"Museum Quality restoration of both the ornate wedding-cake exterior and the interior Italian floral floor mosaics has resurrected this crumbling 200 year old Moorish mansion off sri lanka’s main coastal Galle road."
Conde Nast Traveler: Hot list Hotels 2008

"HVN's extravagant setting—nineteenth-century Italian floor mosaics, ornate metallic ceiling, an intricate fresco of bejeweled swamis floating on clouds—feels a bit unreal given Colombo's tumultuous political climate. But then again, gastronomic escapism is nothing new, and the innovative menu at this restaurant inside the swank CASA Colombo offers plenty of distractions."
Conde Nast Traveler: Hot tables list 2008

What luxe loves in sri lanaka…..
Luxe City Guides

"Sri Lanka’s Capital gets a Style Injection with Casa Colombo"
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"It’s easy to find Hip hotels in London, Milan or Paris, but gets more difficult when the destination is less predictable – here’s one novelty in Sri Lanka’s capital."
Vanity Fair, Italy

"With a sideways nod to its colonial past, Sri Lanka is getting funky; pushing the envelope on the style front."
In Style, Australia

"Casa Colombo blends edgy contemporary with classic elegance effortlessly."
Travel + Leisure

"Lalin Jinasena, founder and designer of Casa Colombo certainly has vision, but most importantly he combines this with practicality and the ability to turn his dreams into reality."
Sri Lanka Travel Talk

"The ambiance of Casa Colombo is crazy, classy and elegant. Breakfast the next morning was equally decadent."
The Leisure Times

"It is an opulent and eclectic hotel, where old and new blend in startling contrast."
The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka

"Casa Colombo just takes one’s breath away, every step is a delight. The exclusive style cannot be seen or found anywhere else in the world. "
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"Casa Colombo, one of the most remarkable contemporary hotels was entirely reinterpreted by a talented Sri Lankan designer Lalin Jinasena… I think that Geoffrey Bawa has a worthy successor who knows how to draw his inspiration from the teacher’s genius, to renew the Singhalese creation and architecture. A name that will rank, I am sure, amongst the greatest names of the international scene!”
Sandra Rude, Chief Editor of the lifestyle TV series l'émission "Hotels", Films Concept Associés, France