Mount Lavinia is the attractive beach suburb of Sri Lanka’s capital city Colombo, on the south west coast of Sri Lanka. Most of the hotels and restaurants at Mount Lavinia are clustered around a dramatic headland stretching into the Indian Ocean. Hotel accommodation will suit family visitors on holiday, couples or groups, and there is a choice between top-end luxury and smaller boutique establishments. Mount Lavinia is just a 20 minute car journey into the centre of Colombo, while transfer time to the city’s airport is 75 minutes. The beach at Mount Lavinia is wide, sandy and secluded and there are many other, stunning stretches of palm-fringed sand along the west coast of Sri Lanka. You can engage in watersports at Mount Lavinia, go shopping for tea, spices and batiks in adjoining Colombo, and in the evenings, dine under the stars watching the twinkling lights of Colombo from your exotic retreat.