Originally Posted by stephem

Thanks, will do some digging. Considered amanwella, but almost too safe and not available on our dates. I also think I can do better on overall value, bc I care less about polished service...

Stayed at Casa Colombo when it first opened, it's "interesting" not luxe imo. Park Street folks negotiated a corp rate, so I stayed there a ton.

Would love to find a just opened place w cool boutique feel, even if service really suffers. Had many such stays at places in Sri Lanka. Guess I need to do the research I have done in past to find other gems there.