Is parking offered on site at Hotel Shanelo?

Yes. Parking spots may be limited.

Is airport shuttle service offered by Hotel Shanelo?

Yes, a free shuttle from the airport is available.

What are the check-in and check-out times at Hotel Shanelo?

Check-in start time: noon; Check-in end time: midnight. Check-out time is 11 AM. Contactless check-out is available.

What is there to do at Hotel Shanelo and nearby?

Have fun with nearby activities like cycling, hiking, and horseback riding. Indulge in a treatment at the spa and enjoy other amenities such as a picnic area and a garden.

Are there restaurants at or near Hotel Shanelo?

Yes, there's an onsite restaurant that offers international cuisine.

What's the area around Hotel Shanelo like?

Hotel Shanelo is in the heart of Negombo, a short 8-minute walk from Negombo Beach and 6 minutes' walk from Negombo Beach Park.

Hotel Shanelo, Negombo: Hotel Reviews, Rooms & Prices

8/10 Very good

Sep 11, 2025

Nice place to stay

Uruthirasekaram, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Sep 14, 2025

The staff was great. The breakfast wonderful. The beach is a one minute walk. I highly recommend this place!

Rebecca, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 11, 2025

An oasis off the main beach road that allowed me time to adjust after a late night arrival. Had full breakfast (additional charge) to start the day - well presented and ample. AC, hot water, tv and access to nearby restaurants and of course the beach.

Robert, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Aug 27, 2022

The beaches are good and walk for a long way . Love it

Tissa, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 18, 2024

Stayed for 2 nights after arriving from the airport, and before our trip in Sri Lanka. Rooms are very clean and spacious, very quiet AC or ceiling fan if you prefer. Lovely well kept property with an easy access to the sea where you are able to swim but unfortunately very little shade on the beach. Would recommend 100%

Dorota, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 23, 2024

A lovely stay!

A really nice hotel about fifty yards from Negombo beach. It is in a little alley off the main road and is well situated and clean. The staff were lovely also. A tuk tuk will take you to the main sites in a few mins for about 500 rupees. The locals are really lovely - almost everyone will stop to speak to you or to say good morning. A really nice start to a month in Sri Lanka!

Christopher, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 30, 2024

What a great place! Nicely furnished, clean & comfortable. The owner is FANTASTIC & she makes a yummy breakfast every morning. Everything that you need is nearby, restaurants, bars, live music, shopping. The beach is directly across the street. You can also use the facilities of the resort across the street for 2,000 rupees per day. This includes beach chairs, towel, pool, wi-fi, restaurant & bar. I would definitely stay here again if I ever return to Sri Lanka.

Christina, 1-night trip

6/10 Good

Jan 30, 2024

Nice but could be better for the price

Environment is nice and location is great. Room is clean, comfy except lots of mossies. Was in twin room and was bitten by bed bugs or dust mites until i had to switch bed. Would be helpful too if shampoo, conditioner, adult size bath towels were provided.

Christine, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 4, 2023

I can only recommend this place. The owner is absolutely lovely, she communicate all the time. she tried to help us as much as possible. THe room was nice, clean and no smell. That was one of the best things. Even when we stayed in other places including 4* hotels, the smell was terrible. So for sure I would return to this place anytime. Highly recommend it.

Lenka, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Nov 14, 2024

I arrived at the hotel at around 5 am and the owner kindly let me check in at that time (I had paid for the previous night) so didn't have to hang out at the airport forever after an extremely long trip to Sri Lanka which I had read was an issue at other hotels. Breakfast was fantastic. Rooms were very basic but clean. There was tea and coffee in the room but no heating kettle, so you couldn't actually make coffee even though instant coffee was sitting there was there which was a bummer. Lovely property. It's just off the main road (about 1/2 block) down an alley, so was hard to find in the dark until we called and the owner turned on a large lit-up sign. Location is easy walking access to dozens of restaurants, souvenir shops, and other stores so was a good location to be at. Easy walk to the beach and very easy to catch a Tuk tuk on the main road to go into the heart of town or the airport. It's maybe a 15-min drive to the airport. Would def. stay here again and would recommend to others.

Katherine, 2-night trip

4/10 Fair

Aug 18, 2025

送迎はないです

宿泊料金のところに送迎等と書いてありながら、実際空港送迎をお願いしたところ、自分でタクシーなど捕まえれば良いのでは？と言われました。それならなぜ送迎等の料金が取られるのでしょうか意味がわかりません。その他は良かったと思います。

1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Jan 24, 2024

Vi havde 3 overnatninger. Super fint lille hotel og god til prisen.

