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Grand Hotel

4.0 star property

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Gregory's Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk
Indoor pool
Garden
Gregory's Suite | Living area | TV
Golf

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Gym
  • Pool
  • Bar
  • Spa
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk

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Grand Hotel Rd, Nuwara Eliya, 22200
  • Nuwara Eliya Golf Club
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Assemblies of God Church Nuwara Eliya
    ‪16 min walk‬
  • Lake Gregory
    ‪4 min drive‬

Room options

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Queen Elizabeth Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Queen Elizabeth Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Junior Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Junior Suite

  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Hill View | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Double Room, 1 Bedroom, Hill View

  • 237 sq ft
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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Gregory's Suite | Living area | TV

Gregory's Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed

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Presidential Suite | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Presidential Suite

  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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Deluxe Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Hill View | Premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe, desk

Deluxe Twin Room, 1 Bedroom, Accessible, Hill View

  • 237 sq ft
  • Hill view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

Grand Hotel

4-star Nuwara Eliya hotel with 4 restaurants
This hotel features 4 restaurants, a full-service spa, and an indoor pool. Free WiFi in public areas, free valet parking, and a free manager's reception are also provided. Other amenities include 3 bars/lounges, a fitness center, and a snack bar/deli.
Grand Hotel offers 154 accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature premium bedding. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers, bathrobes, slippers, and bidets. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Refrigerators and hair dryers can be requested. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an indoor pool, a sauna, and a fitness center.

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

Grand Spa has 3 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. The spa is open daily.
In addition to a full-service spa, Grand Hotel features an indoor pool and a sauna. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 4 restaurants and guests can grab coffee at the coffee shop/café. The property also has a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's 3 bars/lounges. Each day guests can enjoy a complimentary manager's reception. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This 4-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room. This eco-certified hotel also offers a fitness center, spa services, and a library. Complimentary self parking and valet parking are available on site.

Grand Hotel has designated areas for smoking.

A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
Grand Indian - This restaurant specializes in Indian cuisine and serves lunch and dinner.
Grand Thai - This restaurant specializes in Thai cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
Magnolia - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine. Open 24 hours. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Awards and affiliations

Eco-Certified Property
This property participates in Travelife, a program that measures the property's impact on one or more of the following: environment, community, cultural-heritage, the local economy.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site
  • Free valet parking on site

Food and drink

  • 3 bars/lounges
  • 4 restaurants
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Free daily manager's reception
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • Grand Indian
  • Grand Thai
  • Magnolia

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Bicycle rentals
  • Billiards/pool table
  • Full-service spa
  • Gym
  • Indoor pool
  • Library
  • Playground
  • Sauna
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Playground
  • Refrigerator on request
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Lockers
  • Luggage storage
  • Newspapers in lobby
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

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

Business services

  • Business center
  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Barbecue grill
  • Garden
  • In the mountains
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • 3 treatment rooms
  • Couples treatment rooms
  • Spa open daily

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathrobes
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer (on request)
  • Separate bathtub and shower
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar
  • Refrigerator on request

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before noon

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

No pets or service animals allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 15.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Christmas Eve (December 24) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 125
  • Christmas Eve (December 24) Gala Dinner per child: USD 60 (from 5 to 11 years old)
  • New Year's Eve (December 31) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 200
  • New Year's Eve (December 31) Gala Dinner per child: USD 100 (from 5 to 11 years old)

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Housekeeping is available for an additional fee
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, and a first aid kit

We should mention

Pool access available from 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya
Grand Nuwara Eliya
Grand Hotel Hotel
Grand Hotel Nuwara Eliya
Grand Hotel Hotel Nuwara Eliya

Grand Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 104 out of 176 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 176 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 176 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 176 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 176 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

tyler, Pleasant Prairie

Traveled with family
Liked: Amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Ramasamy

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2024

4/10 Poor

Victor

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Grand Hotel is a nice place with a good location to see Nuwara Eliya. The hotel itself was very nice, but the rooms were poor, and need an upgrade. The Thai restaurant made amazing food. But! The staff at this property were the worst I have ever experienced, and my family and I experienced several situations with issues. First there was an issue with my mom wanting to go to the pool, which she was told she could, but when she got down to the pool area, she was told she was not allowed, even though there were only three people there and 12 empty chairs, so she was sent back to her room. Secondly, my dad wanted to enter the gym and sauna, and was told the same, he could not enter, event though nobody was there. The staff was so unfriendly and not helpful at all. Lastly, the worst things of all was, that we had paid for 4 breakfasts, but my wife could not join the trip, so we had paid for one extra and wanted to invite our Sri Lankan friend to join us for breakfast. The staff made a big issue with this, and that we had to pay for one extra, even though we were still four people, so we ended up paying for 5 breakfasts and only being 4. We were not met at all, and they were so unpolite to us the entire stay. When we checked out, the staff asked how our stay was, and we said it had not been good due to the many issues we had, and then the staff just walked away to another couple and asked them about their stay, so not listening at all. I would NOT recommend this place.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

