The two things going for this place are 1) its central location and 2) the beautiful old building. Kandy in itself is nothing too great and can easily be seen in a day, or single afternoon. I would recommend this place to people who want a central location to cut down on walking and using tuk-tuks in the smog thick streets of Kandy, however don't hold big expectations.

Its a quaint looking royal hotel. But it looks like time has stopped and its been years since anyone thought of giving it a facelift inside or outside. But its truly value for money......really reasonable. Although the rooms look quite old and shabby to me. The staff was OK, bedsheets werent very clean, food was strictly ok, amazing location.

This is a throw back to a Colonial era which has all but disappeared. This hotel is full of relics from past glory days. Your room will have Victorian and/or Art Deco furniture, the hotel has amazing chandeliers and oak stair cases... and it is really big! However the rooms are pretty basic but what it lacks in creature comforts it makes up for in character. As per previous reviews, it is a little worse for wear. We had a broken mirror and other aspects of our room were in need of repair. The balcony door on our first room did not lock and after some persistent persuasion, we were able to convince the hotel staff to give us another room. Just as well as the next day there were many monkeys who were having a great time jumping into rooms where the guests had left the windows opened. We didn't eat in the hotel, the restaurants looked a bit sad and there are great places to eat just a short walk away. I would stay here again, it was a bargain at £30 per night B&B for the two of us. Stay here if you want to experience Kandy from the Colonial era, don't stay here if you expect everything to be perfect. Oh, and don't book a car through the hotel. Whilst driving in Sri Lanka is exhilarating to say the least, The Queens Hotel arranged the most dangerous driver we had. The driver who was utterly reckless, the car had no rear view mirror, no fans (ie we couldn't see in the rain), no seat belts. If you insist on booking through Queens, ask to see the car, and the driver, before you pay.

This place is an absolute dump. The furniture in the lobby has more organisms growing on it than a Petri dish. So you can imagine what the bedrooms are like. Smelly, damp, dirty bathroom where you would be getting out dirtier from the shower than you were entering it. Reception staff rude also. While you're at actually, keep on driving through Kandy!