3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 6, 2023

Très confortables chambres avec beaucoup de luminosité. Beaux balcons agréables. Distance de marche de la plage et des restos. Nous avons aussi apprécié l'accueil de la propriétaire et des employés. Petit extra très agréable et écologique: possibilité de remplir nos bouteilles d'eau.

Marie Anne, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 1, 2023

Jätte bra litet hotell.

Jätte bra ställe att bo på. Bra frukost, trevlig och hjälpsam personal. Rent och frächt. Lungt och tyst. Saknade dock ett kylskåp på rummet. Annars så trivdes vi jättebra.

Svante, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Mar 11, 2020

Great stay at Shanelo

I really enjoyed my stay at Hotel Shanelo. The staff was extremely friendly and helpful and breakfast was really good. It was a bit different everyday. They have a very helpful booklet in the room that had great tips where to eat or go sightseeing. Thank you so much for a pleasent stay!

Johanna, 5-night trip

8/10 Very good

Mar 10, 2020

Comfort and location

Comfortable bed in large room, air conditioning and fan, and large, clean bathroom. Breakfast (included) was delicious, one morning was Sri Lankan pancakes (like crepes with coconut and brown sugar), fresh fruit, fresh juice and your option of egg. The second morning was dosa with curry, fresh fruits and juices. The staff was very friendly and accomodating. Location is great, many shoos and restaurants nearby, beach access is across the street.

Tannis, 2-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 21, 2020

Nära till allt!!

Boendet var väldigt fint bra läge, rent och snyggt med fantastisk frukost o service. Vi vill verkligen rekommendera detta ställe när man kommer till Negombo. Vi bodde där i tre dagar och var med om fina dagar, spaa, god mat o härliga solbad. Hälsningar Thomas o Pia ferbr-20

Pia, 3-night trip

8/10 Very good

Feb 10, 2020

Good location

Nice location near beach and restaurants.Very helium staff.

Panu, 4-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jul 19, 2019

Bra läge nära stranden i negombo. Bra frukost. Trevlig personal

1-night trip

8/10 Very good

Jan 4, 2019

Hotel tres bien pour une ou deux nuits mais nous sommes restees 8 nuits les lits sont fait tous les 2 jours donc poubelles videes que tous les 2 jours tasses a cafe idem papier toilette tres peu savon tres tres peu un probleme la nuit avec un drap on me demande un extra de 500 roupies petit dejeuner tres bien mais cafe infecte le denier jour parties tres tot donc pas de petit dejeuner mais payes

8-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Aug 20, 2018

Perfect hotel.

Cannot recommend this hotel enough. It’s a small family run hotel run by two Italian brothers. The entire hotel is spotless. Their attention to detail is fantastic. The rooms are large and modern. The room was cleaned to five star standard every day. It’s very close to the beach and lots of good restaurants and shops. The breakfast is simple but delicious. The grounds are well kept and welcoming. The staff cannot do enough for you. It’s close to the airport (approx 20 minutes) and is the perfect start or end to a touring holiday of Sri Lanka.

Gordon, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 4, 2018

Shanelo hotell

Väldigt fint hotell som var relativt nybyggt. Jättefina och stora rum med stor balkong. Lagom stort hotell med kanske 10 rum. De erbjöd sri lankisk frukost om man ville ha det. Hotellet låg nära huvudgatan och stranden på nära håll. Ändå hörde man inte trafiken. Enda smolket i bägaren var trycket i duschen, men det har många hotell i dessa länder.

Thomas, 4-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Feb 2, 2018

Mycket bra hotell med utmärkt läge

Bodde här 2 nätter. Hotellet och läget överträffade våra förväntningar. Det ligger på en lugn liten sidogata nära till shopping, restauranger och stranden. Hotellet verkar relativt nybyggt. Rummen var rymliga med skön säng och välfungerande AC. WiFi fungerade bra. Duschutrymme med avgränsning med vägg och dörr. Bra med fungerande både varmt o kallt vatten. Balkongen fin men fanns mygg där. Personalen trevlig och serviceinriktade. Hjälpte till med att ordna transport till Kandy. Frukost ingick och den var bra. Bestod av juice, frukttallrik, omelett eller stekta ägg, toast, smör och marmelad samt kaffe eller te. Ska bo här igen innan hemresan om möjligt

Eva, 3-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Oct 14, 2023

Yuji, 1-night trip

10/10 Exceptional

Mar 8, 2020

jean-louis, 2-night trip

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