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CASA Colombo


CASA Colombo A stunning white mansion with a
Rich history dating over 200 years ago is now brought back to life, a traditional Moorish residence transformed into a Retro Chic luxury hotel adding the much needed pizzazz to the city of Colombo

 

Chic interior, Over the top designs and Personalized service is what CASA Colombo is all about

A bit different & A bit Sassy …
Every detail at the CASA Colombo is custom designed…

Stylishly designed and furnished, every little detail in CASA Colombo has been custom designed by its proud owner Lalin Jinasena – a lifestyle designer and entrepreneur. From the pillows to the linen (Hand woven by local craftsmen), to the lighting and toiletries and even crockery and cutlery has been personalized, so your sure to never see the same designs anywhere else in the world…

This 200 year old property renovated and restored has managed to keep in tact some of its original plaster work and real mosaic floors combining Sri Lankan material, wood, rattan, coir and cement to create Sri Lanka’s first “Hip Fusion Hotel”.

Also another highlight at the CASA Colombo is the luxury of having your own personal “CASA Domo” A.K.A your own chauffer/butler/concierge. Making the conventional reception desk redundant the CASA Domo will personally take care of each guest right throughout their stay from time of arrival to departure and will make sure to pay attention to every whim and fancy of their guests.
Whether it may require sending an important business mail or just giving a private tour around the city, the CASA Domo is at your service! And for those who want a more romantic escapade you can request for the CASA limousine, a grand vintage car to pick you and your loved one from the airport along with a bubbly bottle of champagne.

CASA Colombo, Retaining its original charm is Stylishly Different. With its retro chic attitude CASA is surely one of its kind …

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The accommodation has saddle roofs in SriLankan style, all featuring sophisticated, contemporary trends and authentic SriLankan antiques. Spaciously laid out the decor features boarded teak floors, furniture and grand doors made from teak timber, glass ceiling lighting, candles and wall torches which provide an extraordinary atmosphere. The resort’s swimming pool has a whirlpool, kiddies pool and waterfall. It’s wide, flat steps will seduce you to sit and relax while you enjoy the stunning ocean view or dine in the partly opened beach front restaurant which is air conditioned and has a cocktail bar.

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Adventure, Nature and Super Hotels.


Hello from Germany,

we have been until yesterday in Sri Lanka and booked the tour via internet, which was very unusal for me. I never booked a tour just online. We decided to take the adventure tour, because we had beach before we came to sri lanka.

For the beginning. It was just stunning. Top organised

We had our private driver (Wasantha) – a soul of a human. He made all our wishes come through. We where Birdwatching in Negombo, went White Water Rafting in Kitulgala, had a visit at the Adventure park and did some canyoning and visited a National park with plenty elephants .

The choice of hotels was great. We had 4 Top Hotels and 1  normal Hotel, but with great charm and a terrific view.

Special Thanks to our Tour operator Tony and Filmi and even more thanks to our driver Wasantha for this great Experience, his safe driving in a chaotic surrounding and his helpful an open attitude.

We´ll be back Mat&Cordi

Tolle Tour – Abenteuer, Natur und Super Hotels.


Hallo aus Deutschland,

wir waren bis gestern für 10 Tage in Sri Lanka und hatten die Tour über das Internet bei Dreamvacations gebucht. Sehr ungewoehnlich, da ich bisher noch nie einfach so eine Tour online gebucht hatte. Wir hatten uns für die Adventure Variante entschieden, da wir im Vorfeld schon Strandurlaub hatten.

Eines schon mal vorweg. Es war umwerfend! Wirklich tolle Organisation.

Wir hatten unseren eigenen Fahrer (Wasantha) – eine Seele von einem Menschen- der uns die Wuensche von den Augen abgelsen hat. Wir waren auf Bird Watch in Negombo, sind zum White Water Rafting nach Kitulgala, hatten einen Besuch im Adventurepark mit Canyoning und einen Besuch im Nationalpark bei den Elefanten.

Die Auswahl der Hotels war hervorragend. Wir hatten 4 Top Hotels und 1 einfacherers Hotels, dass aber mit Charme und traumhaftem Ausblick alles ausgeglichen hatte.

Vielen Dank an unsere Touroperater Tony und Filmi und vorallem besten Dank an Wasantha für dieses tolle Erlebnis, seinen sicheren Fahrstil bei chaotischen Verhältnissen und seine aufgeschlossene Art.

We´ll be back Mat&Cordi

Holiday in Sri lanka


My wife and I would like to express our sincere thanks for your helpful and efficient service in making our plans into a most successful holiday.

All arrangements were exactly to schedule and the accommodation was excellent. Your choice of Mr. Mahesh as a driver/guide was perfect. He proved to be a most safe driver and was courteous at all times. His knowledge of your beautiful country and it’s history and customs provided a valuable insight and enhanced our understanding of Sri Lanka.

We will have no hesitation in recommending Dream vacations to our friends.

Holiday in Sri lanka


My wife and I would like to express our sincere thanks for your helpful and efficient service in making our plans into a most successful holiday.

All arrangements were exactly to schedule and the accommodation was excellent. Your choice of Mr. Mahesh as a driver/guide was perfect. He proved to be a most safe driver and was courteous at all times. His knowledge of your beautiful country and it’s history and customs provided a valuable insight and enhanced our understanding of Sri Lanka.

We will have no hesitation in recommending Dream vacations to our friends.

My Visit to Sri Lanka… What a country! What a place!


Just returned from Sri Lanka where we had Dream Vacations organize our tour and stay there.

What a country!

What a place!

Unfortunately, we did NOT have enough time to spend seeing all the sights but we managed to get to Sigiriya (allow enough time to climb the rock if you’re “older” like me and have a bit of arthritis), the elephant orphanage (baby elephants are soooo cute!), a couple of different national parks where we saw more elephants – and monkeys-, the tooth temple at Kandy, the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, the cave temples of Dambulla and the wonderful hill country where they grow the tea.

It was wonderful.

The people were all friendly and happy to have us visit there and surprised that we had come from the U.S. because most of their tourists are Asian or European but since we live in Asia, it was easier to get there.

We were very impressed with the greenery of the country. They seem to be working hard to keep their green areas and protect their temples and their wildlife and their culture.

I hope that we will be able to visit again and see some of the spots we missed and do some diving along the coast and see more monkeys – my favorite.