Mr & Mrs Smith

Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Secreted in the capital’s most elite environs, Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo is a political-abode-turned-boutique-hotel, which was revamped a few years back by style-meister Shanth Fernando of decor dynasty Paradise Road. Lavishing 10 individually-designed suites, a pair of restaurants, a sultry bar and a lap pool on its solace-seeking guests, this centrally-located hotspot is the city’s sexiest retreat.

Need to know

• Rooms 10 suites.
• Rates Double rooms from $162.64, excluding tax at 24.2 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency ($163) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates include breakfast.
• Facilities Free WiFi throughout, massage room, gym, steam room, library and private dining room. In rooms: flatscreen TV, DVD/CD player, minibar and Spa Ceylon Ayurveda for Paradise Road toiletries.
• Poolside The lap pool languishes in a high-walled courtyard in the heart of the house. Life-sized torso sculptures mingle on a ledge above the lounger-topped, dark-timber deck that flanks the pool.
• Check-out Noon, but flexible subject to availability. Late check-out up to midnight (upon availability) costs US$125. Earliest check-in, 2pm.
• Children No charge for baby cots, and kids up to five can share senior Smiths' beds for free. Otherwise, extra beds for children cost US$31 a child a night, including breakfast. More...
• Also Smoking is permitted in the Red Bar and outside areas only. The hotel doesn't have a liquor license, so guests should bring their own alcohol should they wish to enjoy a tipple.

Food and drink at Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo

• Hotel restaurant

  There’s a brace of tasty options. Decked out with ebony parasols shading circular tables, the alfresco Courtyard is relaxed, casual and stunning when candlelit at night. The Dining Room is a seductive air-conditioned cube of black banquettes and trompe l’oeil design. Tintagel’s eclectic international menu is easily Colombo’s finest – look out for squid-ink risotto with calamari, or braised pork belly with crushed potatoes, soft-poached egg and pickled ginger mayonnaise.
   

• Dress code Glam rags - this is the place to be seen.
• Top table If it’s stifling, make for a table on the Courtyard’s veranda for the cooling ceiling fans, or sit in the air-con comfort of the Dining Room. Otherwise, dine in your suite or on your balcony or terrace – decorations can be arranged for added oomph.
• Last orders The restaurant serves up nosh until 11pm; the Red Bar closes its doors around midnight.
• Room service Available from 8am until 11pm, drawing on the full restaurant menu.
• Hotel bar

  Hit the duty-free on the way to Sri Lanka. The Red Bar is open from 7pm until midnight, but you can’t buy alcohol since the hotel doesn't have a liquor license. Guests, however, are encouraged to BYO, as the super staff can whip up cocktail concoctions using what you’ve brought or chill bottles of wine. Low-lit and dusky, this opulent red and black space is the prime position for a naughty nightcap.
   

Also worth knowing

• Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...

Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo 65 Rosmead Place, Colombo, 7