W15 Colombo

We were a party of 7, including an 80 year old and a 74 year old, arriving from two different countries for a family wedding. The villa concept suited us as we were able to have family and friends visit us at our place. We were also very happy that all the villas are situated at ground level (no stairs or lifts involved to access the villas), with one bedroom and ensuite on the ground floor of each villa. The daily housekeeping was a bonus. The entire downstairs area has only glass windows with no curtains or blinds. Whilst appreciating the fact that this means there is security for all guests as there can be no loud raucous parties with gatecrashers, it meant that there was no privacy for us downstairs. Staff and other guests could easily see into the villas.

We enjoyed our time at AV15, but I'm not sure I would book AV15 again. The photos on Hotels.com website give a false impression. The villas are not in the condition that the photos indicate. I booked an entire villa for 7 women. The villa had a bad smell of mustiness. The master bedroom stunk. The carpet stunk, and the room had black mold. Thankfully I brought a diffuser so we could try to overcome the bad smell, but that didn't do much good. After complaining about the smell, they came and put something on the carpet, but still the smell remained. The air condition went out. It seems we had to call for the maintenance man daily.

Fabulous and friendly staff, who spoke great English. Very easy to find eateries within 5min walk. Excellent value for money. WiFi was present but didn’t really work though.