Monkey downtown
HostelLively area (bars, cafés or transit nearby)
Location Great location — 5 attractions within walking distance · near a station
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About
Monkey downtown is a hostel in Colombo. The hostel is close to Old Dutch Hospital and Old Colombo Lighthouse;Chatham Street Clock Tower, around 7.6 km from Diyawanna Oya Seaplane Base. The most comfortable time to visit Colombo is generally November to January.
Best for
Car-free stay
station within 1 km (straight-line) · 2+ transit stops within 1 km · 3+ places to eat within 1 km
Location
What's nearby
- Old Dutch Hospital0.4 km
- Old Colombo Lighthouse;Chatham Street Clock Tower0.5 km
- Old General Post Office Fort0.6 km
- Lloyds Building0.6 km
- Dutch Colonial Museum0.8 km
- Pettah Floating Market1.0 km
Straight-line distances.
Within a short walk
🍽️ 46 places to eat🛒 5 supermarkets💊 2 pharmacies & clinics🚌 5 public-transport stops
Everyday amenities within about 1 km, from OpenStreetMap.
Getting there & essentials
- Nearest airport
- Diyawanna Oya Seaplane Base (DWO) — 7.6 km → all hotels near DWO
- Nearest station
- Secretariat Halt — 0.0 km
- Nearest beach
- Golden Beach — 1.9 km
- Sea temperature
- Sea temperature about 28.8 °C in September (Open-Meteo Marine, measured 2026-09-01)
- Driving
- Drives on the left
- Currency
- LKR
Straight-line distances.
Street view
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