt Lavinia Railway station which is next to Dehiwala Railway Station. Hosts serve amazing Breakfast everyday. I bet you will get stuffed in the morning so that you don't require anything for the whole day! Food quality is superb... Three ladies who serve in the Penthouse are amazing and are so kind. They will serve you Tea/Coffee in the Balcony as well where you can enjoy the nice view of Colombo Sea shore. I give 10 out of 10 to these people. Please visit them as they are very polite, helpful. Both Chitra and Ranjith helped us in designing our itinerary for Colombo City Tour + Galle trip. They will also arrange the Taxi for you to go where you want. And believe me Taxi arrives at the doorstep in a minute. When you visit Sri Lanka (Colombo) - Do visit this place and live here is what my strong recommendation for you guys. Slightly away from City's traffic.

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

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

Little gem!

The hotel was faultless from the room itself to the staff to the decor. Will definitely be returning!

10/10 Excellent

karsan, cardiff

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

Excellent hotel close to city attractions

A haven in a bustling city, Chitra, Ragnit and staff doing an amazing job, their clients are priority and made sure we were always comfortable. All excursions organised for us made it so much easier. Really missing it there with those smiling faces.