6/10 Okay

Christopher

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heba

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I loved the service, very colonial, staff are pleasant and helpful, food is excellent. I love the manager Ms. Kalahari, she is very helpful, pleasant and very professional. I will go back to this hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Shalini

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Poor value for money

Historical hotel with plenty of staff but overall it is overrated. Poor value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alex T

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing charm and grandeur! Excellent friendly staff. Perfectly manicured garden. Recent improvements have definitely elevated the comfort in the rooms and common areas. Will come again!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sanjeevan

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent rooms,service,bars and food. Very welcoming manager at the cocktail bar who was great.lots of restaurants and bar and a very unique hotel in Sri Lanka.highly recommend it to to anyone who comes to this part of Sri Lanka
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

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

Fabulous hotel to relax for a few days

We had a very enjoyable and comfortable two days stay. No complaints. Our room was nice and spacious, with a bay window and seating area. You do need to be a bit agile to climb out of the shower, which is over a bath with high sides. We tried several of the restaurants and the cafe. All were good. Service can be a bit patchy, but really, who cares when you are in such lovely premises with outstanding garden areas. We were very pleased to have chosen to spend two nights here; one night is not enough to fully appreciate what is on offer.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Pushpavaly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

philippa

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

Excellent classic, historical hotel

Lovely classic old hotel. Perfect position to walk into town but also a bit on the quieter side too. Nice walks around quiet neighboring houses too. It’s a beautiful historic building with exceptional gardens. The rooms are spacious and older in style, so some people might not like the older quirks, but we loved it and would definitely recommend it. The staff were all very friendly and the food in the buffet breakfast was excellent plus the Indian restaurant on the entrance side of the property was great too. Loved our stay there.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It's a trip back into an imperial past, that is now open to many. High ceilings, a mix of wood floor and thick carpets, and staff in a range of uniforms. The level of English is good (sadly, my poor French wasn't up to the task of testing the staffs'). There is a good selection of eateries ranging from 'stuff yourself silly' to light bites. I highly recommend the Thai restaurant downstairs. I would avoid the coffee shop, where I was unsuccessful in attempting to buy over-priced cakes to take out - after the guy "serving" me walked off twice, to deal with other people, I decided that two can play the walking away game. So, overall good, if uneven.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mustafiz

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Kristian

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

A lovely comfortable stay

A really lovely stay in a comfortable, clean hotel. The swimming pool is amazing and the gym is good too. Our room was very comfy and we had a good night sleep. The evening buffet and breakfast were also really nice.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

8/10 Good

Robert

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

High tea only okay.

Beautiful old hotel….Indian restaurant was the best.. High tea service not great…people walking through restaurant always and service was inattentive.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quite simply superb. The staff were extremely attentive and polite
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

petranella

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful heritage building. Very good service. Large simply decorated rooms but not terribly soundproof.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Doug

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This was a luxurious property with fantastic amenities and excellent food selections.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Pushpavaly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rafi

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sherine

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Celestina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing - last visited in 1974 and 1978! Loved the gardens and the maintenance of the hotel and surroundings. Service was super - friendly staff - will definitely visit again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ismar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

2/10 Terrible

Kamani, London

Traveled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We weren't please with the way we been treated by the staff and the conditions of the rooms given because first room we were given (Room 258) had a blocked toilet and we were given that room by the staff member knowingly that room had issues by the reception staff member because he told me that when I went for the checkout next day morning! In the middle of the night they moved us to Room 353 and it had NO COLD water therefore my husband had several burnt spots on his back which wasn't at all good. They weren't even apologized for what happened!!! After we left we we received email from Chinthana Bandara, Hotel Operations Manager, The Grand Hotel with incorrect information therefore I wrote to him BUT had no response from him yet... Not recommend this hotel unless they repair the hotel rooms up to the required standards
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022