Booked a 1 bedroom suite for an incredibly low price and thoroughly enjoyed the stay. Excellent location , newly refurburbished and spacious rooms and excellent restaurants. Service in Sri Lanka doesnt seem a priority and although Cinnamon was not as bad as the other hotels we stayed at in Sri Lanka, there were definate areas to improve on ( 2... more

Don't be fooled by this hotel's name - undoubtedly it was a "Grand Oriental Hotel" - but that was 100 years ago. The lobby is probably the nicest part of the hotel, it's all steep downhill from there. The hotel overall is really dilapidated. We stayed one night, actually checked out at 3am to catch an onward flight and were... more