Heritance Negombo sits on the golden beach at Negombo, just thirteen kilometres from Sri Lanka’s main airport, which makes it an easy first or last stop on a trip. It is a contemporary five-star beachfront hotel with 139 rooms, all ocean view, from deluxe rooms to a presidential suite, with direct access to the sand. Dining centres on the Blue Tan all-day restaurant, with international buffet and a la carte, the See Lounge for light bites and the B-Bums poolside bar, plus the Banyan venue with its Italian, bakery and wine-bar concepts. There is a spa, a tropical outdoor pool and gardens, and the team can arrange airport transfers and local trips to the Muthurajawela wetlands, the fish market and the colonial sights of Negombo. It suits couples and families who want a comfortable beach base close to the airport, at either end of a Sri Lanka trip.