Gomez Place

Phenomenal stay at Gomez Place! The grounds are beautiful, the rooms are very spacious (including a very large bathroom), clean and comfortable. Plenty of hot water. The breakfast was excellent each morning. Location is just a short walk from the beach and the main road that is filled with nice restaurants, bars, and stores. All the staff are so friendly and helpful. But the best thing about this place is Gomez himself. He is such a great guy and will do anything to make sure your stay is perfect. If you need anything, he will make sure you get it. The hospitality is wonderful. You will feel right at home. Can't wait to stay here again!

Not really anything. The stay was amazing!

We stayed here twice at the beginning and ens of our trip to Sri Lanka. The first room offered was not good but a quick objection and a much better room was found for us as we had booked the better quality rooms. The beds are large and comfortable and the showers worked well with good pressure and plenty of hot water. Breakfast was very good, not enormous but very adequate, fruit, omelette, good coffee and toast. There is a very nice, though small pool which was always quiet when we used it. The garden here is absolutely beautiful and is obviously very cared for.

There is building work going on and this did disturb us but Mr Gomez took action and got the builders doing quieter tasks until we went out. It might be worth asking for a room in the main house for the next few weeks. However the rooms affected by building noise are otherwise very nice, very large and the most modern so it’s a trade off. I think it will be a fairly temporary issue.

Good place where you can feel completely relaxed. A pleasant pool with cool water is ideal for refreshing in the hot hours. The staff is very helpful and you can contact them with any question like a friend. The room was large, cool, had a safe, AC, refrigerator, hot water. The beach is close, as well as shops, souvenir shops and various restaurants. The choice is wide, from Asian cuisine to Italian. There is also KFC nearby, easily accessible by tuk tuk. In general, Negombo is a good place, the ocean is not very clean but there are a lot of activities.

Gomez place is clean and comfortable. Its a good place to stay with like minded other travelers, in a country which is not always open minded towards our community. Gomez himself is very welcoming, and cares about his guests. Breakfast is top notch, the pool is deep enough to jump in, and the location is excellent. I got a TukTuk to the airport from there by one of the staff which was very affordable. A perfect place to begin or end your Sri Lanka holiday.

Mr Gomez has created a tranquil tropical paradise. Beautiful gardens around the rooms. A lovely pool to cool off in. The staff work hard to make sure your stay is perfect. Mr Gomez is a lovey person and always there if you need him giving tips to make your stay in Negombo memorable. Breakfast is as you like it when you like it. And is delicious.

I liked everything about Gomez's place.

Fantastic place, one of my favorite stays in all Sri Lanka. The room is huge, with a small kitchenette and a seating area with a big table. Big outdoor bathroom, just loved looking at the sky while taking a shower. Room with lots of space, which gives you a great sensation, own terrace with table and chairs in front of the room. Gomez Place has a rich vegetation, trees and plants, the place is very cozy and well looked after, great setup. Delicious breakfast and food, nice pool. Great and quiet location, located in a nice neighborhood side street. Only a couple of minutes walk to the main beach road with lots of shops, restaurants and the beach. Owner and staff are great and assist you with everything you need. Very happy with my stay, absolutely recommended.

The location is quite good as it's close to some good bars, restaurants and the beach. Nevertheless, it was very quiet. It's also only a 20/30 minute drive from Colombo airport, making it the perfect hub after and before your flight. The accommodation looks quite nice and well maintained. The swimming pool and the rest of the area is very nice and private, as it's out of sight of other buildings. The staff was also very friendly and provided us with everything we needed, like pool towels, drinks, etcetera.

Beds were a bit hard for us. Bathroom smelled a bit funny, because it stays moist for quite a while after taking a shower. That seems a common problem in Sri Lanka though, as we've experienced this in multiple places.

This is a very unique hotel. The room were super comfortable, the breakfast was amazing and super filling, and Gomez is a great host. He makes you feel like guest at his house, rather than a guest at a hotel. There is a nice swimming pool, beautiful garden, and great place to meet fellow travellers if you wish, or be left alone if you dont feel like talking. Gomez is a great host and he will ensure you get everything you need during your stay, no judging on his side!

all was great!

Breakast consistently good Staff were engaging Mr Gomez took the time to check on guest and offered a very personalised service The location was excelleny with easy excess to all facilities.

By no fault of the property , one has to be aware and prepared to feed the mosquitoes

If there is a perfect embodiment of Sri Lanka, then it should be the Gomez place. Hospitable, pictiuesque, generous, colorful, extravagant, embracing...The Eglish language is short of adjectives to adequately describe it:) . Staying there for quite a while, you can enjoy tastes and flavors of the local cuisine, have a laizy breakfast amidts the sounds of awakening birds (and never sleeping flies), stroll across a cozy courtyard, sleep under soothing sounds of the aircon and fan, and take a shower in a practically roofless shower cabin and say hi to a small and lovely gekko on the wall.- and mind you, the hot water is always there! The facility even boasts its own poll- small but nice and deep and clean, and sunbeds are there to rest- only be quick enough to get them in the morning. However, beach spans for miles in just 7 min on foot, so take a short cut through any of local beach restaurants to enjoy a wide strip of( not immaculately clean but who cares!) sand or, better still, go to a beach hotel and get sunbeds and a parasol for just USD 10-14 a day. On top of that, at Gomeyou can meet people of all nations and walks of life staying there, and your interaction with them will be inspired by Gomez himself - a heartfelt chap with a unique talent to be in a dozen of spots at the same time and get the show on he road in no time. Fancy a trip across the island? Gomez gives you the best guide. Need a good restaurant? Ask Gomez and you will never be disappointed. Want to go shopping? He seems to have friends everywhere across Sri Lanka and they will be happy to help you, too, Even if you need a decent broadband to work, ask Gomez and he will fix it for you His team is no less amazing and extremely effiicient and heartfelt- one should have seen how they decorated our room on my wife's brthday and what a nice cake they got for her.

You should bear in mind you are at the equator, so mosquitos and flies will be your cmmittted companions throughout the stay, so do not dramatize that much- on he second day, you will simply learn how to ignore them. Also, note that walls facing the courtyard are thin, so you can hear others in the courtyard, but trust me, this is something you can live with as many guests' cultural code is different from yours.