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Marine Tourist Guest House Reviews

No.118 Lewis Place, Negombo, Sri Lanka

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85%Overall Rating

From 26 ratings
  • 83%Character
  • 85%Security
  • 87%Location
  • 88%Staff
  • 84%Atmosphere
  • 84%Cleanliness

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93%

Spacious room with balcony, nice roof view with Negambo skyline. Very helpful hotel manager, gave us a ot of.useful advise. Recommend this hotel to those eants to stay for 1,or 2 days!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 27 Apr 2013
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • All Female Group, 31-40
  • (1 review)


80%

We arrived there at 1 am and left 8 am - so I can't tell much. But seems everything was OK with this guesthouse.


97%

Very friendly staff, rooms very clean and price is excellent.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 30 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male, 25-30
  • (1 review)


87%

Nice owners, relaxed and interested.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 24 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)


100%

Great place to stay with very friendly owners. Across road from beach and close the airport.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 17 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • USA
  • Female, 31-40
  • (1 review)


100%

I spent my first night in sri lanka here and then my last. The owners were delightful and always gave useful and honest advice

  • Novice Nomad
  • 16 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 18-24
  • (2 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Many thanks for your review. We really have a great time that days. We always gives right information.You are so kind and full of humour. Hopefully you will have opportunity come to Negombo and visit us again in future!

100%

I really enjoyed my stay. The owners were quite helpful and always gave useful and honest advise. Nice big room with a balcony, fridge, and large bathroom; just two minutes walk to the beach and close the airport- Wifi was excellent for Sri Lanka. It’s really very good value for money. Recommended 100%. Anonymous – Spain – Male 41 + - Peculiar Traveler

  • Novice Nomad
  • 15 Mar 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Spain
  • Male, 41+
  • (1 review)


100%

This is a real nuts-and-bolts hostel ideal for a night or two if you have just arrived or are shortly departing from Colombo International Airport. Its clean, its comfortable, the staff really care and its really very good value for money.

Owner Comment (Show)
Many thanks for your review. We are just 12 km from colombo international airport. From negombo its easy to get bus to kandy,sigiriya and anuradhpaura.Hopefully you will have opportunity come to Negombo and visit us again in future!

100%

What a nice place to stay. Very quiet, so you can have a good night sleep. It's very clean and the owner is really friendly and nice. Am planing on returning.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 13 Feb 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Slovenia
  • Female, 31-40
  • (4 reviews)


97%

Stayed here for one night before heading out. The room was comfortable, the wifi was excellent for Sri Lanka and the airport was close. Breakfast proved to be difficult to find at 9am. I noticed that a couple siting out in their balcony enjoying food they had bought a the market. I wish I had thought of it. :-/ Overall, a friendly and comfortable place to stay a night. I recommend it.


90%

This place iust a stones throw from the beach. When we first arrived, I was so sick I could barely speak, and one of the guys there gave me a pillow to rest on while they sorted the room and Nishan (the owner) even fixed me a teacup of salt water and lime to help settle my stomach. He was also able to rearrange my previous booking to fit my girlfriend in, seeing as she hadn’t planned on staying. Great rooms, great place, great wifi!

  • Globetrotter
  • 19 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • Ireland
  • Male, 18-24
  • (21 reviews)


67%

you get what you pay for. Manager really helpful!

  • Novice Nomad
  • 07 Jan 2013
  • Anonymous
  • England
  • Female, 41+
  • (6 reviews)


80%

Good location, it's near by the beach, and the owner is a nice person, but it's a little problems of the public bathroom, cause my friends wants to take bath with hot water, and there are just cool water for the public bathroom. Whatever, that's a good and valuable place in the Negombo.

Owner Comment (Show)
Dearest Guests, We all at Marine Tourist Guest House Thank you very much for sharing your experiences about our dormitory rooms in Marine House. Since most our value guest ,is demanding the hot water in shared bath room,we have taken action to upgrade the bath room with HOT water. Wish you all the Best ! Looking forward to serve you in future too.

83%

Very nice guy, who was extremely helpful and called friends of his to get information for us. Nice, big and clean room!

Owner Comment (Show)
Dearest Guests, We all at Marine Tourist Guest House Thank you very much for sharing your experiences about Marine House. Wish you all the Best ! Looking forward to serve you in future too.

77%

We only spent one night in this guest house, so don't have much to say. The staff is quite helpful. The room is quite big. But for the price, it's not of the best value. Especially for breakfast, too pricey.

  • Avid Traveller
  • 22 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • China
  • All Female Group, 25-30
  • (15 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for sharing your experience.we charge Rs.480 per person for a breakfast.which is the market price at present.

70%

This rating could have been a lot higher had Nishan the owner not forgotten to re book our room for our final night in Sri Lanka. We had been looking forward to staying in one of their very nice rooms but were left at a loose end after traveling all day from Adams peak. We were forced to take a room next door at ocean view (awefull and not clean). Not an ideal way to finish trip. That said they stored my bag and helped book many things for us however we were left with a bitter taste in the end

  • Novice Nomad
  • 09 Dec 2012
  • darylwarren007
  • New Zealand
  • Male, 31-40
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Dearest Guests, We all at Marine Tourist Guest House Thank you very much for sharing your experiences about Marine House. We will attend to the point highlighted in your valuable review.Further we thank you staying with us for 3 times,while you were in sri lanka.On your second stay you booked a dorm room for the last day,so we kept the dorm room for you.I applogise,that we couldnot entertain your request at the last moment to upgarde your roomto a balcony room in new building,since it was fully booked. Wish you all the Best ! Looking forward to serve you in future too.

87%

Just stayed over one night quickly after arriving to Sri Lanka. It's easy access from the airport so it's convenient if you're arriving late or planning to visit Negombo. Nice and clean rooms with good facilities and just two minutes walk to the beach. Owner was very friendly and stayed up waiting for us.

  • Novice Nomad
  • 05 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Finland
  • Couple, 25-30
  • (4 reviews)

Owner Comment (Show)
Thanks for sharing your experience ; We are Happy that you did enjoy your stay with us. Wish you all the Best of luck for the future !

80%

We really enjoyed our stay. It was everything and had everything that we needes

  • Novice Nomad
  • 01 Dec 2012
  • Anonymous
  • Australia
  • Couple, 41+
  • (2 reviews)




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