De Saram House by Geoffrey Bawa

I adore this hotel. This was our second night - separated by 10 days elsewhere - this time in a much larger room with a less modernist / Bawa vibe but still really wonderful. If we ever come back to Sri Lanka (which I hope we will!) I want to stay in the other two rooms here as well, as they are all different and all utterly charming (as we discovered when we were able to tag along with a tour of the whole house the first time we stayed). Again it felt like a privilege to stay here. The staff are also really delightful. There was even a bonus small choir rehearsal in the piano room during the early evening of our stay.

Gorgeous house with wonderfully serene atmosphere in the middle of Colombo. It felt like a privilege to be able to stay here. Service was also very charming and helpful. A perfect first night in Sri Lanka!

Chaleureux accueil dans cet oasis à la végétation protectrice et à l'ambiance cosy

Lovely period suite.

The breakfast was basic , good selection of cut fruit, a good Sri Lankan omelet. Supermarket white sliced toasted bread. Supermarket marmalade and jam, good butter.Dreadful coffee.
We had expected more and better given its marketed as an exceptional breakfast.
The property is immaculately maintained and clean. As a As a heritage property I would have expected more information being available. There was zero.

Very comfortable and characterful property that felt like a little oasis of calm on the hustle & bustle of Colombo. Friendly manager who made some good local recommendations and organised a tuk tuk tour for us. Good breakfast.

Geboekt owv de architect Bawa gaf een vriendelijke rondleiding in het huis. Buiten de architectuur is er natuurlijk niets te zien of te beleven maar voor wie van Bawa houdt, is dit een must

The house was stunning and very special to get to experience a Geoffrey Bawa home in this way - the staff were also lovely and super helpful in connecting me with a driver for a tour of Colombo as well as joining the tour of No. 11, the Geoffrey Bawa museum.

バワが作った家に泊まれるという体験をしにいく宿泊施設

Every thing is good
Beautiful house

こじんまりとした邸宅感が心地よかった。

大师的设计真的很耐看

A remarkably comfortable stay in a premium area of Colombo. Cool and calming De Saram House was a special treat for us at the end of our trip and we have come away inspired by Geoffrey Bawas design and architecture. The staff were utterly charming and the breakfast, perfect. Can recommend to anyone wanting a completely different classy hotel experience.

Before arrival the manager let us know that there were issues in our room with the aircon, and they were getting it replaced by 4h30pm. No worries, we were going to explore the city anyway.

When we arrived, we got a delicious welcome drink, a short tour in which they showed us the room, and we could walk around the property a bit, it truly beautiful. Then we headed out.

When we got back around 5h00 they let us know that unfortunately the aircon company didn't manage to install the aircon, as they didn't have enough staff on hand to do it safely.
But we needn't worry, because they had arranged with the manager of the Bawa trust that we could stay in Geoffrey Bawa's own residence, where they recently added a second suite in what used to be his old office.

I don't think I can overstate how big of a deal this is, they could've easily booked us in another hotel down the road, but wanted us to experience Bawa's architecture properly, so they gave us a night in an architectural pilgrimage site.

In short, we only experienced De Saram shortly, and it was beautiful, but the absolute standout was how kind & caring the staff was, and how far out of their way they went to share Bawa's beautiful architecture with us.

Beautiful peaceful oasis with amazing architecture & lovely staff where nothing was too difficult- thanks you Anthony and team 🙏🏻