Hive 68 - Hotel and Resorts (Negombo)

We stayed here after our long flight to recover. The hotel is central to Negombo, was easy to find it by tuktuk. The personal is very friendly and welcoming, the room was very spacious, and basic amenities were there - like kettle, coffee, tea, hair dryer, toiletry and A/C. Room was very clean and the bed was okay to sleep on. Breakfast was delicious. The location is actually quiet nice, next to a little river, the only thing is that it can get a little louder early in the morning when boats pass by. We'd stay again if we should come to Negombo for sure.

Staff were good & polite & helpful. Room was ok for the price. Shower ok & some toiletries were given. We asked for an extra blanket and the staff member brought it up immediately. Breakfast was ok. Not a huge choice but just enough. Ok for 1 night

Staff were excellent, couldn't be faulted. Rooms were great, very smart, clean and well appointed, excellent AC. I had a couple of meals and drinks in the restaurant, which were really good in terms of quality and prices. Location a bit quirky, its not a tourist area but seemed safe enough. You have a mini market/ bakers a couple of minutes walk away plus the lagoon where you can get boat trips. You overlook the canal and have a great view of the very impressive St Marys Church which is well worth a look around. There is a large shopping area close by but it seems mainly to be jewellery outlets.

Hotel overlooks the canal in the old quarter and is ideally placed for the international airport. The room was spacious, quiet and with a balcony. It was clean with a small but adequate bathroom and came with tea & coffee making facilities. The Wifi in the room could have been stronger but was ok downstairs. Breakfast was simple but sufficient and the restaurant is open late for a beer. The staff and management are very good. Late in the evening, the restaurant manager noted that we wanted to rent bicycles but although new, they were both men’s frames. He immediately requested a new model with a ladies frame which was delivered after breakfast the next morning. The hotel manager is also very good and organised Tuk Tuk transport to the airport at 5:00am, an early wake-up call and small packed breakfast. He was always available to provide advice and guidance and printed our check-in documents as required.

Hive 68 is well located on a quiet road in the centre of old Negombo overlooking the canal and church. It's a short drive from the airport and a short tuk-tuk ride to Negombo beach. The rooms were comfortable with good A/C. The staff were friendly and helpful organising a taxi to the airport for us.