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Golden Star Beach Hotel

3.0 star property
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Exterior
Minibar, desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets
Exterior
Superior Double Room
Outdoor wedding area

Reviews

6.0 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Breakfast included
    Breakfast included
  • Room service
    Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk

Explore the area

Map
163 Lewis Place Negombo, Negombo, 11500
  • St. Sebastian's Church
    13 min walk
  • Negombo Beach Park
    15 min walk
  • St Anthony's Church
    4 min drive
  • Colombo (CMB-Bandaranaike Intl.)
    24 min drive

Room options

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Minibar, desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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Deluxe Quadruple Room

Deluxe Quadruple Room

  • Sleeps 5
  • 4 Twin Beds

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Superior Double Room

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Minibar, desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Negombo

With a stay at Golden Star Beach Hotel in Negombo, you'll be on the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Negombo Beach and St. Sebastian's Church. .This beach hotel is 0.8 mi (1.2 km) from Negombo Beach Park and 1.1 mi (1.7 km) from St Anthony's Church.

What's nearby

  • Negombo Beach Park - 15 min walk - 1.3 km
  • Ave Maria Convent - 3 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Negombo Beach - 4 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Negombo District General Hospital - 4 min drive - 2.2 km
  • Negombo Fish Market - 4 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Railway Station Negombo - 4 min drive
  • Bandaranaike Intl. Airport (CMB) - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Sameeha Family Restaurant - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪See Lounge - ‬10 min walk
  • ‪The Grand - ‬18 min walk
  • ‪Cafe Zen - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Leonardo By Bella Vita - ‬12 min walk

About this property

Golden Star Beach Hotel

Beachfront, with full-service spa
Golden Star Beach Hotel offers 62 accommodations with minibars and coffee/tea makers. 22-inch LCD televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers with rainfall showerheads, bidets, and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool.

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

Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa, Lotus Ayurvedic Spa. Services include body wraps, body scrubs, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including Ayurvedic.
Make yourself at home in one of the 62 guestrooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages and body treatments. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and gift shops/newsstands.
Satisfy your appetite for lunch or dinner at the hotel's restaurant, Blue Marline, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Relax with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge or the poolside bar. A complimentary buffet breakfast is served daily from 7 AM to 9:30 AM.
Featured amenities include express check-in, express check-out, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Event facilities at this hotel consist of a conference center and a meeting room. A shuttle from the airport to the hotel is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
A complimentary buffet breakfast is served each morning between 7 AM and 9:30 AM.
Blue Marline - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Pick-up airport shuttle (surcharge)
  • Airport shuttle on request

Food and drink

  • Free buffet breakfast available daily 7 AM–9:30 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 poolside bar and 1 bar
  • Room service available

Restaurants on site

  • Blue Marline
  • Pool Bar

Things to do

  • Fishing
  • Full-service spa
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Sailing
  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Playground
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Free newspapers in reception
  • Front-desk safe
  • Gift shop/newsstand
  • Library

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Multilingual staff
  • Porter/bellhop
  • Tour/ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Conference centre
  • A meeting room

Outdoors

  • BBQ grill(s)
  • Beach loungers
  • Beach umbrellas
  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Pool sunloungers
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Ayurvedic treatments
  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages

More

  • Beach towels

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Bed sheets
  • Ceiling fan

Bathroom

  • Bath or shower
  • Bidet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer (on request)
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 22-inch LCD TV
  • TV/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Minibar

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

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

Payment types

Important information

Fees

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

  • New Year's Eve (31 December) Gala Dinner per adult: USD 25

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

Optional extras

  • Airport shuttle fee: USD 25 per vehicle
  • 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
This property accepts credit cards

We should mention

Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property

Property is also known as

Golden Star Beach
Golden Star Beach Hotel
Golden Star Beach Hotel Negombo
Golden Star Beach Negombo
Hotel Golden Star Beach
Golden Star Beach Hotel Hotel
Golden Star Beach Hotel Negombo
Golden Star Beach Hotel Hotel Negombo

Golden Star Beach Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.0
Rating 10 - Excellent. 7 out of 94 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 30 out of 94 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 26 out of 94 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 14 out of 94 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 17 out of 94 reviews" "

6.2/10

Cleanliness

6.4/10

Staff & service

6.0/10

Amenities

5.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely location. Need to watch for beach parties!
Have stayed here on many previous occasions and keep coming back. This occasion was marred by music on the beach side of the property which did not stop until past midnight. This certainly disturbed our sleep before an early morning flight. Otherwise, recent renovations have improved bathrooms and AC. Decent breakfast. Lovely location on the beach with good pool. Still too expensive for category, yet we keep coming back as very near to airport and on the beach. Food outlets plentiful on the street outside. Did find staff rather sheepish compared to previous stays over the last decade. I believe that there has been a recent change in management and the adjoining Don's Beach Hotel has separated from the Golden Star Beach Hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

6/10 Okay

Josh

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Could be great
Good location but unfortunately very very run down
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Ivan, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Well positioned Hotel, relatively close to the airport, tour guides, shops, and restaurants. Right on the beach. Room cleaning staff, food preparation and service staff were great, reception staff were not so great - not knowing much or appearing distracted. All most all staff eager to help. My room was quiet, with thick walls, ceiling and floors. Air-conditioner essential for comfort and worked well as well as being quiet. Room clean but a little bit dated, bathroom big with marble appearance tiles. Pool was popular for others, the water appeared green to me. Hawkers selling their wares on the beach were annoying, and security didn't do much to stop them. Took about three occasions saying "No thank you" before they would leave you alone.
Stayed 10 nights in Oct 2018

