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About this property

Comfortable Accommodations: Gloriya Mathews in Negombo offers family rooms with private bathrooms, air-conditioning, and free WiFi throughout the property. Each room includes a dining area, work desk, and soundproofing for a pleasant stay. Dining Experience: The family-friendly restaurant serves Indian, local, Asian, and international cuisines in a traditional and modern ambiance. Guests can enjoy lunch, dinner, high tea, and breakfast with options such as American, full English/Irish, vegetarian, gluten-free, and Asian. Leisure Facilities: The guest house features a terrace, garden, and outdoor dining area. Additional amenities include a minimarket, coffee shop, and bicycle parking. Activities available include cycling and outdoor seating. Prime Location: Located 5 mi from Bandaranaike International Airport, Gloriya Mathews is a short walk from Wellaweediya Beach and close to Negombo Beach and St Anthony's Church. Highly rated for its convenient location and beach access.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.8 for a two-person trip.

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Property highlights

    • Located in the top-rated area in Negombo, this property has an excellent location score of 8.4!

    • Breakfast Info

    • Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Asian, American


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Room Type
Number of guests
 
1 king bed
1 twin bed
and
1 queen bed
1 queen bed
1 full bed
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1 king bed
2 full beds
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Guest reviews

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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Marija
    Serbia Serbia
    The host family is really nice. The room is modest but enough. It's a quiet place, so you get to rest. The bedsheets were clean. I checked in at 5am, just called the lady and she opened for me. 1min form the main road, 2 from the beach, 15mjn...
  • Daphne
    Canada Canada
    Great communication, the owner woke up at 3 am to greet us. The place is really clean (bedsheets, room, washroom, common room). The bed was comfortable. The breakfast (4$) was big and tasty. A/C is optional (3$). The place is in a quiet...
  • Andre
    France France
    The room was big enough with 2 bed which was surprised and comfortable to stay with my mother , the bathroom was clean and big with hot water facility , the owner prepare us breakfast that was so delicious YUMMM! , i would come back to have meals...
  • Edward
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    It was the first time i travel for srilanka , i booked a room for a place to have a good sleep and relax the night ,which i made was a good decision to stay at Gloria matthews , the warm welcome by the host was so good with a hot beverage at late...
  • Andy
    Sri Lanka Sri Lanka
    Everything.... the room the vibe... the family... the place... everything is nice and lovely
  • Jeremy
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Nice place to stay for a couple of nights before flying home. Good location - easy walk to the beach and restaurants etc. Family are lovely and the breakfast ($4 per person) was great.
  • Tru
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Lovely family who made us feel welcome and organised an airport Tuk Tuk for us which was fantastic. Comfy bed and a nice spacious room. Thank you very much 😊🇱🇰.
  • Taylor
    Poland Poland
    Warmly welcomed, the villa is so spacious and comfortable, room and bathroom is very clean , big beds with comfy mattress , the hot water work so well, the srilankan breakfast was delicious, within 100 m to beach
  • Matt
    Australia Australia
    Fantastic villa located close by beach and restaurants, warmly welcoming host , super tasty breakfast and lunch, we felt so relaxed and peaceful in our stay with a quite street , clean room and large bathroom, 100% recommended for all types of...
  • Rosie
    Italy Italy
    Staff go over and above for you. So so friendly and happy. Room is so much larger than it looks and bed is so comfy. AC works well. 10 mins walk to beach and shops. Breakfast was a awesome

Managed by Mr Joseph Mathew.

Company review score: 9Based on 154 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company info

my hobby is football and i am a national player of football . i wish to host a guest house as it i am hosting a guest house called Gloriya Mathews family guest house and restaurant Negombo. we welcome our guest who comes to this guest house as a member of this guest, cause u all makes the guest house grow well . i arranged tours to guest like its hard to image , we gave the full effort to make the tour the best for guest like the seasons and climates which is amazing to them so we welcome the guest heartfully with happiness . thank you!

Property info

Gloriya Mathew family guest house Negombo is hosted by ; Mr Joseph Mathews . The special things that makes this guest house unique are , the beaches are so closed just 5mins walk , there are so many bouquets , tours and safari tours for tourist also boat tours . Gloriya mathews family guest house arranged food for break fast , lunch and dinner in Asian style menu . there are 4 types of room ; family room, duluxe double room, dulexe double room [ 2 adults and 1 child]and budget room. The front desk can used for 24 hours. the service in this guest house laundrys services [ additional charge ] , 24 hours maid services [ free of charge] and food service . The main living room , terrace and front sitting area is common . we have a beautiful fish tank with colourful fishes as well light . the gate is 24 hours open . pickup and dropup services for guest [ additional charge]. the rooms are well and air conditioned. we offer diving to guest with a guide [ additional charge] . we offer tours to others cities and places ; to 2nd natural habour , hot spring , marble beach , elephant safari, diving , Koneswaram temple and etc...[ additional charge ] . free wifi for the guest .