6/10 Okay

Lisa, Norway

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
OK hotel at the beach. The room wasnt so clean. Overall a ok hotel if you’re only staying a few days
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Upul Wasantha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff,food is good and Nice location .
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

8/10 Good

Mohammad

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Silver star for the Golden Star Beach Hotel.
The hotel was fair for the price & is very close to the beach. It is not a luxury hotel by any stretch, however, it is appealing from the outside and is of a fair condition inside. Good service, however we struggled to find the hotel as the sign that reads ‘Golden Star Beach Hotel’ is engraved into a rock that is not illuminated, so we actually drove past the hotel thinking it was a different hotel.

8/10 Good

Ahmed

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It was quite good for a solo stay
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2018

8/10 Good

Benjamin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sand, sea and location
I have stayed here on many occasions over the years and am always taken by the tranquil location/environment beside the sea yet with multiple eateries in the near locality. Access to the airport is easy as is a trip by bus to the city of colombo. No issues with the hotel itself either. However the hotel used to offer free WiFi throughout but this has now stopped. Breakfast was fine but outside breakfast, food is expensive for the category of hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

Ronald

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great area
Nice hotel, decent buffet breakfast. SLOW WIFI.
Stayed 1 night in May 2017

2/10 Terrible

Mikk, melbourne

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bad and crumbling hotel near the beach
Despite the negative reports I booked this hotel. It turns out the negative reports are all true. This hotel needs to be avoided along with a stack of other hotels in the negombo area. They are just interested in taking your money there is no after sales support. This hotels idea of air conditioning is simply having a air conditioner it does not matter if it does not work. If you book this hotel you do yourself in

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth it
Old & rundown with dodgy plumbing, poor air conditioning, no mini bar/fridge as stated, got told at 7 pm at the restaurant hotel to pick something other than chicken curry as it would take too long. As it was i was the only customer & it took 30 mins for my bland chicken noodles. My room had no screen in the bathroom so mosquitoes were getting in. Staff don't pass on information to other staff. Was told i could stay in the room then told i had to move the next day. Next time i'll stay elsewhere.. only stayed here because Intrepid tour starts here. Shocking choice for intrepid considering what they charge for the tour. Only good things were the pool and the location on the beach.

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Liked: Cleanliness
Good stay for a few nights.
This is a reasonable hotel for a few days. Good beach, fair breakfast. You have to play 'hunt the signal' for WiFi, but it works in the end.

8/10 Good

Dar

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Great hotel to stay
The hotel was fine. Breakfast was great. The room was ok except to the hot water in the shower and the air conditioner.

8/10 Good

lou, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxed stay
Great helpful staff. Prompt responses to emails before arrival and airport transfer excellent. My room was perfect as view of beach and comfortable setting. Breakfast staff and selection great. Excellent good value stay. Thank you

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

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

6/10 Okay

Andy vic, uk

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Bathroom in our room was poor but the shared facilities near the pool was very nice. Overall good location and pleasant hotel for the money

6/10 Okay

dave, Perth WA

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not that good
At first we were given room with two singles pushed together- we booked double. The shower was mouldy and smelled as if used as toilet. The A/C just worked -not great. We were given another room - much better but when had shower , the bathroom flooded - but lived with that. The breakfast was fine but restaurant food was way overpriced and limited choice. The pool bar was good and friendly staff helped, though again quite pricey.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Good
Stay was really good. travelled with a very good company. enjoyed all the 3 days. breakfast served was excellent. staff were very friendly. the rooms could be lil more clean. I had my best time.

8/10 Good

david, UK

Liked: Cleanliness
Fair for the price, but it would have been better if the air conditioning had worked properly. It is right on the beach, but there is not much nearby of any interest.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
easy taxi ride
Emailed hotel airport pick up confirmed BUT no show. Taxis available made my own way. cest la vie!

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

8/10 Good

Mandy, Sydney, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Good place to stay arriving/leaving Sri Lanka
This hotel is good for a couple of nights. I arrived straight from the airport for 2 nights before I started a tour of Sri Lanka. The room was large and clean. I didn't go into the sea but spent my time by the pool which was very good. Buffet breakfast was good - eggs made to order and various other options available. I had just arrived after a long flight, so wasn't in the mood to do much exploring. After my tour, realised Negombo is the best place to stay instead of Colombo after/before a flight - being near the airport!

2/10 Terrible

Jamal, India

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was ugly, filthy, bad smell ,damaged toilet,a/c not working

4/10 Poor

andyk, Perth, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Old Hotel that really needs renovation
The hotel is located facing a beach being the best feature plus a reasonable breakfast. Other than that, the rooms are old and run down, furniture creaks, showers leak, outdated air-conditions that take time to cool the room, tv with fuzzy reception, and loud drumming music from beach parties (non hotel guests) makes it hard to sleep. Around the hotel are a couple of boring restaurants which offers little choice on their menus; you need to walk a further few kilometers up the road to find more interesting menus. Hotel has a car park at the back which comes in handy if you hire a car. If you are catching a taxi from Colombo, drivers from there may not be familiar with Negombo and end up being lost especially with the bad street lighting at night.