Neighborhood info

The local attraction near the GLORIYA MATHEW family guest house is ; the ST Anthonys church 12mins walk, the browns beach , Negombo beach park , maris stella college , tourist shops , fish markets, bus stand, rail way stations and etc....Negombo is best for Srilankan style foods ; egg hoppers , milk hoppers, plan hoppers , milk rice , rice and curry , spring hoppers and rotti also honey hoppers. The beach and tourist side has many beautiful restaurants , pubs and night clubs just 10mins walk to that street. the beach side is famous for fresh sea foods and english food just 8mins walk . the beach is so close so you can have sea bath and sun bath and diving.

Languages Spoken

English,Tamil

Area info

Restaurants
1 Restaurant On Site

  • Restaurant #1
    • Cuisine
      Indian • Pizza • Seafood • Local • Asian • International
    • Open for
      Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner • High tea
    • Ambience
      Family-friendly • Traditional • Modern • Romantic
    • Dietary options
      Vegetarian • Vegan • Dairy-free

Amenities of Gloriya Mathews
Great facilities! Review score, 8.1

Most popular amenities

  • Airport shuttle
  • Free Wifi
  • Family rooms
  • Restaurant
  • 24-hour front desk
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Room service
  • Air conditioning
  • Garden
  • Breakfast

Bathroom

  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Bidet
  • Towels/Sheets (extra fee)
  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Bathrobe
  • Bathtub
  • Shower

Bedroom

  • Linens
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Extra long beds (> 6.5 ft)

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Outdoor dining area
  • Terrace
  • Garden

Kitchen

  • Dining table

Room Amenities

  • Socket near the bed
  • Drying rack for clothing
  • Clothes rack

Activities

  • Bicycle rental
    Additional charge
  • Cooking class
    Additional charge
  • Tour or class about local culture
    Additional charge
  • Bike tours
    Additional charge
  • Walking tours
    Additional charge
  • Beach
  • Snorkeling
    Additional chargeOff-site
  • Cycling
  • Fishing
    Additional charge

Living Area

  • Dining area
  • Sitting area
  • Desk

Food & Drink

  • Coffee house on site
  • Fruit
    Additional charge
  • Kids' meals
    Additional charge
  • Breakfast in the room

Internet
Wifi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

Parking
No parking available.

Front Desk Services

  • Invoice provided
  • Private check-in/out
  • Baggage storage
  • Currency exchange
  • Express check-in/out
    Additional charge
  • 24-hour front desk

Cleaning Services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Ironing service
    Additional charge
  • Dry cleaning
    Additional charge
  • Laundry
    Additional charge

Business Facilities

  • Fax/Photocopying
    Additional charge

Safety & security

  • 24-hour security

General

  • Shuttle service
    Additional charge
  • Grocery deliveries
    Additional charge
  • Convenience store on site
  • Shared lounge/TV area
  • Air conditioning
    Additional charge
  • Smoke-free property
  • Mosquito net
  • Wake-up service
  • Tile/Marble floor
  • Soundproof
  • Private entrance
  • Car rental
  • Packed lunches
  • Carpeted
  • Soundproof rooms
  • Fan
  • Family rooms
  • Ironing facilities
  • Airport shuttle
    Additional charge
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Iron
  • Wake-up service/Alarm clock
  • Room service

Accessibility

  • Entire unit located on ground floor

Spa

  • Spa lounge/Relaxation area

Languages Spoken

  • English
  • Tamil

House rules
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Check-in
From 12:00 PM to 12:00 AM
You need to let the property know what time you'll be arriving in advance.
Check-out
Until 10:00 AM
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children & Beds

Child policies

Children of all ages are welcome.

Children 18 and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Crib and extra bed policies

Cribs and extra beds aren't available at this property.

No age restriction
There's no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 3 rooms, different policies and additional fees may apply.
Cash only
This property only accepts cash payments.
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print
Must-know information for guests at this property

Please inform Gloriya Mathews of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.

This property does not accommodate bachelor(ette) or similar parties.

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